The European club rugby pre-season kicked off in the style in Paris today where a packed house of leading players, coaches and media attended the French launch of the 2013/14 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. Luminaries from the French game such as last season’s winning Heineken Cup coach, Bernard Laporte of Toulon, Thierry Dusautoir, […]
Rainey Old Boys RFC: II XV 21 v City Of Derry RFC II XV 45 + III XV 30 v Ballymena RFC III XV 19 + I XV 20 v Instonians RFC I XV 10
RAINEY II 21 – 45 CITY OF DERRY II In the Second XV League, Rainey were short of several of their squad when City of Derry beat them 45-21 at Hatrick Park. Full-back J.Cassidy, their best player on the day, flanker M.Dawson and centre N.Irwin scored Rainey’s tries. BALLYMENA III 19 – 30 RAINEY III […]
Ophir RFC: I XV 46 v PSNI RFC I XV 22
Solid start to Gordon West cup campaignby Ron Bell Ophir Firsts, supported by MCW Properties and Biffa Waste opened their 2013/2014 Gordon West Cup campaign with the tough prospect of a visit to Magowan Park by PSNI Firsts, a team which had in the past proved extremely difficult to beat. With last season’s major drainage […]
Clogher Valley RFC: I XV 12 v Bangor RFC I XV 14 + II XV 29 v Dromore RFc II XV 17 – REPORTS
CVRFC lose away at Bangor in game they should have won. Though Valley had started with two good wins in the league they always expected a tough game against newly promoted Bangor. From the start Bangor showed they were “up” for the game when Valley did not deal well with the kick off. Bangor forced […]
Donaghadee RFC: I XV 26 v Cooke RFC I XV 18
DONAGHADEE 1ST XV 26 COOKE 1st XV 18 Donaghadee returned to league action last Saturday welcoming Cooke to Donaldson Park and although the Dee were slightly out of sorts in the first half of the game a disciplined performance in the second period saw them pick up their third win of the season and move […]
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS: When A Group Of People Start A Rugby Club With Nothing! Special Feature: City OF Derry RFC – Features to follow on Donegal Town, Limavady & Portadown & Bangor RFC Special Feature: THE City Of Derry Rugby Football Club: Est 1881 – Just Look At Us Now! By The People Who Love Playing Fighting Rugby
This feature article is a celebration of the City Of Derry RFC playing community and we have followed the club to home and away games to capture the following video clips of play, pictures and video interviews from across City Of Derry RFC. Contents Below 1) Intro 2) Ladies Rugby 3) Youth Rugby 4) Senior […]
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS: When A Group Of People Start A Rugby Club With Nothing! Special Feature: ARMOY RUGBY CLUB – Features to follow on Donegal Town, Limavady & Portadown & Bangor RFC: INTERVIEWS, REPORTS, HISTORY, RUGBY FEVER! A Review Of A Proud Club And The People Who Love Playing Fighting Rugby
Every rugby club in the world starts from nothing, special feature below on Armoy RFC, and new speacial features to follow on Donegal Town RFC, Limavady RFC & Portadown RFC ARMOY RFC The roots of Armoy Rugby Club are steeped in the will to battle against the odds, striving to succeed where others would not […]
Belfast Harlequins RFC: I XV 17 v Ballynahinch RFC I XV 14 + III XV 42 v Ballynahinch RFC V XV 24: REPORT
Quins teams secure double wins over Hinch! The 1st XV won 14-17 in Hinch and the 3rd XV enjoyed a high scoring 45-24 romp at Deramore. Belfast Harlequins 45 – 24 Ballynahinch 5 Following the recent wintery weather, supporters were relieved to head to Deramore on Saturday to watch the 3rd XV vs Ballynahinch 5XV […]