Belfast High School travelled to Enniskillen on a wet and windy Wednesday for a midweek match that was filled with errors from both teams on a heavy muddy pitch. The game started brightly for BHS after a series of phases the forwards drove over close to the posts for the first try of the game […]
Randalstown 2nds ran out fairly easy winners in this boxing day encounter with their near neighbours Ophir. Despite a bit of a stuttering start maybe due to some enforced personnel changes it was a useful run out before this weekend’s league game against Holywood. About 15 minutes was played before Mulholland scored the opening try […]
What a week, 1st the future of Ulster Rugby take to the pitch in force in a massive game against Leinster and do themselves proud. The score definitely did not reflect the game and moreover the strategic significance of coaching decisions taken by Ulster as the depth of their squad is swelled by locally grown […]
Ahead of tomorrow’s sold out clash against Munster at Ravenhill, Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin, as expected, has named an entirely changed starting XV from that which was defeated by Leinster at the RDS on Boxing Day. With two PRO12 derbies within the space of four days, McLaughlin has coached two separate teams for the games […]
Ulster play Munster at a sold-out Ravenhill this Friday, 30th December. Many of the young players who faced Leinster yesterday evening at the RDS (42-13) have been named in the provisional squad which also includes the more experienced players that McLaughlin rested for the away trip to Leinster, with the festive clash against Munster at […]
Post match reaction from Brian McLaughlin following Ulster’s 42-13 defeat by Leinster at the RDS. “I thought our youngsters held their hand up exceptionally well on the night. The scoreline flattered Leinster a little bit. We’ve got to take a look at these young fellas, the way they tackled, the way they defended but also […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has handed competitive debuts to five players for the RaboDirect PRO12 Boxing Day clash against Leinster at the RDS (kick off 5.30). With two games in the space of just four days, McLaughlin has had to make full use of his entire squad over the festive period. Following the Boxing Day […]
A visit to CIYMS @ the superb Belmont facility is really entering a doyen of rugby territory, these guys eat, breath and sleep the sport. Sometimes they actually play aswell! All joking aside, the CI II Xv play champagne rugby in every game, but the team is littered with the forward power and centres required […]