This was a clash between bottom placed Clonakility and second from bottom Instonians, for both teams a must win game. The tension was high throughout the game, and even more evident with the contrast between both teams at the final whilstle. Neutral observers would have enjoyed the ebb and flow of the game, but for […]
A much changed Ballyclare 1st XV went to unbeaten University of Ulster (Coleraine ) on Saturday in Qualifying 2 and suffered their first loss in several weeks. They were missing regulars Rob Boyd,Coburn,Moore,Finlay all in the pack plus Jackson at centre but despite the enforced changes seemed to have done enough when leading well into […]
To a man, utterly superb open lightning paced rugby in attack and defence. One phrase sums it up ~ “The Basics”, ruck, pass, off load, line break, line break, line break, organised defence, commitment, hold the line, feed in, feed out. The basics laid the platform and the massive bursts of creative play, practising the […]
The towering grandstands of the Aviva Stadium provided a spectacular backdrop as RaineyOld Boys ran in two late tries to beat Wanderers 30-8 and come away with a hard-earned bonus point which looked unlikely. The bottom club contested well throughout and proved to be a tough nut to crack.Rainey,understandably,took some time to adapt to the […]
If your looking for champagne rugby this weekend then check out the Prennials v City Of Derry @ Belfast Halrequins, Deramore Park, 2.30KO. When these guys go on the park its armeggedan! When they come of the park its party time (although that may have started before the game) Great times – legends of the […]
Highlights of Letterkenny – we got the try! Brilliant dedication from the Letterkenny ladies developing all the time. They will be focusing now on the future games and with some superb forwards and backs the future can only be good. We look forward to covering them soon! HIGHLIGHTS: [youtube eKENQibLd00] Captain Interview: [youtube Nt6cu7EQerw] CLICK […]
Absolutely superb game. The newly regenerated Ballyshannon Ladies team played a superb game of rugby with the basics of tackling and rucking on show, great scrum and lineout. They conceded a try early in the match and their hearts went down for a few minutes but they worked their way back into the game, turning […]
DONAGHADEE SECONDS 3 – BANGOR SECONDS 8 Many of the Dee followers who could not get to Fivemiletown for the First XV’s big Qualifying League Section One game against Clogher Valley last Saturday (29 Oct) started arriving at Donaldson Park around 2.00pm to pass their afternoon watching one or both of the Bangor games. Some […]
New Sponsors The president and exec committee at the club would like to welcome the Stove Yard on board this season as one of our sponsors. The Stove yard who are one of the largest distributors of stoves across Ireland are a locally based company who operate out of Kiltonga industrial estate Newtownards. Power NI […]