Marriott Hotels reunites rugby star with family in an emotional surprise encounter 25 March, 2015 – England star Brad Barritt was reunited with his family after Marriott Hotels organised a surprise reunion at Twickenham on Saturday 21 March. Barritt met his mother and sister after months apart at the RBS 6 Nations match with France […]
Instonians keep it in the family When it comes to family orientated rugby clubs, Instonians is in a league of their own. At a recent family fun day at Shaw’s Bridge there were no less than three generations of one family playing Touch rugby together. Grandfather and past president Alan Sweeney (69) took to the […]
ConfEx Welcomes Global Rugby Family to London International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset has officially opened the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx) 2014 in front of record numbers in London. In only its second year, ConfEx has proved to be a huge draw, surpassing the success of last year’s inaugural event in Dublin […]
British and Irish Lions colossus Willie John McBride has issued a rallying call to rugby fans across the Province to snap up the final few tickets for the Oliver Turkington Memorial Dinner, which will take place next Saturday (13th September) at Coleraine Inst. The event is being organised to mark 25 years since CAI became […]
Malone RFC will be hosting a Club fun Day on Saturday 23 August at 12 noon. Admission is £4 for Adults and £2 per child. The following are free and include Bouncy castles, face painting, fire engine and assault course. Watch Malone 1sXV play against Rainey RFC at 2:30pm. There will be Guest apperances. Evening […]
On Monday, Ballylifford Primary School made the short journey up the road to face opposition from Holy Family PS. In all, ten teams consisting of five boys and three girls took part. The weather was bitterly cold, however this didn’t seem to lessen the enthusiasm and commitment shown on the day with some excellent team […]
Official IRB NOTES Rugby Family Pays Tribute to ‘Remarkable’ Mandela The International Rugby Board and the global Rugby family have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away today. The inspirational former South African leader and father of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ changed the face of Rugby in South Africa, using the opportunity of hosting […]