Seniors The seniors are looking very sharp as pre-season heads into the game-plan mode at training, as they begin to prepare themselves for their forthcoming season. This Saturday will be the last Saturday training session of the pre-season as next week sees them playing off against each other in the Probable’s v Possible’s conditioning games. […]
Friendly games at this time of the year are an essential peice of any teams pre-season strategy and City Of Derry travelled to Belfast Harlequins to assess their readiness for AIL Rugby. The visitors came out of the stalls fighting in the first half with a succession of tries and conversions. The home side rallied […]
On Friday 20th and Saturday 21 August, Ophir Rugby Club will host their traditional Seven-a Side competition at Magowan Park, The Cottonmount, Mallusk. In a departure from the usual one-day event, the competition will kick off on the Friday evening with Under 19 teams challenging for the Ken Bonar Memorial Trophy. Entries have been confirmed […]
On Saturday the 15th August 2010, 150-200 players, friends, and fellow rugby enthusiasts decended on Ophir RFC to play two pre-season friendly games and watch the official opening of Ophir’s new clubhouse by Dr Syd Millar CBE. The sun was splitting the stones as they say, and Ophir could not have had better weather. Many […]
Lisburn RFC Now Unofficially 63rd in the IRB World Rankings! After a long year of organisation and fundraising, 24 players and officials met at Lisburn RFC on the 1st May 2010 to begin their Tour to Novi Sad, Serbia. Despite the 3.00am start everyone was on time and in great form and expectation for what […]
The changes in personnel will naturally bring some fresh thinking to the operation of the Club! Ballymena Rugby Football Club Officials: Club President Dr Syd Millar Chairman David Allen Vice Chairman Neil Patton Hon Sec Peter Crabbe Asst Hon Sec Tim Roddy Hon Treasurer Guy Simpson Asst Hon Treasurer Bill Ireland Directors: David Smyth – […]
Youth training for the U15s and 17s is now up and running on Tuesday nights at the Club. (U13s start in September) Training starts from 6.45 – 8.30pm and will continue on throughout the season. Over 20 young players turned up on the first night and tnis is very encouraging. Ards Youth play in local […]
Review By Lauren Day, Cooke RFC, Ulster & Ireland. “Last Wednesday myself, Irish International Eliza Downey and Quins Womens 7s organiser Natalie Bryant visited Drennan’s restaurant on behalf of the Belfast Harlequins 7’s tournament to help raise its profile! Drennan’s is situated on University Road, Belfast. A perfect location close to the city centre with […]
Having embarked on an ambitious £85,000 Clubhouse Development Project, Ophir Rugby Football Club in Newtownabbey are pleased to announce that work has now been completed on their exciting new facility, partially funded through the Biffaward Scheme, who contributed £45,000 toward the total cost of the Project. The replacement of the existing changing rooms at Magowan […]