The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV were heavily beaten by Ballynahinch II in their Conference League fixture at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 24th November. THe benefit of these fixtures- intended to provide game time for the 2nd XVs of AIL clubs- is highly questionable. They often result in mis-matches and this cannot be to […]
On Saturday 24 11 12 Coleraine Rugby Club held a special pre-match lunch before the Academy match, all in aid of charity. Special guest at the dinner was Stewart McKinney, former Irish international and British Lions player. Stewart was promoting his recently published book, “Roars from the Back of the Bus”, a selection of tales […]
The expectation from any Cup Semi Final would be a pulsating game that had everything to excite the players and supporters that included drama, superb passages of play and individual brilliance with the result in doubt right to the final minutes. The First Trust Ulster Senior Cup S/Final at Eaton Park on Saturday last between […]
Kukri Qualifying League 2 Limavady 1XV v Grosvenor 1XV John Hunter Memorial Grounds, Limavady Grosvenor and Limavady played out an entertaining draw to share the spoils at the John Hunter Memorial grounds at the weekend. Both sides where keen to move forward but each teams defence was impregnable. Limavady got off the mark first when […]
RAINEY SHOCK FAVOURITES MALONE Rank outsiders,Rainey Old Boys produced the upset of the season when they came from behind to beat the favourites,Malone 21-14 in the semi-final of the First Trust Senior Cup at Gibson Park.And while the match-winning try came in the last minute,there can be no denying that Rainey fully deserved their success […]