Ballyclare Rugby Club 4th XV ,who of course are going to Ravenhill on Friday night to play Harlequins in the McCambley Cup final, were at home on saturday to Armoy in the semi final of the Ravenhill Cup. Each team had qualified for this by winning their respective sections of the Minor League and actually […]
A third successive bonus point win for Banbridge consolidated their second place position in Division 2A of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League. (picture from a previous game) With Mark Wilson, Robin Thompson and Jonny Pollock all having picked up knocks at Nenagh the previous week, Bann started with Ryan Patterson at flanker, Richard Finlay at […]
Banbridge defied the ground conditions to pick up an unlikely bonus point win at Nenagh, a result which for the first time this season hoisted them into a promotion place in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. Coach Daniel Soper was delighted with the way the whole squad performed on a pitch that was showing […]
On Saturday 17th December Quins 2’s travelled to Hamilton Park to play Ards 2’s in the Ulster Senior 2nd XV League hoping to continue their winning form coming into the Christmas break. The conditions were not good for clinical handling and most supporters thought the game was going to be forward orientated from both sides […]
Ballynahinch 31pts Rainey Old Boys 10pts For the second week in a row a young and relatively inexperienced Ballynahinch team came from behind to secure a bounus point victory over the Rainey Old Boys. Hinch started slowly and perhaps the exertions of Tuesday nights match against Ulster U20 XV had taken its toll as they […]
The new rugby season kicked off at Ballymacarn Park on Wednesday evening when a Ballynahinch XV played and Invitation XV in memory of Capt. Mark Hale who was killed in action in Afghanistan. The Hinch side made up from players representing the 2’s 3’s and 4’s faced a powerful looking 2 Rifle’s outfit which featured […]