The Armagh/Monaghan under 19s maintained their unbeaten record on Sat 30th Oct when they defeated a big Enniskillen team by 19-17. Played in ideal conditions at the Palace Grounds the local side had a large number of players unavailable due to a variety of reasons and the signs did not look good when Enniskillen took […]
Enniskillen suffered something of a front row crisis prior to the match at Omagh, but unlike the Ospreys in the professional game, who refused to play citing health and safety issues, the match went ahead. Such were the problems that ‘Skins took to the field with only one recognised prop on show, veteran Garry Law, […]
Cooke Ladies travelled to Galwegians in Galway for an AIL Div 1 game Sat 30th Oct 2010. Conditions were good. A little overcast but dry, and only a little wind. Cooke drew first blood with a penalty about 5 minutes into the game from Lucy Fagan. From the kick off Cooke gathered the ball although […]
Malone win a 5 point victory against Old Crescent Malone returned to winning ways after last weeks disappointing performance against Midleton, they played some excellent rugby to win at home against Old Crescent by 33-14. They led by 15 – 6 through tries by David Halliday and Paul Emerick and 5 point from the boot […]
Stevenson Park was a joyous place to be on Saturday night after the win over Clontarf. Not only was this a good win but it was also a good performance appreciated by even the neutrals at the Park. Dungannon were the architects of their own fate for the first Clontarf score. Following a penalty award […]
Quins arrived at the Belfield Bowl on a dry, cloudless but crisp Hallowen Saturday. The gentle diagonal flicker of the flags gave neither side any significant advantage. Many will have remembered the last visit 3 seasons ago, when an injury time penalty from the 10 metre line snatched Division 1 status from Quins. Quins still […]
After a poor start to the season, the Carrick 2nd XV have now won three of their last four games, beating Cooke II- the team that pipped them to the title last season-by 31 points to 3 at Woodlawn on Saturday 30 October. Carrick dominated the line-out, thanks to Terry McCracken and Chris Ferris, and […]
In what was billed as the top game of the day in Ulster, both teams lived up to the occasion, playing an open and exciting game of running rugby. The Hinch side took the field minus the services of Adam D’Arcy, Nevin Spence, Ian Whitten, Paddy McAllister and Willie Faloon who all played for Ulster […]