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| Dream Team Win Minor League At Dungannon |
12th Apr 2008 |
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Dungannon started strongly, but Armagh were awarded with a penalty after a quick breakout by Willie McSorley, which Davy Nicholson converted.
Both sides continued to play attacking rugby and following some great attacking rugby, Stanley Hamilton scored the first of his three tries.
Dungannon succeeded in scoring a breakaway try late in the second half, but the 3rds followed up with another try to ensure they were crowned league champions.
This was a very pleasing end to the league campaign and captain Peter Hazelton would like to thank Colin Cochrane for his help with organising a team each weekend along with all those players who turned out for the 3rds throughout the season.
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| Armagh 3rd XV (53) vs Newry 2nd XV (03) |
08th Apr 2008 |
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Following a minutes silence in memory of club stalwart, Jim Scott, Armagh 3rds entertained Newry at the Palace grounds and they recorded a very satisfying 53-3 victory.
It took Armagh somes twnety minutes before they scored their first try through Simon Beckett, the first of a brace of tries he was to score. Armagh's wingers went on to score 4 tries on an evening when the forwards provided plenty of possession for a very quick backline of youth and experience.
Further tries were scored by both forwards and backs in what was a very satisfying result for a team requiring a win over Dungannon to record another league title.
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| Cavan 2nd XV (07) vs Dream Team 3rd XV (36) |
28th Jan 2008 |
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Armagh travelled to Cavan with a mix of youth and experience. Norman Morton's son Stephen made his first appearance for the 3rds along with John Faloon and they both put in fine performances.
Armagh started strongly with the forwards dominating possession in the lineout with young James Faloon scoring following quick ruck ball and a fine break by McCall to set up the winger for the first try of the day... View Report |
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| Queens 4th XV (0) vs Dream Team 3rd XV (25) |
14th Jan 2008 |
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Armagh travelled to Queens with a heavy forward pack including Ian McCall and Conor O'Neill as they needed to deny the queens side possession to have any chance of winning the fixture.
Armagh started strongly with the forwards dominating possession only to be denied certain scoring opportunities due to the students cover defence. Armagh took the lead after 15 minutes with a Davy Nicholson penalty after the Queens.... View Report |
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| Dream Team (18) vs Dromore 4th XV (08) |
26th Nov 2007 |
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Armagh were on the road again last Wednesday when they travelled to Dromore for a tough midweek game. With various players unavailable due to work commitments, Armagh fielded a much changed side from the one which crushed Dungannon at the Palace grounds the previous Saturday. Dromore started strongly and had a couple of chances to open the scoring, but the Armagh defence held firm. Once Armagh's pack... View Report |
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| Dream Team (44) vs Dungannon 4th XV (0) |
20th Nov 2007 |
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Armagh 3rds entertained Dungannon 4ths in a top of the table game at the Palace grounds in very wet conditions. Peter Hazelton won the toss and he elected to play with the conditions and this was to prove a fine decision. Armagh's forwards soon gained the upper hand and from a lineout in Dungannon's twenty two, the forwards managed to drive over... View Report |
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| Dream Team (16) vs Monaghan 3rd XV (08) |
15th Nov 2007 |
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Armagh travelled to monaghan with a mixed side of youth and experience. Monaghan started strongly and it took armagh 20 minutes before they settled and got into the game.
Simon cuttle made good ground on the wing and from the resulting scrum Chris Wallace... View Report |
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| Armagh Dream Team (47) vs Cavan 2nd XV (0) |
29th Oct 2007 |
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Armagh fielded a strong side against Cavan who finished 2nd last season after a playoff with Dungannon. With a blend of youth and experience, Armagh were able to absorb early pressure from a well drilled Cavan side. Armagh managed a couple of turnovers, Chapman and Hamilton made good ground in the centre to release Phil McAlister on the wing.... View Report |
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| Armagh Dream Team (21) vs Lurgan 3rd XV (07) |
29th Sept 2007 |
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Lurgan fielded a very strong 3rds team and as a result, they applied a lot of pressure for the first 20 minutes. Armagh defended well, but their line was finally breached after a period of sustained pressure. The Armagh team responded with pressure of their own and forced a number of line outs in the Lurgan twenty-two. This resulted in a couple of collapsed mauls... View Report |
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| Armagh Dream Team (19) vs Banbridge 5th XV (0) |
22nd Sept 2007 |
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Portadown failed to raise a side last Saturday and this was The Dream Team's first match of the new season. Following a number of retirements in the summer and the unavailability of some players due to the world cup in France, Armagh fielded a new look side to the one that defeated Banbridge in the final of the Butler Shield last April. Ian McCall was... 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 Pre-Season Training Starts |
02nd July 2007 |
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Full training for all Armagh Rugby teams starts on Tuesday 17th July 2007 at 7.30pm sharp and all players are asked to turn out.
Training will progress then on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Armagh have also lined up a number of friendly matches, during August, before the league kicks off again in September. |
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