There came a point in the game where the Dungannon team had had enough crap and came out of the blocks in a full on frenzy and scored two tries in a row! Tony O’Hagan the coach analyses the game after it.
Excellent game, great rugby and a superb contrast between age groups i suppose. The Cooke is a well developed side that has actualy been developing for a good few years and just finding themselves with a strong pack a game youthful back line and a good bunch of the squad with plenty of senior rugby […]
European Cup rugby may be on the minds of Ulster rugby supporters over the next two weekends but for the thousands of supporters who follow club rugby each weekend the action continues with the Ulster Championship League and Qualifying leagues dominating the fixture schedule on Sat. For the Ulster AIL Div 1A and B clubs […]
The club’s chairman has warned the RFU that there will be casualties unless extra money comes into the Championship Iain Grieve, captain of Plymouth Albion, at the start of the season. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Plymouth Albion have little more than a week to raise £250,000 or go into administration and be relegated from the […]
DONAGHADEE 7 CLOGHER VALLEY 12 This season Donaghadee have been guilty of producing performances of inconsistent levels, but the squad will have gone into Saturday’s fixture against Clogher Valley knowing that only a very good performance was likely to be enough to get anything from this particular fixture. With a swirling wind to their back […]
Game on for 36th Nutty Krust Rugby Tournament! Rugby aficionados had a reason to celebrate this week as the fixtures were announced for the 36th annual Nutty Krust Rugby Floodlit Tournament. The tournament takes to the pitch on 11th February and will see Under 18 players from 11 clubs compete every Wednesday evening at Chambers […]
JJ Hanrahan’s departure to Northampton is desperately deflating for Irish rugby Gerry Thornley: Munster kicking themselves after talent slips through fingers Pic: JJ Hanrahan will play his rugby next season with English Premiership champions Northampton. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho There’s something that sticks in the craw about JJ Hanrahan leaving Munster for Northampton and the English […]
The CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Equality today announced the Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative ‘Special Schools Tag Rugby’ in conjunction with the Irish Rugby Football Union. The Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative is a three year national focused initiative aimed at increasing the participation of children with […]
Ahead of the RBS 6 Nations, join Accenture, The Guardian and a host of stars for an evening debate around the transformative impact of technology on rugby, elite sport and business The Guardian has joined up with Accenture, official technology partner of the RBS 6 Nations tournament, to host a free evening of discussion and […]