BHSFP started brightly and opened the scoring with a penalty by Stephen Heasley. After this strong offensive start BHSFP didn’t get their defence working with any cohesion and Holywood scored 2 tries through moving the ball wide. BHSFP struck back near the end of the half using their superior scrum to push the Holywood pack […]
September 17, 2011 Banbridge and Ards went into this Ulster League game both looking for their first win of the season. But it was clear from the opening exchanges why the North Down side had already shipped heavy defeats at the hands of Armagh (47-13) and Ballymena (71-3) as Bann began to run up the […]
With Ballymacarn Park bathed in sunshine and in perfect condition this top of the table Senior League clash should have been an exciting contest between the Division 1B clubs. Instead, the game was littered with poor skill levels, silly mistakes and bad decision making from both sides. The visitors from County Antrim, playing with the […]
For I XV Pictures CLICK HERE During the summer after 30 years of sporting a healthy moustache Ballymena Youth Rugby Coach, Tom Wiggins took the big decision to get the razor out. After some discussion around the Club Tom found that the players would gladly sponsor him to shave off his moustache for charity. The […]
Hats of to the Women, senior and youth to a girl were superb! Hard fought fierce battles ragged across two pitches for 4 hours as teams. Lines stepping up, lineout tactics, strong running, off loads, line breaks, defensive re-alignment, having fun and concentrating in defence. It is safe to say we are ready in Ulster. […]