Big wins for Portlaoise and Portarlington rugby clubs in Leinster League
Portlaoise 21 Balbriggan 18
Leinster Senior League Division 2A
Portlaoise RFC travelled to Balbriggan on Sunday knowing nothing less than a win would suffice if they...
All of Sunday’s local soccer and rugby results
It was another busy day on the local soccer and rugby front with a range of Laois teams involved.
Below are all the soccer results...
Footballers to the fore as Portarlington Rugby club as 1st and 2nd teams go...
Portarlington 34 Dublin Doggos 22
Leinster Senior Rugby League Division 3
Port went five points clear at the top of Division 3 ahead of North Meath...
Defeat for Portlaoise RFC against Athy leaves them in relegation scrap
Portlaoise RFC 3 Athy 29
Leinster Senior Rugby League Division 2A
With four games remaining in this season's Leinster League, Portlaoise find themselves in a very...
Portlaoise Rugby U-14s made to work hard for an away win at Kilkenny RFC
Portlaoise RFC 24 Kilkenny RFC 17
Leinster U-14 League Premier Division
Portlaoise U-14s carried their strong league form into a new year with a hard-fought win...
Laois man involved with Irish U-20 rugby team ahead of Six Nations campaign
Young Laois rugby player Fionn McWey has been involved with the Irish U-20 rugby team in recent weeks ahead of this season's Six Nations...
Hard fought win keeps Portlaoise Women in the hunt near summit of Leinster rugby...
Portlaoise 8 Longford 5
Leinster Women's Rugby League Division 3
Portlaoise Women welcomed Longford Women to Togher on Sunday for a fixture, the result of which,...
Laois quartet named on Ireland U-18 and U-19 rugby squads for upcoming camps
Four Laois lads have been named on Ireland U-18 and U-19 rugby squads for training camps which are scheduled to take place later this...
Big wins for Portlaoise RFC U-17 and Women’s teams in recent Leinster League action
Portlaoise RFC 39 Greystones 0
Leinster Women's League Division 3
Portlaoise Women's senior team welcomed Greystones to Togher on Sunday for their third home fixture in...
Carroll and Cunningham in control as Portlaoise RFC U-14s continue their winning ways
Portlaoise RFC 38 Enniscorthy RFC 12
Leinster U-14 League Premier Division Round 4
The low winter sun shone brightly on a cold morning in Togher last...
Defeat for Portlaoise in Leinster rugby league as Palmerston prove too strong
Portlaoise 10 De La Salle Palmerston 43
Leinster Rugby League Division 2A
Portlaoise dropped to seventh place in Division 2A of the Leinster League after shipping...
McGuinness the main man as Portlaoise Rugby U-14s win in Naas
Portlaoise RFC 55 Naas RFC 14
Leinster U-14 Rugby League Round 3
On a fine morning in Kildare, Portlaoise U-14s continued their good run of form...
Portlaoise RFC U-14s come out on top in tough encounter with Navan RFC
Portlaoise RFC 10 Navan RFC 5
Leinster U-14 League Round 2
On an ideal morning for rugby, a dominant performance by the pack gave a great...
Defeat for Portlaoise Rugby teams to Kildare opposition in weekend encounters
Portlaoise 10 Coolmine 17
Leinster League Division 2A Round 3
Portlaoise's trip to the Showgrounds in Athy on Sunday proved to be a very frustrating outing....
Three Laois rugby players selected for Ireland U-18 and U-19 squads
Three Laois rugby players have been selected on Ireland U-18 and U-19 squads.
The Ireland U-19, U-18 Clubs and U-18 Schools squads, have been assembling...
Big wins for Portlaoise Rugby U-16 and U-17 teams as season continues
Portlaoise 29 Dundalk 7
Leinster U-17 League
There was a second win in a row for Portlaoise in the Leinster League when they played host to...
Laois lads involved as AIL rugby season gets up and running
There were a number of Laois rugby players involved in the All Ireland League over the past couple of weekends as the new season...
Wins for Portlaoise Rugby men and women’s teams as season continues
Portlaoise 37 Coolmine 26
Leinster League Division 2A Round 3
Portlaoise men's rugby team put in one of its best performances in quite while to get...
Laois girls collide as Blackrock and Wicklow meet in Women’s Rugby AIL
There was plenty of Laois involvement as Wicklow and Blackrock met in the Women's Rugby AIL over the weekend.
Stradbally native and former Portlaoise and...
Defeat for Portlaoise Rugby U-18s in second league game of the season
Naas 43 Portlaoise 18
U-18 Leinster League Round 2
The Portlaoise rugby U-18 team continued their Leinster League campaign when they travelled to take on a...
Victories for Portlaoise Rugby seniors and U-18s as new season begins
Portlaoise 18 Wexford Wanderers 13
Leinster League Division 2A Round 1
Portlaoise senior rugby team got their 2021/22 season off to a winning start in Togher...
Portlaoise quartet to the fore as Blackrock lift rugby’s Paul Flood Trophy
Four former Portlaoise RFC U-18 players played in harmony to help Blackrock RFC lift the Paul Flood Trophy on Sunday.
Róisín Fingelton-McWey, Geena Behan, Niamh...
Portlaoise Rugby Club set to host ‘Give it a Try’ women’s evening after huge...
Women’s rugby in Portlaoise is on the rise again and 2020 saw Portlaoise RFC celebrate 20 years of women’s rugby in Togher.
As part of...
Fantastic Portlaoise Ladies team defeat Naas to reach Paul Cusack Cup final
Portlaoise Ladies RFC 8 Naas 5
Paul Cusack Cup Semi Final
Portlaoise RFC Women’s team travelled to Forenaughts in high spirits on Sunday morning to take...
Laois natives star in Leinster win over Munster while Portlaoise Rugby U-17s make winning...
Three Laois based rugby players starred as Leinster thrashed Munster to claim the U-18 Interprovincial title on Saturday.
Portarlington RFC's Alannah Fitzpatrick, Portlaoise's Koren Dunne...
Portlaoise Ladies RFC hold on to make winning start in Paul Cusack Cup
Portlaoise 12 Clondalkin 7
Paul Cusack Cup
The Portlaoise Senior Women’s team finally kicked off the 2021/22 season with a five-point victory over Clondalkin RFC in...
Three debutantes but no victory as Portlaoise RFC get campaign underway
Portlaoise 8 Edenderry 29
Leinster League Division 2 Cup
Portlaoise Rugby Club got the new season underway in Togher on Friday evening but without much success.
After...
Laois player selected on first ever Ireland Women’s Rugby League squad
Women's Rugby League is a sport that is very much in its infancy here - but a young Laois player is already making waves.
Anna...
History made at Portlaoise Rugby Club AGM as first ever female club captain elected
It was an historic day at the Portlaoise Rugby Club AGM on Wednesday August 18 as a woman was elected Captain of the Rugby...
Laois rugby player Reilly delighted to sign for Connacht Academy
A Laois rugby player, who was recently capped at international level, has signed a contract with the Connacht Academy.
Will Reilly, who has previously played...
