Kildare travelled up to play Dungannon (under 10s only) at 12.00 on Saturday as a pre match warm up for the I XV who where playing Bruff. A special day for all concerned. A big thanks to Willie Dunn (Kildare) for travelling and to Ken Montgomery (Dgn mini convenor). A brilliant day was had by […]
On Saturday 7 January, Cookstown made the long journey up the Glenshane Pass to play City of Derry RFC in the second round of the McCambley Cup. With Derry hosting three games, the match was played on a suspiciously narrow looking third choice pitch. The game can be best described as a penalty laden affair […]
On Friday night Ballyclare R.F.C. President Willie Shaw was host at the Cloughan clubhouse for a very enjoyable Annual Presidents Night. There was a turnout of eighty with a good number of Presidents from several other clubs but at least three of the local clubs were absent. Also present were a number of sponsors and […]
For Ballyclare Rugby Club only one of the teams was in action at the weekend as very wet conditions continue to restrict games across the Province and the pitches at the Cloughan are no better condition than elsewhere. The Seconds made the trip to County Tyrone to play a strong Clogher Valley 2nd XV in […]
This Friday night will be the Annual Presidents Dinner at Ballyclare Rugby Club when the current President Willie Shaw will welcome fellow Presidents from other Clubs in Ulster which have had a long acquaintance with the Cloughan based club. Also attending will be the various officials from the host club. The Ballyclare club was the […]
The draw for the semi-finals of the Ulster Bank Bateman Cup has taken place, with the four provincial cup winners facing off in a battle for All-Ireland glory. The All-Ireland Cup competition returned to its roots last season with the reintroduction of the Bateman Cup, ending with Bruff beating Dungannon in the April decider. The […]
Cooke I XV14 vs 20 Clogher Valley I XV In the top of the table clash against Cooke,the other unbeaten team in Kukri Qualifying League One,Valley outscored the hosts by three trys to one. A huge travelling support flocked to Shaws Bridge and were treated to a pulsating,closely-fought encounter with the result in doubt right […]