ENNISKILLEN 1st xv VS COLERAINE 11/10/14 ENNISKILLEN 19 COLERAINE 20 Enniskillen First XV will feel as if it was an opportunity missed at the weekend after a painfully close 20-19 league defeat at home to Coleraine RFC. It was a tale of two halves on the day as a large Coleraine side seemed to effectively […]
Sat 18th October: Ulster v Leicester Tigers (A) European Champions Cup. Ulster Ravens v Yorkshire Carnegie in B & I Cup at Kingspan Stadium. KO 2.30pm Sat 25th October: Ulster v Toulon at Kingspan Stadium. Ulster Ravens v Rotherham in B & I Cup at Deramore Park on Friday 24th October. KO 7pm Ulster AIL […]
THE IRFU IS ready to embrace men’s rugby sevens again, with qualifying an Ireland team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan the long-term target. Ireland has been without a senior international men’s sevens squad since 2009, when a side including Munster’s Felix Jones and Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall finished as runners-up in the bowl […]
Inishowen Rugby Club members have spoken of their delight at their long-awaited purchase of grounds at Moss Road, Carndonagh after a “very long wait.” At the recent meeting of Donegal County Council in Lifford, it was formally proposed it sell the grounds to the trustees of the club for 174,00 euro. It was proposed by […]
This weekend we see the Ulster AIL clubs return to contest their provincial competitions before the AIL fixtures resume on the 1st November. For the eleven Ulster AIL clubs they have experienced mixed fortunes in their opening games. Ballynahinch sit mid table in Div 1A with two home wins from their opening four matches. Their […]
The rate of injury – and especially concussion – in professional rugby is a growing concern, but the worst thing the game could do is to encourage players to wear more protective equipment, especially headguards. That is the view of Dr Mike Loosemore, the doctor for the British boxing team and a leading member of […]
The International Rugby Board has underscored its commitment to ensure that the world’s top players are included within its decision-making structures with the establishment of the first World Rugby Athletes’ Commission. The Executive Committee approved the commission’s terms of reference at its meeting in Singapore on Thursday and establishment comes with the full support of […]
On this week’s programme presented by Seb Lauzier and Martin Cross… CLICK HERE to listen BEN SMITH – The All Blacks winning streak might be over, but their prolific finisher, Ben Smith, continues to produce the goods and in this interview he also explains how his desire to appear in next year’s Rugby World Cup […]