This was a clash between bottom placed Clonakility and second from bottom Instonians, for both teams a must win game. The tension was high throughout the game, and even more evident with the contrast between both teams at the final whilstle. Neutral observers would have enjoyed the ebb and flow of the game, but for […]
To a man, utterly superb open lightning paced rugby in attack and defence. One phrase sums it up ~ “The Basics”, ruck, pass, off load, line break, line break, line break, organised defence, commitment, hold the line, feed in, feed out. The basics laid the platform and the massive bursts of creative play, practising the […]
The towering grandstands of the Aviva Stadium provided a spectacular backdrop as RaineyOld Boys ran in two late tries to beat Wanderers 30-8 and come away with a hard-earned bonus point which looked unlikely. The bottom club contested well throughout and proved to be a tough nut to crack.Rainey,understandably,took some time to adapt to the […]
Malone secured a bonus win against Armagh running out winners by 37-23. This was a great game of rugby played on an excellent pitch with glorious sunny weather, both sides played excellent expansive rugby but it was the homeside who ran out eventually winners. Armagh made Malone work tirlessly for the whole game and when […]
Ballynahinch 31pts Rainey Old Boys 10pts For the second week in a row a young and relatively inexperienced Ballynahinch team came from behind to secure a bounus point victory over the Rainey Old Boys. Hinch started slowly and perhaps the exertions of Tuesday nights match against Ulster U20 XV had taken its toll as they […]
The Ulster Senior League got underway on Saturday with the Hinch travelling to the Dub in Belfast with only four regulars in their starting line-up. The Hinch side made a poor start, Queens enjoying most of the possession and converting two penalty goals through the boot of David Kenny for an early 6-point lead. In […]