Overall Cooke was the stronger of the teams. In the first half Cooke dominated, great defending, great work from the scrums, constantly breaking the game line with good tackles and passing. Lineouts performed well no recorded lost lineouts and attacked well. 90 Photos on slideshow of Cooke v Blackrock, courtesy of Gleno Photos. Should anyone […]
ACADEMY ARMAGH rugby It was with heavy hearts that Armagh played this league fixture. The whole club at The Palace Grounds had been stunned to hear of the sudden news that Club Secretary, Bill Jennings, had died whilst refereeing a game in Carrickfergus only hours earlier. Prior to the kick-off the teams observed a period […]
City of Derry Rugby Club marked their return to All Ireland League Division 3 with a comprehensive victory away to Connemara on Saturday last. Derry continued their unbeaten run this season in all competitions when they outscored their opponents by six try’s to three and claimed a valuable bonus point in the process. Derry had […]
The U13s, U15s & U17s all enjoyed victories against near neighbours Ballymena at Neillsbrook on Saturday morning. Randalstown U17 47 Ballymena U17 0 Randalstown U15 34 Ballymena U15 10 Randalstown U13 20 Ballymena U13 10 The U19s travelled to Larne and recorded their 2nd league victory 30 points to 17, and then the 1st and […]
On Saturday morning the honorary Club secretary, Bill Jennings, was refereeing a school game of rugby at Carrickfergus when, without warning, he died suddenly on the pitch. Bill originated from Connemara and then spent his youth in Manchester. He returned to Ireland to teach in Saint Patrick’s Grammar School in Armagh. Bill’s rugby career in […]
A Determined Performance From Clogher Valley U15s Clogher Valley’s under 15 side, set out determined to improve on their previous outing against Armagh 2 weeks ago. From the outset the pack controlled play and showed Monaghan who was the dominant team. With the opening try coming from a typical David McConnell run from the half […]
Civil Service (NI) RFC 1st XV unlucky to lose to Holywood in close match Civil Service entertained Holywood in the second match of the Gordon West Cup. Having lost our narrowly in the first match to PSNI, and win was vital to keep alive chances of qualifying into the knock out stages. Service’s preparations weren’t […]
NI Sporting Stars Launch Dairy Council’s ‘Milk in Action’ Website International rugby professional Bryan Young and rising sports star, pro-biker Jacob Dickson, urged young people to ‘Milk it for all it’s Worth’ today as they helped launch a dynamic new website from the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland. www.milkitforallitsworth.eu is designed to deliver a fun, […]