Last Friday night was the Annual President`s Dinner at Ballyclare Rugby Club and was the best attended ever with ninety-six members and guests present. Ian Morrow was on hand to welcome everyone to what is the best function of the season.The catering was in the capable hands of chef Jeff Baird who is Ian`s son […]
Dungannon started their Powerade Provincial Towns’ Cup campaign with a difficult away game to Coleraine. The main pitch at Rugby Avenue was frozen but the Coleraine club readjusted their fixtures and moved across the Avenue to a pitch that was perfectly playable. Coleraine had their noses in front and were still leading right up until, […]
The rugby players of Ballymoney and Coleraine emerged from hibernation on the day after Boxing Day to resume their quest for league points in the Kukri sponsored Qualifying Division One. Home team Ballymoney were keen to gain a measure of revenge for a 21-14 defeat at Coleraine earlier in the season but it was the […]
Hindsight is always 20-20 they say. But in a season that has both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on Saturdays, not to mention the seemingly endless weeks of unprecedented December snow, it proved to be impossible task for Match & Fixture Secretary Frank Porter and other Donaghadee RFC club officials to plan a balanced […]
Armagh were entertained at Stevenson Park, Dungannon on Saturday where they played their third game in the Ulster conference League. They played before a large crowd who, to a person, were only too glad to leave the comfort of the fireside and get back to see some rugby. The frost and snow had prevented any […]
Talk about talent! A fantastic performance by both sides. 3 25 minute periods of quality rugby, showing a very bright future for all the young men involved. Individual skills and excellent team work provided a lot of spectators with a brilliant game to watch. Lots of phase building from both sides and the ability to […]
6 tries by both sides, and excellent display of champagne rugby, played at Civil Service Rugby Club grounds. The kick off for this entertaining game was 2.30pm Sunday 2nd January 2011. Conditions where perfect and after the warm up the teams began at a blistering pace with The Perrenials surging to the CIYMS 5 metre […]