Ards dig deep to pull out a win Ards started as if they were on a mission to prove that they were not a push over. They attacked from the off and put pressure on in attack and defence, this caused the visitors to give away a penalty which Jordan DePledge slotted over 3-0. From […]
Most of the international website covering Ulster have crashed due to the volumn of traffic reading a bout Ulsters victory over Edinburgh so if some of the following links don’t work thats why – its because this Ulster team is brilliant ESPN SCRUM PICTURES OF THE GAME CLICK HERE BBC SPORT NI – Impressive Ulster […]
At Blaris last Saturday the Tata Steel sponsored Lisburn wrapped up their pre-Christmas league programme with a hard fought game against University of Ulster, Coleraine. Lisburn had a number of changes to their normal lineup with Matthew Edgar retaining his place at prop, Ross Hendron returning to the back row, Andrew Gibb and Ali Finlay […]
After a 3 week break, Coleraine 2XV got the league campaign back on track with a determined win against a tough Ballyclare outfit. Playing in the usual cold, wet and windy December conditions made running rugby difficult at times, but both teams contributed well to a tight match. Playing with a strong prevailing wind, Ballyclare […]
3rd XV vs CIYMS (7 – 7) Junior League Prior to kick off the teams observed one minute’s silence in memory of past President Pat Nelson. Two evenly matched teams played out a seven all draw. One penalty try each. As an experienced CI observer commented in the final quarter, “This game has been dominated […]
Although the pitch was in excellent condition the very strong wind straight down the pitch and the intermittent rain made this a difficult game for both teams. City of Derry kicked off with the wind in their backs needing a comfortable lead by half time to stand any chance of willing. From the kick off […]
The weather conditions at Judges Road on Saturday were atrocious with strong wind and driving rain through out on top of incessant rain over the previous 48 hours. Seapoint had the slight advantage of the elements in the first half which started in a welter of excitement. Derry went over the top 40 meters out […]
Enniskillen’s woes at the hands of their neighbours continued after having lost both encounters last season, they fell to their first league defeat since the opening day of this. The game was played in very heavy conditions which did little to inspire both sides’ running games, as the action was largely confined to the forwards […]