Now that the dust has settled from the Atnrim RFC dinner the club has released the award winners names and a video review of the season. Player of the year: Mark Perry Players Player: Dave McKee Emerging Player: Phil Burrell Young Player: Scott McDowell Top Tryscorer: Neil Manson Tackle of the Season: Simon Neve Clubman: […]
Festival and Award for Bears Another super Sunday of rugby for the Ballymena Bears this time at Newforge in Belfast courtesy of the Ulster Special Needs Tag Rugby Group. The numbers of teams across the province are growing steadily and it was brilliant to share the fun with 8 teams from as far away as […]
Francois Hougaard’s spectacular score in South Africa’s win over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014.The Springbok scrum-half, who scored the first try of the match in Johannesburg in early October, becomes the third South African to win the award after […]
Ray Williams Wins Prestigious IRB Award Pioneering rugby coach and dedicated administrator Ray Williams has been named as the 2014 winner of the prestigious Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service as a mark of the significant positive contribution he has made to the game throughout his lifetime. In 1967, Williams changed the way rugby coaching […]
New and exciting partner has come on board with UUC RFC for the next few seasons. And if that wasn’t enough a new and improved product range in our shop. Wanting to do a Free Masters? Representative Rugby Player or AIL standard? Open to NI Graduates, Irish Qualified and International Graduates, apply info@uucrfc.com. Great times […]
Former Referee Bob Francis Honoured with IRB Distinguished Service Award New Zealander Bob Francis QSO, MBE has been presented with the International Rugby Board Referee Award for Distinguished Service 2014. During a career that started in 1961, Bob made an exceptional contribution at all levels of the Game, as both a referee and referee selector. […]
Nominees Announced for IRB Junior Player of the Year 2014 Award The International Rugby Board has confirmed a shortlist of four nominees for the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2014 Award, with the winner set to be announced following the final at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. Finalists South Africa and England each […]
Annual youth awards held at a well attended function in Doms pier 1 Congratulations to the following who won awards Girls Maeve Eccles U13 girls who played for a county team at halftime at Ulster v Connacht game in Ravenhill Fiona Conaghan Hannah Crawford Aine McGroarty. Katie Timoney U13 boys Captain – Jamie Crawford Most […]