Queen’s University Rugby Club
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McCrea Cup: Queens II 15 Instonians II 8 Semi Final
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On Saturday, Queens II played Instonians II in a McCrea Cup Semi Final at The Dub, Upper Malone. No quarter was asked nor given! Neither side were able to manage a 1st half score in a full blooded cup tie, in which no quarter was asked nor given. At times an underlying feistiness caused tensions to
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Adele Buller, Alana Kerr, Aoife Bermingham, Emma-Leigh McAllister, Jemma Farrell, Lucy Belshaw, Shana Bennett, Tori Moffett, Zoe FlemingSuzanne Fleming Cup: Queens II 12 Banbridge 48 Quarter Final
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Early afternoon on Sunday Queens II hosted Banbridge in a Suzanne Fleming Cup quarter final tie at the Queens Arena. Shana Bennett opened the scoring for Banbridge Banbridge took the game to Queens from kick off driving Queens back, with forwards and backs interconnecting, before Shana Bennett bullied her way over in the right corner.
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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
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AIL1B: Queen’s University 10 University College Cork 41
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On Saturday University College Cork had the long trip up to Belfast to play Queens in an afternoon AIL1B fixture at Queens Arena. This was a crucial game for Queens, who languished 2nd from bottom, in 9th place, in AIL1B, against UCC, a place above them. UCC controlled the game from kick off, taking the lead, through
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Andrew Stevenson, Chris Watson, George McAuley, Jack Alexander, Joel Hegarty, Jonny Linton, Jonny McMullan, Jordan Munnis, Matthew Bell, Russel BlairCrawford Cup: Queen’s University III 0 Ballymoney II 51
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We caught up with the Crawford Cup clash between Queen’s University 3rd XV and Ballymoney 2nd Xv on Saturday afternoon at the Dub. This Crawford Cup clash was an uneven bout totally dominated by the ruthless attack from the visitors to the dub. Kicking off with the wind behind them Ballymoney quickly established an attacking
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Bronagh Cassidy, Ciara Fitzsimons, Emma McArdle, Jane Patton, Li Ong, Rachel Morton, Sara Roberts, Sarah Armstrong, Shel Laffin, Victoria JacksonPremiership Women: Ballynahinch 14 Queen’s University 61
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I caught up with the Women’s Premier match between Ballynahinch and Queen’s University on Sunday afternoon at Ballymacarn Park. I was tempted to turn round as I drove in from Sprucefield under heavy fog and frozen hedgerows thinking that the match would never be on but the game was played above the fog in bright
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Junior Cup: Banbridge II 13 Queen’s University II 12 Group 2
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Banbridge and Queen’s University 2XV’s met in a Junior Cup Group 2 match at Rifle Park on a chilly Saturday afternoon. Queens started well pressing Banbridge back to their try line in the early exchanges but it was the home team that scored first when Ryan Matthews went over in the corner after 15 minutes
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Alexander Clarke, Ben McFarlane, Conor Dean, Conor Hayes, Harry Long, Jamie Harding, Leandro Ramirez, Mick O’HareAIL 1B: Queen’s University 17 St Mary’s College 22
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Queen’s University welcomed, AIL 1B league leaders, St Mary’s College to Belfast on Saturday afternoon. With Queens sitting at the wrong end of the table so it was going to be a tough match. But right from the start, the home team took the game to the visitors and aggressive rucking saw an early score
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Alexander Clarke, Cameron Hillis, Dave O’Connell, Dave O’Sullivan, James Humphreys, James Wright, Lucas Kenny, Miah Cronin, Shane O'RiordanAIL1B: Queen’s University 26 Highfield 34
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The lights were on from kick off for the AIL1B match, game 2 of the double header, at the Queens Arena, between Queens and Highfield, from Cork. The game was barely 2 minutes old, when Highfield took a 3-0 lead, from a penalty goal by Shane O’Riordan. Lucas Kenny ran in from the halfway line
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Bronagh Cassidy, Dolores Hughes, Farrah Cartin McCloskey, Kelly Beacom, Lucy Thompson, Maebh Clennahan, Zara FlackWomen Premiership: Queen’s University 12 Enniskillen 33
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The day had not improved. It was still grey and overcast for the lunchtime appointment at The Queens Arena, the first game of a double header, the Women’s Premiership fixture between Queens and Enniskillen. Zara Flack grabbed a 1st half hat trick Enniskillen hit the ground running, giving Queens no time to settle. Zara Flack
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2nd XV League: Queen’s University II 0 Instonians II 38
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By early afternoon Saturday the sun had disappeared behind low cloud for Queens II home game, in the 2ndXV league with Instonians II. As the afternoon went on it only got gloomier, as befitted Queens mood. It took Instonians 8 minutes to open the scoring, when Max Preston went over, at the back of a
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AIL1B: Queen’s University 16 Buccaneers 21
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On Saturday afternoon, at The Dub, Queens faced Buccaneers, who had faced the journey, up from Athlone, in AIL1B. Queens took the lead in the 11th minute, through a James Humphreys penalty goal for a 3-0 lead. On 14 minutes he doubled the lead with another penalty goal. Conor O’Shaughnessy’s try gave Buccaneers the lead Buccaneers
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Alex McDonnell, Colm Cregan, David Graham, David Lapsley, Finn Ritchie, Fionn O'Hara, Flynn Longstaff, Jake McDevitt, Jamie MillerJunior Cup: Queen’s University II 24 City of Derry 38
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We caught up with the Junior Cup group 2 match between Queen’s University 2nd XV and City of Derry at the Dub on Saturday afternoon. The first ten minutes of the game were balanced between the two sides. In the 10th minute, City of Derry out-half Alex McDonnell slotted a penalty from just inside the
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Amy Elder, Amy Lennon, Angel Shaw, Aoife Redmond, Emer Campbell, Jenny Collins, Kate Berry, Victoria Lee, Zoe FlemingChampionship Women: Queen’s University II 27 North Down 24
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On a sunny, autumnal Sunday afternoon Queens 2 hosted North Down at The Dub in a Women’s Championship B fixture. From kick off it was a forward dominated game, with both packs crashing into each other in an attempt to gain ground. There was little opportunity for backs show their pace. Kate Berry opened the
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Colm Quillgan, Dean Fanning, Donnacha Byrne, Harry Long, James Humphreys, Jonny Hunter, Kelvin Langan, Lorcan McLaughlin, Lucas Kenny, Nicky Green, Patrick McApline, Peter HeasleyAIL1B: Queens 41 Garryowen 32
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On Saturday Garryowen had the long drive from Limerick to face Queens in an AIL1B league fixture at The Dub. Jonny Hunter score the 1st of his 2 tries Queens took the lead, in this high scoring game, when Jonny Hunter crossed, on the right, after 14 minutes. A James Humphreys penalty goal, on 16
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Premier Women: Queen’s University 7 Malone 32
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We caught up with the Top Four Clash in the Women’s Premiership, on Sunday afternoon at the Dub, both teams going into the game with three bonus point wins from three games. I was expecting this to be a close and exciting match but Malone took control early in a disappointing error ridden game as