Driving into Omagh Rugby Club on Saturday past for the round 2 game between Omagh 1s and Carrick 1s in the Junior Cup round 2 was impressive immediately from the substantial grounds with 3 pitches, sizeable clubhouse with changing rooms, function room available also to local groups and businesses and not least the sizeable gathering […]
Antrim 1st XV 12 Randalstown 3rd XV 10 (Images thanks to Marc Lawrence CLICK HERE) It doesn’t seem so many years since Antrim 1sts would have been competing with Randalstown 1sts at Qualifying level. An unsettled and difficult time has seen them forced to regroup and rebuild hence they are currently competing in the Minor […]
Portadown U14s took to the field on a beautiful sunny but very blustery chambers park on Saturday morning to tackle Enniskillen Portadown where on the offensive right from the start playing with wind advantage at their backs. FULL SIZE IMAGES CLICK HERE FOR THEM at 1pm A strong run from number 8 McDowell supplied scrum […]
Thrilling Cup tie in Armagh last night with Ballynahinch holding on to win 17 – 16. On a dry pitch the action was fast and furious with Armagh player coach Seamus Mallon breaking the deadlock after 12 mins to score a fine try with centre Matthew Steenson adding the conversion. Steenson increased their lead to […]
Clogher Valley 22 – Ballymena 26 Ballymena 2nds advanced to the next round of the Junior Cup by beating Clogher Valley 26-22 at the Cran In a match played in unseasonably mild conditions a blustery wind was also to have a significant impact on the match. The distinguishing feature of the first quarter was the […]
Saturday featured a fantastic endorsement for the development of ladies rugby at Enniskillen Rugby Club, with five of the club’s under-18 girls, Lucy Barr, Alison Glass, Clarie Boles, Rebecca Pennell and Kathryn Dane, playing in the Ulster regional development team for games against Munster and Connacht in an interprovincial blitz in Westmanstown. Not only was […]
Carrick see yellow The Maxol sponsored Carrick 1st XV made the trip to the Thomas Mellon Playing Fields on Saturday to face the unbeaten Omagh Accies in the 2nd round of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup on a very blustery afternoon. A last minute début call up for hooker Gareth McKeown to replace the […]