Queen’s University Rugby Club
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Club Women: Queens University 52 Randalstown 0
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Queen’s University Women, wrapped up their Division 2 League Championship campaign with a 52 – 0 win against second placed Randalstown on Sunday afternoon at The Dub. Having averaged 10 tries and 60 + points per game the students went into this game, against their closest rivals, as firm favourites and they set the tone
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Club Women: Ballynahinch 27 Queens University 10
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Queens University Women travelled to Ballymacarn Park on Sunday afternoon for the Ulster Women’s Junior Cup Quarter Final match against Ballynahinch Women. The students appeared determined to entertain and even with the strong wind behind them they opted for running the ball at every opportunity. Their youthful exuberance certainly caused plenty of problems for Ballynahinch
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Andrew Willis, Chris Colvin, Conor McCauley, Cormac Fox, David Whitten, Jonny Hunter, Josh McKinley, Ollie Millar, Ritchie McMasterClub Men: Queen’s University 19 City of Armagh 33 (URP D1)
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Queen’s and Armagh completed their Ulster Rugby Premiership fixtures on Saturday afternoon with Armagh recording their first win in the competition, beating their hosts 19 – 23 at the Queen’s Arena. Armagh’s tries came from Josh McKinley, Andrew Willis, Chris Colvin and two from Ollie Millar with Cormac Fox converted four out of the five. Queen’s
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Ben Halliday, Conor Spence, David Whitten, Jonathan Davies, Jonathan Hunter, Josh Pentland, Joshua Davidson, Mark O'Connor, Rory BellClub Men: Malone 24 QUB 5 (UR Premiership D1)
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A four-try performance was enough for Malone to triumph over Queen’s University Belfast at Gibson Park. Malone took an early lead in bizarre fashion when a back peddling Queens’ scrum put the scrum half under pressure allowing Conor Spence to intercept on the opposition’s 5m line to score. Jonathan Davis added his side’s second score
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Ali Burke, David Heavey, James Catterson, Luke Maloney, Michael Orr, Rob Hughes, Robbie Johnston, Rory BellClub Men: Queen’s University Belfast 29 University College Dublin 24 (Dudley Cup)
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Queen’s University came out on top 29 – 24 against University College Dublin in the Dudley Cup challenge match on Friday evening at the Dub. With UCD having previously taken ownership of the Dudley Cup last month, by defeating University College Cork, the Belfast side lay down the challenge for their Dublin rivals to travel
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Club: Queens University 19 Banbridge 7 First Trust Senior Cup
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Queens University, Belfast, entertained Banbridge at the Dub in the first round of the Ulster Senior Cup on Saturday afternoon. Banbridge dominated territory and possession, but couldn’t deal with the faster paced Queens side who outscored their opponents by three tries to one in their 19 – 7 win. Our photographer Bob Given was at
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Forster Cup: Limavady II 10 Queens University III 24
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Queen’s University 3rds progressed to the second round of the Forster Cup following a 10 – 24 win against Limavady 2nds in this rearranged fixture on Saturday afternoon. The match was tied 10 – 10 at full time with the students pulling away in extra time to record the win. GALLERY BELOW
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Championship Women : Queens University 0 Belfast Harlequins 27
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On a soggy Sunday at the Dub, Queens women hosted neighbours Belfast Harlequins in the Ulster Women’s Development League! Both sides looking to build on recent wins, this game was to be a tense affair with bonus points proving to make the difference in a league that is tight behind runaway leaders Malone. Report by
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Beth Cregan, Claire Johnston, Colette Broome, Eliza Downey, Hannah Kilgore, Ilse van Staden, Jemma Farrell, Teah MaguireRosie Stewart: Cooke 76 Queens 15 Final
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Cooke Women RFC delivered a resounding 76 – 12 win against Queen’s University in the Ulster Senior Women’s Final to claim the Rosie Stewart Bowl for another season. While Queen’s were understrength, I don’t think there are many sides that would have stood up against the clinical and driven Cooke team who have shown a dramatic
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Rosie Stewart: Queen’s University 12 City of Derry 0
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Only one semi final was completed yesterday with Queen’s hosting City of Derry Ladies at the Dub. City of Derry pushed Queen’s all the way in an attritional match but the students had enough class in the backs to pull out two tries in the first half. The tries came from Sarah Gibson and Diane Ramsey
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Rosie Stewart: Queen’s University 17 Carrick 0 Pool Match
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Carrick played host to Queen’s University with Carrick scoring three tries and a conversion to win 17 – 0 in difficult conditions and a heavy pitch. The Carrick scorers were Lydine Wilson, Sabrina Higgins and Megan Todd, with Todd converting her own try. Match Gallery
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Beth Cregan, Eliza Downey, Hanna Kilgore, Ilse van Staden, Imogen Porter, Lesley Megarity, Teah MaguireRosie Stewart: Cooke 64 City of Derry 0 Pool Match
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This was the final week of the pool stages in the Rosie Stewart Bowl (Senior Cup) and we picked up matches at Woodlawn and Shaws Bridge. Cooke remain unbeaten with a 64 – 0 win against City of Derry with tries from Imogen Porter, Eliza Downey (2), Teah Maguire (2), Lesley Megarity (2) and Ilse
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Ashleigh Baxter, Christina Ramos, Claire Johnston, Eliza Downey, Grace Davitt, Ilse van Staden, Sarah Gibson, Teah Maguire, Zoe TempletonWomenAIL : Queen’s University 12 Cooke 40
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Cooke claimed the honour of “Best in Belfast” after a convincing 12 – 40 win against local rivals, Queen’s University, in round three off the All Ireland League. Despite the defeat QUB did have enough moments in the match to show that they have the potential to be more competitive in the senior league than
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AIL W2: Queens University 5 Cooke 10
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I must say it was a pleasure to catch up with Queens and Cooke this afternoon at the DUB in this AIL 2N decider. Both Queens and Cooke have swept all before them in the league this season, to such an extent that progression to the promotion play offs was to be effectively decided by
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Alanagh Chipperfield, Aoife Walsh, Catherine Mallon, Claire McLaughlin, Colette Broome, Dayna Joost, Grace Cole, Grace Davitt, Imogen Porter, Jemma Farrell, Kimberly Gillies, Lauren Day, Rachael Fleming, Stacey Lea Kennedy, Teah MaguireCarrick 10s: Queen’s University retain title
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Queen’s University RFC retain the Women’s Carrick 10’s title on Sunday 5th May at Carrickfergus RFC. The students kicked off their defence with a 63 – 0 win against Ballymoney The tries for the Front Row Union sponsored team came from Claire McLaughlin (2), Aoife Walsh (2), Kimberly Gillies, Imogen Porter, Dayna Joost, Catherine Mallon
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Aoife Walsh, Claire McLaughlin, Dayna Jost, Janine Mullan, Jemma Farrell, Joy Sparkes, Kirsty Wright, Loraine Noade, Memorial Bowl, Rosie Stewart, Suzanne Fleming, Tony KennedyRosie Stewart: Queen’s University 33 Enniskillen 0
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Before I get to the match report I’d like to start with a few words on Rosie Stewart after whom the Ulster Women’s Senior Cup is named. The cup competition is dedicated to her honour after her untimely passing. The Rosie Stewart Bowl As luck would have it, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Tony Kennedy on