The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV moved to the top of the Kukri Qualifying League Section 2 with a hard-fought 6 points to 3 win over Coleraine at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 13 December. (Omagh, of course, remain unbeaten and have played fewer matches.) Like the encounter at Coleraine at the start of the season, which Carrick won by […]
Bangor RFC Make All Ireland JNR Cup Final
Report & Images Bangor produced an awesome display of power and composure to overcome a strong Clogher Valley side by 9-6 and book their place in this season’s final. With both sides able to field their full-strength starting fifteens, backed up by an equally proficient seven man bench, this all-Ulster semi-final between two of the […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 13th December 2014 by Barney McGonigle
There was one midweek friendly game, as well as two Danske Bank 2nd xv Cup games, played in the lead up to a full list of fixtures on Saturday 13th December. In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Cup competition, Larne Grammar School entertained Regent House in very cold conditions on Wednesday 10th. In an […]
Updated Results Round Up KQ234, II XV, JL123456, SNR League, AI JNR Cup, Womens, McCambley Cup, Youth U18/U16/U14, Schools Friendly
Kukri Qualifying League 2 13/12/2014 Carrickfergus 6 vs 3 Coleraine U.U.C 7 vs 12 Grosvenor Lisburn vs Enniskillen Adrian Reavey Kukri Qualifying League 3 13/12/2014 Larne 68 vs 14 Ophir Lurgan 48 vs 3 Donegal Town 13/12/2014 Strabane vs Newry Eamonn Whelan Kukri Qualifying League 4 13/12/2014 B.H.S Fp vs Londonderry Y M Cavan 25 […]
Ballymoney 2s league report v Dungannon live here!
Ballymoney 2s win again on the road 2nd XV overcome Dungannon With a run of better results starting to take shape, Ballymoney’s 2nd XV took a trip to Dungannon, looking to add another win to the league campaign. Having won convincingly at home, team manager Sam McAllister was confident coming into the game, but knew […]
Billy Keane: Smirking French just didn’t see this mini-miracle coming
Clermont’s Camille Lopez is tackled by Munster lock Paul O’Connell during their European Rugby Champions Cup clash at the Stade Marcel-Michelin. Photo: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE see more at :- https://twitter.com/sportsfile In these days of political turmoil, the word bonus has become a dirty word, but not any more. For Munster’s miraculous losing bonus point […]
Andy Goode and Nick Easter: Young players are too much brawn, not enough brain
Andy Goode is discussing how strength has displaced skill as the foremost requirement in modern academies when he delivers a mightily depressing yet prescient snapshot of the culture within the English game. “I have played with players who have told me they are happiest if they don’t touch the ball once during a game; they […]
Blitzboks successfully defend title in PE to lead Series
– South Africa win Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens – Blitzboks also lead HSBC Sevens World Series after three rounds – Draw made for round 4 in New Zealand South Africa won their second successive Cup title of the HSBC Sevens World Series, beating New Zealand 26-17 to also defend their Cell C Nelson […]