A superb game of rugby, and going right down to the wire. RBAI edged ahead in the last 15 minutes to win by 1 score. With close on 300 spectators in the arena style 1st XV pitch at Osborne park the crowd were treated to an excellent display from both teams of running, attacking rugby. […]
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 […]
Not as great scoreline for Cooke. The first half was all Old Belevedere. One way traffic with tries, conversions, penalties. At the break Cooke re-grouped and came out in the second half determined to up their performance and put together the phases. Cooke did win the second half in fact they conceded no points. They […]
Clash of the Titans or A Bridge Too Far? By Ian McCleery Enniskillen U19s……0 Malone U19s………26 Oh why do we do it ? The commentators effusive praise or the report writers unrestrained enthusiasm and predictions of what more is to come or a coach overexaggerating a teams ability and “psyching” them up to the point […]