After almost 9 weeks of inactivity due to bad weather and a lack of opposition Derry entertained Ballynahinch at Judges Road in the League Semi Final. The weeks of no game time were to show as the home side were a bit rusty and went down by 33 points to 15 against one of the […]
Ballyclare 1st XV travelled to Omagh on Saturday with concern after the Co.Tyrone club`s Towns Cup win over Portadown and the big attendance at the pre-match lunch suggested a lot of confidence by the officials and supporters of the home club. But the White Hare men tore up the script totally by inflicting a massive […]
AIL RUGBY CAMPAIGNS ARE IN FULL SWING WITH 10 ULSTER CLUBS COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL: Here we meet the teams and cover them all, video interviews with coaches, clips from games, table standings. As the season progresses we will capture the action; already battle is well underway, the intensity of match day is covered […]
Ballymacarn Park was a hive of activity on saturday past with 3 teams competing. Fortunately the ice and snow had thawed and the games commenced. Troops assembled and battled progressed. One of the games was a Junior League 1 game between Carrick II XV & Ballynahinch III XV. Good rugby, followed by better rugby made […]
Ballymena II XV did not let themselves down, they played good rugby and are a very good side. Ballynahinch II Xv where quite simply awesome, and thoroughly deserved the victory at Ballymacarn Park on Sat 11th December. Ballymena arrived at 12 and within half an hour where running through their game plan on the training […]
The McCambley Cup is one of the bastions of grass roots rugby. Youngsters, die hards, veterans, up and coming youth, you will meet them all in a McCambley Cup Tie.Fiercely competitive, the draw each year is a major event in this very old competition which brings the finalists to Ravenhill and grass roots glory. Our […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV were beaten by 25 points to 6 by CIYMS in a League match at Woodlawn on Saturday 11 December. While the so far unbeaten Belfast side deserved their victory, this was a much better performance from Carrick than in the away fixture at Belmont in October. Indeed, the final score […]
Hinch arrived at Deramore Park where the recent snowscape had vanished without warning on the previous day. There was little wind, lots of blue skies, but still chilly. Quins were still missing Miles O’Hagan, Michael Allen, Michael Heaney, Niall Annett and Andrew Gillespie, but fielded what appeared to be a competitive side. The match kicked […]