Letterkenny Dig Deep Letterkenny’s 1st XV beat Derry YM’s 1st XV 24-3 in very wet conditions at Dave Gallaher Park on Saturday. The first half was very slow to begin with neither team taking advantage of the high numbers of unforced errors. Derry YM were the first to get on the score sheet with a […]
Royal School, Armagh knew they had a major task on their hands when they hosted the current holders of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, Ballymena Academy. In a very physical confrontation both teams were evenly matched with both defences cancelling out the opposition attacks. Ballymena Academy took the lead midway through the first half […]
City of Derry Ladies cruised into the semi final of the Ulster Cup with a convincing 10 try, 62 – 0 win over Ballymoney at Kilraughts Road on Sunday. The first 10 minutes were closely contested before Derry broke the deadlock with a well taken try by Fundi Plaatjie. The talented scrum half completed her […]
Lurgan Rugby 8 v Dromore Rugby 55 PICTURE: Lurgan scrum half Chris Jenks makes a break against Dromore on Saturday & Dromore number 8 Michael Harshaw is tackled by Lurgans Craig Harrison and Aaron Robinson Last Saturday saw Lurgan exit the 2011 Powerade Towns’ Cup following a heavy nine try home defeat to local rivals […]
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The students from Dublin University pushed the Hinch all the way in what turned out to be a tough but exciting contest at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday. In the end the Hinch just did enough to pull clear, score a bonus point and prevent Trinity from securing a losing bonus in a dramatic final ten […]
On Friday evening, the Carrick 2nd XV comprehensively defeated Instonians III by 44 points to nil. Glen Picken scored a hat-trick of tries and was chosen as “man of the match”. The other tries came from Craig Clarke, Johnny Sheriff, Johnny McIlwaine and Craig Jordan. Ricky Moore kicked a penalty and three conversions. This was […]
Ulster Shield holders Belfast Harlequins would travel to Enniskillen on a soggy Saturday night to play out their Ulster Cup quarter final match against guest team Sligo. The match, played as 12s with uncontested scrums due to Sligos development status and player number, was a tough test for Quins with handling difficult for both sides […]