Lurgan 1st XV 13 Randalstown 1st XV 11 (Gordon West) Coulda won it, shoulda won it but on balance Randalstown probably didn’t deserve to win on the day and so ended their Gordon West Cup aspirations. Lurgan opted to kick off in fine conditions and initially put ‘Town under a bit of pressure well inside […]
The visitors got off to an impressive start from the kick off and retained possession for three minutes. And when Armagh were penalises inside their 22, it look inevitable that the visitors would kick a simple three points. However they elected to kick the ball from the corner and when Tinus Van Wyk stole the […]
City of Derry Rugby Club travelled to Munster on Saturday last and came away with a well deserved victory against Thomond in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture. This result continues Derry’s good run of form with their seventh consecutive win in all competitions. The North West men were 10pts to 3pts down at […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin believes the 21-14 loss to Cardiff was an opportunity miss and believes his side weren’t clinical enough: “The difference between the two sides tonight is that they took their chances and we didn’t take ours. We squandered too many opportunities and we didn’t respect the rugby ball enough. We got turned […]