Belfast Harlequins Rugby Club
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Adam Barron, Jack Gamble, Jayden Shiels, Joel McBride, Johnny McLaughlin, Jonny Holmes, Matthew McDowell, Zac SolomonSenior Shield: Ballyclare 47 Belfast Harlequins 14
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Ballyclare hosted Harlequins in a Senior Shield group match in front of a vociferous crowd on Saturday afternoon at The Cloughan. Ballyclare were first on the scoreboard with Joel McBride bursting through the middle to score close to the posts making Matthew McDowell’s conversion straightforward. A spectacular dive from joel McBride to open the scoring
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Goldsborough Trophy: 2025 U21 Club Rugby Competition
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We caught up with the Goldsborough Trophy, the oldest U21 Club Rugby competition in Ireland, for our fourth sucessive year at Instonians RFC on Easter Monday. This years competition featured six teams who played round robin matches in two pools of three, the top two teams from each pool progressing to the knockout semi finals.
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Blake McCloskey, Brody McGowan, Grayson Cayzer, Harry Doherty, Henry Calvert, James Reid, Jude Semple, Mark Kidd, Matthew Wilson, Noah Lack, Ollie McCay, Oscar Coiley, Rory Brooks, Ryan Reid, Thomas MooreheadClub Rugby: Academy Host U16 Club School Blitz.
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I caught up with the School/Club Window U16 Blitz at Academy RFC, Roughfort, early Saturday morning. The competition featured Teams from Academy (2), Ards, Belfast Harlequins, BHSFP, CIYMS, Lisburn and Randalstown which was broken down into 2 pools of four teams for the pool round robin stage. There was a final playoff round where 1A
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Alan Douglas, Alex Pybus, Ben Power, Conor Dunne, Eddie Garrod, Liam Farrell, Mark Glover, Owen O’Reilly, Ross CadzowAIL2C: Belfast Harlequins 28 Tullamore 21
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Our second match at Deramore Park on Saturday was the AIL 2C match between Belfast Harlequins and Tullamore. Tullamore applied the early pressure and they worked an early try, on the 12th minute, for fullback Liam Farrell. Conor Dunne added the extras for a 0 – 7 lead. Liam Farrell opened the scoring for Tullamore
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Provincial East: Academy II 64 Belfast Harlequins RFC III 7
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While at Roughfort on Saturday I also caught up with the second half of the Provincial East match between Academy 2XV and Belfast Harlequins 3XV. I joined the match just after the start of the second half and Academy were leading 38 – 0 though their influential out half Josh McKee was in the process
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Euan Glenn, Ian McIlheron, Ignacio Said, Luke Graham, Nathan Beattie, Patrick Hall, Philip Andrews, Robbie Doey, Ross BowlanGordon West Cup: Belfast Harlequins II 29 Larne 24
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I caught up with the Gordon West Cup match between Belfast Harlequins 2nd XV and Larne RFC at Deramore Park on Saturday afternoon. I was a touch late getting to this one and when I arrived Quins were leading 5 – 0 and they scored again, before I got set up, with Patrick Hall touching
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Adam Bennett, Andrew Quigley, Mark Glover, Mark Hopton-Brown, Matthew Eccles, Scott Elliott, Taine Lagan, Tane Manaia Felix-HothamPremier 2: Belfast Harlequins 29 Omagh Academicals 36
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We caught up with Belfast Harlequins and Omagh Accies at Deramore Park on Saturday afternoon for our first video match coverage! Quins were first on the score board with new signing Tane Manaia Felix-Hotham running in a try after 10 minutes. However, the rest of the half belonged to Omagh as Matthew Eccles, Taine Lagan,
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Adam Bennett, Callum Smyton, David Maxwell, Joel Dundas, Johnny McCracken, Luke Russell, Mark Glover, Matthew Bothwell, Michael Bothwell, Taine HairePremier 2: Belfast Harlequins 29 Clogher Valley 26
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Belfast Harlequins welcomed Clogher Valley to Deramore Park for a Ulster Premier 2 clash on Saturday afternoon. Clogher Valley took the play to the home side and despite a disallowed for Quins, it was the visitors who took the lead with a clever chip over the maul letting Taine Haire touch down for a 0
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Callum Inglis, Grant Baird, Harry Palmer, Isaac Renucchi, Jack Scott, Ross Maiden, Ruairdh Anderson, Stephen WeirClub Friendly: Belfast Harlequins 10 Marr RFC 35
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On Saturday afternoon, Scottish side, Marr RFC, were the visitors to Deramore Park to play Belfast Harlequins in a preseason friendly. Marr, from Troon, play in Scottish Premiership and would provide a tough test for Quins over 3 x 25 minute periods. Isaac Renucchi powered over for Marr’s 1st try In the opening minutes both
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Chris Peterson, Dan Armstrong, Jack Reynolds, Louis McLernon, Peter Rainey, Ralph Lavery, Stephen Lanagan, Tom ArmstrongClub Friendly: Belfast Harlequins 58 Bishopton 10
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On Saturday afternoon a Belfast Harlequins Select XV, featuring a few ‘old hands’ and some very inexperienced players, met Bishopton, from Renfrewshire, Scotland, who play in West of Scotland Division One. Some of the Bishopton players conceded that they may have overindulged the hospitality on the previous evening. On a hot afternoon the game was
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Junior Shield: Dungannon 40 Belfast Harlequins 0 Women’s Final
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I made the trip to Stevenson Park on Sunday afternoon for the Women’s Junior Shield Final between Dungannon RFC and Belfast Harlequins. The game got off to a lively start but as it developed Dungannon started to dominate possession with some enthusiastic rucking which Quins never really got to grips with. Colleen McCance goes over
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Charlie McCleery, Connor McKinley, Elias Agbonkpolor, Harry Doherty, Jake Beacon, Josh Gibson, Mark Buchanan, Owen Wilson, Ruben GurleyAcademy RFC Club-School U16 Blitz
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I caught up with the U16 Club-School Blitz at Roughfort on Saturday morning which featured teams from Academy, Ballyclare, Ballymoney, Belfast Harlequins, Carrickfergus, and CIYMS. With three matches being played concurrently I was only able to catch up with four of the sides so apologies to Ballyclare and Ballymoney. In the first round I caught
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Goldsborough Trophy: 2024 U21 Club Rugby Competition
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We caught up with the 2024 Goldsborough Trophy at Shaws Bridge on Easter Monday. This season Instonians hosted teams from Academy, Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast Harlequins, City of Armagh, Suttonians and Queen’s University. The teams played round robin matches in two groups with the top two from each group going through to the semi final. Group
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Ben Power, Cameron O’Shaughnessy, Charlie Beattie, Daryl Foley, Jaz Andress, Ryan Foley, Sam Boyle, Tom MorrisAIL 2B: Belfast Harlequins 38 Dolphin 34
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Belfast Harlequins joined Queen’s University in an impromptu All Ireland double header at Newforge on Saturday with Deramore Park also waterlogged. Quins were also involved in a big, relegation avoiding, match as they needed a win against Dolphin to give themselves a chance of climbing out of the bottom two. Tom Morris scored a first
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Ashling Maguire, Farrah Cartin McCloskey, Kelly Beacom, Lucy Thompson, Moya Hill, Nadine Hunter, Sophie MeekeJunior Cup: Belfast Harlequins 0 Enniskillen 49
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On Sunday afternoon Enniskillen travelled up to Deramore Park to play Belfast Harlequins in a Women’s Junior Cup tie. Quins defence in the 1st half was outstanding Enniskillen dominated territory and possession from kick off but were frustrated by a Quins side, which threw everything into tackles. Last ditch scrambling cover tackles prevented Enniskillen scores
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Women’s Premiership: Queens 20 Belfast Harlequins 0
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On a sunny Sunday at lunchtime Queens faced near neighbours, from just down the Malone Road, Belfast Harlequins, in a Women’s Premiership fixture at The Dub. I took in the 1st half, before moving to the Suzianne Fleming Cup tie. Quicky, despite the weather conditions being made for running rugby, the game developed into a slugfest