The club’s chairman has warned the RFU that there will be casualties unless extra money comes into the Championship Iain Grieve, captain of Plymouth Albion, at the start of the season. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Plymouth Albion have little more than a week to raise £250,000 or go into administration and be relegated from the […]
REPORT & Shots Craigavon Senior High 33 v Shimna Integrated College 5 / High Schools Trophy!
In tough weather conditions (wind and snow) Craigavon were able to dominate possession, especially of set plays in scrums and lineouts in the first 20 minutes and came away with 2 tries and 1 conversion. Shimna came back into the game scoring a try from an excellent cross field kick outside our 22. Score was […]
FEATURE TOP 60 Tech for Rugby Players, from £20 to £400+ buy online or instore! Activity trackers, Phone Tech, Chargers, Gadgets, Training Aids, Headphones, Monitors etc and more!
FEATURE TOP 60 Tech for Rugby Players Pic credit – google glass Take a look at this selection of enornously important tech analysis / information / power / for athletes WOW! The stable, comfortable Plantronics® BackBeat FIT wireless stereo headphones provide all the power, safety features, and premium audio you need to stay motivated and […]
Donaghadee Rugby Club Notes
DONAGHADEE 7 CLOGHER VALLEY 12 This season Donaghadee have been guilty of producing performances of inconsistent levels, but the squad will have gone into Saturday’s fixture against Clogher Valley knowing that only a very good performance was likely to be enough to get anything from this particular fixture. With a swirling wind to their back […]
Ulster’s Dan Tuohy to miss most of Six Nations
Ulster’s Dan Tuohy will miss the Six Nations after thumb surgery. Photograph: James Crombie / Inpho Ulster and Ireland secondrow Dan Tuohy will miss the majority of the Six Nations Championship because of thumb surgery. The player suffered a torn ligament in the province’s victory over Treviso on Sunday and is expected to be out […]
Home Rugby Irish Rugby Connacht What Next For Ireland’s Provinces?
Image Credit: Bob Bob via Flickr. What Next For Ireland’s Provinces? As the European transfer-merry-go round gathers pace, Munster’s loss of emerging star JJ Hanrahan to Northampton could be the start of a worrying trend for the Irish provinces. En route to annexing five Heineken Cup trophies in seven seasons between 2005/6 and 2011/12 Munster […]
Ireland back row Fitzpatrick striving to bring sports science to life
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO MANY OF US stress over the difficulty of fitting our training around work and life demands, but Paula Fitzpatrick’s challenge to get that balance right is at another level. As a member of Ireland’s international set-up, the Tallaght native essentially trains as a professional rugby player, despite the ongoing status of women’s […]
Dudson deal boosts Widnes Vikings
Dudson deal boosts Widnes Vikings Super League side Widnes Vikings have completed the signing of Wigan Warriors prop Gil Dudson on a two-year deal. The 24-year-old Wales international made just 24 appearances for the Warriors last season, after joining from from Crusaders back in 2012. Dudson, who has 14 caps for his country, won the […]
The Nutty Krust Rugby 2015 Tournament Draw WILL BE LIVE STREAMED HERE Tuesday 13th of Jan @ Portadown RFC
Click Play on the live stream module below around 1pm The Nutty Krust U18 2015 Tournament will be launched in Portadown Rugby Club on Tuesday 13th January 2015 at 12-30pm. Irwin’s Bakery will, once again, be Sponsors of the Nutty Krust Tournament and the company is now entering the 36th Year of sponsorship for the tournament! […]
Results Round Up KQ1234, SNR League, II XV, Rosie Stewart, Rejenerate Cup, UBL, JNR 123456, ML EN&S, Youth U18/U16/U14, Schools Friendly
There were 200+ games played last week in Ulster Rugby including 3 Ulster Bank League games involving rugby teams from fellow Irish provinces Munster & Leinster. We attended the Medallion game between Portora Royal School & Foyle College on Thursday afternoon and then on Saturday watched and reported on the Danske Bank Schools Cup round […]