Enniskillen 2XV (Away) Vs Ballymena 3XV Enniskillen 2nd XV made the long journey to Ballymena last Saturday and with several players missing they travelled with a combination of 2nd and 3rd players, which brought a mixture of experience and youth. Enniskillen started off the game with great intent of playing a high aggression, running game. […]
Both sides fielded depleted squads in this First Round of the First Trust Senior Cup, but in the end it was Ballymena who ran out comfortable enough winners against the student side which had little to offer in attack, but defended manfully for most of the game. The first fifteen minutes followed that pattern – […]
UL Bohemians 23 Ballymena 30 Ballymena made the long journey to Limerick with a team shorn of the players involved with Ulster at any level, and missing Callum Patterson, out of action with a broken arm sustained in the Dublin University game. But, as it turned out, Andy Graham’s faith in the overall strength of […]
Speaking briefly after the game a number of people who have been involved in rugby over the years commented that this game had been played at a very fast pace. Such is the standard in Ulster Club Rugby. Ballymena’s Chris Smyth comments after this Millar MCCall Wylie JNR Cup Round 1 game where Ballymena secured […]
Bears Blitz 28 Sep 14 A warm dry morning greeted all 5 of the clubs (almost 100 players) at this Sundays’ Ballymena Bears blitz. Teams from Newforge Taggers, Portadown Panthers, Coleraine Chargers and Ballyclare Hares all made the journey up to Eaton Park and all gave a fantastic display of special needs tag rugby. The […]