Ballymoney 1st XV drew for the second week in a row when the match with League leaders Donaghadee ended in a 10 – 10 draw. The 2nd XV pulled off a narrow win against a strong Cooke 2’s. The 3rd XV also continued their winning run with home win against Derry 3’s. Although the 5th […]
With the All Ireland League taking a break until late January, Banbridge now turn their attention to the imminent trip to Ravenhill for the Ulster Senior Cup Final against Ballymena. Ravenhill appearances were a regular occurrence for Banbridge’s 1st XV in the late 80’s and 90’s when they dominated Junior rugby in Ulster. However, promotion […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 21 points to 15 away to Larne on Saturday 10 December. In what is now becoming a familiar pattern, Carrick dominated possession and territory in the first half ,but did not take their chances , and then allowed Larne to totally dominate the second half. Although there were […]
Armagh travelled to Navan to play their eighth game in The Ulster Bank All Ireland League. Having won two games from seven they held an almost identical league status to Navan with each team having earned thirteen points. Both teams were equally in need of league points to boost recent lacklustre match performances and both […]
In a game regularly punctuated with mistakes and penalties, Bangor took the lead on two occasions, but fell victim to the successful boot of the Grosvenor out-half who kicked all of Grosvenor’s points to snatch the win by 9 points to Bangor’s 8. Having suffered two defeats in a row, Bangor were anxious to stop […]
Having recorded a comfortable win against Donaghadee earlier in the league, hopes were high for this 1st round match. However, they surpassed their previous effort, winning by 57 points to 3. Bangor had high hopes for this 1st round clash in the McCambley Cup against local rivals Donaghadee, given their earlier meeting in the league […]
Although Ballymoney 1st XV will not be at Ravenhill this Christmas, some of their past players will be. As reported earlier this season a number of past players have been regulars in the Ballymena 1st XV squad this season and if fit and selected will be representing Ballymena in the final of the Senior Cup […]