Preparations for the new season are nearly complete with some league games taking place this Saturday and most teams beginning their campaigns next week. This weekend sees the Harlequin Womens 7’s, Randalstown Tournament & George Tees Cup at city Of Derry. However, an interesting encounter on Wednesday 24th August took place at The Cloughan in […]
Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his side for Ulster’s final pre-season friendly match against Leeds at Ravenhill this Thursday (7.30pm) and is boosted by the return to action of Rory Best and Stephen Ferris who are each allowed to play 40 minutes under IRFU guidelines. The side shows six changes of personnel and one […]
The SKINS played Ballina on 21st August at Enniskillen grounds. Ballina RFC, a Connacht Q1 team were convincingly defeated with a number of tries from Enniskillen. The pictures on the link below were provided by Terry McCartney Photography – www.terrymccartney.com – Thanks Terry. Slideshow of photos click here A convincing display by Enniskillen saw them […]
Many months ago, when the 21st August 2010 was chosen for the formal opening of the celebrations of the Donaghadee RFC’s 125th anniversary, the date seemed propitious and appropriate. However, as the date drew near, the distractions and diversions of summer conspired against the decision. When the selection of the home side was being considered, […]
The draw was made this week by chairman Andy Collins and Vice Chairman Addie Patterson. Group A Group B Balllymoney Grosvenor Ballymena Lurgan Carrickfergus Hollywood Bangor Ophir Randalstown Civil Service As ever the burger stand will be in full swing and refreshments will be available in the clubhouse throughout the day. Robert de Niro and […]
Saturday saw Dungannon rfc ‘s Stevenson Park ground host a fundraising carnival which was a brilliant success. The ground was buzzing with activity. The main event being the Marathon fun run relay, which all of the club and the wider Dungannon community enthusiastically participated in. From the mini rugby boys and girls running with their […]
What a fantastic day everyone had at the annual Ophir Sevens on 21st august 2010! It was definitely the rugby that astounded everyone, but the beautiful sunny weather did add to the sheer enjoyment that Antrim RFC, Lisburn & Lisburn B RFC, Randalstown RFC, Ophir & Ophir B RFC, Queens RFC & Ballyclare RFC had […]
Ophir RFC Hosted their Annual 7-a-side Youth Tournament on Friday the 20th August from 6.30pm – 9pm. The evening was brilliant with good light and the standard of the rugby was excellent! Malone, Carrick, Larne, Ballyclare, Instonians, Ophir, Ballymena and Randalstown competed in two sections. The high standard of rugby bodes well for the future […]
Seniors Main Picture: Rory Eaves gets the ball away. The Conditioning games on Saturday went extremely well with all the players getting a good run out as they tried to impress the coach and stake a claim for all the vacant berths in the various teams. To help further boost their chances, both the 1st […]
PLAYER: ALAN WHITTEN CLUB: INSTONIANS RFC POSITION: PROP HEIGHT: 6ft 4 WEIGHT: 111kgs 6 Week Training Blog – Predict The Results Competition Its been a roller-coaster and its now official, Alan has destroyed the improvement goals he and Claire Withers set almost 6 weeks ago. He is stronger and leaner! Predict How Much? In week […]