DUNGANNON 17 ARMAGH rugby 30 Saturday saw Armagh make the short trip to Dungannon to play their eighth fixture in the Ulster Senior League. Having defeated Ballymena 9-16 in the League last Saturday Armagh were in good spirits and were seen to be hungry for league points. Having defeated Dungannon in the fixture last season […]
COLERAINE got back to winning form on Saturday, coming out the better of a 17-7 score-line against Clogher Valley. The result places Coleraine level with Clogher Valley on 25 points each at the mid-point of Section 1 of the Kukri qualifying league campaign. The result was welcomed at Coleraine, where fortunes had been rather mixed […]
Valley Win Junior Cup – Clogher Valley win the Junior Cup for the first time. In a close game against Ballynahinch 2ndXV, the Valley win 22 – 21 When you think of the sporting scenes of success that Fivemiletown has witnessed in the last 3 years it is the superb rugby mentality, that includes the […]
Service disappointed after loss to Ballyclare A narrow scoreline will be scant consolation to the Service team who will see this as defeat snatched from the jaws of victory after Ballyclare were reduced to 13 men a little before the hour mark. The match had started well for Service. After some initial pressure from the […]
This week its our Human Wrecking Ball….. ….Bag NAME:: Ian Scott DOB:: 27/03/87 Height:: 6’5 ” Weight:: 18st Position:: 2nd Row Club:: BHSFP RFC Honours:: None When did you first start playing rugby? Upper 6th at Belfast High School Did you play any other sports growing up? Motorcycle Trials What is your greatest rugby moment? […]
The annual McCutcheon Cup fixture was held, as usual, on Boxing Day, with a large number of exiles turning out against a select Bangor XV. Under the watchful eyes of coaches-for-the-day Jim Lacey and Ricky Armstrong, captains Harry Millar and Jake Harrison, and Davy Coey officiating (more about that later), proceedings got underway with the […]
The 2013 Annual Men’s Dinner will be held on Saturday 5th January at the clubhouse. Anyone wishing to attend should contact Derek Moorhead on 07808 931667 or by email: d.m44@live.com as soon as possible to confirm their place as numbers are limited. Booking is essential. Those attending are asked to be at the club at […]
Due to Ireland U20 and Ulster Ravens call ups plus a number of injuries to key players namely Chris Napier, Paul Prichard and Harry McAleese, Ballynahinch travelled for this top of the table clash against City of Derry with a much changed team. Despite both teams not being at full strength this match was a […]
Queen’s have won this UCL fixture for the previous five years, but they didn’t come close to repeating that in the last fxture of 2012. Ballymena enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and should have scored more than the four tries that they managed. Near the end of the game Ballymena were leading14-12 by virtiue […]