BEARS TOUR to TELFORD 5th TO 7th JUNE 2015 Ballymena Bears set off on their first ever tour last Friday with a party of 31 including 13 players to take part in the Wooden Spoon International Special Needs Tag Rugby Festival at Telford Hornets Rugby Club, Shropshire. The Bears looked the part from the outset […]
Bears Travel to Letterkenny A beautiful morning on Sunday and the Bears gathered to travel to the Errigal Eagles blitz day. The Ulster Rugby Team bus pulled up and after a quick photo with their sponsor for the day M Clarke & Sons of Portglenone who kindly funded the Bears travel arrangements, the teams from […]
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 […]
Bears Bounce to Telford Bouncy Castles were the order of the day at Eaton Park on Saturday and boy did the Ballymena Bears have fun on them. Not only were there many laughs and tumbles but the section mascot “Rory” was also on hand to offer his support and 2000 bounces later (including an impromptu […]
The Ballymena Bears are back and raring to go for the second part of the 14/15 Season! After taking part in the International Special Needs tag rugby Festival at Ravenhill last year the Bears haven’t hesitated in taking up the challenge of travelling to Telford RFC on Saturday 6th June for this year’s event. In […]
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 […]
Ballymena Bears shine at Ravenhill International Tag Rugby Festival A wet day on Saturday did nothing to dampen spirits at the Wooden Spoon International Tag Rugby Festival hosted by Ulster rugby at Ravenhill stadium. Over 350 players from 44 teams across the entire island of Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales were in attendance each playing […]