The rain that had been forecast didn’t arrive, so apart from a moderate breeze blowing down the pitch, playing conditions were excellent, allowing both teams to play fast, open rugby. Playing against the breeze, Quins took an early lead with a Mark Best penalty, but that only lasted till the twelfth minute when a Ballymena […]
Although trailing by 19-3 just after half time, Bangor produced a superb second half performance to secure a bonus point victory by 19-27. With the 6 Nations Championship coming to a head throughout the afternoon, it was no surprise that many supporters had probably chosen to give this end-of-season fixture a miss. However, in keeping […]
Clogher Valley 27 Bangor 8 In a key game against third placed Bangor, Valley had to again reorganise with Sharkey and Primrose not available. However Best and Orr returned. Within 12 minutes Valley had essentially won the game with a superb four try bonus point. Playing up the slope and in a downpour Valley attacked […]
Cookstown sizzle in the city Malone 5s 3 – Cookstown 27 Cookstown qualified for the semi-finals of the McCambley Cup on Saturday defeating the seemingly unstoppable Malone Undesirables who had won 17 games on the trot this season. Cookstown travelled to Belfast knowing only a superb performance would suffice and they certainly delivered on that. […]
WASPS PASS 27,000 TICKETS WITH FOUR DAYS STILL TO GO UNTIL RICOH DEBUT Wasps have today announced it has passed the 27,000 ticket mark for the Club’s opening game at the Ricoh Arena in four days time. The all-time record home ground attendance for an Aviva Premiership Rugby fixture is 24,000 set by Leicester Tigers […]