On Saturday 20th March four clubs were involved in the new girls mini rugby structure for Donegal. The venture is to increase the numbers of girls playing at the U7 – U12 age group so that the future of youth and senior rugby can be strengthened. Ballyshannon, Letterkenny, Finn Valley and Donegal Town were the […]
Ards U17s hosted English side Leicester Lions on Saturday and gave a very good account of themselves despite being up against superior opposition. The game was played in good spirit as both teams put on a great display of open running rugby. Ards U17s coach Dayle Jones, would like to thank the visitors for making […]
City of Derry and Armagh clash again, this time for the Kukri Qualifying League’s top prize. As a result of both sides finishing in joint top spot in the Kukri Qualifying League 1, Armagh will play City of Derry tonight (Monday 22nd March), at Shaw’s Bridge (KO 7.45pm) to decide on which side will represent Ulster in the AIL […]
Picture: John Campbell receives his Ireland v Scotland tickets from Max Williamson of MWM Sports Management. John Campbell was the lucky winner of a pair of tickets for last weekends RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland. John’s name was drawn at random from the hundreds of entries for the competition in INTOUCH in […]
On St Patrick’s Day the small village of Bushmills on the north coast of Northern Ireland was the focus of global media attention with the launch of a global competition – ‘Make it at Bushmills’. The Bushmills Whiskey Master Distiller Colum Egan is giving one person the chance to work alongside him and his team […]
Wednesday 17th March. Report and pictures by John McMurtry. Ballymena Academy ran out deserved winners in the Northern Bank Schools Cup Final at a packed Ravenhill on Wednesday afternoon by the score 10 – 7. BRA opened the scoring with a try by Jordan Buchanan, converted by David Cartmill but Ballymena hit back late in […]
Friday 12th March. Harry Allen reports. Last Friday brought a novelty to Donaldson Park rugby ground. At 7.30pm Donaghadee’s First XV played their first-ever floodlit game. Their opponents were near-neighbours CIYMS. Donaghadee, as is their wont, having won the toss for this crucial League game, opted to play against the elements in the first half, […]
Enniskillen Rugby Club hosted the area and regional girls tag rugby competitions over the past two weeks. The competition is to introduce girls to rugby in a non-contact way by the use of tag rugby. In this format, scrums and line outs are used to make the game as realistic as possible. For the area […]