Leaving Letterkenny at 9.00 am in the rain with only 11 players and knowing that Newry had at least 15 we were aware that we had to cede the game, and probably were looking at a thrashing. We got to Newry and the sun shone, the game got started on a full size pitch and […]
Kukri Qualifying 2: Donaghadee 31 Academy 20
Saturday 27th March. Report by Harry Allen. Way back on 10 October 2009 the Donaghadee first team was narrowly beaten at Roughfort in a game where many felt the better team lost. Since that autumnal day the stories that have been filtering back to Donaghadee from south Antrim have been of a noticeable improvement in […]
AIB League 3: Nenagh Ormond 11 Rainey OB 3
Saturday 27th March. James Barr reports. Since the first meeting between Nenagh Ormond and Rainey Old Boys in an AIL qualifier five years ago, Lady Luck has smiled on the Tipperary North side. It continued to do so last Saturday when three hotly disputed decisions, two of them in injury time, helped them to hold […]
Girls Schools Cup 2010: Enniskillen Collegiate 11 Grosvenor Grammar 7
Wednesday 24th March. Report and pictures John McMurtry Enniskillen and Grosvenor girls produced a fast paced, high scoring game in Wednesday’s final at Ravenhill. With both sides cheered on by enthusiastic supporters Enniskillen pulled away in the last quarter to win the game 11 – 7. Enniskillen started the game well and with some exciting […]
Hinch Sink Ports In Ulster Senior League
Ballynahinch 76pts Portadown 12pts John Dickson Reports From Ballymacarn Park The Hinch entertained Portadown in an evening fixture last Friday night and ran out comfortable winners in a fairly one-sided contest. The visitors took the lead in the 2nd minute after the Hinch spilled the ball going forward, Portadown reacting quickly to counter attack, sending […]
Ards U17 host Leicester Lions
Ards U17s hosted English side Leicester Lions on Saturday and gave a very good account of themselves despite being up against superior opposition. The game was played in good spirit as both teams put on a great display of open running rugby. Ards U17s coach Dayle Jones, would like to thank the visitors for making […]
Kukri Qualifying 1: League Play Off
City of Derry and Armagh clash again, this time for the Kukri Qualifying League’s top prize. As a result of both sides finishing in joint top spot in the Kukri Qualifying League 1, Armagh will play City of Derry tonight (Monday 22nd March), at Shaw’s Bridge (KO 7.45pm) to decide on which side will represent Ulster in the AIL […]
Competition Winner: MWM Sports Management.
Picture: John Campbell receives his Ireland v Scotland tickets from Max Williamson of MWM Sports Management. John Campbell was the lucky winner of a pair of tickets for last weekends RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland. John’s name was drawn at random from the hundreds of entries for the competition in INTOUCH in […]
Whiskey Master Issues global challenge – Can you ‘make it at Bushmills’?
On St Patrick’s Day the small village of Bushmills on the north coast of Northern Ireland was the focus of global media attention with the launch of a global competition – ‘Make it at Bushmills’. The Bushmills Whiskey Master Distiller Colum Egan is giving one person the chance to work alongside him and his team […]