FEATURED ARTICLE: AIL RUGBY – AN ULSTER ROUND UP: TOTAL COMMITMENT – TOTAL DEDICATION – TOTAL FOCUS – TOTAL RUGBY –

AIL RUGBY CAMPAIGNS ARE IN FULL SWING WITH 10 ULSTER CLUBS COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL: Here we meet the teams and cover them all, video interviews with coaches, clips from games, table standings. As the season progresses we will capture the action; already battle is well underway, the intensity of match day is covered here.

Each club has their own section below: ENJOY and follow them here each week.

Dungannon, Ballynahinch, Malone, Instonians, City Of Derry, Ballymena, Queens University, Rainey Old Boys, Ards, Belfast Harlequins, Banbridge.

These teams compete in three divisions: AIL 1b, 2 and 3.

Below is a round up of each club, and where they sit in their leagues.

Athletes, coaches, supporters, and all the passion. An absolutely massive year for everyone, new commers, old hands, each club has their own story and their own jersey. They wear it with pride.

The AIL Clubs in Ulster are amongst the best anywhere and in the melting pot this promises to be the biggest and best season so far!

Who will win and who will loose, they decide, we report, and you follow each 80 minute journey through a game, the highs and the lows. Each club community, economics, politics and history, each moving towards their overall ambitions – Promotion, Success, Respect, Pride, and a fearless dedication to fly the flag, to have the best season possible and the dream of ultimate glory!

It does happen, we need only look the history of each.


DUNGANNON RFC:

EST: 1873
Division AIL 1B
President: Stanley Turkington
Director Of Rugby: Justin Fitzpatrick
Coach: Kieran Campbell

LEAGUE TABLE:
3. Bruff Played 6 Won 4 Lost 2
4. DUNGANNON PLAYED 6 WON 3 LOST 3
5. Lansdowne Played 6 Won 2 Lost 4
6. U.L. Bohemian Played 6 Won 2 Lost 4

129 picture slideshow from Dungannon in action – CLICK HERE –

INTERVIEWS & CLIP OF DUNGANNON PLAYING BELOW
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BALLYNAHINCH RFC:
Est: 1954
Division: AIL 2
President: James Shaw
Coach: Derek Suffern & Charlie McAleese


AIL 2 LEAGUE TABLE
1. BALLYNAHINCH PLAYED 5 WON 5 LOST 0
2. UCD Played 5 Won 5 Lost 0
3. Ballymena Played 5 Won 4 Lost 1
4. Beactive Rangers Played 6 Won 4 Lost 2

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BALLYMENA RFC:
EST: 1887
Division: AIL 2
President: Dr Syd Millar
Coach: John Andrews


AIL 2 LEAGUE TABLE
2. UCD Played 5 Won 5 Lost 0
3. BALLYMENA PLAYED 5 WON 4 LOST 1
4. Beactive Rangers Played 6 won 4 Lost 2
5. Midleton Played 6 Won 4 Lost 2

CLICK HERE for a slideshow of images of Ballymena in action

CLICK HERE for Ballymena Player Profiles

BELFAST HARLEQUINS RFC:
EST: 1999
Division: AIL 2
President: Wes Kettyle
Coach: Adam Larkin


AIL 2 LEAGUE TABLE
6. Terenure College Played 6 won 3 drawn 1 Lost 2
7. Belfast Harlequins Played 6 won 3 Lost 3
8. Corinthians Played 5 Won 3 Lost 2
9. Malone Played 6 Won 3 Lost 3

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CLICK HERE pictures of Harlequins in action






MALONE RFC:
EST: 1892
Division: AIL 2
President: Colin Morrison
Coach: Stephen Ritchie


AIL 2 LEAGUE TABLE
8. Corinthians Played 5 Won 3 Lost 2
9. Malone Played 6 Won 3 Lost 3
10. Queens University Played 3 Won 3 Drawn 1 Lost 2
11. Dublin University Played 5 Won 2 Lost 3


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click here for a slideshow of – this is a compilation of various games the Malone I XV pictures start at number 5, 30 pictures Malone V Trinity, should you require high resolution contact him on j.coffey7@ntlworld.com – click here –

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QUEENS RFC:
EST: 1869
Division: AIL 2
President: Stephen Elliott
Coach: Brian Robinson


AIL 2 LEAGUE TABLE
10. Malone Played 6 Won 3 Lost 3
11. Queens University Played 6 Won 3 Drawn 1 Lost 2
12. Dublin university Played 5 Won 2 Lost 3
13. Old Wesley Played 5 Won 1 Lost 4

CLICK HERE to enjoy an 85 picture slideshow from the game

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INSTONIANS RFC:
EST: 1919
Division: AIL 3
President: David Rainey
Coach: Clem Boyd


AIL 3 LEAGUE TABLE
1. Instonians Played 6 Won 6 Lost 0
2. City Of Derry Played 6 Won 5 Lost 1
3. Banbridge Played 6 won 4 Lost 2
4. seapoint Played 5 Won 4 Lost 1


CITY OF DERRY RFC:
EST: 1881
Division: AIL 3
President: William Lynn
Coach: Bevan Lynch


AIL 3 LEAGUE TABLE
1. Instonians Played 6 Won 6 Lost 0
2. City Of Derry Played 6 Won 5 Lost 1
3. Banbridge Played 6 won 4 Lost 2
4. Seapoint Played 5 Won 4 Lost 1

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BANBRIDGE RFC:
EST:
Division: AIL 3
President: Alan Ferris
Coach: Dan Soper


AIL 3 LEAGUE TABLE
2. City Of Derry Played 6 won 5 Lost 1
3. Banbridge Played 6 Won 4 Lost 2
5. Seapoint Well Played 5 Won 4 Lost 1
6. Greystones Played 6 Won 4 Lost 2

144 pictures Slideshow Banbridge in action – CLICK HERE –
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ARDS RFC:
EST: 1928
Division: AIL 3
President: Reggie Haddock
Coach: Laurence Kelly


AIL 3 LEAGUE TABLE
10. Wanderers Played 6 Won 2 Lost 4
11. Ards Played 4 Won 1 Lost 3
12. Nenagh Ormond Played 4 Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 2
13. Navan Played 6 Won 1 Lost 5

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Click here for 58 pictures of ARDS




RAINEY OLD BOYS RFC:
EST: 1928
Division: AIL 3
President: William Hatrick
Coach: Chris Campbell


AIL 3 LEAGUE TABLE
10. Suttonians Played 6 Won 1 Drawn 2 Lost 3
11. Rainey Old Boys Played 6 Won 2 Lost 4
12. Wanderers Played 6 Won 2 Lost 4
13. Ards Played 4 Won 1 Lost 3

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Click here for 30 pictures of Rainey Old Boys in action against Greystones