For their first fixture of the season, Virginia hosted Ballynahinch on Saturday last. Under perfect condition the Ramor team managed a promising win by out-scoring their opposition 4 tries to 1. However the win took a long time to materialise, due to up and downs in concentration . From the off the hosts put Ballynahinch […]
ARDS 8 – 27 RAINEY AIL 6th October 2012 Scorers: O’Connor(2*Pen, 3*Conv) Rainey Old Boys picked up another four points in the AIL when they beat Ards 27-8 at Hamilton Park. Ards led 5-0 within two minutes of the kick-off, but Rainey controlled matters up front for O’Connor to reduce the deficit. Ards had a […]
As part of the above cross-community project – Ophir + St Endas will be going into local schools to take part in joint Rugby/gaelic sessions with some cross community work involved as well. This scheme will be commencing soon and as part of same Orne requires coaches to undertake the school sessions. I would encourage […]
Chris Phillips, missing the last few weeks came back to organise the side. The Ophir Captain, Ciaran Dwyer was optimistic about the game. Going onto the pitch already carrying an injury, last years captain and influential back row player Christopher “Jesus” Madden was welcomed back and was ready to play. Kick off came after an […]
Omagh 7 vs 24 Clogher: League Omagh entertained local rivals Clogher valley in the first league game of the season on what was a fine autumn day Omagh U17 (7) v Clogher Valley U17 (24) October 6, 2012 Omagh entertained local rivals Clogher valley in the first league game of the season on what was […]
Malone improved with a steady performance. Malone went over with an individual try by Christopher Allen in the 6th minute, but they then had a spell of slack play up until half time by silly kicking, such as passing the ball back over the 22 metre line and kicking directly for touch. Academy capitalised by […]
Malone inflicted a massive defeat on Ballymena when they visited Eaton Park to play their second Ulster League Division 1B game. Malone won by 3-60 Malone travelled to Eaton Park to play Ballymena in their round 2 fixture of the Ulster Bank league Division 1B. What transpired over the next 80 minutes was some of […]
FIRING, BUT NOT ON ALL CYLINDERS It was to near neighbours YMCA did the Inishowen road show travel next, for the resumption of a historically, acutely contested fixture, afforded by the recent re-establishment of a second team by the Drumahoe club. Pre match disaster was narrowly avoided when club mascot Phillip McFadden was inadvertently locked […]
Bucks Return to Winners Enclosure For anyone who has a long link with rugby and Grosvenor in particular you can mark down the date of Saturday 29 September 2012 as the day that Grosvenor went back to playing the type of rugby usually associated with Rab Weir, Gordy Duff and Stan Cromie. Thanks in no […]