Bann keep in running with win at Naas Share Naas 28 BANBRIDGE 1STs 31 April 2, 2011 Banbridge picked up the bonus point win they needed at Naas to keep alive their hopes of promotion from Division Three of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League. Rainey also recorded a five pointer at home to Wanderers, but […]
Pictured Winger Tony McBride in action in last years final v Grosvenor This Saturday, Letterkenny Rugby Club will look to land their first ever Gordon West Title when they take on Larne in Ravenhill. This might feel like a familiar story and you would be right. It was this time last year they were taking […]
After the disappointment last week in Galway, Ballymena travelled to Dublin on Saturday to play the re-arranged fixture with Old Wesley. They did so knowing that a good performance and win would lift them back into 3rd place, and would then be in charge of their own destiny going into the final round of games […]
This was an interesting game played in beautiful conditions by teams with contrasting styles. Bruff wanted to keep it tight whereas Dungannon wanted quick ball to feed their hungry threequarters. As expected it was a tight game with Bruff playing to their strengths, their pack had the upper hand and were able to slow the […]
Armagh seconds played their Crawford cup semi final in Coleraine against the local thirds on Saturday. In sunny and warm conditions Armagh kicked off into the strong breeze. Coleraine collected the ball from the drop out and using the wind promptly dispatched it down into Armagh’s 22. With defensive kicking into the breeze very difficult, […]
Beaten but never Bowed; Down but never out. Carrick U15 were beaten in the semi-final of the Brewin Dolphin Sponsored Ulster Cup at Woodlawn on Saturday. Although tremendously disappointed, Banbridge turned out to be the better team on the day with a very determined second half performance. Carrick will lick their wounds and come back […]
9th April A further 3 finals. Two hosted by Clogher Valley, U13 Plate Final and the U15 Shield Final. First to kick off Virginia U13 v Banbridge U13. From the start Virginia gain poccession of the ball, with good ball retention progressed slowly towards Banbridge’s try line. But despite the sustained attack, Banbridge line would […]
Armoy fielded a makeshift team in order to fulfill their final league match.. The final score was Cookstown 31- Armoy 19. An early converted try from Barry Kelly and four penalties from the boot of Jarvis Traynor were not enough to hold back a well drilled and efficient Cookstown XV. This result ended Armoy’s unbeaten […]
Armagh made the long trip north to Limavady with a degree of tension. The whole squad knew that they had underperformed in the last two fixtures. Against Coleraine they had shown sporadic flashes of their flair but were well and truly overpowered in the closing minutes of the game. Against Clogher, however, they were humiliated […]