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 […]
Ballyclare High School 1st XV made history last term as they became the only unbeaten school rugby team in Ulster and also created what must be a school record. From September until just before Christmas in December the team coached by New Zealander Dan Soper had a fantastic run of thirteen victories many against the […]
The jaunt to Ballymena Rugby club was pleasant and the KO at 2pm allowed everyone to recover somewhat from the New Years Eve celebrations. Celebrating rugby was the order of the day as Cambridge House Old Boys played Ballymena Academy Old Boys in what will hopefully become an annual event. The rugby was champagne (mostly) […]
The Ulster team to play Munster tomorrow in the New Year’s Day Interprovincial clash at Thomond Park, has been named. Rory Best returns from the fractured cheekbone injury he sustained during the Autumn International series to captain a much changed side. Following last Monday’s defeat to Leinster and ahead of a busy January, Coach Brian […]