A much changed Ballyclare 1st XV went to unbeaten University of Ulster (Coleraine ) on Saturday in Qualifying 2 and suffered their first loss in several weeks. They were missing regulars Rob Boyd,Coburn,Moore,Finlay all in the pack plus Jackson at centre but despite the enforced changes seemed to have done enough when leading well into […]
To a man, utterly superb open lightning paced rugby in attack and defence. One phrase sums it up ~ “The Basics”, ruck, pass, off load, line break, line break, line break, organised defence, commitment, hold the line, feed in, feed out. The basics laid the platform and the massive bursts of creative play, practising the […]
The towering grandstands of the Aviva Stadium provided a spectacular backdrop as RaineyOld Boys ran in two late tries to beat Wanderers 30-8 and come away with a hard-earned bonus point which looked unlikely. The bottom club contested well throughout and proved to be a tough nut to crack.Rainey,understandably,took some time to adapt to the […]
Ulster Rugby fairly felt the presence of their World Cup players unlocking the potential to produce a solid performance for the Ravenhill fans and the entire province. Below is a selection of local media links to video highlights and reports. Also many thanks to Rob Irwin (Ulster 99 squad) for acting as the InTouch Rugby […]
If your looking for champagne rugby this weekend then check out the Prennials v City Of Derry @ Belfast Halrequins, Deramore Park, 2.30KO. When these guys go on the park its armeggedan! When they come of the park its party time (although that may have started before the game) Great times – legends of the […]
In March of 2012 four teams of celebrated sports people and celebrities representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will race over 1,000 miles around the UK and Ireland in the biggest ever Sport Relief Challenge. The teams will start simultaneously in their home cities of Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh and London as they run, row, cycle […]
John Afoa will go straight into the starting line up for Ulster’s RaboDirect PRO12 game against Connacht on Saturday. The New Zealand World Cup winner arrived in Belfast on Wednesday and will make his debut at tight head prop in place of Declan Fitzpatrick. The 28 year old, signed from the Auckland Blues in March, […]
Highlights of Letterkenny – we got the try! Brilliant dedication from the Letterkenny ladies developing all the time. They will be focusing now on the future games and with some superb forwards and backs the future can only be good. We look forward to covering them soon! HIGHLIGHTS: [youtube eKENQibLd00] Captain Interview: [youtube Nt6cu7EQerw] CLICK […]
Absolutely superb game. The newly regenerated Ballyshannon Ladies team played a superb game of rugby with the basics of tackling and rucking on show, great scrum and lineout. They conceded a try early in the match and their hearts went down for a few minutes but they worked their way back into the game, turning […]
DONAGHADEE SECONDS 3 – BANGOR SECONDS 8 Many of the Dee followers who could not get to Fivemiletown for the First XV’s big Qualifying League Section One game against Clogher Valley last Saturday (29 Oct) started arriving at Donaldson Park around 2.00pm to pass their afternoon watching one or both of the Bangor games. Some […]