We know Cooke were sore after our last visit and epic League win, so we went in with our eyes open and a steely determination in the build up to kick off. The steely bit was well observed, as we got off on the front foot from the off and managed Cooke well in the […]
Last Saturday a good crowd of Donaghadee rugby supporters made their way to Belmont to watch their club’s First XV play a League game against CIYMS. Regular readers will know that this particular contest had been long-awaited because both teams can boast unbeaten League performances this season. Well, both of these fine records remain unsullied […]
We arrived at Holywood. It was a touch and go decision whether the game would be played. All parties decided to proceed. This Forster Cup game was on! Both these teams had clearly benefited from excellent coaching and all the years of experience that various players had. For example a Holywood prop played the entire […]
Eddie (a CIYMS man then A Donaghadee man) comments in the clip below on running out for Ireland in front of 50,000 spectators having played for CIYMS the weekend before in front of 150 people! What memories to have and it is an honour for InTouch to bring you a few words from the man […]
After the long mid-winter break it was a joy to arrive at Donaldson Park last Saturday for the postponed League game between Donaghadee Seconds and CIYMS and find an amazingly large crowd of spectators welcoming the players on to the field. It shows how deprived the Donaghadee faithful had been over Christmas and New Year, […]
We arrived on a freezing early January morning to the sight of a large crowd of supporters who had gathered to shake off the January Blues and enjoy a game of rugby at a high level. What a better way to spend a few hours on a Saturday than a trip to Donaghadee or CI […]
6 tries by both sides, and excellent display of champagne rugby, played at Civil Service Rugby Club grounds. The kick off for this entertaining game was 2.30pm Sunday 2nd January 2011. Conditions where perfect and after the warm up the teams began at a blistering pace with The Perrenials surging to the CIYMS 5 metre […]
Like everyone else in the British Isles Donaghadee’s rugby players and officials have been obliged to cope with what for many has been the worst cold snap they have ever seen. Pitches have had to be given extra care, and players have had to look forward for days to a game that ends up being […]
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The I.R.F.U. (Ulster Branch) in consultation with the PSNI, who have appealed that only essential traffic movement should take place due to adverse weather conditions, have taken the decision that there will be no rugby played under the auspices of the Ulster Branch on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th or Sunday 19th December 2010. This will […]