The Ballymena Rugby Women & Girls’ Section was set up in September 2016. Since then it has become a thriving inclusive Section with over 130 girls as members.

All of our coaches have successfully completed either Stages 1-3 or the Youth Coach course, organised by Ulster Rugby.  The coaches are all Access NI cleared and have attended all mandatory courses required by Ulster Rugby such as Safeguarding. 

The success of the female section is undoubtedly due to the hard work, support and efforts of our coaching team, committee, volunteers, players and parents. 

A big thank you must also go to Ballymena RFC for all their support, guidance and encouragement. 

New players are always welcome.  For anyone interested regardless of playing experience or age, please feel free to contact :-

Convenor Áine Fraser on 07809761028. 

You can always keep up to date with the female section by liking Ballymena RFC on social media.

Minis

Mini Rugby

Wednesdays – 6.30-7.30pm

WOMENS SPONSORS

Ballymena RFC – Female Sections U16, U18 and Senior Womens

Training times:-

Wednesdays – 7.00 – 8.30pm

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Ballymena RFC – Female Sections U12 & U14 and Senior Womens

Training times:-

Wednesdays 6.45 – 8.15pm

Our aim in the U12s and U14s Girls’ Section is to build on the skills they have learnt if they were part of the Girls’ Minis Section but also to encourage girls of this age group to come along and learn a team sport designed for all girls, make new friends and have fun learning the sport of rugby.

When the girls progress up to our section from the minis we start with basic passing, attacking and defence formation including ruck defence. They initially train with no contact and we gradually introduce contact to the girls at this level of rugby. There is a safe progression from touch rugby to full contact.

We include many fun drills during a training session including games of touch progressing into tackle touch.

Our U12 girls have enjoyed numerous ‘Let’s Play’ Events across the province and our U14 girls have participated in the new U14s League. We plan to continue to get both age groups out to participate in these events and leagues and get to experience the fun involved in playing matches and using all they have learnt and practiced in training as well as making new friends in all the other clubs participating across Ulster in the coming season.

These are great days out and it gets the girls essential game time and experience as they prepare to progress up to the senior end of the section.

Local clubs also invite us down to their club to have a training match which is always a great session and fun to be involved in.

We welcome all new members to our age grade, no experience needed. If you’d like to come along and give rugby a try contact, our Convenor Áine Fraser or the Women & Girls’ Sections Head Coach for more details.

Ballymena RFC – Girls’ Mini Section

Training times:-

Wednesdays 6.30 – 7.30pm

The Ggbnt Ulster at the Ireland v Wales Women’s International  in Dublin in November 2019 where they were part of the guard of honour for the players as they came on the pitch. They also got to play a small game during half time with girls from Munster, Leinster and Connaught. It was an amazing experience for our girls!

If your daughter would like to give mini rugby a try we’d love to have her come along and join the fun. Please contact Áine for any details.