The UAFC

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/40505.php#.WbcNt8iGPIU I see that Kieran Joyce - ex Malone and Conor Joyce's younger brother- has been given a place in Connacht Academy. Unsure if he was ever officially in Ulster Academy. http://thefrontrowunion.com/2017/09/junior-cup-larne-28-ballynahinch-32/ Also se...

Quarter-Finals (Saturday 14th October)

Ballymena v Omagh
Malone v Dungannon
Bangor v Ballynahinch
City of Armagh v Banbridge

good draw for Hinch to get either Armagh or Bann out of the way

Hinch play Bann on Sat in the Ulster Senior League ... If I was a gambling man, my money would be on Bann.

Ulster No 9 wrote

''Tighty if Dungannon area is your hang out I would highly recommend the Brewers House in Donaghmore''

Thanks , Although Donaghmore is not a regular haunt I would happily travel for a good feed and will keep it in mind if I'm in the area

had a look at AJ's on Trip Advisor ...sounds like my sort of place !!

As a fan of quantity as well as quality, we had a great meal which satisfied both criteria in the Viscount in Dungannon last week. The early bird menu is particularly good value; order up to 6:30.

sad news indeed; he was a great player!!

that comment is in the above Irish Times article

the article also makes adverse comments about Nucifora and Anthony Eddy , Director of Wemens Rugby and Sevens (men and wemen)

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ ... -1.3198674

According to the above all does not appear to be happy in Irish Wemens Rugby and the BBC have reported that Tom Tiermey has resigned

''Barra is a ginger, we always need a ginger on the pitch, wonder can he play 10 ?''

I've always liked Geoff Maskell reading the weather; he invariably referred to Kingspan as Ravenhill!

UR13IRFU wrote:2 players from Leeds Carnigie signed aswell for Hinch, centre and someone else. The kiwi outhalf played Mitre 10 cup last season

Is one of the Leeds players David McIlwaine who played for Hinch prior to going to study at Leeds Beckett Univ ?

Surely there must be some more player news out there , especially as most clubs would have been training for a while now ?

Should clubs be signing players instead of developing their own Ideally clubs should do both. From my knowledge Bann have been one of the best clubs in Ulster at developing their own players. (Perhaps Russ could tell us how many of the team which gained promotion to 1B are home grown?). However to ...

dublane wrote:It seems that quins have signed 30 new senior players for the upcoming season.

Where are Quins or indeed any club going to get ''30 new senior players'' for the new season... ie players of sufficient quality to play in AIL ??

Who is coaching at Quins next season ?

''Banbridge signings - Toby Baxter, Michael Lowry, Jordan Mount, Ross Cartmill, James Hume, Jason Gribben and Ben Thompson.'' This information was posted on the Irish Rugby Messageboard site a while ago. I have no idea about who posted the information nor how reliable it is. Timoney also Sent from ...

''Banbridge signings - Toby Baxter, Michael Lowry, Jordan Mount, Ross Cartmill, James Hume, Jason Gribben and Ben Thompson.''

This information was posted on the Irish Rugby Messageboard site a while ago. I have no idea about who posted the information nor how reliable it is.