Malone hosted visitors Midleton at Gibson Park on Saturday 3rd December, Midleton with only one victory this season and sitting 2nd from the bottom of Division 2A proved to be a more daunting prospect than those statics suggested. This game lived up to the old cliche of a game of two halves. Midleton had the […]
This was the second in a series of friendlies against Bangor. It was another close encounter with Instonians winning on this occasion. They had to play against a stiff breeze in the first half. They repulsed a number of Bangor attacks and even managed to gain some territory in the Bangor half from time to […]
Often the margin between winning and losing can be agonisingly close as Grosvenor found to their cost yesterday. Due to injuries and player unavailability there were five changes in personnel from last weeks victorious team but Chubbs, Chris Cahoon, James Bowman, Jack Adams and Teesy all slotted in seamlessly and played extremely well in what […]
After running Ballynahinch close in their opening match in the inagural Ulster Branch Legends League, Dromore Barbanians were looking forward to entertaining Lurgan over 35s at Barban Hill on Friday last. Dromore’s Captain Jeremy Ogle had to make a few tough selection calls such is the interest of veteran players in this competition. A large […]
3rd XV vs CIYMS (7 – 7) Junior League Prior to kick off the teams observed one minute’s silence in memory of past President Pat Nelson. Two evenly matched teams played out a seven all draw. One penalty try each. As an experienced CI observer commented in the final quarter, “This game has been dominated […]
Congratulations to Coleraine Firsts who are on their way to Ravenhill. They will meet Donaghadee on Wednesday 28 December for the final of the Ulster Branch Junior Cup, sponsored by leading Belfast law firm, Millar McCall Wylie. After a bruising encounter, in cold wet conditions, on Saturday 3 December, Coleraine came out on top of […]
Valley U19 I XV remain unbeaten and in pole postion now to win the section. With a heavy pitch and playing against the slope, but with the wind, Valley, with several key players missing, started the stronger but could not put the phases of play together to put Dungannon under any serious pressure. For much […]
Three tries in each half saw the 4’s take the points at a rain drenched and rather bleak Newforge on Saturday. It was a credit to the grounds staff that the pitch was playable given the amount of rain that had fallen over the previous 24 hours but, ignoring the elements, Quins produced another solid […]