The atmosphere was electric, thousands of supporters descended on Ravenhill for the Junior Cup final and after 80 minutes the Dee emerged victorious at 10 – 0. We got the tries on vid + play, the supporters comments, pictures, the team lifting the cup ~ THANK YOU FOR A GREAT DAY OUT! HIGHLIGHTS VID [youtube […]
Large crowds from Coleraine and Donaghadee are expected to attend Ravenhill on Wednesday 18th December to cheer on their teams in the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup Final (KO 2pm)… For the full story on the Ulster Rugby website CLICK HERE
Ok, 3 years ago – say no more. Donaghadee were promoted on the back of their 125th anniversary season into Qualifying 1 rugby 8 months ago. Who would have thought they would be leading Q1 and setting the pace. We caught up with them at CIYMS, playing, scoring, tries, conversions, a drop goal off the […]
The league leaders started strongly and took no time to put a series of phases of play together and put intense pressure on the CI line. CLICK HERE FOR 137 Pictures It was however CI who had the first clear opportunity to put points on the board with a penalty attempt on the 10th minute […]
In the undercard to next week’s Junior Cup final, Coleraine 2XV entertained Donaghadee 2XV in the opening round of this season’s Crawford Cup. A late December game rarely provides a great spectacle, and the rain, hail and sleet didn’t really help for handling or flowing rugby. However, as beaten finalists last year, the Coleraine team […]
After the recent excitement of cup fever at Donaldson Park Donaghadee travelled to Kilraghts Road on Saturday knowing that only a win would guarantee them staying on top of the Qualifying One league table on Saturday evening. After a narrow win at home to Ballymoney earlier in the season, this encounter was going to be […]
Ballymoney 1st XV drew for the second week in a row when the match with League leaders Donaghadee ended in a 10 – 10 draw. The 2nd XV pulled off a narrow win against a strong Cooke 2’s. The 3rd XV also continued their winning run with home win against Derry 3’s. Although the 5th […]
Donaghadee took a step close to lifting the Junior Cup for the first time in fifty years by securing their place in this year’s Junior Cup Final with a 26-14 win against Portadown in a pulsating game at Donaldson Park. Portadown settled earliest and scored their first points on the 5th minute courtesy of a […]
The two teams took to the big stage at the half time break with 8,000 spectators enjoying their excellent skills. We managed to get some pictures of both teams thanks to Tom porter Photography – CLICK HERE
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