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Were getting down into the soft boggy ground, sodden and wet, when the steam jets out of the nostrills and off the wet jerseys. This is when the pride in the jersey kicks in and the hard graft takes over, checlk out the pictures on the link – some of the best this year so […]
A game of two halves for Virginia’s under 15’s. Virginia RFC – 26 Portadown RFC – 0 Virginia U15’s played Portadown at home on Saturday last December 3rd on a very cold morning. Portadown were a much changed team from the previous fixture causing Virginia plenty of problems in the early stages of the game […]
There was no shortage of drama for the patrons who made their way to watch Virginia 1st XV as they welcomed Civil Service NI to Deerpark on Saturday on a wet and windy day. This was the 2nd time these teams have met this season with Service winning the reverse fixture 39 – 5 five […]
Get involved, play rugby and be part of something that rewards you all the time! Calvin Roe, referee and youth director @ Portadown RFC comments on the volunteer effort born of a passion for the game that sees families & friends provide an immense contribution to the local community. For everyone and the focus is […]
Our President Philip Parker recently presented a cheque for £500 to the Centre for Independent Living N.I. Pictured along with Philip are Bill Riddall (Treasurer) Mike Hendra (Chairman) and Philomena McCrory (Head Office Manager, from the CIL NI. The Centre for Independent Living NI is an organization of disabled people, working to support the right […]
Ophir Firsts were in action at Lansdowne Road last Saturday – no, not the brand new home of Irish Rugby, the Aviva Stadium, but the home of Ards Rugby at Hamilton Park at the top of Strangford Lough. The Mallusk team met Ards Seconds in the Ulster Bran With a strong wind behind them, Ophir […]
The future is looking very bright for Omagh with such a thriving youth system. The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher. Both […]
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 […]