A wet night at Ravenhill made conditions diffcult, but Ballymena’s superior strength and skill dominated a gallant Rainey team almost from the start of the eighty minutes. Rainey took an early lead with a penalty, but a retreating scrum and a malfunctioning lineout meant they never really got into the game. In all Ballymena scored […]
Omagh 3’s unfortunately lost in their first outing in the Crawford Cup on Saturday, playing against a team that had beaten them well in a previous encounter the Tyrone men can hold their heads high as they produced a spirited comeback against a very strong Dromore side. Choosing to receive it was clear the first […]
Saturday saw Armagh Second’s entertain Ballynahinch Second’s at The Palace Grounds in the hard fought Ulster Second Fifteen League. To date, Ballynahinch have played five games and won five, so Armagh were under no delusions that this was always going to be a hard fought fixture. The game kicked off in damp, dull conditions and […]
The Kinetica sponsored “Deramore Devels” had their first game in four weeks last Saturday at Deramore Park against City of Derry, the Devels had come out victors last time these two side met and it was expected this encounter was going to be as thrilling. The game was to prove as expected with both sides […]
The holders, Ballymena, retained the First Trust Ulster Senior Cup by beating a disappointing Rainey Old Boys 25-6 at Ravenhill last Wednesday evening.The Eaton Park team had enough experience in their ranks to put their indifferent AIL league form behind them and had the game in a vice-like grip before the final quarter.Injuries took their […]