Saturday 27th March. Report by Andrew Smallwoods. Enniskillen slumped to defeat in their final match of the 2009/10 season and now must face up to the real possibility of relegation, as bottom side Coleraine upset the odds to win at Dromore and are now only two points adrift, with two games left to play. The […]
Saturday 27th March. Report by Roy Lawton. Ards senior status in the North Down area has been secured for another season after their emphatic 44 – 11 victory over Dublin side, Suttonians on Saturday. Leading up to this game Ards senior status was still in doubt and with them sitting 12th in the AIB League […]
Saturday 27th March. James Barr reports. Since the first meeting between Nenagh Ormond and Rainey Old Boys in an AIL qualifier five years ago, Lady Luck has smiled on the Tipperary North side. It continued to do so last Saturday when three hotly disputed decisions, two of them in injury time, helped them to hold […]
The final school competition of the year took place at Donegal Town RFC this week when 12 schools from the County competed in the U14 Cup, Plate and Bowl finals. The finals were the second day of the two leg cup competition put in place by the Donegal School Committee for the first time this […]
Magh Ene College retained the U15 Girls Cup in emphatic style this week by winning every game over the two legs of the Cup competition. The school were unbeaten in both Cup 1 and Cup 2 competitions and came out deserved winners for the second year in a row. The success is down to the […]
Saturday 20th March. Harry Allen reports. After their great runs in both Junior and Towns’ Cups had ended, and having recently suffered a serious league defeat to CIYMS in the League, Donaghadee went to Carrickfergus last Saturday feeling like they needed a solid victory to pull their season back together. With scrum half Alastair Lockhart […]
Saturday 20th March. Report from Dave Watson. On Saturday Ballymoney 1st XV played their penultimate game in the League against a Dromore side who have turned their club around since last season’s near relegation. The men from the toon were going to be under pressure from the start with a number of injuries and illnesses […]
Service entertained Holywood in a tight match with both teams desperate for the points in order to generate a late season push into mid table. Service took to the field with a team short some key players after injuries to John and Brett and late call ups to the 1st XV for Kenny and Greg. […]
Match Report by Andrew Montgomery Hinch travelled to Armagh Rugby Club knowing that a win would crown them Ulster League champions and would take them through to the semi-final of the All-Irelands. Right from the kick-off the strong Monaghan side put pressure on Hinch’s line and after several phases of strong forward play, Monaghan took […]
Ballynahinch 76pts Portadown 12pts John Dickson Reports From Ballymacarn Park The Hinch entertained Portadown in an evening fixture last Friday night and ran out comfortable winners in a fairly one-sided contest. The visitors took the lead in the 2nd minute after the Hinch spilled the ball going forward, Portadown reacting quickly to counter attack, sending […]