In what is traditionally the busiest time of year for schools' rugby, high schools around the province are preparing for the most prestigious event in their season: the Northern Bank Under 16 High Schools' Trophy.

Due to adverse weather, tomorrow's Under 14 High Schools' Cup finals have now been postponed

The Belfast qualifier for the High Schools' Cup took place on Thursday 4th February at Civil Service

On Monday 1st February the regional qualifiers for the under 14s High Schools Cup took place at Ballymoney Rugby Club

Belfast City Council is hosting a sports development conference on Thursday 25th February 2010 from 6pm to 9:30pm at the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast.

Just before the Christmas holidays, Community Rugby Officer for Enniskillen, Rob Watson, ran a primary schools' Tag Rugby blitz at Enniskillen RFC

The IRFU Ulster Branch and Instonians RFC recently organised a cross-community rugby match at Sullivan Upper School involving Corpus Christi, Ashfield Boys' HS and Belfast Boys' Model

Staff from the IRFU Ulster Branch have launched their brand new Coaching and Community Newsletter this week

Ulster Branch brings Lep Rugby to young Belfast students

The Irish colleges' rugby season commences on Wednesday 21st October with seventeen inter-collegiate games scheduled in all four provinces

The Irish colleges' rugby season commences on Wednesday 21st October with seventeen inter-collegiate games scheduled in all four provinces

Secondary schools' Rugby kicked off in style this month as the Pollock Cup got underway and last year's winners, Dromore HS once again took home the silverware

Opportunities with U16 and U17RDS

Lee Graham (10) from Aughnacloy PS was the lucky winner of this year's Ulster Rugby Design Summer Camps Jersey competiition

The Youth Justice Agency, in partnership with the IRFU Ulster Branch, rounded off a successful summer tag rugby scheme for young people in Derry last week by presenting prizes to all those who took part

The final of the annual Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster's Tag Rugby tournament, run in association with Northern Bank, took place on Saturday 1st August 2009 at Omagh Rugby Club

Young people in Derry aged 13 to 17 are being encouraged to try something new this summer as Tag rugby returns to the city

Members of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster have been busy preparing for the now annual Tag Rugby Tournament which kicks off in under two weeks time

With the first of this year's Ulster Rugby Summer Camps beginning next week, the coaches are busy preparing drills and fun content for the young people attending the camps this summer.

Making a presentation at the launch of the Irish Sports Council's funding for the IRFU, GAA and FAI, IRFU Chief Executive relayed details of the Donegal Community Rugby Project and the efforts being made by the clubs, schools and Development Officers in the county

Grand Slam silverware adds Victoria Square to its itinerary as the trophies gear up for their tour of Belfast to promote Ulster Rugby Summer Camps...

Enter our Ulster Rugby Summer Camps 'Design a Jersey' Competition....

Organisers of this year's Ulster Rugby Summer Camps have announced that the camps are filling up fast, but there are still places available at local camps this summer

We take a look at Friday night's European Challenge Cup Final with Michael Black who will be the Assistant Referee in the game

Ulster Branch development officers recently held a Tag Rugby coaching session at Killard House Special School

Congratulations to Strandtown PS who were this year's winners of the PS Mini Rugby Cup Final at Ravenhill

Dromore Central are this year's Primary Schools' Mini Rugby Shield Final winners

Stranmillis PS are this year's Primary Schools' Mini Rugby Plate Final winners

Downshire are this year's Primary Schools' Mini Rugby Bowl Final winners

The 37th Annual Primary Schools' Mini Rugby finals will be taking place at Ravenhill from 12th to 15th May

The Ulster Rugby squad and Management team visit Letterkenny today as part of the 3-year Donegal Community Rugby Project.

Ulster Branch development officer, Jonathan Quigley supports North West health and fitness bootcamp

On Tuesday 31st March the 2009 Mowbray Shield was held at City of Derry Rugby Club

Brownlow Leisure Centre in Craigavon was the venue last week for the Lurgan area qualifier of the annual Ulster Branch Primary Schools' Tag Extravaganza

For the third year in a row, Erne Special School hosted their Enniskillen neighbours, Portora RS in a friendly Tag Rugby match

The Belfast Area primary schools' Tag Blitz took place recently at Shaw's Bridge

On Friday 20th February, Civil Service RFC hosted the Southern area qualifier of the Ulster Branch Under 14 High Schools' competition

City of Derry hosted the first of this year's Primary Schools Tag Rugby blitzes in the North West region. 16 primary schools took part in the event

Earlier this month, Portadown RFC played host to a Year 8 Blitz organised by Ulster Branch development officers in the area

On Friday 16th January, St Paul's Junior High School in Lurgan experienced their first taste of full- contact rugby at Lurgan Rugby Club

Round 2 of the North Down Secondary Schools' Sports Association League took place recently

The IRFU Ulster Branch hosted a Year 8 Development Day at Shaw's Bridge last Friday

St. Paul's of Kilrea, a school traditionally associated with Gaelic football and Hurling took part in their first game of competitive rugby last week against local boys, Dunluce School at Ballymoney RFC

The IRFU Ulster Branch, in association with the North Down Secondary Schools' Sports Association, has set up an Under 14 secondary schools' league covering the East and North Down area

St. Mary's Grammar school in Magherafelt was the venue for a recent Leprechaun Rugby course organised by Ulster Branch development officers

Belfast school teachers were given a taste of the skills necessary to coach Leprechaun rugby at their schools

The annual Year 9 Antrim area blitz took place this week at Ballymoney RFC, and once again, it was local boys Ballymoney HS who took home the silverwear

Teams from across the province recently turned out for the qualifying stages of the Under 18 Sevens Development Cup

Ulster Branch Development Officer, Brian O'Shaughnessy and Ulster's Justin Fitzpatrick recently paid a visit to Oakwood School and Assessment Centre in Belfast to take a Rugby session with the children

Omagh Rugby Club played host to the Western region Pollock Cup Subsidiary competition this week