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Old Wesley entertained near neighbours Old Belvedere on Saturday afternoon at Donnybrook with the home staging a second half revival to take the game. Wesley started strongly and they controlled much of the territory and possession in the first quarter. However, the scoreline read 0 – 5 in favour of Belvedere after a break out […]
Scrum superiority was ultimately to prove the difference as Old Wesley ran out winners 14-12 over City of Armagh at a blustery Energia Park this afternoon. Thanks to JC Sports Photography for the report and images. The home side started well but the visitors grew into the game and had a decent share of territory and […]
[pullquote]Report and pictures by Richard Owens[/pullquote] Seven from seven for Old Wesley was a daunting statistic for Chris Henry’s squad to ponder and a slightly diluted Malone squad would need to produce a huge performance to break this impressive record. Yet again the weather would dictate this contest as the strong wind would forced both […]
[pullquote]Report and pictures JC Sports Photography[/pullquote] Old Wesley got their AIL 1B campaign off to a winning start today with a hard-fought 13-3 win over Banbridge at a rain-soaked Energia Park, a well-taken try in the dying minutes from blindside flanker Conor Barry ultimately settling an otherwise forgettable encounter. Banbridge started well and took the […]
Malone battled to a bruising win against Old Wesley at Donnybrook on Saturday afternoon. The win leaves Malone two points clear at the top of AIL 1B. Old Wesley edged the first half taking a 17 – 14 lead into the break thanks to tries from David Poff, and Cronan Gleeson. Rory Stynes converted both […]
It was cold, wet and gloomy at Gibson Park on Saturday afternoon for the meeting of first placed Malone against seventh placed Old Wesley and the conditions set the scene for a game fought in the trenches, between the ’22s’. Playing with a strong wind and rain behind them Malone couldn’t take advantage of the […]
Old Wesley and Ballynahinch went head to head at Donnybrook on Saturday afternoon in the AIL 1B with Hinch returning north with a win in the bag. It was a cagey game dominated by the boots of Old Wesley’s Rory Stynes and Ballynahinch’s Peter Nelson. We’d said in our preview that we are waiting for […]
Banbridge failed to consolidate their position at the top of AIL 1B, going down to Dublin visitors Old Wesley 8 – 15 at Rifle park on Saturday afternoon. The result sees Banbridge slip to third with Malone RFC taking over top spot. Both teams came out of the blocks hard at the start of this […]
We kick off our AIL 1B coverage with pictures from City of Armagh’s game against Old Wesley at the Palace Grounds on Saturday afternoon. Armagh will be disappointed that they let this one slip as there were long periods where they played the better rugby. However, Old Wesley were more clinical and they will be […]