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 […]
After being defeated by Instonians this resurgent Ulster U20 side were very good indeed! I don’t know how many times they stole ball from Hinch. The pace of their counter rucking was like lightning. Bodes well for next weeks games August 23 (mon) Ulster v Yorkshire 1.00pm @ Campbell College & August 25 (weds) Ulster […]
Cooke Rugby Football Club in Belfast will be 100 years young this season. A variety of events and activities will be held to mark the occasion culminating in a festival of rugby next April. Speaking about the celebrations new President Ian Callaghan said: “We are very keen to involve former members in the celebrations, as […]
In 3 weeks time 52 Clubs in ulster will embark on the 2010-2011 season. The effort and work being put in across Ulster is massive in the preparations, the pre-season friendly encounters are taking place each weekend in the run up to the first competitive league games in early September. Coaching, training, skills, strategy, mind-set, […]
Civil Service RFC raises over £500 for CLIC Sargent and announces their continued support for the charity during the 2010/11 season. Civil Service has committed to wearing the CLIC Sargent logo on all of their club jerseys for the coming season. It is hoped that this will help CLIC Sargent raise its profile in Northern […]
Following the success of the inaugural City of Derry Rugby Club Summer Camp which was held at Lisneal College in early July, the Club are running another Summer Camp again at Lisneal College starting on Monday 23rd to Friday 27th August, 9am to 3pm. The demand from both children and parents after the July Camp […]
DONAGHADEE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1885-2010 Those interested in rugby football, and especially those who follow the fortunes of Donaghadee RFC, may be well up to date with the fact that the 21st August 2010 has been chosen for the formal opening of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of its 1885 formation. Perhaps this celebration […]