There was a close encounter played out at Chamber’s Park in Portadown when the Portadown College team played Royal School, Dungannon in the 3rd Round of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. CLICK HERE FOR 2 ALBUMS OF Pictures One for InTouch & One kindly donated by Guy McCullough The home team started strongly denying […]
Cookstown RFC travelled to East Belfast on Saturday to take on Grosvenor 4XVfor a place in the quarter final of the McCambley Cup. Cookstown expected a tough challenge against the team who knocked out past winners Ards in the previous round. Grosvenor did not disappoint, with their 2nd and 3rd XV games being called off, […]
Randalstown proved on Saturday afternoon that it is possible to outrun the long arm of the law! It was the only possible way as the ‘Town team couldn’t hope to out muscle their much sturdier opponents and they stuck to the task running out deserved winners on the day. Having defeated PSNI at Neillsbrook early […]
Ballyclare R.F.C. had three club sides involved in Cup rugby on Saturday but only the Veteran Fourth XV managed a win and an historic one as they got the better of Ballymena 5th XV for the first time in the past few seasons at a wet Cloughan in the third round of the McCambley Cup […]
Very many congratulations to Armagh RFC. They are competing in AIL League Rugby for the 1st time in a while and they have won games! Travelling across Ireland, and maintaining a competitive side and a financially stable club (emphasis to be placed on this) who are in a very good standing financial bodes very well!! […]
Friends School Lisburn Medallion went out of the Medallion Shield on Saturday against a very strong Belfast High School side. Both sides had met prior to the Christmas break and BHS were dominant and would have been the best side Friends had played this season. BHS came into this fixture fresh and with a full […]
It all started so well for Armoy after initially weathering the Malone onslaught from the kick off. Malone came out of the traps with all guns blazing forcing the visitors to defend. However the men from Lime Park held out and then applied some pressure of there own. Armoy started to assert themselve and were […]
Cooke Women played their second round of the Rosie Stewart Cup on Sunday against local rivals Harlequins. Cooke Women have shown what hard work and the right motivation can do, securing a 68-0 win over Belfast Harlequins. The Christmas break has really allowed the team to re-group and after their win at the weekend has […]
Club News – Ards Prepare for Sligo This week Sligo RFC visit Hamilton Park for an AIL clash! Newly promoted Sligo who are seven points ahead of Ards in the League will be arriving as confident favourites for this encounter, but Ards Head Coach Mervyn Tweed will have different ideas as he continues to prepare […]
We got some clips of play from the game and an interview with coach Gary Leslie afterwards, all below [youtube dvEcad3ifBc] CLICK HERE FOR 124 Pictures from Intouch Rugby & Dale Loughridge Coach Gary Leslie Comments [youtube kQTtFdP9EnU] After the improvement evident against Bangor the previous week, the Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV -forced into a […]