Ballymena RFC

Ballymena Youth section forge Cross Border Link

Clontarf Under 14s played at Eaton Park on Sunday. This launched the twinning of the Youth Sections with a view to a joint team next year for a few selected fixtures. Read more

Saturday 6th February Ballymena beat Rainey in UCL

Ballymena registered a win against Rainey OB in the Ulster League by 20 points to 15. Stephen Castle, Ross Hackney and James Taggart scored tries; Gareth Fisher converted one and kicked a penalty. The 2nd XV beat their Rainey counterparts by 34 points to nil.

Winners of weekly draw

Ballymena provide two players for Ulster Colleges XV

Two Ballymena players, Andrew Ferguson & Ross Hackney, have been selected on the Irish Colleges squad to play French Students in Cognac on Friday 12th February, the eve of the Ireland V France senior international. Andrew will be winning his 3rd colleges cap while Ross will be making his debut. Irish Colleges also play English Students in Newcastle 26th February. Complete squad

Big Night at the Cinema

Wednesday 10th February 2010
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Keep this date free for what promises to be a great night at the cinema for all Rugby fans and click here for further details.

Ballymena RFC honours two of its members

Chairman Ray Buchanan with (left) John Caldwell and Ian McIrath at the lunch organised to honour the contributions of Ian and John to the Club and to Rugby and Cricket. A packed room heard tributes to them by Club President Syd Millar. Pictures

Women's Rugby -

In a brand new initiative, Ballymena Rugby Club are pleased to announce the starting of Women's Rugby for the current season. Women's rugby has been growing steadily over the past few years, so why not join the fun and meet us at the club on Monday nights between 7.00 and 8.30pm?