Hinch Sunk In 14 Try Thriller In Dublin. John Dickson reports from Anglesea Road, Dublin. This fixture was always regarded as a “Mission Impossible” for the Hinch men, Belvedere are the league leaders and by all accounts they have been the best side in the league this season. With the Hinch struggling at the bottom […]
Match Report by Andrew Montgomery Hinch travelled to Armagh Rugby Club knowing that a win would crown them Ulster League champions and would take them through to the semi-final of the All-Irelands. Right from the kick-off the strong Monaghan side put pressure on Hinch’s line and after several phases of strong forward play, Monaghan took […]
Ballynahinch 76pts Portadown 12pts John Dickson Reports From Ballymacarn Park The Hinch entertained Portadown in an evening fixture last Friday night and ran out comfortable winners in a fairly one-sided contest. The visitors took the lead in the 2nd minute after the Hinch spilled the ball going forward, Portadown reacting quickly to counter attack, sending […]
Saturday 6th March. Report and pictures by John Dickson. Ballynahinch started the first half of this vital league performance way off pace against a much more hungry looking bottom of the table Buccaneers side, the Connacht men shocking the home team by running in 3 unanswered tries before halftime. Ryan Bambry had an opportunity in […]
Yellow Fever Hits 2’s Cup Run John Dickson report and pictures from Stevenson Park. Ballynahinch 2’s went into this game as firm favourites having defeated Gannon in their previous meetings this season. It was a strong Hinch side that took to the field with the welcome return to action for Adam Craig at fullback, and […]
Cork Students Get A Plus John Dickson and Alan Montgomery report from the Mardyke, Cork. Ballynahinch slumped to a heavy defeat in Cork as the students ran in two tries in the final minutes to claim a winning bonus point. Winger Brian Derham struck first for the students in the 5th minute when he finished […]
Saturday 13th February. John Dickson reports from Ballymacarn Park. In perfect conditions for running rugby Ballynahinch crept out of the relegation zone with a superb home performance in the Ulster derby clash against Dungannon at Ballymacarn Park. The County Down men ran in 5 tries to claim a winning bonus point, in a display that […]
It was a case of mixed fortunes for the Ulster clubs involved in the AIB Division 1B this weekend. Ballymena pipped local rivals Ballymena in the dying minutes of their encounter and Ballynahinch lost at home to league leaders Old Belvedere. Dungannon 15 – 21 Ballymena Ballymena were the victors in the Division 1B encounter […]
Valuable Funds Raised For Ballynahinch RFC With a full house at Drumbo Park on Friday night Ballynahinch’s Corporate “Night out at the Dogs” was an outstanding success. The Club President and Council would like to thank all who attended the event, those who sponsored races or dogs for all their support in what was a […]