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| Junior Cup Final - Armagh (19) vs Clogher (12) |
21st Apr 2008 |
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To say that Armagh played with passion in the Junior Cup Final at Ravenhill would be an understatement. The team achieved a unique record when they gained their third major trophy on Friday night. The Junior Cup now joins The Towns Cup and The Past players Cup in the silver cabinet at The Palace Grounds. If the Towns Cup final against Portadown was a run-away affair this latest game was a very different affair. Whereas... View Report |
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| Armagh (38) vs Ballymoney (08) |
12th Apr 2008 |
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Armagh progressed along the route to their cup treble on Saturday when they beat Ballymoney 39-08 at the Palace Grounds, scoring six tries in the process. Next Friday evening at Ravenhill sees the Junior League Cup Final. It is to be played between Armagh and Clogher valley with a 7-30pm. Kick-off. With the recent form Armagh has demonstrating they must be taken as clear favourites to collect third trophy of the season... View Report |
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| TOWNS CUP FINAL DVD FOR SALE - £10.00 |
10th Apr 2008 |
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A DVD of the Powerade Towns Cup Final 2008, Armagh vs Portadown at Ravenhill, has been professionally produced and is currently on sale.
The DVD costs £10.00 and is available to order by contacting Evan Morton on:
Tel: 07801 275900 or
E-mail: evan@conceptadvertising.co.uk
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| Armagh (36) vs Ballymena 2nd XV (18) |
09th Apr 2008 |
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Armagh rugby moved a step closer to their anticipated cup treble when they defeated Ballymena seconds in the quarter-final of the Junior League cup at the Palace Grounds last Saturday. After reaching a lead of 36-6 with their fifth try Armagh relaxed and permitted the opposition to run in two tries.
However, the result means a home semi-final next Saturday, with the opposition... View Report |
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| Armagh 1st XV Test New Players |
01st Apr 2008 |
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Saturday saw Armagh coach, Colin Steenson, try out several new players. This was forced on Colin due to the plethora of niggling injuries picked up in the winning of the Powerade Towns Cup on Easter Monday. Armagh are in the very fortunate position of having a very strong under 20’s & under 18’s. These teams have been developing in the background and only go to show that the future of Armagh rugby is... View Report |
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| Limavady (24) vs Armagh (30) |
01st Apr 2008 |
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Armagh’s second game of Easter week was scarcely as exciting as the Easter Monday rout of Portadown in the Powerade Towns Cup final. The team travelled north to Limavady with a young side, scored four tries and came away with therefore with a crucial bonus point. Obviously, next Saturday’s quarter-final match against Ballymena second fifteen at the Palace Grounds is of much more importance. It is essential, however, that Armagh... View Report |
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| Junior Cup Quarter Final vs Ballymena 2nd XV |
27th Mar 2008 |
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Armagh play Ballymena 2nd XV in the quarter-final of the Junior Cup with a home draw in the Palace Grounds, on Saturday, April 05th.
Kick-off is 2:30pm and all Club members, friends and family are encouraged to come along to the Palace Grounds and show their support. |
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| Towns Cup Final - Armagh (49) vs Portadown (06) |
24th Mar 2008 |
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ARMAGH served up magnificent rugby on Monday afternoon when they hammered neighbours Portadown 49-06. The City side scored eight tries in the process and also prevented the opposition from crossing the Armagh line. Certainly, Portadown were not able to field as strong a team as they would have wished but that was their option. Naturally enough, their ambition to return to senior rugby outweighed any desire for a junior cup... View Report |
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| Buses To Towns Cup Final - EASTER MONDAY |
21st March 2008 |
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Buses to the Powerade Towns Cup final will depart the Palace Grounds, Monday 24th March, at 12 noon, for Ravenhill. The match will kick-off at 2:30pm.
To reserve a seat please fill in the form in the Club House behind the bar or contact either Norman Morton on 07808915795 or George Knipe on 07785284305.
We would ask all Club members to come along and support the boys in what will be a hard fought match. |
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| Towns Cup Final - EASTER MONDAY - RAVENHILL |
18th Mar 2008 |
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Easter Monday sees Armagh play in the Powerade Towns Cup final at Ravenhill. To add to the interest the other competitor in the final will be neighbours, Portadown. Armagh have been ever-so-narrowly the losers in both league fixtures when the sides met earlier in the season. It would be an understatement to report that there is a profound resolution that Armagh team feel they are not going to lose out in this historic confrontation.
All Club members support would be most grateful at the final, on Easter Monday, in Ravenhill. |
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| Belfast Harlequins 2nd XV (0) vs Armagh (51) |
18th Mar 2008 |
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Armagh progressed further in the Junior Cup last Saturday when they travelled to Belfast and hammered the Harlequin’s seconds team 0-51, scoring 7 tries and gaining a penalty try in the progress. Thus, Armagh rugby have scored 50 points on three occasions this season and on each occasion the opposition have failed to score a single point! The win should gain Armagh a home game in the next round of the cup but, at this stage, the opposition is not settled. So the cup triple still remains a strong possibility... View Report |
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| Johnny Steenson Named Kukri Player Of Month |
04th Mar 2008 |
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Armagh rugby’s full-back, Johnny Steenson, has been honoured as KUKRI player of the month. Johnny has worn the number 15 jersey for the city side for some seven seasons. He has achieved top club scorer at least three of these seasons.
In fact, seldom a game passes that Johnny fails to score both through his boot and by touch-down... View Report |
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| Enniskillen (0) vs Armagh (39) |
04th Mar 2008 |
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Armagh won their place in the Powerade Town’s Cup final at Ravenhill on Easter Monday when they beat Enniskillen 0-39 last Saturday. The opposition in the final will be Portadown. This makes for an interesting final since they have the unique distinction of inflicting two defeats on Armagh this season. With the retention of the the qualifying league title having disappeared Armagh’s sights have now been set on cup triumphs... View Report |
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| Armagh (31) vs Omagh (08) |
25th Feb 2008 |
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Armagh completed their home league schedule with a 31-08 win over Omagh Academicals last Friday evening at the Palace Grounds. To overtake Portadown, now at the top of the league table, is now arithmetically impossible. Armagh were anxious, nevertheless, to gain the important bonus point to gain the second-place league position. They succeeded and achieved their target by early in the second half of the game... View Report |
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| Limavady (08) vs Armagh (40) |
18th Feb 2008 |
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Armagh duly moved on in last Saturday’s quarter finals of the Powerade Provincial Towns Cup at Limavady when they beat the local side 08-40. They scored the customary four tries in the process but since this was not a league match bonus points are not an issue. The continued superiority and the ability to score will, no doubt, build Armagh’s confidence as they try to overtake Portadown at the top of the Qualifying League and at the... View Report |
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| Enniskillen (17) vs Armagh (27) |
11th Feb 2008 |
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Armagh gained another 5 points victory at Enniskillen last Saturday but at one stage of the game it was a closely fought affair! Indeed, the home team were to lead 17-14 at half-time. Armagh had much the better of things in the forwards and thus had plenty of possession but it was quite late on in the game when the vital fourth try and the all-important bonus was forthcoming. However, it places Armagh in a comfortable position in the qualifying League, and it strengthens the team’s confidence... View Report |
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| Cooke (05) vs Armagh (11) |
06th Feb 2008 |
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Armagh’s victory over Cooke on Wednesday evening at Shaw’s Bridge was a complete contrast to the 8 try hammerings they have recently been handing out recently. Each team scored a single try and only Johnny Steenson’s ever-reliable boot saved Armagh when he added two penalties to the score-line. With a very strong wind behind them in the first half Armagh needed to run up as many points as possible before the turn round. They did reach 0-11 but when Cooke hit back with a try in the corner... View Report |
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| Armagh (54) vs Dromore (0) |
28th Jan 2008 |
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Armagh put on their best show of the season last Wednesday night when they hammered Dromore 54-0 at the Palace Grounds, scoring eight tries in the process. With the well earned bonus point Armagh therefore progress up the league table to third place. Armagh were forced to make several changes, with Johnny Steenson being replaced by Stuart Lester and David Martin replaced by Jamie Cornett. However, such is the strength... View Report |
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| Armagh (17) vs Coleraine (10) |
21st Jan 2008 |
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Armagh kept their hopes of a good league finish alive on Saturday last at the Palace Grounds when they beat Coleraine 17-10. In doing so they overtook Coleraine in the league table and took over the favoured fourth place. While the retention of the Qualifying League title is now mathematically impossible with Portadown racing away, to climb to second or third position is still possible, especially as Armagh have games in hand. However, there are two difficult away games against Cooke... View Report |
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| Armagh (32) vs Banbridge 2nd XV (0) |
14th Jan 2008 |
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Armagh made their way into the second round of the Powerade Towns Cup on Saturday at the Palace grounds when they defeated Banbridge 32-0. It may not have been as memorable as the 50-0 thrashing of Limavady two weeks before but at least it was certainly a big improvement on the performance shown in the AIB cup game against Navan last week. With home advantage and facing a second’s fifteen Armagh started.... View Report |
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| Armagh (17) vs Navan (27) |
07th Jan 2008 |
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Armagh made their exit from the AIB All-Ireland Junior Cup when they lost 17-27 to Navan at The Palace grounds last Saturday. With a home draw for once and the team showing good form recently Armagh were looking forward to this cup match. It was, indeed, a big disappointment to see the Meath team victorious. Armagh did manage to score three tries but the opposition scored four! Armagh conceded a try early... View Report |
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| Armagh (50) vs Limavady (0) |
31st Dec 2007 |
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Armagh finished off a good year by defeating Limavady by 50-0 in the Qualifying League match at the Palace Grounds last Saturday. Since the score comprised 8 tries the bonus point was easily achieved. Indeed the opinion could be made that 8 tries ought to be rewarded with a second bonus point. However, Armagh are quite content to be moving back up the league table. Indeed to finish in a top four position seemed lost... View Report |
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| Dungannon 2nd XV (03) vs Armagh (23) |
24th Dec 2007 |
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Armagh celebrated Christmas early by travelling to Dungannon on Friday evening and winning the Past Players Cup. They soundly defeated the home side when scoring three spectacular tries and only permitting Dungannon to score one penalty. So Armagh, having achieved league domination last season, are now intent on making this season a cup winning... View Report |
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| Armagh Play For The Ashes |
17th Dec 2007 |
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Armagh travel to Stevenson Park, Dungannon on Saturday when they meet Dungannon 2nd fifteen in the Past Player’s Cup. This cup is played between the winners of the Qualifying League and the winners of the Second Fifteen League. Armagh were the comfortable winners of the Qualifying League last year. In fact by this stage of the season they had set a pattern through the country that they were not only going... View Report |
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| Dromore (18) vs Armagh (40) |
17th Dec 2007 |
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Armagh returned to league-winning form at Dromore last Friday evening when they hammered the Co. Down team. They scored 6 tries in the process, therefore securing the all important bonus point. It was entirely a second half performance, since Armagh were 13-07 down at the break. So they gathered themselves together at half-time and proceeded to win the second half 27-05, crossing the line for 5 tries in the process... View Report |
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| Armagh Fixture Updates |
06th Dec 2007 |
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The following are fixture updates for Armagh 1st XV:
CANCELLED - Dec 11th - Coleraine - Away, 8:00pm Kick Off - League
Jan 05th - Navan - Home, 2:00pm Kick Off - AIL Junior Cup
Jan 12th - Banbridge - Home - 2:30pm Kick Off - Towns Cup
Jan 23rd - Wed - Dromore - Home - 8:00pm Kick Off - League
Please note these changes in your fixture book... View Fixtures |
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| Armagh (29) vs Enniskillen (0) |
10th Dec 2007 |
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Armagh returned to their winning ways on Saturday when they defeated Enniskillen 29-0 at The Palace Grounds in the Junior Cup first round pool. Indeed, they scored 4 tries in the process. The odd situation in this competition now means that Armagh have only one more game in their pool. This pool was originally formed with 5 teams. Two of these clubs... View Report |
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| Armagh Draw Banbridge At Home In Towns Cup |
06th Dec 2007 |
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The first round draw for the Powerade Towns Cup has taken place, at Ravenhill last night, with Armagh being drawn at home to Banbridge on Saturday 12th January 2008.
The following is a roundup of the first round Powerade Towns Cup draw... View Report |
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| Ballymoney (22) vs Armagh (15) |
03rd Dec 2007 |
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Armagh suffered another severe blow to their hopes of league leadership when they were defeated at Ballymoney on Saturday. They did rescue one bonus point from the match but that was not nearly enough. The weather dictated matters entirely on Saturday. The strong, blustery, wind coupled with intermittent heavy downpours favoured the home side... View Report |
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| Armagh (13) vs Portadown (14) |
26th Nov 2007 |
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Last Saturday began very well for Armagh rugby when there was a first-class pre-match luncheon provided for guests in the club-house. This was followed by the biggest attendance at a game for years, while the weather supposed to turn nasty, remained relatively pleasant. While the home team did not achieve any domination on the pitch, at least... View Report |
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| Armagh (16) vs Cooke (14) |
20th Nov 2007 |
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After the 22-10 league defeat at Clogher last week the Armagh coach, Colin Steenson, had some serious words at the Palace Ground’s training sessions through the week. Effectively, if Armagh failed to secure a home win against Cooke the season was to all intents and purposes over. With this overtone in the back of the team’s mind they were all well aware that they had to put in an extra special performance... View Report |
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| Clougher Valley (22) vs Armagh (10) |
12th Nov 2007 |
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Armagh rugby suffered a rare defeat on Saturday and even managed to avoid a bonus point when they visited Clogher on Saturday. Sadly, the retention of the qualifying league now looks less than likely.
There is surely a lot of catching up to be done, especially since Portadown and Cooke.., View Report |
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| Armagh Draw Navan In All Ireland Junior Cup |
07th Nov 2007 |
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Armagh have been drawn, at home, to play against Navan in the All Ireland Junior Cup.
The match will be played on Saturday, January 05th 2008, with a 2:30pm kick-off. View Report for more details. View Report |
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| Match Cancelled Due To No Show Ref |
22nd Oct 2007 |
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Armagh RFC were deprived of a home fixture on Friday night. The scene was set with the main club sponsor, match sponsor, match ball sponsors all present. Not to mention several hundred spectators all keenly waiting for the 8:00pm kick-off.
The future president of the Irish Rugby Football Union was also present! The news then filtered through that the referee who had been designated for the game was still in Magherafelt! Some 50 minutes away. The match was called off but Armagh will suffer as we will, no doubt, be forced to play the match soon due to congestion of fixtures as the season progresses. |
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| Armagh (38) vs Enniskillen (07) |
08th Oct 2007 |
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Saturday saw Armagh entertain Enniskillen at The Palace Grounds. The conditions were perfect for open, running rugby. The pitch was in perfect condition, the weather was unusually warm and there was not even a breath of wind. Armagh were always looking at this fixture from the position that Enniskillen were the only team to inflict a defeat on them last season. Since then.... View Report |
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| Armagh (18) vs Ballymoney (0) |
29th Sept 2007 |
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Armagh gained more valuable points on Saturday from their League match at the Palace Grounds. There were no bonus points to be gained by either team but Ballymoney must feel the more upset that since their constant attacks yielded absolutely no score. However, all the more credit to the Armagh defence which stood up so firmly to the battering it received. Armagh’s two tries were very similar, forward drives for the line from... View Report |
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| Portadown (25) vs Armagh (19) |
22nd Sept 2007 |
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Armagh’s long awaited return to Portadown ended in huge disappointment for the visitors last Saturday when the Portadown won the Qualifying League match 25-19. Armagh took an early lead 9-0 with a stiff breeze at their backs but the hosts took the lead at half time 10-9. Armagh rallied in the second half to level the scores 16-16 but three... View Report |
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| Armagh (17) vs Clogher Valley (10) |
15th Sept 2007 |
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Armagh ’s first home match in defence of their league title turned out to be a very close–run affair at the Palace Grounds last Saturday. They conceded the first and last scores to the visitors, who gained a bonus point from the game. Indeed Clogher put Armagh under severe pressure in the first half and it was a great tribute to the Armagh defence that they held the opposition... View Report |
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| Omagh (10) vs Armagh (42) |
08th Sept 2007 |
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Armagh rugby club began the defence of their league title on Saturday when they travelled to Omagh and trounced the Tyrone side, scoring 6 converted tries in the process. It was an extremely satisfying performance for Colin Steenson, carring on as Armagh coach for another season. This was the first league fixture of the season, after the recent run of practice games, so some... View Report |
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| Stuart Lester Represents Armagh For Ulster U20's |
01st Sept 2007 |
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Stuart Lester represented Armagh at the weekend for Ulster U20's and scored a try in their 05-15 win over Leinster on Saturday at Greystones.
Report by Paula Gunn: Ulster Under 20s won the first game of their Inter-provincial series with a hard fought 15-05 victory over Leinster on Saturday at... View Report |
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| Academy vs Armagh Pre-Season Friendly |
28th Aug 2007 |
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Armagh played the last of their four pre-season friendly trials matches last Tuesday at Academy and achieved the third victory of the series by a margin of 7 tries to 1. As before, there were no conversion attempts nor any penalty kicks at goal, so the reasonable conclusion was that under normal match conditions 50 points could have been achieved. Also substitutes... View Report |
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| Suspension Following The Issue Of Yellow Cards |
27th Aug 2007 |
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Dear Honorary Secretary
Suspension following the issue of Yellow Cards.
This is a reminder that with effect from 1 st September 2007 the accumulation of yellow cards by an individual player will be in the following circumstances result in automatic suspension. View Report |
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| Armagh (44) vs Lurgan (17) Pre-Season Friendly |
25th Aug 2007 |
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In the third of their pre-season practice games Armagh defeated old rivals Lurgan 44-17 at The Palace Grounds last Saturday. They scored nine tries in the process. These practice games are, perhaps, more useful for team coaches than they are for spectators.
The games are generally played in a sequence of four quarters rather than two halves. Conversions are taken using drop... View Report |
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| Armagh vs Ballynahinch Pre-Season Friendly |
16th Aug 2007 |
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Armagh played Ballynahinch on Thursday 16th August in the Palace Grounds for a pre-season friendly. In what was a very competitive friendly set-up Armagh ended the game on top by scoring the most tries.
Report to follow.
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| Armagh Pre-Season Friendly Matches |
02nd July 2007 |
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Pre-season training is starting back at the Palace Grounds and Armagh have lined up a number of friendly matches before the league kicks off again in September.
For more details click on the link. View Report |
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