Patton Group ‘scores’ with continued sponsorship of Ballymena Rugby Football Club The Patton Group has confirmed it is to continue its role as principal sponsor of Ballymena RFC. The market-leading construction group will remain as major sponsors of the Eaton Park-based All-Ireland League club for a further three years. Patton Group Chairman, David Patton, whose […]
ON Saturday 20th November Ballyclare High School will hold a special ceremony to open the recently re-developed sports grounds at Rashee Road .The new sand based facility has given the school two quality rugby pitches and a cricket area along with parking and storage facilities. It is fitting that the premises will be known as […]
The GUINNESS® Series 2010 continues on Saturday 13th November with the visit of Samoa to the new Aviva Stadium. Declan Kidney’s team will be hoping to bounce back from their narrow defeat to South Africa. You could be at the game, thanks to Guinness and In Touch. We have teamed up with the makers of […]
Enniskillen Seconds sought to continue the recent improvement to their season on Saturday when hosting Ballyclare. Following a late cry-off Tim Finlay stepped into the breach and acquitted himself well, and thanks must go to him for doing so at short notice. The visitors had, as always, useful backs and early on they tested the […]
This month the Referee’s society is hosting two of the world’s elite International Referees, Craig Joubert of South Africa and Chris Pollock of New Zealand, in the New Stand, Ravenhill, at 8pm. Both men will be speaking of their life as professional referees, what this entails and demands the job places on them. With these […]
Banbridge Academy Firsts travelled to Carrickfergus Grammar School on Saturday morning and returned home with a 17-12 victory. In a lack-lustre performance in which the locals were inclined to give possession away too easily, the side, nonetheless, showed admirable determination to claim victory. The Academy took the lead with a well-worked Michael Runciman try. Good […]
Due to a mixture of administrative mix-ups and dubious cancellations by other clubs, Banbridge Seconds finally took to the field for the first time in five weeks when they entertained Carrick Firsts in the Conference League. With the players maintaining as much sharpness as possible in training over this period, it was still the competitive edge that […]
Vikings had a comprehensive 37-5 victory over Hinch IV The vikings dominated in all facets of the game: Malone IV had an equally comprehensive 39 – 3 victory against Civil Service which was a tough physical game but with the Malone sides’s speed and ability they ran out victors with 29 unanswered points in the […]