Cookstown RFC prepare for league campaign Cookstown Rugby Club’s 1st XV team has to date played a number of useful fixtures as part of their preparation for the start of the league programme. On 18 August the club participated in the annual Larne RFC tournament. This is a 15 a side tournament featuring eight teams […]
RAINEY 5 – 10 BELFAST HARLEQUINS Ulster League 15th September 2012 Scorers: Clarke(1*Try) Rainey Old Boys were able to call on forwards Dawson and McDowell for the first time this season when they met Belfast Harlequins in the Ulster League at Hatrick Park. But they had several other key players missing, as had the Deramore […]
Everyone at Ophir RFC is shocked and saddened to learn of the tragedy which resulted in the untimely death of the young up and coming Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence along with his Father and Brother. Nevin had a big future in Rugby ahead of him until this dreadful accident and our thoughts and prayers […]
ULSTER and Irish rugby legend David Humphreys was forced to leave Omagh Academicals’ annual dinner on Saturday as the news of the Spence family tragedy emerged. Ulster and Irish Wolfhounds player Nevin Spence, 22, died in a farming accident on Saturday alongside his father Noel, 52, and his brother Graham, 30. Nevin’s sister, Emma, a […]
Tragic Death of Nevin Spence It is with extreme sadness that Malone Rugby Club, on behalf of our committee and members, would like to express their deepest sympathies and condolences to the Spence family after the devastating tragic accident that took the lives of Nevin, his father Noel and brother Graham. The thoughts and prayers […]
Letterkenny RFC have announced that the new 1st XV captain is Karl Egan. Karl joined from Galway club Corinthians in 2011 and attends LYIT where he was also captain of the college rugby side last season. Karl represented Ireland youths and was also a member of the connacht academy. Letterkenny are delighted to have him […]
“3rd XV Struggle Away to Carrick I sat down tonight to write a match report based on todays game but as I gathered my thought rumours started to circulate of a tragic accident in County Down. Quickly the rumours of deaths in a farming accident were confirmed. Shortly after that several sources suggested and then […]
Sincere sympathy is extended to the Spence family following the devastating tragedy at Hillsborough. The photograph shows Nevin playing alongside Dungannon’s Stuart McCloskey in the Ulster Raven’s match on Friday afternoon. Queens 13 – 16 Dungannon 1XV A poor performance by Dungannon at the Dub. Dungannon never really got into second gear but after Jaryd […]
Cooke commenced the league campaign in nervous form against a stubborn Dromore side at Shaw’s Bridge. In a game played in warm autumn sunshine Dromore showed intentions early on with a fine break from lively scrum half Steenson. A strong covering tackle by Cooke winger McMaster prevented the visitors taking an early lead. Cooke regrouped […]
Coleraine 13 Portadown 29. Portadown are the early pacesetters in Kukri Qualifying Div 1 following this impressive victory at Sandel Lodge, on Saturday, 8 September 2012. The previous weekend, both sides had opened their league campaigns with bonus point successes, and it was the Bannsiders who had grabbed the headlines with a win at Fivemiletown […]