A superb atmosphere, a club as one, all together, young and old, singing and enjoying a great season. [youtube 3hRBFUCtutw]
Thursday 12 April 2012 7pm Kick-off. North West Presidents XV V Xavier HS New York City of Derry Rugby Club and Lumen Christi College welcome Xavier High School from Manhattan, New York to Derry on Thursday for a prestigious fixture against a North West Presidents Under 17 team for a 7pm Kick-off. Xavier HS School […]
Diary Date – Upritchard Park, Sunday 1st April 2012, KO 2.30 – Ireland Trials as Perennials take on Bangor – This should be a particularly fierce game as the Bangor Legends will be aiming to produce the 1st Perennials defeat in about a couple of years obviously cementing their bragging rights and general rights to […]
A crisp, sunny, spring afternoon drew a record crowd to Shaw’s Bridge for our “captains” match against his Cooke/Instonians select. Some 25 players kitted out for Perennials who had the best of the early exchanges, with a great run by Michael McAlister nearly bringing the opening try, only to be caught a few meters short. […]
The charity nominated this year is PLAN UK. As usual the referees will be encouraging all the players and match officials to make a donation at their matches on Saturday 3rd March. The event marks another milestone in the Presidential year of David Armstrong. He heartily supports this charity and hopes that this year, like […]
With the France v Ireland game cancelled, all attention focused on the big game at Monaghan where the Perennials were the visitors. The main party travelled by luxury coach from Belfast hoping to extend their unbeaten run and claim their first ever season Grand Slam. PICTURES TO FOLLOW Team focus and preparations were diverted by […]
The first 20 minutes of the game was a scrappy affair with Academy competing vigorously at the breakdown and generally making life difficult for their south Belfast neighbours. It was not until some 25 minutes of play that Cooke flanker McVicker made a break in Academy territory. His ever-present pivot, Bennett was in close support […]