A simply fantastic week of rugby! We attended on Saturday morning the Portadown v Dromore youth systems, 3 games at 18\/16 and 14, then in the afternoon we attended the Gordon West Cup fixture between Lurgan & Newry. Images and Videos + Interviews to follow from these games.<\/p>\n
The morning games at Portadown RFC were well attended and all 6 teams were good. In the afternoon the Gordon West Cup game was a fantastic showcase of Club Rugby with both teams playing smart, developed rugby to which both clubs are looking to maintain and develop further through their engagement with local populations in schools and youth rugby. Expansive and fast, the speed of recycling was high, the off load based game and passing game developing at pace, and the counter attack and use of quick penalties, kicking from hand as well as penalties good, hands to the corner, and defensive capability defending successfully against sustained attacks, all a credit to the training, coaching and increased concentration for longer periods during the game, re-organising the line, performance of tackles, work at the set piece scrum and lineout. With player welfare to the fore the referee stopped the game on a couple of occasions to carry out a welfare assessment on a player. The professionalism of both teams was indeed a true showcase of their high performance mindset. <\/p>\n
Just you take a look at the results below (all scores not yet finalised chasing a few up). A resounding performance by Ballymena Rugby Club sees them start their UBL campaign from scratch again admittedly after two shocking performances, the All Ireland Cup produced 3 fine wins for Bangor, CIYMS & Clogher Valley who progress to the semis, while in the Gordon West PSNI put 38 on Service, while Lurgan racked up 25+ points (awaiting final score confirmation) on Newry and Monaghan put 41 on Cavan, in Q2 Enniskillen put 57 on Holywood while Omagh put 46 on Grosvenor, in the II XV league City of Derry put 39 on Ards 2s, Dungannon put 30 on Queens 2s and Hinch put 42 on Malone 2s and Queens put 21 on Ballymena 2s, in the Junior Leagues Ballyclare 2s put 43 unanswered points on Grosvenor 2s while Inst2s put 34 on Carrick2s, Bangor 2s put 34 on Omagh 3s, Enniskillen 2s put 39 on Quins, in Minor League East 1 Ards4s put 48 on PSNI 2s, in East 2 Carrick put 34 on Malone, in South Clogher 3s put 27 on Armagh 3s!<\/p>\n
Respect for athletes welfare is growing in club rugby and the dedication and training of the players towards this physical game is of a very high standard and is a reflection that these athletes are setting very high standards for themselves.<\/p>\n
Gordon West League Cup Group A
\n22\/11\/2014
\nB.H.S Fp\t12\tvs\t17\tOphir
\nLimavady\t7\tvs\t16\tLarne\t<\/p>\n
Gordon West League Cup Group C
\n22\/11\/2014
\nDonegal Town\t5\tvs\t21\tStrabane
\nLondonderry Y M\t14\tvs\t15\tLetterkenny\t<\/p>\n
Gordon West League Cup Group B
\n22\/11\/2014
\nP.S.N.I\t38\tvs\t13\tCivil Service
\nLurgan\t41 vs\t5 Newry\tPeter Jackson (win for Lurgan)<\/p>\n
Gordon West League Cup Group D
\n21\/11\/2014
\nMonaghan\t41\tvs\t16\tCavan\t<\/p>\n
AI Junior Cup
\nCIYMS 18 v Coolmine 13
\nClogher 43 v Connemara 10
\nBangor 14 v Enniscorthy 12<\/p>\n
AIL Ladies Division 2 North
\n23\/11\/2014
\nSligo\tvs\tQueens
\nUlster League Womens Division 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\n20:00\tEnniskillen\t59 vs\t0 Omagh\tJonny Gibson<\/p>\n
UBL
\nBALLYMENA 43 SHANNON 15<\/p>\n
U18 Ladies League
\n23\/11\/2014
\nBangor\t5 vs\t5 Belfast Harlequins\tTeddy Hall<\/p>\n
Kukri Qualifying League 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nEnniskillen\t57\tvs\t3\tHolywood
\nGrosvenor\t14\tvs\t46\tOmagh
\nU.U.C\t19\tvs\t28\tColeraine
\nRandalstown\t18 vs\t13 Lisburn\tNeil Robertson<\/p>\n
2XV League
\n22\/11\/2014
\nArds 2\t12\tvs\t39\tCity Of Derry 2
\nBallymena 2\t13\tvs\t16\tBanbridge 2
\nBelfast Harlequins 2\t35\tvs\t22\tRainey Ob 2
\nDungannon 2\t30\tvs\t13\tQueens 2
\nBallynahinch 2\t42\tvs\t10\tMalone 2
\n19\/11\/2014
\nQueens 2\t21\tvs\t9\tBallymena 2\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\nColeraine 2\t\tvs\t\tBanbridge 3
\nGrosvenor 2\t0\tvs\t43\tBallyclare 2
\nInstonians 2\t34\tvs\t3\tCarrickfergus 2
\nLarne 2\t 31 vs\t 12 C.I.Y.M.S 2\tPeter Martin<\/p>\n
Junior League 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nBallymoney 2\t17\tvs\t0\tCooke 2\tMore
\nBallynahinch 4\t18\tvs\t15\tPortadown 2
\nBangor 2\t43\tvs\t17\tOmagh 3
\nRainey Ob 3\t12\tvs\t14\tDungannon 3\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 3
\n22\/11\/2014
\nAcademy 2\t24\tvs\t21\tBallynahinch 5
\nDromore 2\t17\tvs\t17\tQueens 3
\nEnniskillen 2\t39\tvs\t15\tBelfast Harlequins 3\t<\/p>\n
Junior League 4
\n22\/11\/2014
\nColeraine 3\t15\tvs\t14\tBallymena 4
\nDonaghadee 2\t19\tvs\t5\tArds 3
\nBallyclare 3\tvs\tRandalstown 2\tKirker Dalton<\/p>\n
Junior League 5
\n22\/11\/2014
\nNewry 2\t\tvs\t\tU.U.C 2
\nLisburn 3\t14\tvs\t17\tArmagh 3
\nBallymena 5\tvs\tGrosvenor 3\tTerence Cooke<\/p>\n
Junior League 6
\n22\/11\/2014
\nBanbridge 4\t\tvs\t\tDromore 3
\nDungannon 4\tvs\tMonaghan 2\tSteven Crothers
\nInishowen\tvs\tCooke 3\tJonny Gibson<\/p>\n
Minor League East 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\nMalone 5\t41\tvs\t3\tArmoy
\nP.S.N.I 2\t20\tvs\t48\tArds 4
\nBelfast Harlequins 4\tvs\tBallymoney 4\tPaul McAlister<\/p>\n
Minor League East 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nBallynahinch 7\t\tvs\t\tAcademy 3
\nCarrickfergus 4\t34\tvs\t13\tMalone 4\t<\/p>\n
Minor League South
\n22\/11\/2014
\nPortadown 5\t9\tvs\t9\tCookstown
\n21\/11\/2014
\nArmagh 4\t3\tvs\t27\tClogher Valley 3
\nBallynahinch 6\t47 vs\t7 Rainey Ob 4\tRon Higgins<\/p>\n
Qualifying U18
\n22\/11\/2014
\nLarne\t0\tvs\t53\tBallyclare\t<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\nVirginia\t\tvs\t\tRainey Ob
\nArmagh\t\tvs\t\tBanbridge
\nCarrickfergus\t\tvs\t\tMonaghan
\nRandalstown\t12\tvs\t0\tBallymena\t<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nOmagh\t25\tvs\t22\tLetterkenny
\nPortadown\t0\tvs\t40\tDromore
\n22\/11\/2014
\nColeraine\tvs\tMalone
\nEnniskillen\tvs\tDonegal Town\t<\/p>\n
U18 League Section 3
\n22\/11\/2014
\nCity Of Derry\t19\tvs\t15\tBallymoney
\nNewry\t17\tvs\t19\tBallynahinch
\nClogher Valley\tvs\tLisburn
\nDungannon\tvs\tCavan\t<\/p>\n
U18 Friendly
\n22\/11\/2014
\nCarrickfergus\t35\tvs\t10\tBanbridge<\/p>\n
Qualifying U16
\n22\/11\/2014
\nBallymena 2\tvs\tBallyclare\tDuncan Wallace
\nBallyshannon\tvs\t(win for Inishowen) Inishowen\t<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\nArmagh 29\tvs\t10 Banbridge\tKeith Lewis
\nCarrickfergus\tvs\tMonaghan
\nRandalstown 0\tvs 60\tBallymena\tGordon Taylor
\nVirginia\t8 vs\t12 Rainey Ob\tKevin Feeney<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nOmagh\t12\tvs\t22\tLetterkenny
\nPortadown\t0\tvs\t33\tDromore
\nColeraine\tvs\tMalone\tJonathan MacCorkell
\nEnniskillen 67 (win for E\tvs\t(tbc)Donegal Town\t<\/p>\n
U16 League Section 3
\n22\/11\/2014
\nClogher Valley\t\t55 vs\t\t7 Lisburn
\nNewry\t7\tvs\t5\tBallynahinch
\nCity Of Derry\tvs\tBallymoney\t<\/p>\n
U16 Friendly
\n22\/11\/2014
\nLisburn 36 \tvs\t0 Instonians\tBilly O Gorman<\/p>\n
Qualifying U14
\n22\/11\/2014
\nBallyshannon (win for Ballyshannon)\tvs\tInishowen
\nLarne\tvs\tBallyclare
\nStrabane\tvs\tLurgan
\nInstonians\tvs\tVirginia\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 1
\n22\/11\/2014
\nRandalstown\t34\tvs\t12\tBallymena
\nArmagh\t33 vs\tBanbridge 21
\nCarrickfergus\tvs\tMonaghan
\nVirginia\tvs\tRainey Ob\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 2
\n22\/11\/2014
\nColeraine\t31\tvs\t7\tMalone
\nOmagh\t0\tvs\t22\tLetterkenny
\nEnniskillen (win for Enniskillen)\tvs\tDonegal Town
\nPortadown\tvs\tDromore\t<\/p>\n
U14 League Section 3
\n22\/11\/2014
\nCity Of Derry\t24 vs\t0 Ballymoney
\nNewry\t0 vs\t36 Ballynahinch\t<\/p>\n
Danske Bank High Schools Trophy
\n19\/11\/2014
\nBelfast Boys Model\t41\tvs\t10\tMarkethill HS\t<\/p>\n
Schools Friendly
\n22\/11\/2014
\nRoyal School Armagh\t31\tvs\t20\tBelfast High School
\nBallyclare High School\t27\tvs\t5\tFoyle College
\nBanbridge Academy\t26\tvs\t7\tWellington College
\nCarrickfergus GS\t7\tvs\t13\tLurgan College
\nDalriada School\t31\tvs\t10\tBelfast Royal Academy
\nLimavady GS\t0\tvs\t19\tSullivan Upper School
\nBallymena Academy\t36 vs\t10 Rainey Endowed School
\nCambridge House GS\tvs\tBelfast Met
\nGrosvenor GS 42 vs 3 Larne GS \tMark Orr
\nMethodist College 19\tvs\t11 Coleraine Academical Inst\tChris Logan
\nRegent House School\tvs\tDown HS\tRoger Cleave
\nCampbell College 10\tvs\t16 Royal Belfast Academical Inst\tGareth Dunlop
\n19\/11\/2014
\nWallace High School\t33\tvs\t12\tBangor GS
\nPortadown College\t22\tvs\t40\tBanbridge Academy
\nPortadown College\t5\tvs\t50\tBanbridge Academy<\/p>\n
II XV
\nCampbell College 12 RBAI 26
\nIII XV
\nCampbell College 0 RBAI 14<\/p>\n
Medallion
\nCarrick GS 10 Lurgan College 43
\nRBAI 3 CCB 0
\nomagh academy 0-12 Wallace hs
\nStrabane Academy 15 v 14 Cambridge house<\/p>\n
U13
\nRBAI 31 Campbell College 0<\/p>\n
U14
\nSUS 36 Limavady GS 0
\nU14a RBAI 36 CCB 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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