Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has made one change to the team that started against Italy last Saturday with Jamie Heaslip named at Number 8. Sean O’Brien moves to blindside and Denis Leamy is named in the replacements in place of Shane Jennings. David Wallace completes the backrow. CLICK HERE FOR BBC SPORT PADDY WALLACE INTERVIEW […]
Rugby interest has reached fever pitch! With Ulster through to the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup and the whistle blown for the start of the Six Nations, the eagerly awaited fixtures for the 32nd annual Nutty Krust Rugby Floodlit Tournament were announced today at the home of Portadown rugby, Chambers Park. The prestigious Tournament […]
Welcome to Blog 6 of coaches corner: Question – What is it? Answer – A weekly blog exploring and developing the theme of COACHING. Video Analysis, Ideas, Opinions, Facts, the melting pot is explored here. Written & compiled by: Nathan Moore: BSc (Hons) Sports Science, P.G.C.E Founder of NM Sports Performance, Video analyst and Coach […]
Northern Bank Schools’ Subsidiary Shield Quarter Finals To be played onSaturday 19 February 2011 1. Bangor Grammar v Grosvenor Grammar 10.30 am 2. Dalriada v Regent House 11.15 am 3. Belfast High School v Ballymena Academy 10.30 am tbc 4. Down High School v Wallace High School 10.30 am Northern Bank Schools’ Cup Quarter Final […]
Carrick U 15 boys paid tribute in a minute’s silence to their friend and rugby playing colleague Ben Robinson who so tragically died early last week following a medallion rugby match last Saturday. The Carrick club’s games lost much of their lustre in such circumstances but in response to this tragic accident the boys of […]
On Tuesday evening, members from local sports clubs and schools gathered at Carrickfergus Rugby Football Club for training in Defibrillation and resuscitation, which was organised as part of the CROP scheme – the CRFC Rugby Outreach Programme. The CROP Programme is part financed by the EU’s PEACE III Programme, managed for the Special EU Programmes […]
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 […]