A well-drilled and multi-talented Queen’s side dealt clinically with the challenge of Banbridge to go through to the Division Three play-off final against Nenagh Ormond. Ulster’s uncrowned team-of-the-year outscored the Rifle Park lads by six tries to three, but they were made to battle all the way as the visitors gave further evidence of their […]
The two bottom clubs in Division Three had their fates already sealed prior to kick off for their final league game at Chambers Park. Portadown had an outside chance of avoiding the play off situation while Carlow had been staring at relegation during the last month of the season. A ninety point target against Carlow […]
Banbridge duly picked up the win they needed to copper-fasten their place in the end-of-season Division Three play-offs, scoring four tries for good measure to add another bonus point to their haul. But it could so easily have ended in defeat for the home side as they contrived to produce a mix of wonderfully enterprising […]
Rainey and Ards both sent in reports for this one but, to the victors the spoils, we run with the Rainey report from James Barr. Thanks to Roy Lawton of Ards for the pictures. Games between Rainey Old Boys and Ards have,over the years,usually been closely contested affairs.It was no different at Hatrick Park where […]
Saturday 27th March. Report by Roy Lawton. Ards senior status in the North Down area has been secured for another season after their emphatic 44 – 11 victory over Dublin side, Suttonians on Saturday. Leading up to this game Ards senior status was still in doubt and with them sitting 12th in the AIB League […]
Saturday 27th March. James Barr reports. Since the first meeting between Nenagh Ormond and Rainey Old Boys in an AIL qualifier five years ago, Lady Luck has smiled on the Tipperary North side. It continued to do so last Saturday when three hotly disputed decisions, two of them in injury time, helped them to hold […]
Saturday 6th March. Roy Lawton reports. With only three games in the AIB League remaining and senior status still not fully secured for another season, Ards welcomed top four side Nenagh Ormond to Hamilton Park on Saturday. Nenagh are lying eight places above Ards in the league, sitting comfortably in fourth place just behind Banbridge, […]
STIRRING COMEBACK FROM RAINEY. Saturday 6th March. Report by James Barr. There was an amazing turnaround at Hatrick Park where Rainey Old Boys ran in twenty-five unanswered points to beat sixth placed Instonians 39-17. With three of the bottom four clubs winning, Rainey needed this bonus point victory to make absolutely certain of staying up. […]
Saturday 20th February. Roy Lawton reports. Ards were unable to replicate their magnificent performance they had against Navan the previous week, when they travelled to Shaws Bridge last Saturday to face Instonians in the AIB league and probably only have themselves to blame. In a game littered with so many handling errors and lack of […]
QUEEN’S CLOSE IN ON TITLE Saturday 20th February. James Barr reports. Dub Lane was free of fog and frost, allowing Queen’s University to take another step towards the Division 3 title by beating Rainey Old Boys 44-0. If they beat Co.Carlow at Oak Park this week they move into top spot and have, on paper […]