LETTERKENNY 16-5 RANDALSTOWN The Randalstown u18s cup campaign ended at the quarter final stage on Saturday past when they lost away to a very strong Letterkenny squad. In a match which was spoiled by the weather conditions. Randalstown received the kickoff and took the ball into contact. Ball retention had been the coaches message before […]
REPORT City of Derry RFC I XV 27 v Seapoint RFC I XV 12
City of Derry RFC 27pts, Seapoint 12pts Match Report by; Moss Dineen City of Derry Rugby Clubs travelled to South Dublin on Saturday last to play Seapoint in their last All Ireland League Fixture of the season. The objective was to defeat the home team and score four try’s in the process to have any […]
REPORT Ballymena RFC 45 v Buccaneers RFC 0
Ballymena 45 Buccaneers 0 The final game of the AIL campaign at Eaton Park between Ballymena and Buccaneers was never going to generate the kind of excitement and tension that saw the culmination of last year’s programme which resulted in last gasp promotion for Ballymena. The two teams in action on Saturday had nothing to […]
Launch Shots, Galway Corinthians RFC National Youth Rugby Festival April 18th & 19th 2015 + Irish TV will be there!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Corinthians National Youth Rugby Festival have confirmed Irish TV as their Official Broadcasting Partner!!!!!!!!!!!! Roll on the festival 400+ players booked in so far, National Youth Rugby Festival 2015 National Rugby Festival for top Clubs of Ireland to compete in the following divisions; • U15 Boys – Joe Joyce Memorial […]
REPORT Armagh RFC I XV v Tullamore RFC I XV.. A Fan’s View
Armagh Did Offaly ‘Well – A Fan’s View Offaly’s Tullamore, Cork’s Well -Sundays Well that is – and Wicklow’s Greystones were all intent on turning Armagh’s promotion dream into a nightmare. The burden of expectation, the fear of failure and a Tullamore team who had amassed 315 points and 8 try scoring bonus points in […]
REPORT Armagh RFC II XV 23 v Ballynahinch RFC II XV 34
Armagh fail to upset Hinch Armagh 2xv entertained newly crowned towns cup winners Ballynahinch 2xv to the palace grounds on Saturday afternoon. Armagh started brightly retaining possession and testing the Hinch defence with Michael Thompson converting a penalty in front of the posts making it 3-0 to Armagh. The visitors responded strongly with two well […]
Match schedule announced for World Rugby U20 Trophy in Lisbon
Match schedule announced for World Rugby U20 Trophy in Lisbon The pools and fixtures for the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2015 have been announced. The future stars of world rugby from Canada, Georgia, Hong Kong, Fiji, Namibia, Tonga and Uruguay join hosts Portugal in Lisbon from 12-24 May for the event. The eighth edition of […]
Ulster Rugby sign Browne and Rowley from London Welsh
Ulster Rugby sign Browne and Rowley from London Welsh Ulster Rugby has signed lock Peter Browne and scrum-half Paul Rowley, both from London Welsh. Browne, who is 27, can play in the second row or the back row and has represented Welsh on 12 occasions this season. He began his rugby career at Newcastle Falcons […]
Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015
Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015 Experienced 12-member referee panel named with 361 tests between them Seven of the panel were involved in RWC 2011 Seven ARs and four TMOs also named Appointments for pool stages announced later this year World Rugby has announced the 12-member panel that will referee at Rugby World […]