Lurgan 1st XV ended up having a free weekend as last Saturdays opponents Antrim cried off on Friday night stating that they could not field a side therefore giving Lurgan two more points in Kukri Qualifying three. With Enniskillen III’s having pulled out of Magners Junior league five this also left Lurgan’s second string without […]
After a welcome week’s break, Donaghadee’s First XV resumed their Qualifying League Two programme last Saturday (6 Nov). The players had been looking forward to the visit of Omagh, although they were well aware that the men from County Tyrone were sitting close behind them in their League. For the home side their only real […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV wre away to Banbridge II in their first Conference game on Saturday 6 November and lost by 22 points to 13. The match was not originally scheduled for this date and a number of players and coaching staff were not available. This gave several players the opportunity to make their […]
Portadown met Dungannon 2’s under lights at Chambers Park on Friday night in wet and windy conditions that did little for the game as a spectacle. The Blues started well and in the opening exchanges bossed territory and possession, several penalty kicks pointed to the home sides dominance in the first fifteen minutes but they […]
Enniskillen were routed by the visitors in what was, by some distance, their poorest performance of the season. They started the game flat as if they had just rolled out of bed onto the pitch and within two minutes were behind on the scoreboard when the ‘Clare forwards mauled a line out over for a […]
City of Derry Rugby Club powered to a defining victory for this current team when they overwhelmed Ballynahinch at Judges Road on Saturday last in the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. Derry now plays Dungannon in the final at Ravenhill on Thursday 16th December in what will be a repeat encounter of Derry’s […]
CIYMS registered two home wins on Saturday and played some fine rugby in the process. Dromore are new to their league and battled well to hold their own. the step up is rarely easy and with determination they will succeed. The CI team ran out coinvincing winners. UUC are playing their second season in Q2 […]
Ballyclare U19s remain unbeaten in a thorough and complete performance against Ballymena U19s. Ballyclare dominated the entire first half. Only one try and a penalty, but no significant play by Ballymena. In the second half Ballyclare continued where they had left off in the first half registering a few more scores and finsihing the came […]
Ards will be digging deep this week, when they field 4 Senior teams, two Youth sides and a full compliment of Minis at the weekend. In the Senior section, the 1st XV will be hosting Navan in the AIL, the 2nds are away to near neighbours Holywood, the 3rds will be hosting Portadown. Meanwhile, the […]