Ever fancy playing rugby ‘down under’ with your airfares paid, accommodation and a job all thrown in for good measure, well now’s your chance to give it a go. An exciting opportunity has arisen with Te Awamutu RFC (Waikato RFU Premier A League) who are keen to recruit a Lock capable of playing at Qualifying […]
The third round fixtures in the Ulster Senior league this wednesday night have two intriguing Derby matches involving Banbridge v Ballynahinch at Rifle Park and Malone entertaining a free scoring Queens team at Gibson Park. Both games will attract large local support with the ‘bragging rights’ very much at stake in the County Down clash. […]
Organising committee now 50 staff as planning moves towards delivery in 2014 Strong support from cities and venues following vision, venues and match schedule announcement this year Kick-off times and ticketing details to be announced with IRB by the end of this year Volunteering programme to open in 2014 with 75 per cent recruitment from […]
This week four rugby legends from England and Wales are competing against each other at the ‘Rugby Speaker of the Year’ lunch, in support of Prostate Cancer UK, and encouraging sporting fans in the capital to come along. Hosted by Roger Dakin, the lunch will take place at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, on […]
Congratulations to Malones Erin on her recent selection Irish 7s and trip away to England to compete in the Sainsbury Schools Games 2013. I believe it was a successful trip and all the girls envolved had an amazing time. Well done to ALL the girls in the squad.
For me rugby league was a fairly new sport. I wasn’t the person that stood and said rugby union was better than league and that rugby league isn’t a real sport blah blah blah. I was open to it because of the speed and hits that go in. In fairness we all play rugby to […]
My first season with Oxford RL was literally a roller coaster of emotions from start to finish. Leaving university, a steady job, and my family and loved ones was a difficult decision to make, but the chance to play rugby league at such a high level was just too good to pass up. Little did […]
Ballyshannon Rugby Club Cloghervalley—-7 Ballyshannon—–13. Ballyshannon met their old adversaries Cloghervalley in Fivemiletown on Saturday in the first game in the league. Ballyshannon enjoyed a honeymoon season last year winning both the League and The Ravenhill Cup, but can expect a sterner year as the other teams in the league will be better prepared. If […]
Enniskillen ladies kicked of the new season against Sligo in determined mood after a good preseason where a number of new players have been integrated into the team. Skins kicked off with the wind on their back and had the first score with less than two minutes on the clock. From the restart skins made […]
He is now the owner of a software company for the hospitality trade and the Head Coach at Worthing RFC. So, from Rugby to Ruby (that’s an open source programming language for those of you that don’t know!), here’s a quick update… Kieron and his partner, Hannah, who has managed and owned a series of […]