Conwy U16 International Festival: A great day for Wales and Italy
It was a glorious day for the Welsh and Italian sides at the Conwy U16 International Festival on Sunday. Wales Academicals beat Scotland Red 29-12, while Wales RGC beat Scotland Blue by an impressive 22-5 scoreline. For the Italians it capped a stunning weekend. Their U18 side had beaten Ireland 21-17 in the […]
ISRFC Lambs: Brilliant Lambs round off tour in style
Sunday 3rd April, saw the Independent Schools RFC play their last game of Argentina Tour 2016 vs. South Buenos Aires provincial club champions, Daom RFC. The LAMBS put in a near faultless performance as they hit top gear and showed what a ‘Fast and Free’ approach can achieve. Within 3 minutes the Independent Schools […]
U18 5 Nations Festival: Italy stun Ireland for first 5 Nations win
Ireland U18 fell to a surprise 22-17 defeat against Italy in their third game of the U18 Five Nations Festival. Ireland had lost their opener 15-12 to England, but had backed that up with a stunning 43-0 win over Scotland, who lost 45-24 to England on Saturday. Italy meanwhile had only played Wales, losing […]
U18 5 Nations Festival: England run in 7 tries to beat Scotland U18
England U18 made it two wins from two in the U18 Five Nations Festival as they beat Scotland U18 45-24, condemning the Scots to a third loss from their three Festival games. It followed England’s 15-12 over Ireland U18 on the opening day, with England’s third and final game set to come against Wales […]
U18 Tri-Nations Festival: Ireland leave it late to beat England Counties
The U18 Tri-Nations series ended on Saturday with Ireland U18 A beating England Counties U18 21-17 at Ashbourne RFC in Dublin. England took a 9-6 lead into the half time break thanks for three penalties from Warwick Grammar fly half Sam Hollingsworth. Ballymena Academy fly half Bruce Houston leveled the scores early in […]
Aviva Premiership: Round 9 Review
So, Round 19 was a quiet one wasn’t it!!?! It’s fair to say that Premiership Rugby signed off for the European break with a flourish. From Friday night’s drama at The Recreation Ground all the way through to the Sunday service at the Ricoh Arena we witnessed 40 tries and some eye-catching performances. With […]
