Hindsight is always 20-20 they say. But in a season that has both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on Saturdays, not to mention the seemingly endless weeks of unprecedented December snow, it proved to be impossible task for Match & Fixture Secretary Frank Porter and other Donaghadee RFC club officials to plan a balanced […]
Armagh were entertained at Stevenson Park, Dungannon on Saturday where they played their third game in the Ulster conference League. They played before a large crowd who, to a person, were only too glad to leave the comfort of the fireside and get back to see some rugby. The frost and snow had prevented any […]
Cambridge House Rugby’s trip to Rome started with a 2am departure to catch the early flight from Dublin direct to Rome. Check in at Dublin was unbelievably quiet which meant a speedy check-in and an opportunity for breakfast before take-off. The flight was totally uneventful and we arrived in Rome and transferred to the Hotel […]
Talk about talent! A fantastic performance by both sides. 3 25 minute periods of quality rugby, showing a very bright future for all the young men involved. Individual skills and excellent team work provided a lot of spectators with a brilliant game to watch. Lots of phase building from both sides and the ability to […]
Welcome to Blog 1 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 […]
Interprovincial rugby in the Magners league. Brian McLaughlin is standing with his players. Click Here for BBC sport video interview with Brian McLaughlin & BBC Sport Highlights Click Here for UAFC Highlights of the game ULSTER RUGBY (15-9) Jamie Smith; Tommy Seymour, Ian Whitten, Luke Marshall, Simon Danielli; Paddy Wallace, Paul Marshall (1-8) Bryan Young, […]
6 tries by both sides, and excellent display of champagne rugby, played at Civil Service Rugby Club grounds. The kick off for this entertaining game was 2.30pm Sunday 2nd January 2011. Conditions where perfect and after the warm up the teams began at a blistering pace with The Perrenials surging to the CIYMS 5 metre […]
Happy New Year to everyone from All at Ards RFC Exiles Charity Game The annual News Years day charity fixture featuring an Ards select (Nutts Crackers) against an Exiles select (Pudsey’s All Stars) went ahead at Hamilton Park on Saturday in front of a modest but appreciative audience. The day had started off very encouragingly […]
With the long awaited thaw setting in immediately after the Christmas period, a number of schools did manage to play games between Christmas and the New Year. Belfast High School entertained Portora Royal School in a game where the visitors were unlucky to lose their captain, Adam Farrell, in the warm up. The Enniskillen team […]