Grosvenor grind out win at Glynn Grosvenor went to Larne looking to get the league campaign back on track, following a number of faltering performances. The game started exactly as Grosvenor would not have wanted it to, with the Larne centre scything through the Grosvenor defensive line to score under the posts. Grosvenor’s morale was […]
Dungannon 1XV 26 – 0 Instonians Ulster League An entertaining game at Stevenson Park, Dungannon played some good rugby but the score line does not do Instonians justice. They played a full part in the entertainment always keen to run the ball and testing Dungannon’s defence to the full. Dungannon started with a bang. In […]
Cooke fail to impede league leaders Well drilled Portadown pack make life difficult Cooke could do little to impede the progress of league leaders Portadown as the Co Armagh side’s forwards dominated affairs at Shaw’s Bridge. Portadown registered the first points of the game within five minutes. A penalty against Cooke was kicked to the […]
Clogher Valley Youth teams had mixed fortunes on Saturday. The Under 15s drew 5 – 5 with Cavan .Dean Robinson scored a late equalising try. The Under 17s will be wondering how they lost a League decider against Cavan in a game which they dominated from start to finish. After a scoreless first half , […]
Hard won bonus point at Randalstown The rigours of the midweek Towns Cup game were obvious as Bangor made hard work of their away game at Randalstown. Despite securing a bonus point victory, they conceded 3 soft tries to their determined opponents, finally winning by 27-31. With little time for recovery and five changes in […]
This fixture had been in doubt due to the heavy rain, which had fallen during the previous 48 hours. By lunchtime Hinch decided the pitch had drained sufficiently to proceed with the game, with the going officially soft, for this Ulster Senior League clash against Queens University. Queens kicked off playing towards the clubhouse and […]
Ballyclare Vs Enniskillen + Presidents Dinner BALLYCLARE AVENGE SOLE LEAGUE DEFEAT On Saturday Ballyclare 1st XV had their biggest test for some weeks with the visit of Enniskillen who were the only side to have beaten the Clare in Qualifying 2 this season. The Fermanagh were the early season league leaders but lost twice in […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV suffered a narrow away defeat for the second week in a row when they were beaten by 18 points to 16 by Lisburn on Saturday 12 January. After a scrappy and erratically refereed first sixty minutes, Carrick had the better of the final quarter in terms of possession and territory […]
Ballyshannon returned to winning ways with a comprehensive victory against Omagh with a seven try blitz against the Tyrone side. Despite a significant injury list ”Shannon” were still too strong and the Omagh side could not contain their fast running rugby. Mark ”Nuggets” Lyons made his first appearance and deputised for the injured Tom Dillon […]