It was a bit of a try fest at Ballymacarn Park as the home side powered to an impressive 9 try to 3 victory over the Belfast students in the opening salvo of this seasons Ulster Senior League. After a fairly even start Harry McAleese opened the scoring for the Hinch in the 18th minute […]
BUSHMILLS VILLAGE, IRELAND: A 28-year old lifeguard from Svishtov Bulgaria has won a global Bushmills Irish Whiskey® competition with a prize described as ‘the whiskey lover’s ultimate dream’. Ivan Ivanov was chosen from finalists from nine countries as the winner of the Make it at Bushmills challenge at a gala dinner this evening (Thursday) in […]
The Ireland Deaf rugby team is in its infancy and needs new players urgently to compete in an international game against England in Belfast! This amazing intiative comes hot on the heels of several other countries froming their own deaf and hard of hearing teams. Wales deaf, England deaf, New Zealand deaf, Australia deaf, and […]
Ards RFC Ladies Sixth training session was the location for InTouch Rugby’s latest snapshot of club rugby. The development of their rugby is happening due to themselves at a blistering pace. We caught up with Ross Reid their coach and he said, “The speed that we are moving at is being set by the players […]
A new local Sports Therapist hits the ground running in the Belfast Area. Sports Rehabilitation Ireland is the brainchild of Andrew Newberry. After studying a degree in Sports Therapy Bsc honours, Andrew was immediately eligibly to join MSST, Member of the Society of Sports Therapists. He is also a member of Bases the British Association […]
We are delighted to report on the appointments of two Ulster Rugby favourites at Dungannon RFC. Justin fitazpatrick as Director of Rugby and Kieran Campbell as Player/Coach. It is testament to the intensified professional approach at Dungannon that the club held a pres conference at Stevenson Park to mark this development. Pictured Here l-r, Philip […]
Preparations for the new season are nearly complete with some league games taking place this Saturday and most teams beginning their campaigns next week. This weekend sees the Harlequin Womens 7’s, Randalstown Tournament & George Tees Cup at city Of Derry. However, an interesting encounter on Wednesday 24th August took place at The Cloughan in […]
Ulster Schools 22 Lancashire Schools 5 Report & Photographs By John Dickson This was a most entertaining game! In bright sunshine the Ulster boys made a strong start controlling the majority of the territory in the first 20 minutes. Lancashire defended extremely well and showed real determination to compete at the breakdown. This determination resulted […]
Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his side for Ulster’s final pre-season friendly match against Leeds at Ravenhill this Thursday (7.30pm) and is boosted by the return to action of Rory Best and Stephen Ferris who are each allowed to play 40 minutes under IRFU guidelines. The side shows six changes of personnel and one […]