The draw for Round 1 is as follows (nb this is a knock-out competition): ROUND 1 1. Limavady HS v Portora Royal School 2. Friends School v Craigavon Senior High School 3. Slemish College v Banbridge Academy 4. Antrim Grammar v Foyle & Londonderry College 5. Strabane Grammar v Portadown College 6. Ballynahinch High School […]
Last Saturday a good crowd of Donaghadee rugby supporters made their way to Belmont to watch their club’s First XV play a League game against CIYMS. Regular readers will know that this particular contest had been long-awaited because both teams can boast unbeaten League performances this season. Well, both of these fine records remain unsullied […]
International rugby star Rory Best has revealed that the family tradition of eating porridge for breakfast is one of the secrets behind his powerful performances for Ulster and Ireland. The Irish hooker was at breakfast briefing in Belfast as part of Farmhouse Breakfast Week (23rd – 29th January) where he disclosed some of the Best […]
Saturday 22nd January 2011 saw the much anticipated fashion show hosted by Ballyclare Rugby club. Models, including 1st Captain Collin Morrow and last year Captain Chris Coburn, fashioned the styles and trends of local clothing boutique Joli, and the ladies shoes from Bonita. WAG’s and friends made up the stunning female array! A few pictures […]
Everyone connected with Ulster Schools’ Rugby will be hoping that the six remaining Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 3 games, postponed on Saturday 22nd, will go ahead on Saturday 29th January. There is one of the postponed Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Quarter-Final games scheduled to take place on Friday 28th January with the […]
Fresh from helping Ulster qualify for the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup, rugby international Paddy Wallace has helped low cost airline bmibaby launch ‘TinyLife Big Difference Day’ (26th January 2011) – the latest fundraising initiative to support the airline’s official charity partner in Northern Ireland, TinyLife. The Ulster and Ireland rugby star took a […]
This is the 125th Anniversary Season of the founding of Donaghadee Rugby Football Club back in the year 1885. To celebrate this wonderful milestone a special match has been organised between Donaghadee and an Ex. Irish International XV to be played on Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at Donaldson Park, Donaghadee in County Down. This match […]
On a very trying day (excuse the pun) with weather conditions you would normally associate with a monsoon region, Enniskillen last saturday morning was very testing conditions for both sides. Continuous driving rain and a strong wind blowing from right to left it was the Monaghan lads that settled into the game quickest. Enniskillen kicked […]