On a warm sunny Saturday at Stormont, Civil Service 1st XV stepped out onto the pitch looking to build upon their hard fought 17v7 win the previous week away in Armoy while in their path lay a determined Cavan team. Following a scruffy kick off which Service allowed to bounce into touch, some early pressure […]
Friends Medallion entertained Belfast High School at Lisburn last Saturday in what was to provide very entertaining and skillful game. The first half started with both sides being playing enterprising rugby but Friends were first to score through thier star of the day Rian ,McGoldrick on the 10 min mark, converted by James Maxwell 7 […]
The Ulster management team have made four personnel changes for the RaboDirect PRO12 fixture against Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday (kick off 7.05pm). Paul Marshall, Craig Gilroy and Lewis Stevenson have been elevated to the starting XV, while Declan Fitzpatrick will go straight into the team on his return from a knee injury. Roger […]
The Argentina Jaguars have won the IRB Americas Rugby Championship after recording a 28-9 victory over Canada A in front of a capacity crowd in British Columbia on Saturday. Daniel Hourcade’s side scored three tries without reply to claim a third successive title and cap a thrilling tournament that has captured hearts and minds in […]
Planning to maximise the benefits of Rugby Sevens’ inclusion in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was the focus of an innovative Women’s Rugby conference in Sydney last week. The three-day IRB Accelerated High Performance Workshop was attended by 20 delegates from 13 IRB Member Unions in Asia and Oceania as well as leading figures from […]
Ulster Rugby is delighted to confirm a new two-year partnership with Ulster Carpets to take Ulster Youth Rugby to new heights. The current agreement includes sponsorship of Club Youth Rugby at U13, U15, U17 and U19 age groups and the High Schools’ competitions, which marks a major investment by Ulster Carpets in Ulster’s young playing […]
Ladies bounce back Enniskillen Ladies 1st XV – 24 Navan Ladies 1st XV – 0 Enniskillen Ladies welcomed Navan Ladies to Mullaghmeen on a sunny Sunday afternoon for their first home fixture of the All Ireland League (Division II North). Skins knew they had to put in a much improved performance from their previous match […]