At a bitterly cold Woodlawn, the Perennials maintained there unbeaten record with a hard fought drwa at 6 tries a piece. A good turnout of players for our Christmas fixture contributed to a highly entertaining match that produced some great flowing and skillful rugby from both sides. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES v Belfast high School Former […]
Omagh Accies RFC I XV V Lisburn RFC I XV: In Pictures
Were getting down into the soft boggy ground, sodden and wet, when the steam jets out of the nostrills and off the wet jerseys. This is when the pride in the jersey kicks in and the hard graft takes over, checlk out the pictures on the link – some of the best this year so […]
A game of two halves for Virginia RFC U15 XV & Girls tag team off to Dundalk
A game of two halves for Virginia’s under 15’s. Virginia RFC – 26 Portadown RFC – 0 Virginia U15’s played Portadown at home on Saturday last December 3rd on a very cold morning. Portadown were a much changed team from the previous fixture causing Virginia plenty of problems in the early stages of the game […]
Ophir RFC Club Notes: Ophir I XV Back To Winning Ways, I XV 15 v Ards RFC II XV 0
Ophir Firsts were in action at Lansdowne Road last Saturday – no, not the brand new home of Irish Rugby, the Aviva Stadium, but the home of Ards Rugby at Hamilton Park at the top of Strangford Lough. The Mallusk team met Ards Seconds in the Ulster Bran With a strong wind behind them, Ophir […]
Omagh Accies RFC: Blitz Tournament Report @ Letterkenny & Pictures Of Mini Training
The future is looking very bright for Omagh with such a thriving youth system. The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher. Both […]
Instonians RFC U17 I XV v Bangor RFC U17 I XV + PICTURES & REPORT: A Thriller @ Upritchard Park
This was the second in a series of friendlies against Bangor. It was another close encounter with Instonians winning on this occasion. They had to play against a stiff breeze in the first half. They repulsed a number of Bangor attacks and even managed to gain some territory in the Bangor half from time to […]
Dungannon RFC Club Notes: III XV 7 v CIYMS 7, I XV 20 v BUCCANEERS 33 & II XV 37 v UUC 31: Reports & Pictures For All 3
3rd XV vs CIYMS (7 – 7) Junior League Prior to kick off the teams observed one minute’s silence in memory of past President Pat Nelson. Two evenly matched teams played out a seven all draw. One penalty try each. As an experienced CI observer commented in the final quarter, “This game has been dominated […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Reviews Round 10: All Teams Reviews + League Table, Stats, Tries, Reviews & More – 10 Page Download
Leinster were the big winners in the RaboDirect PRO12 Round 10 games played over the weekend in more ways than one – their 52-9 victory over Cardiff Blues brought with it the bonus point that took them clear at the top of the table. Ospreys, despite beating reigning champions Munster 19-13 on Saturday, slipped to […]
Belfast Harlequins RFC Club Notes: IV XV Defy Conditions at Newforge to Run in Six Tries: Report + Pictures
Three tries in each half saw the 4’s take the points at a rain drenched and rather bleak Newforge on Saturday. It was a credit to the grounds staff that the pitch was playable given the amount of rain that had fallen over the previous 24 hours but, ignoring the elements, Quins produced another solid […]
Banbridge RFC Notes: I XV 15 v Rainey Old Boys 3, IV XV 16 v Academy II XV 9 & V XV v Cavan II XV
It certainly wasn’t a ‘rainy’ day for Banbridge in Magherafelt as the 1st XV returned home with four points following a 15 – 3 win in the AIL. Bann finished the game with 14 men but had enough in reserve to claim the points. With Cashel remaining unbeaten at the top there are only 2 […]