There was one postponed Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game played midweek when Dalriada School hosted Limavady Grammar School at a very wet and windy St James’s Road venue on Wednesday afternoon. The Limavady Grammar School team, the pre-match favourites, had to work hard before eventually winning the game by 14-7. The home team, playing […]
LAST MINUTE BONUS FOR RAINEY A late flourish from Rainey Old Boys turned a good day at the office into a very good day at Station Road where they defeated Suttonians 32-8 in a keenly contested game.The Dublin side were not out of it by any means until Rainey scored a match-winning third try eight […]
City of Derry Rugby Club produced an outstanding display of attacking rugby at Judges Road on Saturday last as they ran out convincing winners in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture against Banbridge. Derry came from ten points behind early on to score thirty five unanswered points in a fifty minute spell that sealed […]
The only side to genuinely dominate Armagh last season was Barnhall when they travelled into Leinster to play on the university grounds in Maynooth. Virtually a solid week’s rain had rendered the Palace .rounds sticky but playable. Prior to the fixture Barnhall topped the league’s scoring tally with 329 points. On the other hand, Armagh’s […]
15 Under 18 Ladies travelled to Letterkenny on Sunday, to do battle with teams from Letterkenny RFC and Finn Valley RFC. Under the expert tutelage of Mark Riddle, Philip Fletcher and Dylan Ferreira the Girls had a very successful day. First up were Letterkenny in a “touch” match. Armagh emerged victorious from a very close […]
Testimony to the dedication of players and coaches alike, despite rain, hail and cold, 17 under 18’s ladies turned out for training last Monday night. Coached by Mark Riddle (1st XV) and Zoe Templeton (Ulster Senior Ladies), 20 players have now registered with the club and have already had success in several blitzes and matches. […]
Armagh Under 18 Ladies Rugby have now selected four of their players to go forward to the Regional Ulster Development Squad. Congratulations go to Niamh McCord, Laura Donnelly, Faye Nugent and Rachel Totten, who will be training with girls Province-wide, before a final Ulster team selection is made. As a newly formed section of the […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 17 points to 10 away to League leaders Ballyclare on Saturday 16th February. This was a much improved performance by Carrick compared with their last meeting with Ballyclare before Christmas. After a shaky start, Carrick settled well and were highly competitive in most aspects of the game. The […]
Omagh 3s returned to action on Saturday against a Ballynahinch side they were unlucky not to turn over in the corresponding away fixture earlier in the season. With the weather keeping mud from the boots for six weeks Omagh were definitely rusty taking to the pitch on Saturday. Playing up the hill in the first […]