With neither the 1st XV nor 2nd XV having fixtures, Carrick III took centre stage on Saturday 28 January and recorded a comprehensive 31 points to nil victory over Portadown IV at Tom Simms Memorial Park. The 5th XV travelled to Coleraine and beat UUC II by 36 points to 5 in the McCambley Cup. […]
City of Derry Rugby Club had to dig deep when required on Saturday last to overcome a tenacious Clonakilty team in their All Ireland League Fixture in West Cork. Derry had to come from behind on three occasions and survive a late desperate onslaught for the last 15 minutes from a team whose performance belied […]
Belfast High School eased past Friends in a delayed third round Medallion Shield match, winning by 57 points to 8 on Saturday. Both teams played good rugby, but the Lisburn team were up against it after early tries from Darren Scott, Alex Curry and Scott White put the home side 21-0 in the first 20 […]
Cookstown RFC travelled to East Belfast on Saturday to take on Grosvenor 4XVfor a place in the quarter final of the McCambley Cup. Cookstown expected a tough challenge against the team who knocked out past winners Ards in the previous round. Grosvenor did not disappoint, with their 2nd and 3rd XV games being called off, […]
Randalstown proved on Saturday afternoon that it is possible to outrun the long arm of the law! It was the only possible way as the ‘Town team couldn’t hope to out muscle their much sturdier opponents and they stuck to the task running out deserved winners on the day. Having defeated PSNI at Neillsbrook early […]
Friends School Lisburn Medallion went out of the Medallion Shield on Saturday against a very strong Belfast High School side. Both sides had met prior to the Christmas break and BHS were dominant and would have been the best side Friends had played this season. BHS came into this fixture fresh and with a full […]
It all started so well for Armoy after initially weathering the Malone onslaught from the kick off. Malone came out of the traps with all guns blazing forcing the visitors to defend. However the men from Lime Park held out and then applied some pressure of there own. Armoy started to assert themselve and were […]
REVENGE FOR COLERAINE Coleraine 1stXV gained a measure of revenge for their Junior Cup Final defeat against Donaghadee, when they put in a spirited performance at Sandel Lodge, on Saturday, to defeat the same opponents 22-18, in the Kukri Qualifying Div. 1. It was a closely contested match, played in a good spirit with little […]