Referees are noticing that the amount of back chat to referees is reducing and there is less and less physical violence between players. Instead the athletes are playing better rugby and concentrating to a very very high level and the quality and intensity of the rugby is developing higher and higher as a consequence. For real!<\/p>\n
Professionalism in all aspects of what we do is a characteristic and a growing trait of grassroots rugby, controlling emotions whether in front or behind and focusing on implementing the physical training and skill to play consistently good rugby is based on many foundations, not least of which is set pieces. The set pieces that we are seeing are superb, the physical conditioning of the athletes is high, the concentration levels and control of emotions is superb. Today for example we visited Donegal Town in the Morning for Omagh Youth v Donegal Town at U16 & U14 level and in the afternoon we visited Letterkenny RFC for the 1s v Belfast High Schools Former Pupils 1s a top of the table clash. At U14 level we again witnessed 13 year olds with a developed knowledge of drift defence, set pieces, tackling, off loads while in motion and saw at least one successful choke tackle, at U16 level the rugby was again coordinated intelligent and the players were employing drift defence, off loads, well practiced set pieces, rolling mauls, and we actually saw rucks later in the game never mind at the start in which the 15 year olds were not committing too many numbers to the ruck, and then we saw them attack an opposition ruck in order to overturn the ball, these are wolfpacks, thinking as a group, communicating on the pitch and capable of the total concentration and physicality, the red zone was brilliant today, focused and determined crossing the line.<\/p>\n
The top of the table clash at Letterkenny between the 1s and BHSFP 1s was a feast of rugby for a good gathering of supporters as the concentration levels under which both sets of players were controlling their emotions was if you think about it very very impressive.<\/p>\n
Very few games at grassroots rugby have any back talk to referees or any physical violence breaking out between players instead what we have is improving developing rugby, squads of athletes who have clearly absorbed the latest information on pyschology and training and nutrition and are setting themselves very high standards!<\/p>\n
Looking through the results today is very very revealing as we approach the half way point in the season! <\/p>\n
Educative, developing across the key areas of conditioning, skill set, set pieces, attack formations and defensive lines, controlling emotions and focusing emotions on development towards perfect rugby.<\/p>\n
Kukri Qualifying League 1
\n15\/11\/2014
\nBallyclare\t37\tvs\t7\tBallymoney
\nBangor\t15\tvs\t22\tDromore
\nDonaghadee\t7\tvs\t38\tInstonians
\nCooke\t12 vs\t19 Clogher Valley\tColm Dawson
\nPortadown 21\tvs\t8 C.I.Y.M.S\tJason Cairns<\/p>\n
Kukri Qualifying League 2
\n15\/11\/2014
\nGrosvenor\t5\tvs\t34\tAcademy
\nRandalstown\t32\tvs\t3\tU.U.C
\nHolywood\tvs\tColeraine\tMark Hermin\t(postponed)
\nLisburn\t11 vs\t38 Carrickfergus\tJohnny Wilson<\/p>\n
Kukri Qualifying League 3
\nLarne\t62\tvs\t11\tP.S.N.I
\nLimavady\t32\tvs\t8\tLurgan
\nKukri Qualifying League 3
\nStrabane\tvs\tDonegal Town\t<\/p>\n
AIL Ladies Division 2 North
\n16\/11\/2014
\n13:00\tCooke\t60 vs\tSligo\t0 Robbie McGreer
\nUlster League Womens Division 1
\n16\/11\/2014
\n13:00\tBallynahinch\t0 vs\t46 Queens\tTerence Cooke
\n13:00\tBallyshannon\tvs\tCarrickfergus\tJonny Gibson
\n13:00\tCavan\t44 vs\t0 Newry\tKevin Bartlett<\/p>\n
Kukri Qualifying League 4
\nLetterkenny\t22\tvs\t28\tB.H.S Fp
\nLondonderry Y M\tvs\tCivil Service\tChris Russell<\/p>\n
2XV League
\nBallymena 2\t68\tvs\t0\tDungannon 2
\nBallynahinch 2\t48\tvs\t0\tArds 2
\nCity Of Derry 2\t17\tvs\t22\tBelfast Harlequins 2
\nMalone 2\t65\tvs\t10\tBanbridge 2
\nRainey Ob 2\t0\tvs\t40\tQueens 2\t<\/p>\n
UBL
\nBanbridge 23 NUIM Barnhall 17
\nNaas 23 Rainey Old Boys 31
\nQueen’s University 26 Seapoint 13
\nBallynahinch 7 Dolphin 7<\/p>\n
Junior League 1
\n15\/11\/2014
\nBanbridge 3\t15\tvs\t16\tLarne 2
\nColeraine 2\t0\tvs\t14\tBallynahinch 3
\nGrosvenor 2\t19\tvs\t12\tCarrickfergus 2
\nOmagh 2\t35\tvs\t3\tBallyclare 2\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 2
\n15\/11\/2014
\nBangor 2\t5\tvs\t32\tBallynahinch 4
\nRainey Ob 3\t12\tvs\t11\tBallymoney 2
\nMalone 3\t34\tvs\t0\tOmagh 3
\nCooke 2\tvs\tClogher Valley 2\tDan Carson (postponed)<\/p>\n
Junior League 3
\n15\/11\/2014
\nAcademy 2\t9\tvs\t6\tLimavady 2
\nPortadown 3\t15\tvs\t29\tBallymena 3
\nBallynahinch 5\tvs\tLisburn 2\tMark Taylor<\/p>\n
Junior League 4
\nCarrickfergus 3\t64\tvs\t6\tBallymoney 3
\nCity Of Derry 3\t\tvs\t\tColeraine 3
\nArds 3\t12\tvs\t57\tInstonians 3\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 5
\nBallyclare 4\t17\tvs\t3\tNewry 2\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 6
\n15\/11\/2014
\nDromore 3\t36\tvs\t5\tDungannon 4
\n14:30\tC.I.Y.M.S 3\tvs\tBanbridge 4\tPatrick McGrath
\n14:30\tMonaghan 2\t3 vs\t27 Inishowen\tJames Linford<\/p>\n
Ladies Friendly
\nBallymoney\tvs\tTBC\tDavid Coey
\nColeraine\tvs\tTBC\tBilly O Gorman<\/p>\n
Minor League East 1
\nB.H.S Fp 2\t\tvs\t\tP.S.N.I 2
\nBelfast Harlequins 4\t19\tvs\t12\tArmoy
\nLarne 3\t8\tvs\t51\tMalone 5\t<\/p>\n
Minor League East 2
\nCivil Service 2\t15\tvs\t64\tQueens 4
\nU.U.C 3\t0 vs\t55 Bangor 3\tGordon Taylor<\/p>\n
Minor League South
\nClogher Valley 3\t33\tvs\t12\tPortadown 5
\nOmagh 4\t\tvs\t\tCavan 2
\nCookstown\t20\tvs\t11\tBallynahinch 6\t<\/p>\n
Minor League North 15\/11\/2014
\nBallyshannon\tvs\tStrabane 2\tPaul McAlister
\nLimavady 3\tvs\tLetterkenny 2\tTeddy Hall<\/p>\n
Qualifying U18
\nInishowen\t\tvs\t\tCity Of Derry
\nLarne\t\tvs\t\tRandalstown\t<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 1
\nBanbridge\t\tvs\t\tLurgan
\nRainey Ob\t\tvs\t\tArmagh
\nBallymena\tvs\tMonaghan\tMarcus Malley
\nCarrickfergus\tvs\tVirginia<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 2
\nLetterkenny\t32\tvs\t7\tMalone
\nColeraine\t12\tvs\t41\tPortadown
\nDonegal Town\tvs\tOmagh
\nDromore\tvs\tBallyclare\t<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 3
\nBallymoney\t\tvs\t\tDungannon
\nBallynahinch\t34\tvs\t5\tClogher Valley
\nCavan\t7 vs\t31 Newry\tNoel Treanor
\nLisburn\tvs\tArds\tTed Edwards<\/p>\n
U18 Friendly
\nCivil Service\tvs\tInstonians\t (Win for Civil Service)<\/p>\n
Qualifying U16
\nOphir\t10\tvs\t38\tRandalstown
\nBallyshannon\tvs\tEnniskillen
\nInishowen\tvs\tCity Of Derry\t(win for City of Derry)<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 1
\nCarrickfergus\t5\tvs\t31\tVirginia
\nBallymena\tvs\tMonaghan
\nRainey Ob\t5 vs\t35 Armagh\t<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 2
\nColeraine\t36\tvs\t0\tPortadown
\nDonegal Town\tvs\tOmagh
\nDromore\tvs\tBallyclare
\nLetterkenny\tvs\tMalone\t<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 3
\nBallynahinch\t\tvs\t\tClogher Valley
\nCavan\t7\tvs\t31\tNewry
\nLisburn\t\tvs\t\tArds\t<\/p>\n
U16 Friendly
\n14\/11\/2014
\n19:30\tDungannon\tvs\tCivil Service
\n15\/11\/2014
\nEnniskillen\tvs\tBallyshannon U15\t<\/p>\n
Qualifying U14 15\/11\/2014
\nBallyshannon\tvs\tEnniskillen
\nInishowen\tvs\tCity Of Derry\t(win for City of Derry)
\nLimavady\tvs\tInstonians
\nOphir\tvs\tRandalstown\tConor Boyle
\nVirginia\tvs\tLarne\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 1
\n15\/11\/2014
\nCarrickfergus\t3\tvs\t14\tVirginia
\nBallymena\t20\tvs\t38\tMonaghan
\nBanbridge 14 vs\t45 Lurgan
\nRainey Ob\t0 vs\t38 Armagh\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 2
\n15\/11\/2014
\nColeraine\t31\tvs\t0\tPortadown
\nDonegal Town\tvs\tOmagh\t (win for Donegal Town)
\nDromore\tvs\tBallyclare\tJustin Gerring
\nLetterkenny\tvs\tMalone\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 3
\n15\/11\/2014
\nBallynahinch\t41 vs\t0 Clogher Valley
\nCavan\t20 vs\t32 Newry\t<\/p>\n
U14 Friendly
\n14\/11\/2014
\n19:30\tDungannon\tvs\tCivil Service
\n15\/11\/2014
\nEnniskillen\tvs\tBallyshannon U13\t<\/p>\n
Schools Friendly
\n13\/11\/2014
\n11:30\tCarndonagh Comm Sch\tvs\tTBC 1
\n15\/11\/2014
\nFriends School\tvs\tCarrickfergus GS\tMark Orr
\nLimavady GS\t14 vs\t20 Omagh Academy
\nLurgan College 27\tvs\t14 Antrim Grammar School\tGary Treanor
\nRoyal Belfast Academical Inst\tvs\tRoyal School Dungannon
\nBangor GS\t10\tvs\t48\tBallyclare High School
\nBelfast High School\t15\tvs\t7\tBanbridge Academy
\nBelfast Met\t0\tvs\t0\tWellington College
\nCambridge House GS\t45\tvs\t0\tStrabane Academy
\nDalriada School\t62\tvs\t12\tLarne GS
\nGrosvenor GS\t12\tvs\t15\tCampbell College
\nPortora Royal School\t3\tvs\t27\tColeraine Academical Inst
\nRoyal School Armagh\t5\tvs\t55\tWallace High School
\nSullivan Upper School\t5\tvs\t17\tMethodist College
\nBelfast Royal Academy\t12\tvs\t34\tDown HS\tMore
\nPortadown College\t10\tvs\t31\tRegent House School
\n14\/11\/2014
\nRoyal Belfast Academical Inst\t10\tvs\t13\tBallymena Academy
\n13\/11\/2014
\nSt Columbs\t24\tvs\t0\tLisneal College\t<\/p>\n
II XV 15th Nov Ccb 3rd xv 14-12 grosvenor 2nd XV
\nLimavady GS 2ndXV 0 – 14 Omagh Academy 2ndXV<\/p>\n
Medallion 15th Nov
\nCampbell 36-0 Grosvenor
\nWallace 17-0 Armagh
\nLimavady GS MedXV 5 – 5 Omagh Academy MedXV
\nCAI 3-15 Portora Royal
\nBangor gs Medallion 28-24 Ballyclare Med
\n14th Nov RBAI medallion 3-3 v Ballymena Academy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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