Ballyclare High School on Saturday played one of the stronger school 1st XVs at home and continued their excellent run of unbeaten matches this season. They entertained Wallace High from Lisburn and wecomed back regular fly half Jonny Holmes who gave them an early 3-0 lead from a penalty. Wallace hit back with a try […]
The Carrick 2nd XV recorded their second League win of the season when they beat Coleraine II by 11 points to 6 at Woodlawn on Saturday 16 October. In a hard fought match, Carrick’s defence kept the visitors at bay for most of the game. Despite spending much of the second half in Carrick territory, […]
On Saturday morning in excellent conditions at Hillmount Avenue Ballyclare High 1st XV recorded another deserved win 24-14 against a useful Limavady Grammar side which started and finished strongly. The result keeps the Clare boys undefeated and the victory came despite being forced to make several changes due to injuries including both regular half-backs being […]
Donaghadeee made three changes from the previous week, due to injuries chris Beattie and Chris McGivern replaced Marchus Gibson and Bobby Harpur in the backs while Richard Martindale made his first appearance of the season on the 1st XV in place of Phil Collins. In near perfect conditions the early exchanges were fairly even and […]
Friday 19th November will be a night full of many memories for some former pupils from Ballyclare High School. After leaving school over 30 years ago some of the pupils in the form year who joined the school in 1970 and subsequently left around 1977, have made arrangements for a big re-union celebration which will […]
Four teams were in action this week at Ballyclare RFC. 2 at home winning in spectacular style and 2 away losing in fairly spectacular style. The home sides proved unstopable! Both 2’s against Clogher Valley 2’s and 4’s against Academy 3’s scoring almost at will. The two away sides on the other hand did not […]
Ballyclare 69 Harlequins 2nds 12 This Junior Cup game was sponsored by Davison and Associates and match-ball by David Houston. Once again a “Senior” club`s Seconds proved little real match for a Qualifying side and no visiting officials appeared at the pre-match lunch. Ballyclare made a few changes as Baillie,Jackson and R.Boyd were promoted with […]