Ballynahinch RFC Round-Up for 17 1 2026
Club Notes.
It wasa quieter weekend at Ballynahinch RFC as the ladies suffered another defeat in the Women’s Premiership with a tough home loss to Malone. They have a week off before the Junior Cup SF at home to Enniskillen and will hope to have a few players back from injury writes James Kirk.
The 2nd XV bounced back from their Junior Cup Final defeat with a fine away victory over Ballymoney in the Towns Cup, eventually pulling away in the second half to win 41-20 and put themselves in the hat for the next round. They return to league action at home to Dungannon this weekend.
James McBriar’s 5th XV continued their defence of the McCambley Cup with a six try win at Strabane. He continues to mix youth and experience to create a winning formula and take his charges into another quarter final.
The 3rd XV, Youth and mini rugby all fell foul of the weather which meant the end of the league season for all male youth sides as they failed to qualify for the league playoffs. Cup competitions will give them plenty to play for until the end of the season.
The next AIL home fixture is against Lansdowne on 31st January. To book your place at the pre match lunch contact James Kirk on 07966143184.
Youth Training continues on Mondays at 7pm for boys and Wednesdays at 7pm for girls. All players U12/U14/U16/U18 welcome and no experience necessary. Contact Johnny Cullen for details on 07595651901.
Mini rugby continues on Saturday mornings from 9.30-11am. Boys and girls from P1 – Yr8 are all welcome, with training run for each age group in their school year.
Mini rugby news is posted weekly on the club Facebook page – www.facebook.com/ballynahinchrfcofficial.
For more details contact Kenny Morton – Mini Convenor on 07813157614 or email:
Results For 17th January 2026
Ballynahinch 0 Malone 36 (Women’s Premiership)
Ballymoney 20 Ballynahinch 41 (Towns Cup)
Strabane 2 19 Ballynahinch 5 34 (McCambley Cup).
