Donaghadee 13 – 10 Academy The game started with the Dee playing up the hill and a well-placed kick put the home side under pressure in their own 22. However the crowd’s spirits were lifted as the Dee pack took the line-out catch and drove their opposition fully 30 yards up field before clearing to […]
PORTADOWN 2nd XV 53 DONAGHADEE 2nd XV 14 The Dee 2nd XV headed to Portadown with a very young side sprinkled with just a couple of older heads. Unfortunately Portadown took a very early lead after an exit kick was charged down and touched down for the first score. However, displaying the character this team […]
LARNE 1st XV 32 DONAGHADEE 1st XV 15 Donaghadee travelled to The Glynn last Saturday afternoon to play their first away league game of the season against Larne. With the sun on their backs and playing “up the hill” the Dee started strongly up front with Jack Cooke, Chris Good and Chris Hamilton all making […]
DONAGHADEE 1st XV 19 GROSVENOR 1st XV 17 As the Indian Summer in the Province continued Donaghadee 1st XV welcomed Grosvenor to Donaldson Park for what was the home side’s first league game of the season in Kukri Qualifying Two. With Chris Good, Billy Allen & Dicky Bailey unavailable and Johnny Quigg injured the Dee […]
MALONE II 12 DONAGHADEE 29 Donaghadee 1st XV completed their Conference League programme with a visit to Gibson Park where they met Malone II who boasted ex. Dee man Stephen Adams amongst their ranks. Injury and unavailability deprived the Dee of a number of players who had started against Banbridge two weeks earlier but the […]
BANBBRIDGE 14 DONAGHADEE 19 A much changed Donaghadee side travelled to Rifle Park for the second in their series of Conference League games – this time to face Banbridge II who had been heavily beaten in Carrick the previous weekend. With Chris Good, Matthew Kennedy, Tommy Scullion, Ryan Irvine, Paul Blewitt, Chris McGivern, Chris Scott […]
DONAGHADEE 29 BALLYMENA 25 Head Coach Graham Cloke used this Conference League game against Ballymena II to explore his options for the forthcoming Qualifying League campaign introducing debutants Matthew Kennedy, Chade Gelderman and Andy Jarvis to the side and resting a number of the most experienced 1st XV tyros from recent years. Combined with a […]
RODNEY GRAY CUP STAYS AT BANGOR Bangor arrived at Donaldson Park on the back of an impressive 40-17 win over AIL side Dungannon last week and, last season’s All Ireland Junior Cup finalists, having recruited heavily over the summer months, showed great intent from the kick-off in their efforts to retain the Rodney Gray Cup […]
Pic Credit Peter Bennett >> https://www.facebook.com/peterbennett9?fref=ts ASPIRING 1st XV PLAYERS GET A RUN OUT Donaghadee’s season opened when they welcomed Limavady to Donaldson Park for a 4 x 20 minutes training game. With the new season starting so early there were quite a few unavailabilities and this fact, plus a couple of minor injuries to […]
CCRO IN OPERATION AT DONAGHADEE ONCE AGAIN THIS SEASON Donaghadee RFC are delighted to announce that they have once again secured the support of the IRFU (Ulster Branch) in the provision of a Club & Community Rugby Officer (CCRO) for the incoming season. Guy McManus will fill the post once more and is keen to […]