Category: Representative Rugby
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Provincial Friendly: Ulster U18 Schools 17 EIRA 14
On Friday, at high noon, Ulster U18 Schools faced the USA’s Eagle Impact Rugby Academy, at Newforge Country Club, in South Belfast, in one of the last two games, in EIRA’s tour of Ireland. Ulster caught EIRA cold, in the opening minutes. Fast recycled ball found its way to Harry Lamont, who charged over after…
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PROVINCIAL FRIENDLY: ULSTER U18 5 EIRA U18 36
Ulster welcomed Eagle Impact Rugby Academy on Friday. The girls played at Queen’s Sports while the boys played at Newforge. I caught up with the games at Queen’s with the U18 Girls the closing match on the old 1st XV pitch at The Dub, the game played over two 35 minute halves. It was a…
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Provincial Friendly: Ulster U16 7 EIRA U16 55
Ulster welcomed Eagle Impact Rugby Academy on Friday. The girls played at Queen’s Sports while the boys played at Newforge. I caught up with the games at Queen’s with the U16 Girls kicking things off on the old 1st XV pitch at The Dub. The game was played over three periods of 20 minutes. The…
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U19 Interprovincial: Ulster 26 IQ Rugby 26
Ulster U19 hosted Irish Qualified Rugby U19 at Newforge Country Club in an U19 Interprovincial fixture on a damp Wednesday afternoon. It was a typical early season match, where new teams faced each other in an interpro game. Both sides showed a little rustiness in a start-stop game, but their was plenty of energy and…
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Provincial Friendly: Ulster U18 Clubs 24 Eagle Impact Rugby Academy U18 10
On Saturday, Newforge Country Club was the venue for a Pre-Season Friendly between Ulster U18 Clubs and American visitors, the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy. EIRA had only met up 3 days previously and this was their first game together. Dropped passes, by both teams, in first few minutes were an indication of rustiness. Ulster were…
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Provincial Rugby: Ulster and Connacht U18 Girls enjoy hit out.
We caught up with the Ulster and Connacht U18 Girls Squads on Sunday as the enjoyed a hit out as part of their training weekend at Campbell College Belfast. It promises to be a busy summer for the Ulster girls with up to five game pencilled in before they hit the Interprovincials in mid August.…