Part 2 of our tour covers the Donaghadee promotion winning season of 2010/11. Starting August 2010 with pre-season training the Dee were very proud of having entered their 125th season. They had a good squad who had been in the race for promotion for some time. While they had great seasons the illusive goal of […]
Part 2 of our tour covers the Donaghadee promotion winning season of 2010/11. Starting August 2010 with pre-season training the Dee were very proud of having entered their 125th season. They had a good squad who had been in the race for promotion for some time. While they had great seasons the illusive goal of […]
The 2011 Donaghadee Rugby Football Club Annual General Meeting was held at the Newtownards Road clubhouse on Thursday 12 May. The Club Chairman, David Monson, opened with a request that those present might take a moment of silence in memory of former club stalwarts Harry Humphreys, John Strain and Cois Beukes, all of whom had […]
CIYMS – 32 DONAGHADEE – 6 With the benefit of hindsight, Donaghadee’s season ended on 23rd April at Ballyclare. On that fine Saturday the Dee players showed skill, strength, determination and great team spirit that saw them triumph over a good ‘Clare side 36-15 to gain promotion. To celebrate this great achievement for a small […]
CLICK HERE FOR 100+ PICTURES FROM WWW.GLENOPHOTO.COM On Saturday Ballyclare 1st XV had to make six changes for the key clash at home to Donaghadee in Qualifying2. Unavailable were Steve Morrow,Ian Russell,Paul Morrow,Gary Clotworthy,Darren Montgomery and Graeme McKinstry. This meant several changes both positional and personnel had tobe made against a Dee side which fielded […]
DONAGHADEE’S 125th COMMEMORATION DAY Because of the long Antarctic break this season the Donaghadee club’s First XV have has been in a non-stop three week period striving to complete a daunting overcrowded end of season run while they are still in serious contention for promotion and League honours. However, as long ago as September a […]
As the two teams lined up for the start of this match, the referee was asked to wait a minute because a letter posted from the Branch on Tuesday had just arrived five minutes earlier informing the Donaghadee club that Chris Hamilton was not eligible to play. By great good fortune Craig McCoy was able […]