Portadown kept their unbeaten season on track with a 36-15 win over UUC at the University grounds. It as the first time the two sides had ever met in competition though the Visitors were keen to put that to the back of their mind in search of another 5 points. Playing with a slight breeze […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Round 6 Review: With just over a quarter of this season’s games played there have already been some notable landmarks:
As the focus turns to Europe for the next couple of weeks, victories for Ulster and Scarlets last Friday night saw them retain their positions as the top two in the RaboDirect PRO12 table, closely followed into the Play-Off Zone by two of last year’s qualifiers, Glasgow Warriors and Leinster. With just over a quarter […]
Rainey Old Boys RFC Notes: I XV 27 v Ards RFC I XV 8 Report!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! & IV XV 20 v OMAGH RFC IV 13 Report LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARDS 8 – 27 RAINEY AIL 6th October 2012 Scorers: O’Connor(2*Pen, 3*Conv) Rainey Old Boys picked up another four points in the AIL when they beat Ards 27-8 at Hamilton Park. Ards led 5-0 within two minutes of the kick-off, but Rainey controlled matters up front for O’Connor to reduce the deficit. Ards had a […]
Omagh RFC Notes: U17s 7 v CLogher Valley RFC U17s 24 + Accies 1s Unveil New Strip, Officially Sponsor Is Donnell & Ellis Haulage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Omagh 7 vs 24 Clogher: League Omagh entertained local rivals Clogher valley in the first league game of the season on what was a fine autumn day Omagh U17 (7) v Clogher Valley U17 (24) October 6, 2012 Omagh entertained local rivals Clogher valley in the first league game of the season on what was […]
Inishowen RFC Notes: I XV 19 v Derry YMCA RFC II XV 5: REPORT LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRING, BUT NOT ON ALL CYLINDERS It was to near neighbours YMCA did the Inishowen road show travel next, for the resumption of a historically, acutely contested fixture, afforded by the recent re-establishment of a second team by the Drumahoe club. Pre match disaster was narrowly avoided when club mascot Phillip McFadden was inadvertently locked […]
Belfast Harlequins RFC Notes: U17s 17 v Ophir RFC U17s 0 + I XV just lose out to Hinch & Devels out powered by Bann 2s + IV XV 34 v PSNI RFC II XV 7: Notes LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + I XV Action Shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quins U17 got their season off to a good start with a win over Ophir. Well done guys! Harlequins U17 17 – 0 Ophir U17 Wednesday night’s fixture against Ophir was the U17s first game of the season. We had a full squad available combining experienced players with a number of boys playing their first […]
Bangor RFC Notes: I XV 50 v Omagh RFC I XV 8 + JNR Cup Draw Live: Report & Action SHOTS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard lesson for Academicals CLICK HERE for the action shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In perfect playing conditions, Bangor resumed their league campaign with a home fixture against Omagh Academicals. After a slow start, Bangor eventually ran in eight tries to win convincingly by 50-8. Bangor got proceedings underway, playing with a slight wind advantage. Such is the incisive […]
Carrickfergus RFC Notes: I XV 24 v Limavady RFC I XV 15: REPORT LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV made it two away wins in a row(and three in total) when they beat Limavady by 24 points to 15 on Saturday 6 October. While there were too many unforced errors for this to be regarded as a vintage performance, the young Carrick team showed great resolve to wrest back […]
Strabane RFC Notes: Strabane continue winning ways: Report & Pictures LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Strabane won everything at Donegal on Saturday, even the draw for the bottle. The firsts had a hard fought victory 17-24, whilst the 2’s had a more comfortable 6-33 win Below are some photos of the 1’s in their new, figure hugging kit. Above- timmy cummings, scrum half, looking for support Below- brian allen on […]
Limavady RFC Notes: I XV 15 v Carrickfergus RFC I XV 24 + III XV 18 v Finn Valley RFC I XV 10: Reports Live & Action Shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kurki Qualifying 2 Limavady 1XV v Carrickfergus 1XV John Hunter Memorial Ground, Limavady 6th October 2012 Limavady continued their disappointing start to the season with a loss to Carrickfergus on Saturday. The home team continued the trend of getting off to a bright start, and once again got off the mark first when fullback Aaron […]