Ever find yourself feeling tired and a bit under the weather, or lacking that spark of energy to get through each day? Well I certainly did and it turns out there is a very simple way to give your diet the extra nutrition it needs to boost your energy and support a healthy and well […]
Enniskillen Regional Girls TAG Rugby
Enniskillen Rugby Club hosted the area and regional girls tag rugby competitions over the past two weeks. The competition is to introduce girls to rugby in a non-contact way by the use of tag rugby. In this format, scrums and line outs are used to make the game as realistic as possible. For the area […]
McCambley Cup: Cavan 3 Ballymoney 6
On Saturday Ballymoney 4’s made the long journey to Cavan to play in the semi final of the McCambley Cup and after a tense battle earned a hard fought 3 – 6 victory. The home side played with whatever wind advantage there was and immediately put the visitors under a lot of pressure. However the […]
First Trust Senior Cup: Rainey OB 10 Malone 49
Saturday 13th March. Report by James Barr. AIL Division 2 side Malone booked their place in the semi-finals of the First Trust Senior Cup when they beat a depleted Rainey Old Boys 10 -49 at Hatrick Park. Joining them in the last four are Dungannon, Instonians and Queen’s, who came from 25-0 down to beat […]
Loreto Milford, Mulroy and St Eunans Donegal Cup Qualifier
Loreto Community School – Milford hosted their first ever rugby fixtures on Tuesday 9th March against St. Eunan’s College and Mulroy College. The 1st game between Loreto Blues and St Eunan Chiefs got things off to an excellent start with both teams playing at a high tempo but finding strong defences difficult to break down. […]
Feature Article: The Crown Bar
Willie John and Penny McBride visited The Crown Bar one evening in February. The couple dined downstairs in one of the snugs where Willie John enjoyed a steak and Guinness pie and Penny sampled a lasagne with chips. Despite the bar being packed the service was very good and the dining experience compared favourably with […]
Fixtures: 11th – 17th March 2010
This weekend’s fixtures kick off with a First Trust Senior Cup match at Inst and ends on Wednesday with the Northern Bank Schools Cup Final at Ravenhill. In between we have Ravens, Internationals, Towns Cup, McCambley Cup, Butler Shield, League games and the ladies are out in force on Sunday with three Ulster sides involved […]
Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup: Donaghadee 14 Clogher Valley 29
Saturday 6th March. Harry Allen reports. (Above picture: Kevin Monson starts an attack with Richard Millar in support.) When the staunch Donaghadee supporters watched their First XV take the field at Donaldson Park last Saturday there was only one serious question in their minds. Just how many changes had been forced on them in seven […]
Lanzarote’s Beach Rugby Tournament
Well as the poster says … sun, sand, sea & … rugby !! Following several inter-Canary Island beach tournaments over the last 5 years, Lanzarote have decided that the first one they host will be an open invitation to anyone interested in escaping the cold & wet of the British & Irish isles for a […]
AIB League 1B: Ballynahinch 17 Buccaneers 22
Saturday 6th March. Report and pictures by John Dickson. Ballynahinch started the first half of this vital league performance way off pace against a much more hungry looking bottom of the table Buccaneers side, the Connacht men shocking the home team by running in 3 unanswered tries before halftime. Ryan Bambry had an opportunity in […]