News is breaking and has been confirmed that Grosvenor RFC have won the McCrea Cup at Ravenhill the Cup will make its way to their trophy Cabinet over the next few days and we will bring more news and details as soon as possible, in the meantime for more information CLICK HERE
Its a fantastic cup a real celebration of friendship and the game. Grosvenor & CIYMS play at the same location at their Belmont club in East Belfast and this cup final is the gemstone of the Belfast competitions, a real feast of rugby is in store. Brilliant! WHEN IT STARTED 1938 WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE Rugby […]
CI 1sts will defend the club’s McCrea Cup title at the new Ravenhill following a comprehensive 41-3 defeat of Instonians 2nds at Belmont. The final will be against close Belmont neighbours Grosvenor who defeated Cooke in the other semi-final. follow this link for tweets http://ciyms.com/2014/03/30/ci-1sts-secure-ravenhill-return/
McCrea Cup semi-final victory Thankfully following a morning of unceasing heavy rain it had stopped by kick off time however the affects of that rain could be seen on the surface of what was quite a bald pitch with large wet muddy areas; the prospects for an open game seemed low. Grosvenor made one change […]
Four interesting ties with the four Ulster Senior second xv sides capable of winning these games. Current Cup holders CIYMS have a tricky match at the Dub against the undefeated Queens seconds. Beaten finalists Cooke face a difficult game at Deramore against Quins second xv. With Quins first xv having no match this weekend, Cooke […]
This Saturday we see the first round games in this years McCea Cup for the Belfast clubs. All clubs will be pushing to contest the final at Ravenhill on Wednesday the 23rd April 2014. This competition is the equivalent of the Towns Cup that is organised for the rural clubs. Current holders are CIYMS who […]