Ballymena 1’s travelled to Malone 1’s in the Senior Cup and were beaten 43-10 Malone started the quicker of the two teams and within 3 minutes took the lead when they turned the braid men over and the Malone full back scored out wide. The conversion was added, 7-0. Malone got back on the score […]
UUC Power NI 2XV match report 14-09-13 The first fixture of the new season saw the uni second XV play their first round match of the Junior 5 League in good conditions against Dungannon 4’s The game started very even with both sides getting share of position. The first infringement came from the Dungannon side […]
Carrickfergus RFC 1st XV lost their first round Junior Cup tie with Instonians II at Tom Simms Memorial Park by 12 points to 9 on Saturday 14th September. The Maxol-sponsored home side had more than enough chances to win the game but did not convert promising attacking positions into tries. Their defence also let them […]
BALLYCLARE ADVANCE IN JUNIOR CUP Ballyclare Rugby Club 1st XV took yet another Qualifying 1 scalp on Saturday at the Cloughan when they produced a pacey game in the first round of the Junior Cup against Cooke and deservedly won 26-10. The team had four changes from the win away to Lisburn with Graeme McKinstry,David […]
He has only been in Northern Ireland for two weeks but already Bokkie Carstens has made his mark on the local rugby scene and he is enjoying every minute with his new club. The 20-year-old from Capetown is settling into the side and has been influential in the matches he has played so far. Playing […]
FIGHTING RUGBY Coleraine came out tops in a thrilling and very close fought local derby at Ballymoney on Saturday. The visitors came away with the narrowest of victories, and a scoreline of 21-22. They had to dig deep in defence in the final ten minutes of the game as Ballymoney threw everything into making the […]