Strabane II 0 - 6 Enniskillen IVTue 20th Nov 2007
Team: - John G, JK, Les, Lee, Bert, Stuarty, Adam, David, Murdock, Clive, Chris, Warney, John H, Andy B, Craig. Subs, Gareth C, Mark, David.
Well revenge was on the table after the skins had bent the rules, stacked the team and beat us on their home turf. The table was set, the men where hungry and the day was cold so everything was shaping up for a great encounter. The skins team ...
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Enniskillen IV 21 - 5 Strabane IIWed 31st Oct 2007
REPORT BY GARETH "CALAMITY" CALDWELL
Enniskillen IV 21 - 5 Strabane II
Team: - Les, Stevenson, Lee, Ricky, Stuarty, Mark, Nigel, Jonny Kee, Clive, David W, Housty, Greg??? Subs Garry B, Barry, Gareth C.
Once again I entered the changing room in Enniskillen to be met with a raft of new faces and some familiar ones with JK being dragged out of retireme...
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Clogher Valley IV 5 - 10 Strabanes IITue 30th Oct 2007
SUPERB VICTORY FOR 2's
REPORT BY GARETH "CALAMITY" CALDWELL
Clogher Valley IV 5 - 10 Strabanes II
Team: - Les, Garry S, Stevenson, Lee, Bert, Ricky, Nigel, Timmy, Clive, Jimmy, David W, Mark Gordon, Crumley, Soupy. Subs, Gordy Baird, Andy Brown, Gareth C. (I know ive left a few out but sorry.)
We arrived up at cl...
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STRABANE 2ndXV 12 - 0 OMAGH IIISun 24th Sep 2006
Team:- David S, Garry S, Fawcett, Bert, Lee, Gordy B, J.K, Decky, Ross S, McKnight, Jimmy, Gilsy, Warney, Andy B, Smiler. Subs:- Gody McKelvey (used) Stuarty (used) berts mate (not used)
What a match for the first game of the season!!! Unfortunately I couldnt get away from work on time to play but I got to watch most of it. Strabane played towards Lifford in the first half with the...
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STRABANE 17 - 55 BELFAST ACADEMYSat 16th Sep 2006
the omens weren't good when i arrived at the cricket club at 1.15pm, only to be told that the entire academy team were already togged out and down at the pitch practicing .
we arrived down in good time and ran through our drills, etc... , but never having got this new side together before was about to backfire, and how.
team:
hugh, bob, davy fin, jo...
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STRABANE 2ND XV 20 - 17 CITY OF DERRY 3RD XVWed 05th Apr 2006
THE 2'S FINISHED THEIR SESON ON A HIGH WITH A WELL EARNED VICTORY OVER OUR LOCAL RIVALS
team :
les, gary s, gary b, bert, bap, jk, stuarty, nigel, timmy, jimmy, lee, smiler, warney, rossi and mcknight.
subs, mitchy and brian
derry came out of the blocks the quicker and were soon 2 tries to the good, and the ref was in danger of penalis...
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DONEGAL 3 - 10 STRABANEMon 27th Mar 2006
TEAM :
davy fin, bob, les, eddie, bap, gordy, cricky, john g, timmy, maxi, stuarty, paul, mowbs, rossi and housty
A quick comparrison with the team that played donegal at lifford road earlier in the season will show you how much has changed this year for strabane rfc, but the game itself was the typical slog it always is down there. the rain began to fall just befor...
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STRABANE 23 - 6 CIVIL SERVICE ( Q-FINAL)Sun 19th Mar 2006
The Team
1. Mal 2. R.O.B 3. Davy Fin. 4. Eddie. 5. Bap. 6. Gordie 7. Cricky 8. John Graham 9. Mcknight 10. Maxie 11. Rossie 12. Mowbs 13. Brian 14. Housty 15. Paul 16. Les 17. Stuartie.
The large home faithful cheered and shouted on Saturday as their first 15 brushed aside the visitors from the higher leagues to secure their place in the last 4 of the Gordon West Cup. Strab...
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PHOTOS OF BALLYSHANNON CUP GAMEThu 09th Mar 2006
HERE ARE RICKY CRAIG'S PHOTOS OF THE BALLYSHANNON GORDON WEST CUP GAME. THE PHOTOS ARE REPRODUCED WITH THE KIND PERMISSION OF RICKY AND HIS EXCELLENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON 02871383213...
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STRABANE 15 - 0 BALLYSHANNONMon 27th Feb 2006
Strabane progressed serenely to the quarter-finals of the Gordon West Cup with a fine win over old rivals Ballyshannon at Lifford Road on Saturday the 25th.
Team :
les twaddle, bob dillon ( c ), davy finlay, eddie mccrea, john graham, gordy baird, cricky hamilton, jason mitchell ( sub bert galbraith 20 ), jason mcknight, simon maxwell, ross smyth, simon mowbray, bri...
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P.S.N.I. 7 - 27 STRABANESat 11th Feb 2006
The Gordon West Cup has been blown wide open by the shock win for Strabane rfc over the peelers at newforge lane on saturday 11th february. In the same fixture in the league last year, the police gave us a rugby lesson, but this time around it was the boys in blue who got taught a thing or two - suffering their heaviest home defeat of the season.
the team:
mal finla...
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STRABANE 26 - 17 BALLYSHANNONSat 04th Feb 2006
mal, bob, davy, eddie, john graham, gordy, cricky, mitchy, timmy, maxi, rossi, bap, brian, gilsy and mowbs.
an early kick-off at 11.30am, so we could see ireland rob italy , meant a return to schoolboy days, and this clearly affected some team members, but thankfully not the team. this was as tough a game as we've had all season, and the crowd of 36 ( officially counted by soupy )...
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Strabane II 7 - Rainey O.B. IV 19Tue 31st Jan 2006
Team:- L Twaddell, W McCarter, G Branigan, A.J. Miller, L Edgar, S Thompson, W Hunter, J Kee, C Wilson, C Johnston, A Brown, D Patrick, D Warnock, S Campbell, D Miller. and no subs.
The second string welcomed back old familiar faces following retirement, suspension and laziness, and though i do say so myself, i think myself, Winston and Craig added to the occasion.
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RANDALSTOWN 16 - 10 STRABANETue 31st Jan 2006
team : mal, bob, davy, bert, eddie, cricky, gordy, john g, maxi, paul, rossi, bap, brian, housty and mowbs.
the old randalstown bogey has struck again; a case of missed opportunities and a few costly mistakes have put a dampener on our title aspirations.
the game started with continual pressure from ourselves and we spent most of the first period camped in their hal...
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Strabane II 8 - 15 Ballymena VIMon 23rd Jan 2006
Team:- Les, Gary S, McSparron, AJ, David C, Gordy, JK, Nigel F, Timmy, Paddy, Gareth C, David M, David W, Andy B, Gilsey.
Subs:- McCarter, Lee, Gary B, Stuart.
Well we had high hopes again this week for a quality match with an unkown opposition team. They hit the pitch and they where a big team. The scrum was much heavier than our own and this was evident from the first enc...
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Frists Continue Winning waysMon 16th Jan 2006
The Team
Mal. Rob. Davy. Bert. Eddie. Gordie. Chris. Mitchie. Maxie. Paul. Rossie. Bap. Brian. Gilsey. Housty.
When I turn out on a Saturday to play for my beloved Strabane RFC I generally have a couple of aspirations for the day. Firstly that we will win and continue the march towards a league title, secondly that we will play well and enjoy ourselves and finally that one ...
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2nds Battle hard away to ColeraineMon 16th Jan 2006
Team:- Les, McCarter, McSparron, Lee, David C, Gary B, Jonny Kee, A.J, Gary S, Paddy, Gareth C, David M, David W, Adam, Soupy.
We hit coleraine in good spirits as it was perfect weather for playing rugby and the pitch was in great condition. We arrived at the Coleraine Inst playing fields after a much spirited drive by myself over the limavady mountain as I wanted to show David W a...
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Firsts Start New Year with a Good Win on the RoadSun 08th Jan 2006
The first 15 overcame a spirited Belfast YM side 17-0 with what sidelined coach Mr Mowbray described “as some of the best rugby played this season”. Interesting that considering this is the first match that he has not played in!
A slow start by the travelling side ensured that Ym had the initial lions share of possession but this only served to display the excellent defensive capabi...
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OMAGH 3's 20 - 5 STRABANE 2'sMon 02nd Jan 2006
Team:- Gary B, Gary Smith, Bob, Decky, Lee, Gordy, Eddie, Glen, Tmmy, Paddy, Smiler (David Millar), Brian, David W, Soupy, McKnight. Subs, JK, Gareth C.
Well we arrived in Omagh thinking, or maybe praying, that the match would be cancelled as the pitchs where like paddy fields, it was pissing it down and we where all cold. Anyway the omagh team had all arrived and the ref showed up...
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Newry 13 - Strabane 6Sat 05th Nov 2005
Embarassing display where the forwards were poor and the backs were absolutely rubbish. We were in truth well beaten and got what we deserved from the game which was absolutely nothing.
Newry proved that training, organisation and playing to pre worked patterns which everyone understands will always succeed over a bunch of game sods with a questionable training paddock work ethic.<...
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Letterkenny 2nd XV 18 - 0 Strabane 2'sTue 01st Nov 2005
Team:- Les, McCarter, Gary B, David Crosby, Glen, A.J, Stuarty, J.k, Timmy, Garry Smith, Gareth C, Eddie, Bap, Lee, Smiler. Sub, McSparron
Well it was a fresh faced and very excited team that showed up in the middle of absolutley nowhere to play on a pitch that some would describe as a bog hole. Especially one corner which I almost disappeared into when doing my wing in the second ...
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Strabane 10- Donegal 0Sat 29th Oct 2005
The team:
1.Mal 2. Mikey 3. Davy 4. James Fawcett 5. Nigel 6. Chris Hamilton 7. Eddie 8. Mitchy 9. Maxy 10. Paul 11. Ross 12. Johnny Bap 13. Mowbs 14. Stuarty 15. Housty.
Strabane's winning streak was extended to 6 games on Saturday as they overcame a resilient Tir Connell side on Saturday at Lifford road in conditions better suited to watching rugby in front of the...
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Strabane 35 - Antrim 5Sat 22nd Oct 2005
Strabane comfortably marched on to another convincing win at Antrim Yesterday. But as usual we didnt make it easy for ourselves in the first half at all. Missed tackles and poor defensive lines meant we allowed Antrim a lot of possession.
A quick period of passing saw Paul off-load to Nigel who in turn put Eddie through fot the first try of the match. Antrim responded well and score...
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Cookstown 15 - Strabane 22Sat 15th Oct 2005
A poor report written in a hurry to match a poor game where the traveling league leaders again made lives difficult for themselves with a bag full of errors mixed in with some small portions of very good play.
The Team
Mal. Davy F. McSparron. Nige. Brad. Gordy. Chris. Mitchie. Max. Brian. Ross. Mowbs. Bap. Housty. Paul.
Strabane arrived for the game in good time to ...
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VIRGINIA 10 - 21 STRABANESat 08th Oct 2005
teamsheet 1. fawcett 2. bob 3. colin finlay 4. bert 5. nigel 6. eddy 7. cricky 8. mitchy 9. maxi 10. brian 11. bap 12. mowbs 13. gilsy 14. ross 15. housty
the annual trip to cavan saw a strong side take an early bus south, with 3 changes from last week -mal working, paul tied up and soupy on international duty . with a good warm up we immediately went on the offensive, and from ou...
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STRABANE 21 - RANDALSTOWN 8Sat 01st Oct 2005
the team- 1. mal, 2. bob, 3. davy, 4. nigel, 5. bert, 6. eddie, 7. cricky, 8. mitchy, 9. maxi, 10. brian, 11. ross, 12. mowbs, 13. gilsy, 14 soupy, 15. housty
the second match of the season saw soupy and bob returning to little acclaim and paul unable to play due to family commitments. the randalstown team were in strabane at around 12.00 noon, and had lunch in the railway cafe and...
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STRABANE 22 - BELFAST YM 0Sat 24th Sep 2005
The critically acclaimed "news by 10" slot has now become defunked seeing that i have been dropped to 15 by our expert backs coaching captains who both play in the front row! So this is just a match report with no trendy catchphrase title and little humour as the team actually played really well and no-one (almost no-one) made a hash of themselves.
Expectation of a win amongst the ...
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Strabane 17 - Donegal 6Wed 27th Oct 2004
Strabane 1st XV played Donegal away in Qualifying league four on Saturday and ended up with a comfortable 17-6 victory.
Both teams were well matched in the first half which ended up 6-6 after 2 housty penalties.
Paul McMenamin opened the scoring for Strabane in the second half with a drop goal, his second of the season. Eddie McCrea finished the game off with a supe...
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