Ulster Season begins 5th May with the 9’s tournament at Belfast Harlequins The new league season will get underway on Saturday 5th of May at Belfast Harlequins RFC. The action kicks off at midday. Most of the Ulster sides will be involved along with the Athboy Longhorns from Leinster so come down for a great […]
Just found this story on the www.scrumqueens.com website “The remarkable Emily Valentine John Birch tells us more on our quest to uncover the hidden history of women’s rugby. John follows up on the news story today which details the discovery of the earliest every record of a female playing rugby, the Irish-born Emily Valentine who […]
England U19’s v Ireland U19’s Saturday 14th April, London Irish RFC The Ireland U19 team overcame the disappointment of their narrow defeat at the hands of the France U19 team on Thursday 5th April when they travelled to Sunbury to play the England U19 team on Saturday 14th April. The squad met in Dublin on […]
From the look of these pictures this must have been a ferocious battle. A pleasure to cover both sides and hope that Xavier have enjoyed the hospitality of Derry. CLICK HERE for the action shots courtesy of Bernard Doherty digital photography services
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The Ireland under-18 club team and Ireland under-19 team have both been named for an away double header against England this weekend. Both sides played a similar double header in Dublin before Easter against strong French selections and were just beaten in tight encounters. The under-18 club side lost 19-13 despite outscoring their counterparts two […]