Ballyclare 1st XV will start the new league season officially on Saturday 11th September when Omagh will be the visitors to the Cloughan. It is expected that this will be a bigger test this season in Qualifying 2 as the league has two strong newcomers Enniskillen and Grosvenor High (F.P.)– the former having come down […]
Cooke defeat Clogher Valley Cooke’s first league fixture of the club’s centenary season was an eagerly anticipated affair with many new faces on show against visitors Clogher Valley. The close rivalry between the sides has resulted in home wins over the past couple of seasons but it was the visitors who took the lead within […]
For the first time in 10 years Clogher Valley 2nd XV registered a comprehensive victory on the opening day of the season. Fielding a team containing a blend of youth and experience Clogher Valley were first out of the blocks taking the lead with a penalty. However Cooke soon found their form with a flowing […]
The Corus sponsored Lisburn RFC continued their preparations for the season ahead with another friendly fixture away to Larne at the Glynn but came off the worst in a fairly evenly contested game which will have shown coach Bruce Cornelius and Captain Chris Kidd where they need to bolster their team. Larne attacked from the […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued their successful return to the Ulster Senior League with another victory against Belfast Harlequins at home on Saturday last. The game ebbed and flowed throughout and Harlequins asked many questions of this young Derry sides resolve especially after they fell ten points behind as the first half progressed. Over […]
Belfast High School Former Pupils travelled to Civil Service to play a friendly on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon at Stormont. High School won a close match 19v13 scoring 3 tries against Services converted try and 2 penalties. It was a game organised by the new Civil Service coaching team of Marty McGuigan and […]
1st XV – In a highly competitive game Ards started stronger than their more illustrious opponents and should have taken the lead after 12 minutes when they failed to convert a penalty, following a Ballymena infringement. Ballymena claimed the first points after 17 minutes, when, against the run of play Fisher converted a penalty, following […]
At two o’clock last Saturday Donaghadee coach Jimmie McCoy was still facing selection problems for his First XV’s opening game of the league season. This had been because of a scarcely-believable series of cry-offs and late failures of fitness tests. Thursday’s training session had begun with the knowledge that Dougie Gordon, Billy Allen, Gareth Gordon […]
Colin Atkinson returns to ARMAGH rugby: Colin Atkinson returns to the Palace grounds this season to assist Coach Andy Hughes. Colin previously played for Armagh for two seasons 1999/01. He moved into All-Ireland senior rugby playing for Ballynahinch and Belfast Harlequins where he captained the side for three successive seasons. Colin has represented Ulster where […]