David Humphreys, Ulster’s Director of Rugby, reacts to Ulster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final match up against Northampton: “Northampton will certainly provide us with a big challenge in the quarter-finals of the competition. They’ve plenty of depth and they’re not the number 1 seed, for nothing. They were absolutely comprehensive in how they worked through the pool […]
Advertising campaign sees rugby stars challenging men to take ProGlide Challenge
Thursday 13th January: Today sees the launch of the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide advertising campaign in Ireland featuring international rugby legends Jonny Wilkinson and Brian O’Driscoll. For the first time ever Gillette ambassadors Wilkinson and O’Driscoll are appearing together in a national television advert, which will be first broadcast on ITV1 tonight, followed by airings […]
Jordan Wilson from Malone U15s wins the InTouch Rugby Christmas Hamper Competition
Well done to Jordan. He won a hamper with a signed Ulster Rugby ball. Pictured above is Jordan and the U15 yeam at Malone Rugby club along with a very proud father Bill Wilson. InTouch was delighted to have the opportunity to run this competition in conjunction with www.christmashampersireland.com & www.fruitbasketsireland.com. Congratulations to the other […]
Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 8th January 2011: Includes pictures from Campbell vs Bangor GS & Foyle College vs Bangor GS
Despite the fact that all the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 2 games, scheduled for Saturday 8th January, had to be postponed due to frozen pitches, a number of schools managed to get games played in the week leading up to Saturday 8th January. Despite the frozen conditions affecting rugby in most of the […]
City Of Derry Cityside v City Of Derry Waterside: Festive Champagne Rugby.
An entertaining game, with lots of Christmas Boxing Day fun, great to see all the rugby played that was not cancelled. Rugby played with a smile on the face and a few beers already consumed! The mid way point in the season at Christmas, and we take to the field surrounded by snow. Hitting rucks, […]
Campbell College I XV 42 v Belfast Royal Academy I XV 14
Campbell College and Belfast Royal Academy played in a midweek fixture at Malone Rugby Club on Wednesday afternoon. The Campbell College team scored an unconverted try, early in the game, through Shane Moffett to give them a 5-0 lead. Rory Scholes extended that lead to 8-0 a few minutes later when he converted a penalty […]