Service slay the Dragon of Dee On a warm September Saturday, captain Paul Culbert marched his band of merry men eastward. Guided in by the town’s famous lighthouse, Service found themselves at a familiar battle scene, albeit one without happy memories. Twice in 2014 the men from Stormont suffered heavily at the hands of the days opponents, most recently in […]
21% of 14-18yr olds skip breakfast regularly – Breakfast the Key Building Block for All Young Rugby Players says IRFU
21% of 14-18yr olds skip breakfast regularly – Breakfast the Key Building Block for All Young Rugby Players says IRFU IRFU launches Eat 2 Compete Week Social Media Campaign According to an online survey* conducted by the IRFU, 21% of young people between the age of 14-18 years regularly skip breakfast and 71% of those […]
Ballymena RFC I XV 20 v Corinthians RFC 0 REPORT
A superb display by Ballymena saw them get their Division 1B campaign off to the best possible start with a convincing win at a sunny Eaton Park on Saturday. Corinthians, who had finished third in the Division last season were relying on their bigger, heavier forwards to dominate, but they were no match for a […]
Cavan Ladies Rugby have won the Acheson cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cavan ladies have won the Alex Acheson Memorial Cup at the 50th anniversary of the garda club !! Great game winning with a try as last play from Kathleen and conversions from Paige! Our two new players Paige and Kate with outstanding try each.. Everyone had a brill game giving our coaches a few heart […]
Fiji, France, China and South Africa Qualify for IRB Women’s Sevens World Series
Fiji, France, China and South Africa Qualify for IRB Women’s Sevens World Series Fiji, France, China and South Africa will play at every event on the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series 2014/15 after reaching the Cup semi-finals of the qualifier at Shek Kip Mei Sports Ground in Hong Kong on Saturday. The Fijians had entered […]
Pools drawn for Gold Coast Sevens
Australia won the bronze medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Defending champions New Zealand will play Samoa, France and Japan on the first day of the new season, after the pools were drawn for the first round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Australia’s Gold Coast on 11-12 October. Having finished runners-up […]
Notes: Randalstown RFC I v Academy RFC, II v Donaghadee & III XV V PSNI RFC REPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a day of mixed fortunes for the ‘Town senior section as the 1sts snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at Roughfort while the 2nds continued winning ways at Neillsbrook and the 3rds were outmuscled by PSNI at Newforge. Down at Academy it was a balmy Saturday afternoon and Randalstown started much the […]
TEAMS NAMED SATURDAY FIXTURE! IRFU Ulster Rugby U19S v IRFU Leinster Rugby U19S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Ulster U19 team to play Leinster, 2014 Inter-provincial Series, Belfast Harlequins RFC, Saturday 13th September, 2.30pm: 1. Connor McIlmurray (TBC) 2. Adam McBurney (Ballymena RFC) 3. Rory Squires (Rainey Old Boys) 4. Hugh Sloan (Queen’s University) 5. Harry Cleland (Banbridge RFC) 6. Matthew Fisher (Carrickfergus RFC) 7. Josh McIlroy (Captain, Ballymena Academy) 8. Conall […]
TEAM NAMED Ulster U18 Schools v Leinster U18 Schools HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday Fixture @ St Mary’s
Ulster U18 Schools v Leinster on Saturday 13th September 2014 at St Mary’s RFC Kick off 2.30pm Ulster U18 Schools Team: 1. Ben O’Reilly (Methodist College) 2. Ben Pentland (Wallace HS) 3. Philip Matthews (RS Armagh) 4. Marcus Rea (Ballymena Academy) 5. Fergus Jemphrey (Sullivan Upper) 6. Jonny McKeown (captain, Ballymena Academy) 7. Daniel Coulter (Methodist College) […]