After a 3 week break the ladies 3rd XI were ready to take on local rivals Ards 3rds at Regent House. Having been previously beaten by Ards earlier in the season 3-1 the girls knew this would be a tough game. The home team started off strongly, keeping Ards out of their defending circle and…
North Down Ladies’ 5ths travelled to Bangor Grammar to play Donaghadee 2nds in the Minor Plate. Missing Stevenson and West they still managed to take a squad of 13 players. Due to North Down knowing a few of the Donaghadee players, there had been a lot of ‘banter’ in the build up to the match,…
The North Down ladies 4XI squad travelled to Deramore on Friday night to play their return fixture against Belfast Harlequins 5XI. Without the leadership of skipper Jo Irwin, an eclectic mix of youth and experience took to the field. In the first few minutes, Harlequins threatened the North Down defence, but sweeper Maxine Taylor kept…
Our seven expert pundits are all still in the competition after this week’s Premier League football games. Session 4 is this weekend as the runners and riders compete for the £240 first prize so get your selections in on time. Press ‘continue reading’ for the full results to date.
Ladies 1sts, 2nds, 3rds, 5ths and mens 1sts, 2nds and 4ths are all OFF due to snow on pitches. Only game not postponed at the moment is the mens 3rds away to Harlequins 2nds at 2.30 pm.
Everyone at North Down wishes Gareth Bailie all the best for his new venture to the USA. Kelly and Gareth leave on Thursday for Carolina and leave behind lots of great memories. Continue reading to see more.
On Saturday the ladies 2nds made the short trip to Deramore Park to face Belfast Harlequins in a top of the table clash. With a very different team taking to the pitch the Comber girls knew it would be a tough encounter. The first half was dominated by quins using their speedy forwards, luckily player…
There were 38 fallers at the second hurdle of Last Man Standing including the unfortunate Paul Adgey who neglected to make a selection and was allocated Arsenal who then lost at home! There are now only 7 remaining who move on to Session 3 which is midweek next week (2/3 Feb) in search of the £250 first prize. For a full list of selections to date click ‘CONTINUE READING’.
North Down Ladies’ 5ths travelled to Civil Service on Saturday to play against Pegasus. Due to the early starting time and school commitments many of the regular schoolgirl players were unable to make it, this resulted in an average player age of 41!! The Pegasus team were much younger, (and fitter!) so this week was…
There were 6 fallers from 51 at the first hurdle at the weekend. Keep your selections for session 2 next Saturday and Sunday coming in and remember that session 3 is midweek the following week (2/3 Feb). Press ‘CONTINUE READING’ for the full list and also session 2’s games.