Winning has become a habit for this talented Instonian team. Made up from boys from a range of schools and colleges they have welded together to make quite a formidable force. Playing Newry at Shaw’s Bridge on a rather damp day Instonians soon got into their stride. Left wing Michael Melville scored first after a […]
Once again the Mini Section of Ballymena Rugby Club has teamed up with McKillop’s SPAR on Frys Road. This year proprietor Eamon McKillop provided water bottles for the under 7, 8 and 9 age groups. SPAR Frys Road have also provided Beanie hats for the under 8’s which the club very gratefully received, finding that […]
Injury and the IRFU’s ongoing player management programme means that Brian McLaughlin has named an Ulster team to take on Edinburgh at Murrayfield tomorrow evening with a starting line-up that shows a mix of positional and personnel changes from that which was defeated by Biarritz in the Heineken Cup last Sunday. Amongst the backs, only […]
Despite the onset of a well-deserved half term holiday break for teachers and pupils there are still quite a number of rugby fixtures involving schools from Ulster scheduled to take place on Saturday 23rd October. The “Match of the Day” will be played at Osborne Park when Methodist College travel to play Royal Belfast Academical […]
A for sale sign has been positioned on the railings in front of Holywood RFC grounds. After recieving various emails and questions we decided to find out more. Both Holywood RFC and North Down Borough council submitted the following statements: “Council, working in partnership with Holywood Rugby Football and Cricket Club, recently instructed its agents […]
Brian McLaughlin has named his Ulster starting XV and replacements for this Friday’s match against Munster at Ravenhill, kick off 7.05pm. With Andrew Trimble and Paddy Wallace both in camp with Ireland ahead of the start of the Autumn International Series, the Ulster backline shows two changes of personnel and one positional switch from that […]
From everyone at YMCA RFC & The Wider Rugby Community. Clarke Simpson was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Glenshane mountain. Clarke has been regular for the YMCA RFC for over 20 years and up until recently was attending training for the new season. A hard tackling centre he has played through all the […]
Ulster received a boost ahead of this weekend’s Magners League match against Edinburgh with the news that centre Darren Cave, back row forward Robbie Diack and prop Declan Fitzpatrick have all agreed new contracts with the club. The news will see Cave remain at Ravenhill until at least June 2013, with Diack and Fitzpatrick signed […]
On Saturday the local boys entertained the visitors from Donegal Town in what was to be the first meeting between the two clubs at this level. Unfortunately the visitors only turned up with a compliment of 12 players and following a ruling on Tue last by the Ulster Branch YCC, which the referee was not […]