Beaten but never Bowed; Down but never out. Carrick U15 were beaten in the semi-final of the Brewin Dolphin Sponsored Ulster Cup at Woodlawn on Saturday. Although tremendously disappointed, Banbridge turned out to be the better team on the day with a very determined second half performance. Carrick will lick their wounds and come back […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV finished their League programme on Saturday 9 April with a 31 points to 28 away win against Lisburn. The victory means that, as well as completing the double against Lisburn, Carrick finish the season with nine League wins out of eighteen matches, a better record than seemed likely before Christmas. […]
It’s a bad sign when a ‘Skins match report starts with reference to the weather and this is no exception. On a day that swung from beautiful, spring, “T” shirt and sunglasses weather to a total downpour, so ‘Skins performance swung from early total dominance to the almost abject surrender that resulted in Carrick’s winning […]
Jake Porter, Carrick’s inspirational captain led his men onto the turf against unbeaten Dromore at Woodlawn in the Brewin Dolphin Cup quarter final on Saturday. It was not to be one of Porter’s sparkling performances but his team knew they would have to perform like their Irish international counterparts the previous weeks to gain a […]
This was a ferocious game. End to end rugby with players with the pace to chase up kicks and punish any mistakes. Excellent game to watch. Hotly contested Carrick took the victory. The veterans plying their trade with the youth makes for good rugby. We managed to get 22 pictures and video clips of play […]
After last week’s great triumph in the League final, Carrick travelled for a scheduled friendly against an up and coming Lurgan at Toberwheney Lane. This was a great opportunity to relax after so many tough competitive league and championship games for the newly crowned Carrick team. Even so this was always going to be a […]
Date 5th March 2011. Location: Carrickfergus Rugby Club. Head 2 Head: Carrick II XV v Ballymoney II XV. What a day at Carrick Rugby Club! Carrick ran away with it but Ballymoney are building for the future blooding young players. CLICK HERE FOR 29 PICTURES Carrick were clinical with the talismanic veteran Terence McCracken not […]
Carrickfergus 17-17 Banbridge (Carrick Champions by virtue of scoring the first try.) CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES Carrickfergus RFC U15s forwards coach Jimmy McTeggart has always said nothing is impossible and even though the discerning eye would judge it highly unlikely that a bunch of 13 year olds could win the Ulster U15League Championship it came […]