Randalstown 1st XV 25 PSNI 1st XV 13 The first outing in the league this year for Randalstown 1sts was always going to be a tight encounter and indeed PSNI had the advantage in the early stages going ahead 10 – 6. Gradually though ‘Town got into their stride and encouraged by a large home […]
Match Report, 10 September – Conference League, Cooke v Ballymena II Firsts pass Conference League encounter with flying colours Cooke showed their intentions to challenge for Qualifying League One honours during a confident performance against Ballymena IIs. The game started with a series of bruising exchanges as both packs sought to make their presence felt. […]
Once again the ridiculous rule not allowing substitutes in Qualifying League Two directly influenced the result in what was frankly a very close game, with few try scoring chances created by either side. With ‘Skins numbers reduced for the best part of an hour they can justifiably hold their heads up, even in the bitter […]
With perfect weather conditions at Donaldson Park the large crowd welcomed both sides on to the pitch for this appetising opening Qualifying League One match between newly promoted Donaghadee and potential league contenders Portadown. After a tentative start by both sides the Dee’s attempt to offload turnover ball on their own twenty two produced an […]