Domestic Club rugby preview. We kick off the new year this weekend with AIL action in Div 1 A and B and the opening fixtures in the Powerade Towns Cup and the McCrea Cup. Sadly the Domestic game has been relegated to a side show with ‘Sky’ determining that Leinster would play Ulster at the […]
We reach the final Sat of 2015 with Ulster Championship league and Qualifying One league matches the main focus this weekend. City of Derry coaches Mark Nicholl and Neil Beddow would swap their team’s league position in the UCL for their lowly league position in Div 2A of the AIL. They sit top of the […]
What a festive season of competitive club rugby we have on offer for the thousands of supporters in Ulster who follow their teams. With Ulster Bank All Ireland Junior Cup semi final action, Ulster Championship League, Qualifying league fixtures the excitement will continue to build as we complete the first half of a dramatic season […]
What a weekend of rugby we have coming up across the Province. With European Cup, British & Irish Cup, All Ireland League, Qualifying League, not to mention the teams involved in Junior, Minor, Schools and Club Youth Rugby. There will be disappointment for Ulster Rugby to see their teams in the European Cup and the […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Preliminary Round Preview 29th November 2014 Wednesday 26th November saw the 2014/5 Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Campaign launched at the Kingspan Stadium when the President of the Ulster Branch, IRFU, Mr John Kinnear, and Danske Bank representative, Mr Richard Caldwell, drew the Round I games which are scheduled to […]
Another weekend of nail biting club action coming up with the First Trust Senior Cup semi finals, Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup semi finals and crucial league fixtures in Qualifying leagues One, Two, Three and Four. First of all we must congratulate Clogher Valley, Bangor and CIYMS on reaching the semi finals of the Ulster […]
The Autumn international series continues this weekend. At Grassroots level the action will be fast and furious. We have fixtures in DIV 1A and B of the Ulster Bank All Ireland league with the clubs in Div 2A and B enjoying a welcome two week break before their league programme recommences on Sat 6th December. […]
We have no sooner moved on from European competition, with the Autumn International series commencing this weekend. The eyes of the world will be on a Sport that is not without controversey as the subject of injuries and their causes dominate the game at all levels. The recent publication by Professor Allyson Pollock – ‘Tackling […]
All Ireland League and Qualifying rugby dominate the fixture schedule in Ulster this weekend. Even at this early stage of the season potential promotion and relegation issues are starting to take shape. In the AIL Ballymena and Armagh remain unbeaten in their leagues with Ballynahinch and Queens in contention to challenge for league honours. For […]