On Wednesday evening the ladies 3rd XI made the short journey to Civil Service to take on the PSNI in the second round of the Intermediate Cup. The first half of the game was very much even for both teams, each team had their chances to take the lead but the home and visiting team’s…
North Down travelled to Belfast last Saturday for the return league fixture with Harlequins. Having lost 5-0 at Comber earlier in the season North Down were hoping to give a better account of themselves on this occasion. Harlequins piled on early pressure but North Down were able to keep the home side at bay for…
North Down entertained Newry in a Premier League fixture last Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre and with both teams perilously close to the bottom of the table a win was of vital importance to both sides. North Down welcomed back Gareth McKeown from injury and for once had a full panel of players available. They…
Men’s seconds game at Loughmoss is off due to snow, ladies fifths game at Comber LC off as Owls thirds have conceded. The pitch at Comber LC has been checked and is 100% OK for home games today. Ladies seconds and fourths both off as well.
With the league season now having passed the half way point North Down welcomed Randalstown to Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday. On their return to the Premier League back in September the Comber girls fought hard to take a valuable point from Randalstown after a 1-1 draw at the Antrim Forum and knew they would…
North Down travelled to Stormont last Friday evening for a rescheduled Premier League fixture against Civil Service with a full squad of 16 players. This enabled coach Mills to give players time out when required and also to give some of the younger players valuable pitch time. North Down opened at a fast pace…
Last week’s was a dark and dismal match, this week’s Friday night match was wet, wild and windy!! North Down ladies fifth eleven travelled to compete against Ulster Elks 4ths in the Minor Cup at Jordanstown. Not only was the weather dreadful, so were the navigational skills! Concentrating so much on talking tactics in one…
A 4-2 win. We rumble on undefeated. Rescued, against all odds and reason, by a Buddha hat trick. A first half of purest pantaloons that left the crowd embarrassed to be caught watching it, followed by a half time of Irwin weapons-grade hairdryer, resulting in a second half that left the crowd thinking they could…
The Challenge Events Officer from Cancer Focus NI has sent us some info on a fundraising event they are planning for New Year’s Eve. To find out more click ‘CONTINUE READING’.
North Down ladies 1sts bounced back from last week’s heavy and disappointing defeat to Ballymoney with an important win over Portadown. It was the old cliché of the game being a real “six pointer” with North Down on 10 points going into the game and Portadown on 7. The visitors looked like a different side…