Gordon West Knockout 21/03/2015 Larne 77 vs 19 Letterkenny Larne produce a fantastic performance to book their place in the final of the Gordon West Cup. Following last weeks victory at Limavady leaving Larne with a 100% league record & only 1 win away from promotion back to Qualifying League 2; Larne hosted Letterkenny in […]
Armoy reach Butler Shield final. 40th Anniversary season to conclude with cup final Armoy travelled to Strabane on Saturday to face Strabane 2nd XV in the semi final of the Butler shield. Traditionally encounters between these two teams are evenly contested affairs with this one proving to be no exception to the rule. With so […]
JOINT EVENT AIMS TO REACH BEYOND THE GAME Major players from Gaelic, Rugby and Football came together recently to launch the Beyond the Game event; a joint good relations event next month which is aimed at supporting local sports clubs and promoting positive community relations. The IRFU (Ulster Branch), Irish FA and Ulster GAA are […]
Ballyshannon RFC Ladies Ballyshannon 3-0 City of Derry Shannon girls reach first ever final History was made at The Lakeside on Saturday as the Ballyshannon Ladies team reached their first ever cup final. This was a truly entertaining game with both teams intent on playing running rugby from the start. With only a score between […]
Brian O’Driscoll and Rob Kearney will both reach significant career milestones when they line out against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon. O’Driscoll will earn his 129th cap on Sunday and in doing so becomes Ireland’s most capped player of all time while Kearney will claim his 50th cap for Ireland. Paul O’Connell […]
The RaboDirect PRO12 will have more than a million good reasons to celebrate this weekend when the gates for the season break through the seven figure mark in record time. There has been a growth of 6.2% in attendances over the course of the season at the RaboDirect PRO12 games as fans have flocked to […]
On Saturday 5 May, Cookstown RFC will play Ballyclare RFC in the final of the Ravenhill Cup. Cookstown booked their place in the final following an invincible season in their section of the minor league and by beating a much more experienced and bigger Ballymena side in what can only be described as a bruising […]
Ballyclare Rugby Club 4th XV ,who of course are going to Ravenhill on Friday night to play Harlequins in the McCambley Cup final, were at home on saturday to Armoy in the semi final of the Ravenhill Cup. Each team had qualified for this by winning their respective sections of the Minor League and actually […]
ON THE ROAD BONUS FOR RAINEY A superb scrummaging display by the pack,allied to the sorcery of dynamic scrum-half Peter Sciascia,helped Rainey Old Boys to a bonus point 31-14 victory over mid-table opponents Boyne at a sunny Shamrock Lodge,a result which keeps them on course for their highest-ever finish in the AIL.The Drogheda club were […]
The last minute withdrawal of influential scrum half Jimmy Bates and last week’s injury to Philip Holme meant yet another reshuffle in the Clogher Valley half backs Clogher Valley RFC 17 v 13 Omagh: The hectic schedule of the league campaign was evident in the tired bodies who took to the pitch for this Towns […]