Randalstown (17) V Newry 1st (20) A great victory for Newry 1st’s which keeps the promotion hope alive. Newry 2nd (10) vs Ballymena 4th (12) Rugby returned to Newry after the recent cold spell which played havoc with the fixture lists across Ireland. With the First and Third teams both playing away last Saturday the […]
Ulster Senior League Conditions at Deramore Park were dank and windy but Dungannon adapted better and quickly put Harlequins under pressure. Out half Michael Lawton had a good day with the boot in very tricky kicking conditions he kicked six out of six as Dungannon ran out winners by five tries to one. Click Here […]
We arrived at Holywood. It was a touch and go decision whether the game would be played. All parties decided to proceed. This Forster Cup game was on! Both these teams had clearly benefited from excellent coaching and all the years of experience that various players had. For example a Holywood prop played the entire […]
Due to the heavy frosts of last weekend most rugby matches were called off including the three home games for Ballyclare`s top three teams. However the game for the Fourths led by John Wasson away to Bangor 3rds did go ahead. Prior to Saturday this team had been unbeaten in their Minor league and cup […]
Last Tuesday night under the floodlights of Ballyclared R.F.C. Ballyclare High 1st XV had a big test against Castleknock College from Dublin one of the top teams in Leinster which included several Leinster Schools players and prospective Irish Schools players.. The Southern team was physically bigger than the Clare boys both in the forwards and […]
David Humphreys, Ulster’s Director of Rugby, reacts to Ulster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final match up against Northampton: “Northampton will certainly provide us with a big challenge in the quarter-finals of the competition. They’ve plenty of depth and they’re not the number 1 seed, for nothing. They were absolutely comprehensive in how they worked through the pool […]