UTV Sport Report – Ulster’s ‘well-merited’ win against Aironi – CLICK HERE BBC Sport Report – Ulster scored six tries in securing the bonus point win they needed away to Aironi in the Heineken Cup & Man-of-the-match John Afoa on the attack for Ulster against Aironi – CLICK HERE Belfast Telegraph – Humphreys: Ulster in […]
Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 17th December 2011: Includes A Meeting With Declan Kidney, + Pictures Of Friends & Portadown College I, II & Medallion Sides
There was one midweek fixture involving two Ulster Schools when Portora Royal School hosted near neighbours, Omagh Academy, in a floodlit fixture at the Enniskillen Rugby Club grounds at Mullaghmeen. Both sets of coaches used the game as an opportunity to play an extended squad and there were four twenty minutes sessions played in the […]
Rainey Old Boys RFC Notes: DUNGANNON RFC STAY TOP
While First Trust Ulster League leaders Dungannon had to field without their Ulster Ravens contingent,Rainey Old Boys chose to rest a number of regulars for their meeting at Hatrick Park.And while Rainey’s young squad gave a good account of themselves,Dungannon had enough power up front to establish a winning lead midway through the second half […]
Coleraine RFC Notes: Coleraine cruise to Crawford Cup win II XV 49 v Donagadee RFC II XV 7
In the undercard to next week’s Junior Cup final, Coleraine 2XV entertained Donaghadee 2XV in the opening round of this season’s Crawford Cup. A late December game rarely provides a great spectacle, and the rain, hail and sleet didn’t really help for handling or flowing rugby. However, as beaten finalists last year, the Coleraine team […]
INTOUCH TV PRESENTS: MAY DOWN Farm Shop: Scrumptious Fresh Local Produce!
Wonderful, fresh and organic foods of all sorts, from fresh vegetalbes, Craigs Potatoes to winter fayre such as jams, preserves, beautiful Christmas Hampers and chocolates – Avid City Of Derry RFC supporters and only 5 minutes from the club @ Maydown, Kathy & John comments on a family business that is producing wondeful flowery potatoes […]
REVIEW: Great Christmas Stocking Fillers: MATT DAWSON’S RIP ROARING RUGBY & ROBBIE SAVAGE FOOTBALL HOWLERS
MATT DAWSON’S RIP ROARING RUGBY DVD released through Revolver Entertainment on Monday 21 November 2011 England Rugby World Cup winner, national sporting hero and top TV star, Matt Dawson, presents an action-packed collection of rugby’s greatest ever players and most memorable moments in ‘Matt Dawson’s Rip Roaring Rugby’ – THE definitive DVD stocking-filler gift for […]
REVIEW: EASTER’S RISING by Simon Easterby
Tough. Honest. Uncompromising. From his early years as a boy in Yorkshire to his successes on the rugby pitch as Ireland’s most-capped flanker and a British and Irish Lion, Easter’s Rising charts the personal and professional journey of Simon Easterby, one of Rugby Union’s most popular forwards. Simon was born in Harrogate to an English […]
Please Read! A Referees Journey To The Game! Refereeing Rugby in Tir Chonaill by Billy O’Gorman
Having received early notification from referee administrator Jill McCullough that my assignment for Saturday 24th September had just been cancelled, I scanned the ‘Fixtures & Appointments’ for ‘Referees’ on the ‘Domestic’ section of the Ulster Rugby website for an alternative fixture. It was to my surprise that I saw an available fixture which immediately grabbed […]
OFFICIAL ULSTER RUGBY: First Trust Senior Cup Final Preview + InTouch TV Highlights From Last Year
Last years final was one of the legendary games to take place at Ravenhill with City Of Derry battling Dungannon for the Ultimate Ulster Senior Rugby Championship No1 position. Some have called it the cup of dreams and the legends of the game in Ulster relished the opportunity to get thier hands on the trophy. […]