INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW TRIMBLE BBC Sport UTV KIDNEY WARY OF ENGLAND FINAL WIN COULD BOLSTER IRELAND WORLD RANKING – IRISH RUGBY CLICK HERE ULSTER RUGHBY – 6 Ulster men in Ireland u20 squad! CLICK HERE UTV Sport- O’Driscoll slams critics. CLICK HERE Brought to you in association with the Guinness Rugby Facebook Team and to […]
BLOG 7 COACHES CORNER: Referee’s – The unsung heroes of Rugby Union & sport in general.
Welcome to Blog 7 of coaches corner: Question – What is it? Answer – A weekly blog exploring and developing the theme of COACHING. Video Analysis, Ideas, Opinions, Facts, the melting pot is explored here. Written & compiled by: Nathan Moore: BSc (Hons) Sports Science, P.G.C.E Founder of NM Sports Performance, Video analyst and Coach […]
DONAGHADEE RUGBY CLUB NOTES: MORE WINTER BLUES FOR DONAGHADEE RUGBY + Upcoming Fixtures
Last Saturday a good crowd of Donaghadee rugby supporters made their way to Belmont to watch their club’s First XV play a League game against CIYMS. Regular readers will know that this particular contest had been long-awaited because both teams can boast unbeaten League performances this season. Well, both of these fine records remain unsullied […]
ARMAGH RUGBY CLUB NOTES: Grand Slam Winner To speak @ Club Dinner & Armagh Player Scores @ Twickenham
GRAND SLAM HERO TO SPEAK AT THE PALACE GROUNDS Armagh rugby holds its annual club dinner on Saturday 19th February at 8-00 pm. The club has secured the rugby legend, Jack Kyle, as guest speaker. Jack played out-half in the Grand Slam winning side in the 1948 Five Nations Tournament and is known the world […]
Special Feature: A Brief History Of Cooke In Advance of Their Centenary Dinner On 29th January 2011
Willie John McBride is set to speak on Saturday the 29th of January at the City Hall in Belfast to friends and members of Cooke RFC will be gather to celebrate and mark the centenary of the formation of Cooke Rugby. The main speakers on the night are Willie John McBride, Sir Nigel Hamilton (President […]
Tuohy, Spence & McAllister Agree New Contracts
Ulster received a boost ahead of this weekend’s crucial Heineken Cup clash against Biarritz with the news that lock Dan Tuohy has signed a new two year deal with the club, while prop Paddy McAllister and centre Nevin Spence have upgraded from development to full contracts. Tuohy, who won his first international caps for Ireland […]
Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 18th December 2010
Despite the arrival of more extreme weather conditions which impacted on the games scheduled to take place on Saturday 18th December, a number of schools did manage to get games played either on tour to warmer climes or midweek prior to the onset of the extreme weather. The RS Dungannon team played two tour games […]
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby Ulster rugby covers the province of Irish Rugby known as Ulster. The game is predominantly Rugby Union but there are a few teams playing Rugby League. Ulster Schools all compete for the Schools cup, trophy or shield. Tag Rugby is also popular, but Rugby Union remains by far the most popular code played […]
Ulster Rugby today announced details of a major new sponsorship deal, struck with kit supplier, Kukri.
Kukri, who joined forces with Ulster Rugby at the start of the 2008-09 season, will continue to kit out the squad until June 2014. The agreement, which has the potential to be the biggest kit deal in Irish club rugby, underlines the club’s ambition to become a leading force in world rugby. “Here at Ulster […]
No.8 – IN FOCUS – MARK MCCONKEY – CIYMS
Height: 6ft ish Weight: 100kgs Clubs & schools: Campbell College, Civil Service, CIYMS, Havelock North (New Zealand) Honours: Hawkes Bay Colts Cup Semi Finalist, CCF National 7s Champion. What is your most memorable moment as a number 8? My best moment as a number 8 so far happened last year when I scored on my […]