Portadown met Dungannon 2’s under lights at Chambers Park on Friday night in wet and windy conditions that did little for the game as a spectacle. The Blues started well and in the opening exchanges bossed territory and possession, several penalty kicks pointed to the home sides dominance in the first fifteen minutes but they […]
Enniskillen were routed by the visitors in what was, by some distance, their poorest performance of the season. They started the game flat as if they had just rolled out of bed onto the pitch and within two minutes were behind on the scoreboard when the ‘Clare forwards mauled a line out over for a […]
City of Derry Rugby Club powered to a defining victory for this current team when they overwhelmed Ballynahinch at Judges Road on Saturday last in the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. Derry now plays Dungannon in the final at Ravenhill on Thursday 16th December in what will be a repeat encounter of Derry’s […]
We nearly had them beat, the Ulster players where superb and we felt a few referee decisions were dubious. But when Ireland played with go forward rugby and Ronan O’Gara came on the rub of the green or the luck of the Irish call it what you may, but we think it was sheer genious! […]
There were a number of midweek fixtures played in the lead up to a full list of fixtures on Saturday 6th November. Including pictures & video clips and interviews with coaches from Regent House v Cambridge House & superb pictures from Ballymena Academy v St Michale’s Royal School, Dungannon entertained the Rainey Endowed School in […]
CIYMS registered two home wins on Saturday and played some fine rugby in the process. Dromore are new to their league and battled well to hold their own. the step up is rarely easy and with determination they will succeed. The CI team ran out coinvincing winners. UUC are playing their second season in Q2 […]
For the second week in a row The University of Ulster Coleraine travelled to Belmont Park to take on CIYMS. It was the home side who came out victorious with a 21-14 win over UUC. The game started with both teams trading attacks but it was CIYMS who pushed for the UUC line, however a […]
We arrived Regent on Saturday morning to see a good sized crowd had gathered to watch the I & II xv from both schools battle it out! A fine display of rugby from all concerned. Well drilled sides skilled in the arts of scrummaging and line out with some outstanding individual talents giving the go […]
Ballyclare U19s remain unbeaten in a thorough and complete performance against Ballymena U19s. Ballyclare dominated the entire first half. Only one try and a penalty, but no significant play by Ballymena. In the second half Ballyclare continued where they had left off in the first half registering a few more scores and finsihing the came […]
Ards will be digging deep this week, when they field 4 Senior teams, two Youth sides and a full compliment of Minis at the weekend. In the Senior section, the 1st XV will be hosting Navan in the AIL, the 2nds are away to near neighbours Holywood, the 3rds will be hosting Portadown. Meanwhile, the […]