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 […]
Enniskillen made it two from two on their trips to North Down in the Town’s Cup season and wait now on the Quarter Final draw after a superb victory on Saturday. ‘Skins got off to a great start after they recovered the opening kick-off, but despite an early penalty chance could not add points to […]
Belfast Harlequins II XV 48 v Randlastown I XV 8 Randalstown 1sts travelled to Deramore on Saturday afternoon to face Quins 2nds in the conference section of the qualifying league. The final score probably flattered Harlequins slightly as Randalstown had good periods of possession throughout the game, but a combination of errors meant they were […]
ARMAGH Rugby 20 Ballyclare Rugby 17 Saturday afternoon saw Armagh entertain Ballyclare at The Palace Grounds in the second round of the Powerade Towns Cup. In an effort to accommodate the enthusiastic Armagh supporters, the kick-off had been brought forward to 1-00pm. The Armagh team along with the Ballyclare supporters and team had arrived and […]
Supplementary Notes: The draw for the semi finals of the Northern Bank Schools’ Cup will take place after the CCB v MCB game at Campbell College. Full Report 5th Feb Games Below & Pictures In an exciting Saturday of Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Rugby, there were eight Schools’ Cup, four Schools’ Bowl and one Schools’ […]
Ballyclare High school`s record making run by the 1st XV this season which was hoped to be the precursor to a solid onslaught for a Cup campaign almost came up short at Downpatrick on Saturday against a fully committed Down High side who were gutted at losing after leading up to the last few minutes […]
Ballyclare 1st XV produced a powerful performance on Saturday at the Palace Grounds against Armagh in the second round of the Towns Cup and were actually ahead with eight minutes remaining only to go down narrowly 20-17. Considering that Armagh have only lost oncethis season (to Portadown) and are one of three sides in Qualifying […]
STIRRING COMEBACK BY RAINEY After being completely outplayed for almost half an hour at Rifle Park,Rainey Old Boys showed remarkable character in hitting back to beat Banbridge 20-15 in the Ulster Bank League.A week after staging an unbelievable comeback to pip Greystones,Banbridge will be asking themselves how they managed to lose this one,a result which […]
Absolutely explosive start to the six nations with Ulster Players right in the thick of it all. Question: How big are the next few weeks. Answer: As BIG AS IT GETS! 2 wins out of 2 Links to reports, pictures and video clips of play / interviews below BBC Sport Video highlights Irish Rugby against […]