With friends and family cheering them on from the sidelines, the boys and girls from both the mini rugby sections did fantastically and a great day was had by all. The levels of skill and commitment on show were fantastic and the minis provided some great entertainment for all the spectators. CLICK HERE for slideshow […]
Carrick RFCs U17s staged a magnificent second half comeback on Saturday last after having trailed Portadown U17s bt 15 points to 7 at halftime. A Gary Andrews try & conversion kept the Woodlawn boys in touch at the break after the home side has scored a hat trick of tries wide out. With the visitors […]
Last Saturday Enniskillen Mini Rugby section opened its doors to potential new players in the form of a Play Rugby Day, an initiative organised by ERFC Community Rugby Officer Rob Watson, and was a great success with many new faces boosting the numbers at each of the six age groups. The Play Rugby initiative gives […]
Lurgan returned to Pollock Park on Saturday evening with two well earned league points and also a piece of silverware after retaining Jim Allen’s Wolfhound Cup. The margin of victory may look comfortable in the end but for the first 50 minutes the match was locked at 3 – 3 and was either side’s for […]
University of Ulster 2nd XV have received more than their fair share of criticism in recent weeks after an indifferent start to the season so an away trip to Rainey 4’s seemed an unlikely place to show their critics the error of their thoughts. However, UUC took the game to Rainey in the first half […]
Match report to follow Another good day at the office for CI at fortress Belmont, tries and penalties leading to a good win, re-inforcing their position in the top 2 of Q2 Man of the match was number 8 Mark McConkey. We would not rule out this young Omagh side, and look forward to catching […]
This talented young side can score tries at will but because they are largely U14 and struggle at times to defend against bigger opponents, Jimmy McTeggart and Andy Hunter have worked hard to add some physicality to the side and Saturday’s game saw the boys in red complete a successful “shut out “against home team […]
It was clear from the start of this game that Donaghadee’s first-team must have taken heed of the stories they had heard about what a dangerous side UUC can be. Perhaps it was the five changes on Donaghadee’s team last Saturday, or maybe it was the memory of two very close games last season, but […]
The unbeaten Ballyclare Under 19 side travelled to Carrick for a vital league game and took an early 5-0 lead with a try by top scorer Craig Wallace. The lead was increased by a penalty from Chris Harvey and before the interval Lewis Campbell went in for an unconverted try to build up a useful […]
Enniskillen – 24, Lisburn – 24 Enniskillen lost a ten point lead in the final quarter, when many on the sidelines were talking of a bonus point win, to draw this match and in truth it was a lost opportunity. Lisburn landed two penalties in the opening ten minutes to take an early six point […]