It was a bit of a try fest at Ballymacarn Park as the home side powered to an impressive 9 try to 3 victory over the Belfast students in the opening salvo of this seasons Ulster Senior League. After a fairly even start Harry McAleese opened the scoring for the Hinch in the 18th minute […]
Ards RFC Ladies Sixth training session was the location for InTouch Rugby’s latest snapshot of club rugby. The development of their rugby is happening due to themselves at a blistering pace. We caught up with Ross Reid their coach and he said, “The speed that we are moving at is being set by the players […]
We are delighted to report on the appointments of two Ulster Rugby favourites at Dungannon RFC. Justin fitazpatrick as Director of Rugby and Kieran Campbell as Player/Coach. It is testament to the intensified professional approach at Dungannon that the club held a pres conference at Stevenson Park to mark this development. Pictured Here l-r, Philip […]
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 […]