In cold windy conditions a young Ballymoney 2nd XV beat Carrick 2nd XV 15 v 0 in the first round of the Crawford Cup. Carrick Pitch was in poor condition with the recent weather and the muddy surface was always going to mean the game would be a batter of the forwards. The game started […]
Banbridge proved the equal of Ballymena for long periods in the game, without really threatening the try line. Ballymena had scored two good tries through Frazer and Pritchard ,and led 17-6, but a mistake in midfield gave Banbridge a position to drive over for a late try. For official Ballymena RFC pictures click HERE [youtube […]
Vast imrovement from the 1sts The 1sts lost to Harlequins at the weekend despite a much improved performance…. This week seen a huge improvement in the all round performance of the 1st XV as the took on Belfast Harlequins in the Ulster League. The squad showed a different level of game management and awareness from […]
Last Saturday there was no competitive rugby for the Ballyclare R.F.C. teams due to the waterlogged conditions of the grounds. The 1st XV did not have a game in Qualifying 2 scheduled and will have a lay off until 14th January when Enniskillen will be the visitors to the Cloughan. The first round of the […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued from where they left off last week when they comprehensively defeated Instonians in the All Ireland League and on Saturday last they scored a deserved victory over Malone in the Ulster Senior League. The victory was founded on a superb defensive display when they outscored their Belfast rivals by […]
McCambley Cup Cookstown 43 v Ophir 3 On Saturday 17 December, Cookstown RFC travelled to Mount Pleasant Playing Fields to Play Ophir RFC in the first round of the McCambley Cup. With an excellent playing playing surface, the state of the art changing facilities at the Boys Model School and the picturesque backdrop provided by […]
At Blaris last Saturday the Tata Steel sponsored Lisburn wrapped up their pre-Christmas league programme with a hard fought game against University of Ulster, Coleraine. Lisburn had a number of changes to their normal lineup with Matthew Edgar retaining his place at prop, Ross Hendron returning to the back row, Andrew Gibb and Ali Finlay […]