Irish and Ulster players Tommy Bowe and Roger Wilson are coming to Armagh next Friday at 1pm to promote community rugby in the area, and they will be coaching and advising local 12 and 13 year olds how to get more involved in rugby in their area. The local rugby team have over 300 minis […]
FIRST TRUST ULSTER LEAGUE Armagh y 18-23 Rainey O.B. SECOND XV CONFERENCE Rainey O.B. 2 20-7 B.Harlequins 2 Mc CAMBLEY CUP Rainey O.B. 4 w/o Donaghadee 3 ARMAGH SLUMP IN FINAL QUARTER Underfoot conditions were hardly conducive to running rugby at the Palace Grounds where Armagh and Rainey Old Boys are due to meet again […]
Civil Service Rugby Club Notes Colts 17 v 26 Malone Service Colts hosted near neighbours Malone, at Stormont on Saturday, in one of only a handful of fixtures to be played across Ulster due to the continuing poor weather. Peter Buckley made a welcome return to the side with his first start of 2013. The […]
Saturday’s game in the Ulster Senior League with Rainey was never going to produce pretty rugby. Due to the previous week’s continuous rain the game had been relegated to the Third fifteen’s pitch as both the other club pitches were being quarantined in an effort to preserve them from damage. With next week’s AIL fixture […]
City of Derry RFC 38pts, Queens 17pts Match Report by; Moss Dineen City of Derry Rugby Club continued their recent run of form when they comprehensively defeated De La Salle Palmerston in All Ireland League Division 2A at Kilternan, South Dublin on Saturday last. The Judges Road men scored five try’s and had the bonus […]
Grosvenor RFC are seeking to appoint a Head Coach / Player Coach to replace our senior coaching team who are stepping down after six highly successful years. Please send expressions of interest including your CV to ian_graham25@hotmail.com or post to Ian Graham, Director of Rugby Grosvenor RFC, 3 Cyprus Avenue, Belfast BT5 5NT. Closing date […]
The 1st and 2nd XV matches scheduled for Saturday 9th February, against Grosvenor and Banbridge respectively, were postponed because of unplayable pitches. The 4th XV travelled to Donegal Town and had a 48 points to nil victory in the McCambley Cup. In a mid-week match, the 3rd XV lost by 18 points to 17 away […]
Queen’s University has launched a new Elite Athlete Programme (EAP) to provide ten lucky students, who are competing at the top levels of their sport, with a support package worth up to £8,000 per year. (scroll to the end of the article for the official brochure) The new Programme from Queen’s Sport has been established […]