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Carrickfergus RFC U15 I XV Conquer Conditions & City of Derry RFC U15 XV
CRFC U15s -58 City of Derry U15s – 14 At Tom Simms Memorial Park on Friday morning ,in conditions that would have best suited Jacques Cousteau or a Mississippi mud wrestling team Carrick U15s overcame the elements & a quite big City of Derry XV to bank yet another three league points in what was […]
Randalstown Rugby Club Boxing Day Notes: II XV 34 v Ophir RFC II XV 14 + Eye Feel Good Cancer Charity Match
Randalstown 2nds ran out fairly easy winners in this boxing day encounter with their near neighbours Ophir. Despite a bit of a stuttering start maybe due to some enforced personnel changes it was a useful run out before this weekend’s league game against Holywood. About 15 minutes was played before Mulholland scored the opening try […]
Ulster Rugby I XV v Munster Rugby I XV: Team Announced
Ahead of tomorrow’s sold out clash against Munster at Ravenhill, Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin, as expected, has named an entirely changed starting XV from that which was defeated by Leinster at the RDS on Boxing Day. With two PRO12 derbies within the space of four days, McLaughlin has coached two separate teams for the games […]
Five Debutants In Ulster Rugby I XV: Go Chris Farrell, Michael Allen, Peter Nelson, James McKinney & Callum Black
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has handed competitive debuts to five players for the RaboDirect PRO12 Boxing Day clash against Leinster at the RDS (kick off 5.30). With two games in the space of just four days, McLaughlin has had to make full use of his entire squad over the festive period. Following the Boxing Day […]
INTOUCH TV PRESENTS: CIYMS RFC II XV CHRAGING TO THE NEXT ROUND CRAWFORD CUP! Vid, Pictures _ Interview with Captain Duncan Gleadhill
A visit to CIYMS @ the superb Belmont facility is really entering a doyen of rugby territory, these guys eat, breath and sleep the sport. Sometimes they actually play aswell! All joking aside, the CI II Xv play champagne rugby in every game, but the team is littered with the forward power and centres required […]
Ireland Under-20 Team to Play Leinster Development XV: Well Done Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
The Ireland Under-20 team to take on a Leinster development side tomorrow at 2.00pm in Donnybrook has been named. The now traditional training game against Leinster is part of their preparations for the 2012 Under-20 Six Nations Championship, which begins against Wales in Dubarry Park, Athlone of Friday, 3rd February. Head Coach Mike Ruddock’s squad […]
6 Make Six Nations Panel: Congratulations To The Awesome Ulster Ladies: SUFTUW: Lauren Day, Grace Davitt, Stacey Lea Kennedy, Glenda Mellon, Ashleigh Baxter, Nikki Caughey
Six! Six! Six Ulster girls on the Irish training Squad six nations panel – the largest representation in numerous years, due to the hugely successful interprovincial campaign Ulster reap the rewards Joy Sparks commented: “Fantastic news! Its clear the Ulster Rugby devlopment structures are working & the game is growing and the future looks really […]
The battle for qualification for the knockout stages of the 2011/12 Heineken Cup will resume on Friday, 13 January 2012 when Round 5 of Europe’s elite club rugby tournament gets under way with the clash of Ulster Rugby and Leicester Tigers.
HEINEKEN CUP FIXTURES – Rounds 5 and 6 The Pool 4 meeting of the two former champions will guarantee a sell-out at Ravenhill, while on the same night the qualification picture in Pools 2 and 5 is also likely to become clearer when Racing Metro 92 take on leaders, Edinburgh Rugby, at Stade Yves du […]