Match Reports And Scores
\n1st XV \u2013 Ards 3 v 38 Banbridge
\n3rd XV \u2013 Ards 21 v 8 Banbridge
\n4th XV \u2013 No Game
\nU19s \u2013 No Game
\nU17s \u2013 Ards 7 v 29 Malone<\/p>\n
2nd XV \u2013 Newry 26 v 6 Ards
\nARDS TRAVELLED TO NEWRY WITH A VERY YOUNG SQUAD TO TAKE ON A STRONG WELL ORGANISED NEWRY TEAM. AFTER 40 MINS THE SCORE WAS 8-3 TO NEWRY BUT ARDS HAD BATTLED WELL AND WERE VERY MUCH STILL IN THE GAME. AT TIMES THEY HAD PRODUCED SOME EXCELLENT RUGBY AND HAD SHOWN THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. AFTER THE BREAK ARDS REDUCED THE SCORE TO 8-6 AND WERE WELL ON TOP. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME THE MORE EXPERIENCED NEWRY STARTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE GAME AND EVENTUALLY RAN OUT WINNERS BY A MARGIN WHICH WAS ROUGH JUSTICE FOR ARDS.
\nTHE MANY YOUNG PLAYERS ON SHOW DID THEMSELVES NO HARM FOR THEIR FUTURE PROSPECTS AT ARDS WITH MANY ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCES. HOWEVER RUGBY IS ALL ABOUT BASICS AND DISCIPLINE AND PLAYERS NEED TO GET DOWN TRAINING TO GET THIS PART OF THEIR GAME SORTED OUT.
\n4th XV
\nThe 4th XV were due to play Malone in the League last Saturday but were left high and dry when Malone pulled out of the fixture. Robin Johnston\u2019s men must be wondering when their season is actually going to start, what with all the bad weather cancellations in December and opposition teams crying off, they\u2019ve hardly kicked a ball in anger all season. Hopefully the Dee will oblige this week when they are due to make the short trip to Hamilton Park in the Quarterfinal of the McCambley Cup.<\/p>\n
Piper Steps Down As 1st XV Team Manager <\/strong><\/p>\n Michael Piper has had to relinquish his 1st XV Managerial duties due to At this point in the season, it is not known whether anyone else will be Members will be notified of any further developments or appointments to the Ards 21 v 8 Banbridge <\/p>\n Good all round display gets the 3rds back to winning ways. <\/p>\n The unavailability of some senior players allowed Ards 3rds the opportunity Conran has progressed through both the Mini and Youth sections at Ards; Ards were keen to avenge the 10 – 7 defeat they suffered away to Banbridge Played in dry conditions but on an extremely soft pitch this game was always After 32 minutes Banbridge scored the first points of the game when they Unlike the previous week Ards responded well and debutant hooker Conran Half time: Ards 7 v Banbridge 3 <\/p>\n The teams turned round at half time and with the wind on their backs Ards Again Ards responded well and debutant Kyle Agnew showed his talent, eye for In the final play of the game center Jay McKenzie made one of this customary Final score: Ards 21 v Banbridge 8 <\/p>\n Ards team: 1. G Paden, 2. C Stewart, 3. A Paden, 4. I Presho, 5. J Moore, 6. This was a great win for the 3rds and a fine performance by all, but special This week Ards 3rds play Omagh at Hamilton Park in the league hoping to Player\/Coach Vacancy For Season 2011\/12<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications for a Head Player\/Coach at Ards RFC for season 2011\/12 are now being accepted. <\/p>\n Preferred applicants should hold a current IRFU Level 2 coaching certificate or equivalent, or be in the process of going through the Level 2 accreditation process.<\/p>\n Applicants should also be capable of coaching to the highest standard in the All Ireland League.<\/p>\n Applications in writing, along with a targeted CV, should be addressed to the Club Secretary, Mr. William Dickson, 1 Alexandra Road, Donaghadee, BT21 0QD or e-mail billydickson2003@yahoo.com<\/p>\n Closing date for receiving applications will be Friday April 1 2011.<\/p>\n Welcome Addition To Coaching Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n Mervyn Tweed will be joining the coaching staff at Ards RFC for the remainder of the current season. Mervyn will be working alongside Laurence Kelly and Alan Benson in an ‘assistant’ capacity with Laurence remaining at the helm until the end of the season.<\/p>\n Good luck to all coaches and players for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n Mini<\/strong> Sympathy<\/strong><\/p>\n The members and President of Ards RFC Reggie Haddock would like to express their sincere condolences to our esteemed friend and Club Secretary Billy Dickson, at the passing of his mother Ruth. The RBS 6 Nations Club Promotion during the Ireland v France game was well supported by Club members on Sunday. The next promotion will take place on Sunday February 27, during the Scotland v Ireland game. Club members not yet in possession of their membership cards, can call in at the Club during normal opening hours and speak with the Club steward Terry Atcheson or Big Eachey, who will be more than happy to furnish patrons with their cards. Tag Rugby<\/strong><\/p>\n The Schools Tag Rugby Blitz for the Ards Borough has now been confirmed for Thursday March 17. Teams should arrive at Ards Rugby Club at approximately 10:00am to register, with the event itself kicking off at 10.45am. All Schools in the Ards Borough will be invited to enter a team and more details on the actual itinerary will be released soon. Ards 1st XV v City of Derry \u2013 AIL (Away) All Saturday fixtures have a 2.30pm kick-off unless otherwise stated. Match Reports And Scores 1st XV \u2013 Ards 3 v 38 Banbridge 3rd XV \u2013 Ards 21 v 8 Banbridge 4th XV \u2013 No Game U19s \u2013 No Game U17s \u2013 Ards 7 v 29 Malone 2nd XV \u2013 Newry 26 v 6 Ards ARDS TRAVELLED TO NEWRY WITH A VERY YOUNG SQUAD TO TAKE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,189,17,1197,3],"tags":[209,190,140,3610],"class_list":["post-9446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ards","category-banbridge","category-malone","category-newry","category-ulster-rugby","tag-ards-rugby","tag-banbridge-rugby","tag-malone-rugby","tag-newry-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9491,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9446\/revisions\/9491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nother commitments. <\/p>\n
\nfully appointed in the role, or if others will be assisting with the
\nManagement of the Senior squad as and when required. <\/p>\n
\nmanagement structure in due course.Ards 21 v 8 Banbridge <\/p>\n
\nto give debuts to senior rugby to hooker Conran Stewart and scrum half Kyle
\nAgnew who played on the wing. <\/p>\n
\nwhilst Kyle came through the Mini section and latterly Wellington College
\nunder the guidance of former Ards player Peter ‘Cheesey’ Chambers. <\/p>\n
\nin the first game of this current season, having being knocked out of the
\ncup the previous week Ards were determined to get a victory. <\/p>\n
\ngoing to be won up front. In the first half Ards played into the wind,
\nattacking the Scrabo Tower end of Hamilton Park. In the opening half hour no
\nquarter was given by either side and was dominated by strong driving forward
\nplay with flanker Andrew Fletcher, No 8 Jordan Ellingham, second rows Ian
\nPresho and James Moore prominent. <\/p>\n
\nconverted a penalty to 3 – 0 up, after Ards were penalised for being
\noff-side. <\/p>\n
\nStewart scored a fine try after flanker Fletcher charged down a Banbridge
\nkick which out half JD Gamble gathered up and immediately ran at the
\nBanbridge defence evading several tackles before off loading to the
\nsupporting Stewart to score a fine try to the left of the posts; scrum half
\nGraham Martin converted. <\/p>\n
\ncontrolled the game through out half Gamble, who hardly put a foot wrong all
\nday. Despite numerous try scoring opportunities for Ards it was Banbridge
\nwho were first to score in the second half when their scrum half broke away
\nto score a fine solo try, the conversion was missed. <\/p>\n
\na break and pace when he seized upon a loose ball in his own 22 and opened
\nup the gas drawing the last man and then off loading to full back Brown who
\nstretched his legs to score a super try under the posts which was converted
\nby Martin. <\/p>\n
\nline breaks splitting the Banbridge defence to run in unopposed and score
\nunder the posts which Martin again converted. <\/p>\n
\nA Fletcher, 7. R Mills, 8. J Ellingham, 9. G Martin, 10. J Gamble. 11. G
\nDynes, 12. J McKenzie, 13. E Adair, 14. K Agnew, 15. G Brown. <\/p>\n
\nmention to the Under 19’s in the team of Conran Stewart, Jordan Ellingham
\nand Kyle Agnew who all played well and are surely 1st XV players in the
\nmaking. <\/p>\n
\navenge an away defeat earlier in the season. <\/p>\n
\nA former Ards player and Head Coach, Mervyn has considerable experience and expertise coaching in the AIL and is a welcome addition to the coaching staff.<\/p>\n
\nThe Ards Mini Rugby Tournament this season will take place on Sunday April 10 from 12 noon. Details on the Tournaments format are still being worked out and will be announced in the coming weeks. Any parent or guardian who would like to assist the Mini Committee in organising such a mammoth event or help out on the day would be very welcome and is asked to contact their respective coaches or forward their contact details on to the Mini Co-ordinator, Ian Caughey.
\nThe Minis next set of friendly games are away to Instonians on Saturday March 5. Players should meet at Shaws Bridge, Belfast (Beside the Ramada Hotel) no later that 9.45am
\nMinis training on Sunday February 20 from 2pm.<\/p>\n
\nSocial <\/strong><\/p>\n
\n.The Club bar will be open from 2.30pm to 5.30pm and pints can be purchased for only \u00a32.50 per pint, but only on production of your 2010\/11 Ards RFC membership card.<\/p>\n
\n The Annual Club Dinner will be held in the clubrooms at Hamilton Park on Wednesday March 16 from 7.30pm. Tickets cost \u00a320 and places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please contact Teddy Sloan or Terry Atcheson for more information. <\/p>\n
\nTag Rugby (non-contact) is for both boys and girls and can be played both indoors and out. Anyone who would like this great activity delivered to their school or clubs should contact Emma Hingston, the Sports Development Officer at Ards Borough Council on 02891 824000 or e-mail emma.hingston@ards-council.gov.uk to book their place.
\nFixtures – Saturday February 19<\/p>\n
\nArds 2nd XV v Malone \u2013 League (Away)
\nArds 3rd XV v Omagh – League (Home)
\nArds 4th XV v Donaghadee \u2013 McCambley Cup (Home)
\nArds U19s v TBC
\nArds U17s v TBC<\/p>\n
\nPlease refer to the club website at www.ards-rfc.com for any late changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"