The snow and frost which seems to have lasted for a long time meant that Ballyclare rugby just like that across the province at the week end was a total white out. The 1st XV match against C.I.Y.M.S. will have to be re arranged as will those fixtures for the other club sides from Saturday […]
Northern Bank Ulster Schools Round Up Saturday 4th December 2010 The adverse weather conditions prevalent on Saturday 4th December ensured that no schools rugby matches took place. This means that for the second week in a row, most schoolboy players lost out on game time. One of the matches lost to the weather conditions on […]
Match Reports And Scores 1st XV v Rainey Old Boys – Game Postponed 2nd XV – Virginia – Game Postponed 3rd XV – Clogher Valley – Game Postponed 4th XV v Shorts – Game Postponed (Possible walkover to Ards) U19s – Portadown – Game Postponed U17s – Instonians – Game Postponed The white stuff accompanied […]
At the time, North was one of the oldest clubs in Ireland and they played at The Gasworks in the Cromac Area of Belfast. We where known as the Gasworks. Malone was a local Derby, and Malone were known as the bin men and they normally swipped the gasworks unless we had Mike Gibson playing, […]
Height: 5 9 Weight: 18 stone Clubs: Fivemiletown High School, season for Enniskillen u16s, then Clogher Valley RFC 18 years & 3 seasons with Jnr Ulster. Honours: We won the Junior Interprovincials for Ulster, 1998/99. Victories over Ballymena II XV & Dungannonn II XV at home in Bohatton lane before our new club house and […]
Height: 6ft ish Weight: 100kgs Clubs & schools: Campbell College, Civil Service, CIYMS, Havelock North (New Zealand) Honours: Hawkes Bay Colts Cup Semi Finalist, CCF National 7s Champion. What is your most memorable moment as a number 8? My best moment as a number 8 so far happened last year when I scored on my […]
A large crowd gathered in scenic and sunny Carrickfin on Saturday last to witness the debut of the Tir Chonaill rugby club senior team in their first game. The club played host to Finn Valley RFC, and these two clubs are the newest rugby clubs in Ireland. Finn Valley have only recently begun playing with […]
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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 […]