Schools Cup Rd 2 Foyle 31-24 Portora Regent 42-0 Larne GS Belfast High 52-18 Banbridge Acad Antrim GS 8-12 Friends RSD 16-8 Wellington Carrick GS 23-6 Lurgan Coll SCHOOLS’ CUP Round 3 Sat 26th Jan BRA v Carrickfergus GS Coleraine AI v Omagh Academy Foyle College v Down HS Friends’ SL v Limavady GS Grosvenor […]
Ulster Ravens squad announced for Bristol showdown – NAMED HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Ulster Ravens team and replacements for the winner-takes-all British & Irish Cup Pool 1 clash with Bristol has been announced (Friday, Deramore Park, 7.30pm – everyone is welcome). Allen Clarke’s charges enter the game in second position, one point adrift of the English side who lead the pool with 18 points. The ravens have […]
Carrickfergus RFC Notes: Official Maxol Sponsored I XV Notes: Powerade Towns’ Cup 012
The Carrick 1st XV narrowly lost their first round Towns’ Cup match with Dungannon II on Saturday 5 January, going down by 10 points to 9 at Stephenson Park. In wet and fairly miserable conditions,the Maxol- sponsored Carrick side led from the seventeenth minute of the match and, after a great defensive performance in the […]
Ulster Rugby Men’s Preliminary squad for Glasgow clash – NAMED HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A preliminary 27 man Ulster squad to face Glasgow in the crucial Heineken Cup Pool 4 clash on Friday at Ravenhill has been announced (kick off 8.00pm). Centre Luke Marshall and fullback Adam D’Arcy have been ruled out after suffering injuries in the PRO12 win over Scarlets at the weekend. Marshall will have surgery on […]
Strabane RFC Notes: II XV 14 v Inishowen RFC I XV – Biggest game Of The Season So Far
After the customary handshakes, applause and cheers the team got together for their customary after match debrief, and in a spontaneous show of communal delight, broke into our tune about the doll with shiny eyes. I’ve seldom seen 18 Strabane men so happy, and the lads knew they had given their very best performance in […]
RBS 6 NATIONS SCRUM CAM – International Rugby stars feature in unique film shot from inside the scrum – Video Live HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahead of the RBS 6 Nations, cornerstone of the Welsh rugby team Adam Jones, accompanied by front-row teammates Paul James and Ken Owens, star in a new short film shot from within the scrum. The never-seen-before footage features the players’ perspectives that fans rarely have the chance to see when watching from the stands including […]
Friends School Rugby Notes: Medallion I XV 8 v Belfast High School Medallion I XV 13 – Shield
Friends Medallion Fall Short Last Saturday saw Belfast High School take the short journey to Lisburn to face Friends School in the second round of the Danske Bank Medallion Shield. Friends certainly went into this fixture as favourites but the High School had come out better after the Christmas break. BHS dominated the set piece […]
Bangor RFC Notes: Bangor maintains winning streak against Donaghadee
With no 1sts or 3rds games, all eyes were focussed on the 2nds who were continuing their league campaign against local rivals Donaghadee. Having fallen behind early in the game, Bangor came through strongly to record an emphatic 50-15 victory. CLICK HERE FOR THE SHOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things didn’t start well for Bangor. After just 5 minutes […]
Banbridge RFC Notes: 15s fightback to edge Hinch in tight contest + No Seats Left for Banbridge RFC I XV v Corinthians.
BANBRIDGE U15s 24 Ballynahinch 22 Following defeats to Ballymena and Randalstown, Bann Under-15 coach John Mullan asked his squad for a Christmas win and the boys duly obliged, emerging victorious after a typical derby scrap against neighbours Ballynahinch. ‘Hinch started the brighter and were soon 7-0 up after some quick thinking from their No 8 […]