The Mini section held their Annual Festival at Hamilton Park on Sunday and attracted over 650 players at all levels. In all, well over a thousand people, including many local residents descended on Hamilton Park, and everyone was well catered for. This was a huge undertaking and special thanks must go to Ian Caughey, for […]
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 3rd April. Report and Pictures from Roy Lawton Ards took a very youthful side to Eaton Park on Saturday in this rescheduled USL fixture against Ballymena. With an average age of only 21, Ards were looking to give some of their returning students and fringe players a bit of game time at the higher […]
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 […]
Ards played their First Trust Senior Cup quarter-final against Instonians at Shaws Bridge on Thursday evening, and despite what the score line might suggest, this was far from being a one sided contest. Indeed at one stage in the second half, both teams were separated by only 3 points. Inst hit the ground running after […]
On a gloriously sunny March afternoon this keenly contested game was played out at The Dub. Queen’s had the perfect start after 3 minutes when Harrison scored in the corner following a ruck wide on the right from which fast ball was moved to the left winger. Ards came back strongly and through sheer physical […]
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, […]
Saturday 27th February. Roy Lawton reports. Heavy rain on Friday, forced a change of venue for this Ulster Senior Cup first round tie on Saturday, when Ards had to host Portadown at Regent House School playing fields at Circular Road in Newtownards. Regent has some excellent facilities on site and after a bit of a […]
Ards PRO Roy Lawton writes. Over the last couple of seasons, the club has been extremely fortunate to have had the services of a very dedicated physiotherapist called Eimear Cradock. Eimear attends her patients both on and off the pitch with polite professionalism and can be seen working her magic ensuring players are fit to […]
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 […]