Last Saturday Donaghadee’s first team had a break from Qualifying League Two games, but only to play in the new Conference League. Confused? Join the club. This strange competition sees QL2 clubs like Donaghadee play the Second XVs of Ulster’s senior clubs – but only two of them in the season. Win, lose or draw […]
City of Derry went to Coleraine on Wednesday night to play the hosts under lights in the first leg of their league encounters. It was a case of top playing second in the league and the positions were reflected in the game! In almost perfect conditions watched by a sizeable home support the game kicked […]
Despite the rather inclement weather conditions on Saturday afternoon Randalstown 1sts and 3rds were in action against Malone and Donaghadee respectively. The 1st XV travelled to Malone to play the first of their Conference fixtures against a senior second fifteen. Injury and work commitments meant that Randalstown had to ring a few changes from the […]
Saturday saw the Armagh team make the long trek west to play Sligo in the quarterfinal of the All-Ireland Junior Cup. Last year’s final debacle in this tournament was still fresh in the minds of all the Armagh players and there was a real desire in the Armagh camp to pull out a special performance […]
Malone hosted the Students of Terenure College on a cold and wintry day at Gibson Park. The students played a very spirited and workman like game and ran our winners by 29-16. All Malones points came in the opening half, a try from winger concede Barker and the remainder from the boot of Josh Pentland. […]
City of Derry seconds returned to winning ways on Saturday when the beat high flying Larne by 31 point to11. Larne who are currently leading the way in the Conference League Section 3B, as well as Qualifying league Section 3B succumbed to their first defeat of the season. When a Young and talented Derry side […]
The University of Ulster Coleraine returned to winning ways on Saturday at Cromore Road with a bonus point win over Grosvenor RFC. It was the home side who came out victorious with Grosvenor struggling to break the UUC defence. UUC made the first break when ill-discipline by Grosvenor gave away a penalty in front of […]
From Wednesday of this week every game in Ulster was on standby. Ice snow, minus degrees. But the sun rose on Saturday and grounds men across Ulster gave the verdict – GAME ON. We travelled on Saturday morning to Bangor Grammar in the view that coastal clubs would thaw out faster than in land clubs. […]
Sensational stuff at Rainey: Co.Meath standard bearers Navan must have been confident of repeating last season’s success at Hatrick Park when they took an early lead against Rainey Old Boys at Dublin Road,but they were forced to take a back seat as Rainey grew in confidence to run in five second-half tries and pick up […]