We caught up with Jim at the Grosvenor Grammar v Campbell College game on Satruday past and where delighted when he agreed to comment on the first ever Perennials rugby game. Enjoy & Remember we will all be perennials some day and to be still playing at their age is testament to just how long […]
Armagh Rugby II XV 28 v Cooke Rugby II XV 0
Armagh 2nd maintained their recent good form with a 28-0 win over Cooke 2nd last Saturday. The team showed up quite late and it took them 20 minutes to warm up. Too often they didn’t play their phases and kicked away position too easily. Cooke tried hard but they had nothing really to offer except […]
ULSTER JUNIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL: ARMAGH Rugby I XV 43 v ULSTER UNIVERSITY COLERAINE I XV 6
Saturday saw Armagh entertain UUColeraine at The Palace Grounds in the quarterfinal of the Junior Cup. The game was sponsored by Hewitt Meats and it was great to see a sponsor as enthusiastic as Jim Hewitt enjoy thePalace Grounds atmosphere. At the pre-match lunch, it was particularly warming to welcome Gareth Steenson back to Armagh […]
RAINEY OLD BOYS RUGBY: Rainey Rugby I XV 28 v Greystones I XV 22 & Rainey II XV 19 v Lurgan Rugby I XV 10
WORTH WAITING FOR It has been a very frustrating season so far for Rainey Old Boys whose injury problems have been well documented,but last Saturday at Hatrick Park they upset the form-book to beat promotion contenders Greystones 28-22 in a cliffhanger.The quality of rugby was not that great at times,but the mistakes made by both […]
We should be in for a real treat tomorrow! Ireland v Samoa
Andrew Trimble, Tom Court & Tommy Bowe starting tomorow! What a day of rugby and New Zealand round the corner. Can’t wait! John Dickson (www.dicksondigital.com) will be there to capture all the action and we will profile his pictures after each game. By the way Scott Fitgerald won the 2 tickets to the game courtesy […]
Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Preview Saturday 13th November 2010.
There is a full list of fixtures scheduled to take place on Saturday 13th November. Grosvenor Grammar School put on a brave display in their last outing at Ballyclare High School. The Grosvenor pack asked questions of the Ballyclare pack and will hope to ask questions of the Campbell College pack when the two sides […]
OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW SPORTS GROUND AT BALLYCLARE HIGH SCHOOL
ON Saturday 20th November Ballyclare High School will hold a special ceremony to open the recently re-developed sports grounds at Rashee Road .The new sand based facility has given the school two quality rugby pitches and a cricket area along with parking and storage facilities. It is fitting that the premises will be known as […]
BANN Rugby II XV 22 v CARRICK Rugby I XV 13
Due to a mixture of administrative mix-ups and dubious cancellations by other clubs, Banbridge Seconds finally took to the field for the first time in five weeks when they entertained Carrick Firsts in the Conference League. With the players maintaining as much sharpness as possible in training over this period, it was still the competitive edge that […]
Lisburn upset Grosvenor: Lisburn I XV 37 – Grosvenor I XV 15
At Blaris last Saturday the Corus sponsored Lisburn 1st XV played one of their best games of rugby of the season so far in beating a young, high flying Grosvenor team comprehensively by the margin of 37 points to 15 and in doing so, picked up a valuable bonus point in their Qualifying League tie. […]
Randalstown Rugby Club Notes: Club formal Pictures & Randalstown I XV v Donegal I XV, III XV v Carrick V XV, U19s v Carrick, U17s v Ballymena & Youth v Coleraine
Randalstown 1st XV 39 Donegal 5 After a slightly shaky start Randalstown settled quickly to the task and ran in easy winners in the end at Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon. Having been awarded a penalty in their own 22 ‘Town worked their way up the park courtesy of Coulter, McGlade and Montgomery and were rewarded […]