MICHAEL SHIELS , who captained the Ulster U20s earlier in the season, played at second-row for a young Ulster Ravens side which defeated Connacht A 17-7 at Deramore 2 weeks ago. He picked up a hand injury in that game, causing him to miss the Derry fixture. City of Derry scrum-half Semple and second-row Houston […]
The USRFR charity collection day on the 3rd March went with the usual generosity from all concerned. A final total is yet to be recorded but as you can see the players from Cooke Seconds dug deep to help support deserving children around the world through the charity Plan UK. INTOUCH REQUEST – CHECK THIS […]
BACK TO BASICS: With the average player putting in anything between 20-40 tackles per match it is no surprise that the injury rate is 3 times higher than that of football, with the top 4 injury areas including head, shoulders, knees…and hands!! Research shows most injuries occur in the initial few months of the season […]
Girls Schools’ Cup fever has taken over the Province during the last number of weeks with a final spot at Ravenhill being the coveted prize… for the full story on the Ulster website CLICK HERE Can’t wait to cvoer the final – its gonna be brilliant! INTOUCH REQUEST – CHECK THIS OUT – THUNDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ireland […]
Northern Ireland charity Men Against Cancer has launched a new funding drive to raise £400,000 which it says is urgently needed to support local research efforts to combat the growing incidence of male cancers – particularly prostate cancer. Around 800 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in Northern Ireland every year. The disease is […]
Charles Hurst Renault have just announced a three year sponsorship deal with The Ulster Exiles Sevens team who compete annually in the Carrick Sevens ,4th – 6th May. Photographed at the announcement are General Manager Hurst Renault Jeff McCartney and Exiles coach Mark Henderson.. The Exiles were competition finalists in 2010 and won the main […]
The kick-off times for Rounds 20 and 21 of the RaboDirect PRO12 can now be confirmed following a meeting with the Tournament’s Broadcasters. With a possible seven teams fighting for a top four finish to claim a place in the Play-Offs, interest in the final few rounds is intense, which is reflected in the decision […]
Wednesday night saw Match Five of the first round games take place in this years Nutty Krust Floodlit Tournament at Chambers Park . The encounter saw Malone U19s take on Randalstown U19s. On what turned out to be a bitterly cold evening both teams served up an entertaining game of rugby with both sides showing […]