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Report and pictures by Richard Owens New season, new coaching team and some new faces amongst the ranks, CI would be hoping to show Dromore who put 40 points on them during their last visit at Belmont that they will be a side to be reckoned with this year. That’s exactly what happened, a fast, […]
I made the trip to Shawsbridge on Saturday afternoon with a Ulster Rugby Championship double header on offer as Instonians entertained CIYMS and Cooke hosted Clogher Valley. With lighting still an issue at this time of year I decided to cover Instonians first and then take in the second half of the Cooke match under […]
[pullquote]Report, images and video credit – Richard Owens[/pullquote] Dromore put CI to the sword in handsome fashion when the east Belfast lads were on their home patch earlier this season and since then their respective fortunes have been migrating in opposite directions, Dromore upwards to league leaders and CI hovering just above the basement. Gareth […]
Carrick moved to sixth place in the Ulster Rugby Championship following a 48 – 22 win against CIYMS at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon. Garreth Peden scores an early try for CIYMS Despite the final score the visitors took a one point lead into the break after right wing Gareth Peden caught Carrick […]
[pullquote]Report and pictures by Richard Owens.[/pullquote] For 28 minutes both teams looked like they might win if they could keep the ball long enough and stop giving possession away as both attempted to play running rugby on a breezy day in Belmont. Enniskillen playing with the wind fielded the kick off and ran straight back […]
Yesterday afternoon CIYMS hosted Belfast rivals Grosvenor in a Kukri Ulster Rugby Division 1 league game at Belmont. The game was barely a couple of minutes old when, Andrew Kelly scored for Grosvenor under the posts. Allen McCluggage was successful with the conversion. Shortly after CIYMS equalised when, after a break, Gareth Peden dotted down […]
Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 2 Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 3 Match Galleries Instonians 45 Cooke 7 CIYMS 28 Coleraine 20 Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 It was a massive weekend in Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 with Instonians claiming the Championship after a bonus point […]
Paul Mcintyre of Back of the Stand reports on CIYMS v Carrick in the Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 Match. You certainly get your money’s worth at Belmont on a Saturday afternoon. Last week against Portadown CI claimed a narrow win in game that produced nine tries. This week they shared twelve with Carrick […]
CIYMS claimed a vital 11 – 15 away win to consolidate their top half placing in the Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division One. Despite the defeat Coleraine picked up a losing bonus point which keeps them clear of the bottom three. Matthew Killgore started the scoring for CI with an early penalty before Craig Devlin crossed […]
CIYMS came out on top 28 – 8 against Cooke in this mid table tussle in the Kukri Ulster Championship D1 on Saturday afternoon. The home win for CIYMS means they now leapfrog Cooke to take fifth place in the league with Cooke slipping to sixth. GALLERY BELOW
Academy completed the double this weekend, with the senior side following up on the Big Cats U20 win on Friday night, by claiming the Guinness Holmes Platter in an exciting final against the fancied Tyrone Marauders. Surrey Colts claimed the honours in the Willis Final beating Ulster Exiles and CIYMS had a resounding victory over […]