A successful trip to Cavan for Omagh Accies Under 7s and Under 8s on Saturday By Kevin Murnaghan | Sunday 19th February 2012 The teams arrived to glorious sunshine, and then braved snow and freezing hail before the sun returned again. Omagh Under 7s played showed great determination to play through the conditions and secured […]
Magnificent 7 (wins in a row) The match started off in bright sunshine with a brisk swirling breeze. Grosvenor took initial possession and after a period of forward exchanges Matty Little aligned himself beautifully for a sweet drop goal. This prick seemed to spur the opposition into reaction and induce somnolence in Grosvenor. Queen’s spurned […]
2nd XV vs Banbridge (33 – 3) 2 XV League Dungannon IIs looked confident in attack and defence when they took the spoils on a 5 nil try tally at Rifle Park. Banbridge had first use of the diagonal breeze but it was Dungannon who threatened in the first minute. Paul McCarroll collected the ball […]
Coleraine produced a dominating display of rugby when Dromore came to town on Saturday, winning 36-9 and picking up a bonus point into the bargain. It was a reversal of the defeat in October at Dromore and Richard Kernohan’s men made no major errors as they stamped their authority on proceedings this time round. They […]
Clogher Valley 2nds 21 vs 10 Carrickfergus 2nds Despite some last minute changes due to illness and injuries, Valley Seconds kept their Junior League One aspirations alive with a workmanlike home victory over Carrick. McFarland opened the scoring with a try from a lineout which Dynes converted. The heavy under foot conditions made running rugby […]
It was always going to be difficult for Clogher Valley to maintain the same levels of intensity as the previous week in the bruising encounter against Cooke. CLICK HERE FOR 76 ACTION SHOTS Not for the first time this season Valley had to dig deep when not playing well.That tenacity and never-say-die attitude saw them […]
Bangor 10 vs 11 Enniskillen Playing into a strong wind, Bangor worked hard to lead 7-6 at half time. Although this was extended to 10-6, poor tackling allowed Enniskillen to score the winning try in the last few minutes of the game to finish 10-11. CLICK HERE for 23 Pictures In cold but dry conditions, […]
Ballynahinch made an explosive start to this encounter determined to put the set backs of recent weeks well and truly behind them. Playing towards the clubhouse in the first half with the advantage of a cross field breeze…….. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL EXPLOSIVE STORY
Ballymena seem to specialise in tight finishes, but this week the winning points were secured by UCD who kicked the vital three points in the dying moments of the game to win 31-28. in the process Ballymena scored four tries, so they come away with a try bonus and a losing bonus point, to leave […]
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 […]