The draw for the semi-final stage of the Powerade Towns’ Cup was made today at Ravenhill. The draw, which was made by Sir Nigel Hamilton, President of the IRFU Ulster Branch, and Katie Hutchinson of Powerade is as follows: Armagh v Clogher Valley Ballymoney v Ballynahinch II The semi-final matches will be played on or […]
Hinch clinch victory at Ballymacairn It was effectively a ‘club side’ featuring players from all 4 Grosvenor teams that travelled to Ballymacairn Park to do battle with high-flying Hinch 2s . Hinch alicadoos were happy to admit that 12 of their side had played for Hinch’s 1st XV in a 40 point win at Instonians […]
In a rearranged Ulster Senior League game Ballynahinch secured a bonus point victory over Instonians in the process scoring seven tries and now have a maximum haul of points from 8 League games played. Hinch played against the wind in the first half and in a fairly even and uneventful first 25 minutes both teams […]
1st XV vs Buccaneers (28 – 25) CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES FOR VIDEOS OF TRIES AGAINST BRUFF CLICK HERE Ulster Bank All Ireland League This twice postponed fixture turned into a cracking game with both sides scoring four tries and the lead changing hands five times in the second half before Conor Gaston sealed the […]
Malone defeated Ballynahinch in the second match of this season’s Nutty Krust Floodlit Tournament at Chambers Park on Wednesday night. The high quality of rugby on display reflected the present status of these two U 19 teams who were involved in the Ulster U 19 League play off recently. Ballynahinch opened strongly as they sought […]
In the second round of Cup qualifiers the Derry U19’s came second against a strong Ballynahinch outfit in the drumlins of Co.Down. A weakened City outfit left with only the bare minimum and once again called on the services of U17 youngster Aaron Deery who had a first class game showing what a star of […]
Instonians 34, Ballynahinch 15. This friendly kicked off in sunny conditions at Shaw’s Bridge on 12 February. There was no score until 24 minutes when Ballynahinch scored a deserved try after a period of pressure. Inst, as has been their style, hit back a couple of minutes later with a try by Michael Kirvell which […]
The students from Dublin University pushed the Hinch all the way in what turned out to be a tough but exciting contest at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday. In the end the Hinch just did enough to pull clear, score a bonus point and prevent Trinity from securing a losing bonus in a dramatic final ten […]
Division 2 league leaders Ballynahinch maintained their early season form with another impressive bonus point win, secured in a 12 try showdown in the local derby against Malone at Gibson Park. Malone played with the advantage of a slight breeze during the first half and it was no surprise to see their out half Josh […]