Match Reports 1st XV – Ards 12 v 24 Instonians 2nd XV – No game 4th XV – Ards 39 v 12 Bangor 3rd XV – Omagh 15 v 5 Ards Ards 3rds made the long journey west on Saturday to face league leaders and unbeaten Omagh 3rds. So far this season Ards have not […]
City of Derry Rugby Club remain undefeated in all competitions after coming from behind to beat a dogged Banbridge team in the All Ireland League on Saturday last at Judges Road. Derry were thirteen points to nil in arrears at the beginning of the second half and Banbridge were asking serous questions of the League […]
Winning has become a habit for this talented Instonian team. Made up from boys from a range of schools and colleges they have welded together to make quite a formidable force. Playing Newry at Shaw’s Bridge on a rather damp day Instonians soon got into their stride. Left wing Michael Melville scored first after a […]
Once again the Mini Section of Ballymena Rugby Club has teamed up with McKillop’s SPAR on Frys Road. This year proprietor Eamon McKillop provided water bottles for the under 7, 8 and 9 age groups. SPAR Frys Road have also provided Beanie hats for the under 8’s which the club very gratefully received, finding that […]
A for sale sign has been positioned on the railings in front of Holywood RFC grounds. After recieving various emails and questions we decided to find out more. Both Holywood RFC and North Down Borough council submitted the following statements: “Council, working in partnership with Holywood Rugby Football and Cricket Club, recently instructed its agents […]
On Saturday the local boys entertained the visitors from Donegal Town in what was to be the first meeting between the two clubs at this level. Unfortunately the visitors only turned up with a compliment of 12 players and following a ruling on Tue last by the Ulster Branch YCC, which the referee was not […]
Donaghadee’s First XV are notorious for slow starting in almost every season – but not this year. After their ten-week unbeaten run in league and cup this season they went last Saturday to Ballymoney for what looked like their biggest test so far. Full of confidence from the series of good victories, the visitors threw […]