Be Just And Fear Not
It was a strong finish to the year for Lurgan Rugby, Football and Cricket Club (Lurgan RFC Club) as they claimed the Sport NI Sportmaker Project of the Year Award for their PEACE IV cross community initiative. Announced this week, the prestigious honour recognises the Club’s ‘Building Positive Relations’ project and its success in bringing …
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Schalk Van Der Merwe who previously played for the Lions, Ulster and the Cheetah’s is now the club’s overseas player. His last competitive game was playing for the Cheetahs in the Semi-Final of the Currie Cup (which the Cheetahs won) this afternoon he plays his first league game for Lurgan. He’s been training hard and …
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Making history – Sunday Rugby Our women’s team played their first ever match against Portadown RFC Women on a Sunday. Two firsts for Pollock Park this season. A great game of rugby by two very committed sides. Ferocious tackling, some great hard running rugby, big scrums and good line outs, all in torrential rain. The …
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ITV have produced a segment on Ireland, Ulster and Lurgan player, Tiger’s Ambassador and undefeated U20’s coach Jacob Stockdale, click below for an insight into this:
The focus of the Ulster Rugby Junior Camps is about boys and girls enjoying rugby in a fun and safe environment. These camps are open to both boys and girls. Previous experience of the game is not required to attend this camp. Ulster Rugby Camps are player centred with delivery by our coaches directed to …
Via: Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Council A local cross-community sports initiative received a helping hand from Ulster and Ireland star Jacob Stockdale this week. The 2018 Six Nations ‘Player of the Year’ joined project officers on a visit to schools in Lurgan to promote the ‘Building Positive Relations through Sport’ project, spearheaded by Lurgan Rugby, Football …
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Wow!!!! Ulster Rugby have consented to Jacob Stockdale’s & Lurgan Rugby Club’s request to affiliate Jacob officially to Lurgan Rugby Club. Jacob has already declared that Lurgan was his club on the match day programmes and this is in print but now this will encompass his Ireland duties. Seeing Jacob Stockdale, Ulster & Lurgan on …
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This afternoon our first XV take on Banbridge RFC at Rifle Park in the Provincial Town’s Cup The Ulster Provincial Towns Cup is a rugby union competition organized by the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. It is confined to teams outside of Belfast. Since the resumption of play after World War II, …
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Senior Rugby are planning a rugby tour in June 2019 to Prague in the Czech Republic. Please contact Dean Wilson, Aaron Carson, Jamie Clarke, Erol Musa or Raymond Acheson if you are interested in going. There is still a couple of places remaining. Check out the Facebook Page
A few photos from Wednesday night at our Club’s Carol Service and Evening of Fellowship. It was brilliant to see the club house filled to capacity. Many thanks to John Graham of Portadown RFC, Jordan Jones, Josh Lyness, Simon Mooney, Noel Agnew, Gary Robinson, Gemma Wellwood, Kyle Geddis, David Wellwood, Alena and all others who helped to make this evening …
