Top spot in the league was up for grabs, and we did,… December 1st 2012 Top spot in the league was up for grabs on Saturday as Inishowen entertained leaders Limavady 3rd XV in Carndonagh. The visitors started the game and instead of kicking for the forwards to chase they opted to kick it to […]
Grosvenor 4th XV began their assault on the McCambley Cup on Saturday against Portadown at Shorts in cool but otherwise good conditions. With no other matches up the club the ground was chock full of spectators from early on and there was standing room only on the home touchline. In the early stages the 4s […]
Dunmurry Golf Club was the venue when Cooke RFC hosted Coleraine RFC for the annual ‘Hurricane Cup.’ This year the event was tinged with sadness as Norman Ogilvie, the injured player from the 1982 Foster Cup final between the two clubs, had passed away a few months ago. FOR HTE MINI ACTION SHOTS CLICK HERE […]
Valley lose to Portadown 6-18 Portadown win but Valley should have!!! The scoreline would suggest that Qualifying One League leaders Portadown enjoyed a fairly comfortable victory over Clogher Valley. The reality is that they took the few opportunities which came their way while Clogher Valley squandered numerous opportunities, particularly in a dominant first half. Another […]
Saturday saw the visit of Lisburn to Belmont. The 2nd XV have produced a run of good results recently and were unbeaten in their last four league games. However, with a number of injuries in the senior squad, there was a slightly unfamiliar feel to both the forwards and the back line. This game was […]
A Long Day Service, on a high from last weeks’ win, were brought to the ground with a bump mid week after many players were declared unavailable due to various reasons. The men who were to face Cavan RFC left early on their trek south and knew that they were in for a tough day. […]
Great team performance secures a convincing 5 try win For coaches it is always pleasing to see the work that has gone into training come together on match-day. And for players there is nothing more inspiring than your captain leading from the front. We witnessed both last night at Deramore against a fired-up & physical […]
NAME:: Tommy Johnston DOB:: 3 days younger than John Balmer. Nuff said! Height: 6 feet and a wee bit Weight:: 12 st. 35 lb (and for the young ones there’s 14 lb in a st.) Position:: utility second row/water boy Club:: BHS FP RFC balls to Carrick!!! Honours:: 2 XV player of the year at […]
Bangor brawn brings bonus point at Omagh On a dark and dismal afternoon, Bangor travelled to Omagh hoping to maintain their good run of form. Having taken the lead early in the first half, Bangor kept the scoreboard ticking over to win by 18-32, securing a valuable bonus point in the process. CLICK HERE FOR […]
Back to winning ways Banbridge returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 27 – 6 bonus point victory over Bective Rangers. The 2nds won at home against City of Derry 2nds. The 5th XV progressed to the 2nd round of the McCambley Cup with a 62 – 10 victory over Holywood 3rds. John Haughey […]