To a man, utterly superb open lightning paced rugby in attack and defence. One phrase sums it up ~ “The Basics”, ruck, pass, off load, line break, line break, line break, organised defence, commitment, hold the line, feed in, feed out. The basics laid the platform and the massive bursts of creative play, practising the […]
The towering grandstands of the Aviva Stadium provided a spectacular backdrop as RaineyOld Boys ran in two late tries to beat Wanderers 30-8 and come away with a hard-earned bonus point which looked unlikely. The bottom club contested well throughout and proved to be a tough nut to crack.Rainey,understandably,took some time to adapt to the […]
Absolutely superb game. The newly regenerated Ballyshannon Ladies team played a superb game of rugby with the basics of tackling and rucking on show, great scrum and lineout. They conceded a try early in the match and their hearts went down for a few minutes but they worked their way back into the game, turning […]
DONAGHADEE SECONDS 3 – BANGOR SECONDS 8 Many of the Dee followers who could not get to Fivemiletown for the First XV’s big Qualifying League Section One game against Clogher Valley last Saturday (29 Oct) started arriving at Donaldson Park around 2.00pm to pass their afternoon watching one or both of the Bangor games. Some […]
New Sponsors The president and exec committee at the club would like to welcome the Stove Yard on board this season as one of our sponsors. The Stove yard who are one of the largest distributors of stoves across Ireland are a locally based company who operate out of Kiltonga industrial estate Newtownards. Power NI […]
Absolutely superb game. The newly promoted Instonians took on league no 2 team Old wesley and left nothing on the pitch. With the return of a number of players, the whole team were excellent and remained in contention throughout scoring well. InTouch TV highlights to follow – CLICK HERE for 63 Pictures HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO BELOW: […]
BALLYMENA 32-19 GALWEGIANS Tries: Alasdair Frazer, John Semple, Stephen Mulholland, Ricky Andrew; Cons: John Semple 3; Pens: John Semple 2 Team: Ricky Andrew; John Semple, Alan Smyth, Richard Aingworth, Alasdair Frazer; Martin Irwin, Blane McIlroy; James Carson, Andrew Warwick, Adrian Cundell, Darryl O’Kane, Adie Graham, Andrew Kerr, Paul Pritchard, Stephen Mulholland. Replacements: Andrew Ferguson, James […]
Set in the beautiful LaganValley, Lisburn, which was awarded City status in 2002, covers 174 square miles of contrasting scenery from the gentle drumlins of the open countryside to its many picturesque towns and villages. Located mid way between Lisburn City Centre and the historic Georgian village of Hillsborough, Lisburn Rugby Football Club, now in […]