TWO THROUGH – SIX TO GO Munster Rugby and defending champions Leinster Rugby are safely through to the 2011/12 quarter-finals with a match to spare – and Saracens need just a single point from their trip to Benetton Treviso on Sunday to join them in the last eight. But the other places are there to […]
Donaghadee took a step close to lifting the Junior Cup for the first time in fifty years by securing their place in this year’s Junior Cup Final with a 26-14 win against Portadown in a pulsating game at Donaldson Park. Portadown settled earliest and scored their first points on the 5th minute courtesy of a […]
Donaghadee extended their lead at the top of the league to three points with a 16-8 away victory against Limavady. The conditions meant that league form was irrelevant being replaced with a test of which team could best deal with the conditions in a windswept Desmense Park. Donaghadee dominated both possession and territory in the […]
Ballymena travelled to Munster for the third time this season to play UL Bohs in round six of the Ulster Bank league. It has been three years since the teams last met and in this fixture the teams also contest the Arthur Ferguson Memorial Cup. Ballymena are currently holders of the cup and Andrew Ferguson […]
Ballymena travelled to Judge’s Road at City of Derry knowing their hosts possess the capability of beating all-comers, and had indeed done just that in disposing of both Belfast Harlequins and Ballynahinch in previous rounds of the competition. Picking themselves up after the disappointment of the previous week’s performance against Harlequins, Ballymena made a storming […]
City of Derry Rugby Club and Ballymena produced a game that eddied and flowed from start to finish in this S/Final of the Ulster First Trust Cup S/Final @ Judges Road Derry on Saturday last, The result was in doubt to the final whisle as a consequence of Derry coughing up two early converted tries […]
Leading Belfast law firm, Millar McCall Wylie have extended their sponsorship of the Ulster Branch Junior Cup competition for a further two seasons (2011-12 and 2012-13) Partner Conor Wylie made the draw for the semi-final of this season’s competition along with Laurence Caldwell, President of the IRFU Ulster Branch at Ravenhill on Tuesday evening The […]
Ballymena 2nd XV booked a place in the Junior Cup semi finals on Saturday with a hard fought victory over the previously unbeaten Cooke team. Training throughout the week was excellent with some key players in the squad becoming available after injury. The feeling in the camp was excellent all week and the boys knew […]
The draw for the semi finals of the First Trust Bank Ulster Senior Cup was made today at Ravenhill by Joey Devlin, Private Banking, First Trust Bank and Laurence Caldwell, Ulster Branch President. [youtube 8ahW6zxALRI] After defeating Belfast Harlequins and Ballynahinch in the previous rounds, City of Derry face another tough task in the semi […]