With eleven minutes of normal time remaining at Hatrick Park,Rainey Old Boys,leading 11-10,looked likely to register their first victory in six meetings with Nenagh Ormond. Their pack had produced their best passage of play of the game to get within a yard of the visitors’ line and were looking a good bet to score when […]
Rainey and Ards both sent in reports for this one but, to the victors the spoils, we run with the Rainey report from James Barr. Thanks to Roy Lawton of Ards for the pictures. Games between Rainey Old Boys and Ards have,over the years,usually been closely contested affairs.It was no different at Hatrick Park where […]
Saturday 27th March. James Barr reports. Since the first meeting between Nenagh Ormond and Rainey Old Boys in an AIL qualifier five years ago, Lady Luck has smiled on the Tipperary North side. It continued to do so last Saturday when three hotly disputed decisions, two of them in injury time, helped them to hold […]
STIRRING COMEBACK FROM RAINEY. Saturday 6th March. Report by James Barr. There was an amazing turnaround at Hatrick Park where Rainey Old Boys ran in twenty-five unanswered points to beat sixth placed Instonians 39-17. With three of the bottom four clubs winning, Rainey needed this bonus point victory to make absolutely certain of staying up. […]
QUEEN’S CLOSE IN ON TITLE Saturday 20th February. James Barr reports. Dub Lane was free of fog and frost, allowing Queen’s University to take another step towards the Division 3 title by beating Rainey Old Boys 44-0. If they beat Co.Carlow at Oak Park this week they move into top spot and have, on paper […]