Saturday saw Armagh entertain UUColeraine at The Palace Grounds in the quarterfinal of the Junior Cup. The game was sponsored by Hewitt Meats and it was great to see a sponsor as enthusiastic as Jim Hewitt enjoy thePalace Grounds atmosphere. At the pre-match lunch, it was particularly warming to welcome Gareth Steenson back to Armagh […]
Everything was set for an exciting game at Stevenson Park, it was cold but dry with little wind and although the light was poor there was no threat of rain. The game lived up to all expectations with the teams matching each other virtually score for score although Dungannon did eke out a four point […]
Rachel Beukes The wife of our recently departed friend and head Coach Cois Beukes was a guest at the pre-match luncheon on Saturday before the Navan. After the meal, Rachel presented a boxed and framed pair of rugby boots to Ards RFC President Mr. Reggie Haddock in honour of her late husband. Mr. Haddock accepted […]
WORTH WAITING FOR It has been a very frustrating season so far for Rainey Old Boys whose injury problems have been well documented,but last Saturday at Hatrick Park they upset the form-book to beat promotion contenders Greystones 28-22 in a cliffhanger.The quality of rugby was not that great at times,but the mistakes made by both […]
In perfect playing conditions Ophir kicked off against a young City of Derry 2nd XV. David Smyth playing at out half showed his considerable kicking skills so prominent all afternoon when he kicked City of Derry to within 10 metres of the Ophir line. Derry then dominated and Adam McDuff drove for the line and […]
The opening quarter of the match was primarily a game of aerial ping pong with neither side wanting to risk running the ball in difficult conditions. Service were awarded a penalty part way through the first half which was converted by Moore Holmes jr. Following this, the Service pack started to gain ascendency in the […]
Patton Group ‘scores’ with continued sponsorship of Ballymena Rugby Football Club The Patton Group has confirmed it is to continue its role as principal sponsor of Ballymena RFC. The market-leading construction group will remain as major sponsors of the Eaton Park-based All-Ireland League club for a further three years. Patton Group Chairman, David Patton, whose […]
Enniskillen Seconds sought to continue the recent improvement to their season on Saturday when hosting Ballyclare. Following a late cry-off Tim Finlay stepped into the breach and acquitted himself well, and thanks must go to him for doing so at short notice. The visitors had, as always, useful backs and early on they tested the […]
Due to a mixture of administrative mix-ups and dubious cancellations by other clubs, Banbridge Seconds finally took to the field for the first time in five weeks when they entertained Carrick Firsts in the Conference League. With the players maintaining as much sharpness as possible in training over this period, it was still the competitive edge that […]