Seconds Maintain Their Form Against Inst Category: Second XV Match Reports Published on Sunday, 09 December 2012 23:23 James McBriar a key man once again Chris Parker reports from Ballymacarn Park Ballynahinch 2nd XV remain top of the 2nd XV league after a comprehensive 43-0 victory over Instonians. Hinch started brightly and looked dangerous in […]
RANDALSTOWN 1st XV 16 LIMAVADY 1st XV 11 This was not rugby for the faint hearted or the prawn sandwich hamper brigade of the Twickenham car parks, but for the connoisseur, even drawing the odd approving grunt from visiting British Lion, Steve Smith. In eighty minutes of sustained ferocity and at times, brutality, Randalstown were […]
Carrick 1st XV lost their League encounter with local rivals Ballyclare by 29 points to 3 at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 8th December. On a cold and blustery day, the title chasing visitors always looked the more likely to score tries and the frustration for the Maxol-sponsored Carrick side is that they could […]
IRFU initiative – Your Club, Your Country! All players, parents and members by now should have received the IRFU sponsored ballot Your Club, Your Country! Everyone is encouraged to sell as many of these ballots as the y can, all monies raised goes to your own club!! There are some great prizes to be won […]
Following last week’s narrow home victory over Navan Armagh were keen to reassert their top half league position when they travelled back into Leinster to meet Boyne. Last year this was, indeed, a memorable fixture with Boyne coming out just ahead by a couple of points. All the pre-match warm up briefing emphasised that Andrew […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued their poor recent run of form and results in All Ireland League Division 2A when they never looked like turning over Cashel in their Trip to Tipp last Saturday. Derry found a wounded animal in their own lair following Cashel’s heavy defeat away to Old Wesley the previous weekend […]
Lisburn Take Well Earned Draw With Enniskillen With Lisburn trying to recover from a series of convincing defeats in which their away form exposed some unpleasant defensive frailties, and with Enniskillen coming off a local derby defeat to Clogher Valley in the semi final of the Junior Cup, the home team were looking for an […]
WALLACE HAT TRICK HELPS GIVE BALLYCLARE DERBY WIN Ballyclare 1st XV made the short trip to Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday to play local rivals Carrick in a key Qualifying 2 game. In a match affected by a strong wind the Clare side maintained the momentum with another bonus point win 29-3 to stay […]
RAINEY GO FIVE POINTS CLEAR A 33-19 scoreline would suggest a fairly comfortable victory,but it was certainly not the case at a cold and dark Shaw’s Bridge where Rainey Old Boys were unable to dispose of the challenge of a plucky Instonians side which so nearly forced a draw,but saw a losing bonus point slip […]