14,Apr, 2025 | All, Home Page, Match Reports, Youth Rugby
Ballymena under 18s travelled to the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday with hopes of lifting the Bowman cup for only the 4th time. In a thrilling and close game with Armagh the Braidmen left disappointed, losing by 6 points. Ballymena started the better team, fly...
14,Apr, 2025 | 1st XV, 2nd XV, All, Home Page, Match Reports
Clogher Valley 40–36 Ballymena Ballymena 1XV came up just short in a thrilling Senior Shield Final at The Cran, falling 40–36 to Clogher Valley in a game that saw both sides cross for six tries. The visitors struck early and came out of the blocks, but...
14,Apr, 2025 | 1st XV, All, Gallery, Home Page, Match Reports
After more than two decades of extraordinary commitment and countless memories, club legends Andrew Ferguson and James Taggart have played their final game for Ballymena 1XV. The long-serving front row duo took to the field one last time yesterday in the Senior Shield...
7,Apr, 2025 | 1st XV, 2nd XV, All, Home Page, Match Reports
Ballymena travelled to Galway knowing their fate was firmly in their own hands. Fresh off a morale-boosting win over league champions Instonians, John Nicholl’s side needed just one more victory to guarantee safety in AIL Division 2A. The...
31,Mar, 2025 | 1st XV, All, Home Page, Match Reports
Ballymena produced a statement performance on Saturday, securing a crucial 38-21 victory over newly crowned AIL Division 2A champions Instonians at Eaton Park. In front of the 180 guests who attended the final pre-match lunch of the season, Ballymena delivered a...
30,Mar, 2025 | All, Gallery, Home Page, Match Reports, Youth Rugby
At Eaton Park on Saturday the U18s faced cold and wet conditions and a determined City of Derry team in the Ulster Carpets Cup semi-final. The home side were rewarded for their early pressure, fly half James Orr scoring on 5 minutes with a line break from 5 metres...
