It was a balmy summer evening in Belfast when the ladies of rugby in Ulster gathered at Belfast Harlequins for the inaugral Ulster Womens Rugby Awards Dinner. This was a celebration of all that is great about womens rugby around the province and clubs from near and far were represented. David Boyd and Robin Cole […]
Enniskillen Launches Summer Rugby Sports Camp
Pictured are – Sponsor, John Courtney (centre) and from left, Alastair Keys (ERFC Mini-rugby co-ordinator), Stuart McCrae (ERFC Youth co-ordinator), Stuart Campbell (ERFC Youth coach) and Robbie Watson (ERFC Community Rugby Officer) Fermanagh Commmunity Rugby is lauching its annual Summer Rugby Sports Camp and this year it is kindly sponsored by John Courtney Tree Surgery […]
Ulster Rugby Reminds Young Stars to Sign Up to Summer Camps
Organisers of this year’s Ulster Rugby Summer Camps have announced that the camps are filling up fast, but there are still places available at local camps this summer. Pictured Left To Right are Ulster Rugby players BJ Botha and Chris Henry join Tom Evans (10) from Saintfield and Emma Robinson (10) from Glengormley and Centra […]
A Short History Of The Powerade Towns Cup, The First Trust Senior Cup, The McCrea Cup, The McCambley Cup, The Crawford Cup, The Gordon West Cup, The Forster Cup, & The Butler Shield!
For many years now we have been covering the following tournaments in club rugby in Ulster and have often wondered – Who are these people, Forster, McCambley, Crawford? Thanks to the work of Colm O’Kane who has completed some work experience for us, we bring you the below potted history of some of the tournaments […]
7’s Rugby Festival – The 3rd Annual Lagan Cup
The 3rd Lagan Cup was held today at Cherryvalley playing fields, Ravenhill road, Belfast. Ably hosted as always by the Ulster Titans RFC, and starting with a coolish rain, the tournament ended in full sunshine! The teams taking part with roughly! 10 players a peice were, Ulster Titans, Civil Service, Malone Vikings, Newry Spur, Ophir, […]
East Belfast Bulldogs v Strangford Sharks & Portadown v Ballynahinch Rabittohs – Rugby League ulster.
Fresh off the back of last weekends Rugby League Inter-Provincials, 4 of Ulster’s Rugby League teams battled it out in the brilliant sunshine giving two excellent displays of hard yards and running rugby league. With no shortage of scores, two deserved winners emerged making for some interesting games ahead. Strangford Sharks 60 – East Belfast […]
Touch Taking Off In Ireland!
With summer on our doorstep, it’s a common sight to see people running around on pitches with a rugby ball. Most of them have the Velcro strips flapping in the breeze. But on the back pitches of Terenure College you’ll hear them yell “touch!” instead of “tag!” So what is touch rugby? The game of […]
Finn Valley RFC officially opened by Ulster, Ireland and Lions legend
The sixth rugby club in Donegal and the second during the first 3 years of the Donegal Community RugbyProject was officially opened last month on Wednesday 14th April. The club had the honour of having current Ulster Forwards Coach and former Ulster, Ireland and Lions second row Jeremy Davidson to unveil a plaque that will in years […]
Man of the Month: Andrew Trimble
The thought of Ulster not playing in the Heineken Cup next season was one foremost in everyone’s mind. But it came good in the end and while it may have been a somewhat disappointing season in the end, Ulster are in Europe’s elite next season. It comes down to consistency in performance and over the […]