CLOGHER Valley’s women’s team mirrored their male 1st XV by sitting clear at the top of their league. The Valley took the points in an away match to Virginia which was named the ‘top of the table clash’. Both sides are well clear of third placed Ballymena who the two teams had beaten by over 50 points. […]
Valley get ready for All Ireland league
Stephen Bothwell says he’s expecting a ‘high standard’ of rugby when Clogher Valley takes on Ballina in the club’s first ever All-Ireland League game this weekend. Valley travel to Heffernan Park in Ballina for the match and the coach says there’s good excitement in the camp. “Really from the end of last season, we’ve been […]
Early birthday present for Armstrong
EARLY birthday celebrations were the order of the day for Clogher Valley skipper Paul Armstrong who turned 29 yesterday (Tuesday). On Saturday afternoon, Valley beat Richmond 31-17 to ensure that the club will join the ranks of the All Ireland League for the first time next season. A feat that Armstrong says they’ve been striving for; […]
Valley set for biggest game in the club’s history
Clogher Valley will take on Bective Rangers at Coolmines on Saturday in what head coach Stephen Bothwell believes is the Fivemiletown-based outfit’s ‘biggest’ ever game. The pair will meet in the semi-finals of the Energia All-Ireland League play-offs in what is a battle between the two favourites for promotion as the best junior side in […]
Valley crowned league champions
Carrickfergus 3 Clogher Valley 53 Clogher Valley has been crowned Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 champions after a 53-3 win over Carrick. Valley top the league with one game left to play, on a better win/lose record over second place Ballyclare. From the outset, it was obvious who was the better side, with the […]
Welsh eyeing top-four finish for Skins
ENNISKILLEN coach, Stephen Welsh says their eyes are still on a top four finish and it would be disappointing to finish outside that this season. Last weekend, Enniskillen put four points on the board but ideally Welsh says they would’ve liked that to have been five, but on a day where weather conditions were far from […]
Bothwell bids to get the cup and league balance right
After being well in control of the first half, Clogher Valley had their supporters and management on tenterhooks in the closing stages of Saturday’s semi-final against Munster side Newcastle West. In the end, it was a one-point win but it’s all they needed as the reigning champions booked their place in this year’s All Ireland […]
‘Double’ delight for Clogher Valley
Clogher Valley 43 City of Armagh II 10 Clogher Valley completed a famous double at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday, adding the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup to the All-Ireland crown they won at the same venue back in January. Their winter triumph came in thrilling circumstances, with Neil Henderson’s late try and Paul Armstrong’s even […]
Clogher go top of the table with resounding victory
Clogher Valley 54 CIYMS 10 Clogher Valley moved top of the league with a comprehensive 44-point hammering of CIYMS in front of their home supporters at The Cran. CIYMS came strongly out of the blocks, heaping heavy pressure on the Valley, but the home side weren’t to be perturbed. Instead, they turned the tables on […]
No need for motivation in all-Ulster cup final
WHILE the Clogher Rugby fans can enjoy the build up to the All Ireland Junior Cup Final and reminisce about old memories and teams gone by, coach Stephen Bothwell has the toughest job of all on Saturday. The Clogher Valley manager has to ensure that his players ‘play the game and not the occasion’ but […]