Finn Valley RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Ballyshannon RFC ran successful Tag Rugby Festivals at their local clubs recently. Ulster Branch Club Community Rugby Officers Barry Laverty(Finn Valley) Declan Gallagher (Donegal Town) and Ray Gallagher (Ballyshannon) had been in schools delivering sessions of the non contact game to children aged 8 to 12 culminating in […]
Photograph Caption: “This week rugby clubs across Northern Ireland have been ‘powered up’ with new rugby kits worth over £1,000 each courtesy of Power NI’s ‘Win a rugby kit’ Competition. The new kits being modelled by Power NI staff were delivered to Ards, Bangor, Coleraine, Enniskillen, Lurgan, Malone, Ophir, Randalstown and Omagh Rugby Clubs.”
Would you like to generate funds for your club? How does the potential income of £26,000* over just four weeks during the Olympics sound? Have you got space to host a temporary campsite at your sports club? Do you have facilities such as toilets and showers or somewhere you can site portable ones? If you […]
Well known Coleraine RFC members, John and Phyllis Logan, have been spreading some good cheer among young children in Brazil, with a little help from the club back home. The Coleraine couple have been involved in developing social, economic, health and educational projects in Brazil since 1994, working voluntarily there and at home for the […]
Hats of to the Women, senior and youth to a girl were superb! Hard fought fierce battles ragged across two pitches for 4 hours as teams. Lines stepping up, lineout tactics, strong running, off loads, line breaks, defensive re-alignment, having fun and concentrating in defence. It is safe to say we are ready in Ulster. […]
How to participate Become a participating club by completing the registration of participation form and sending back to the IRFU. By completing and submitting the form you are agreeing in full to the terms and conditions of the draw. Upon receipt of the form, each club will then be sent 1,000 tickets with a value […]
1stXV beat Letterkenny Letterkenny 1XV 0 v 22 Ballymoney Ballymoney travelled to Letterkenny on Friday night to play their final friendly of the season and in a competitive fixture, they beat Letterkenny 22-0. On a new pitch and with excellent weather it was the perfect conditions for running rugby. The match started at a high […]
An absolutely brilliant game. It had it all. Tries, mauls, big scrums, superb line outs, and the drive to be the winner! Team work, an unselfish attitude combined with each individual striving to advance the cause of the team, IN EVERY RUCK, IN EVERY SCRUM, IN EVERY TACKLE, IN EVERY KICK, IN EVERY OFF LOAD, […]
Our travelling North America reporter Derek Clements reports that the tourists had a hard fought win against a strong Boston Babas squad. The boys overcame heat (80 plus degrees again) a 3G pitch which caught out some of the boys with unsuitable footwear and American Football marking added top the confusion but a tour is […]