With mid week fixtures in the Ulster Senior League last week we have two rounds to catch up on.
Rainey OB and Banbridge managed to record their first wins in the League campaign but Ards continue to struggle with one match posponed and the other a heavy defeat by Banbridge leaving the North Down side still looking for a win.
Belfast Harlequins continued with their perfect start, getting a bonus point in each of their four games so far, but unbeaten Dungannon are hot on their heels, squeezing out a bonus point win against Queens in the closing minutes of Saturday’s game.
Results.
| Round 3. Wednesday 14th September. | ||
| Ards | P | Ballynahinch |
| Armagh | 15 – 19 | Ballymena RFC |
| Malone | 30 – 10 | Instonians |
| City of Derry | 10 – 21 | Dungannon |
| Queens University | 7 – 50 | Belfast Harlequins |
| Rainey Old Boys | 41 – 28 | Banbridge |
| Round 4. Saturday 17th September | ||
| Belfast Harlequins | 60 – 17 | Rainey Old Boys |
| Ballynahinch | 24 – 24 | Ballymena RFC |
| Malone | 37 – 23 | Armagh |
| Banbridge | 60 – 3 | Ards |
| Instonians | 15 – 34 | City of Derry |
| Dungannon | 34 – 10 | Queens University |
The results leave the Ulster Senior League as follows with Quins and Gannon pulling away by virtue of Hinch and Ballymena drawing.
| Team | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | Dif | BP | Points | |
| 1 | Belfast Harlequins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 56 | 128 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Dungannon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 46 | 123 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Ballymena RFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 54 | 85 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Ballynahinch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Malone | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 135 | -44 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | City of Derry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Banbridge | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Armagh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 101 | -8 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Queens University | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 136 | -59 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Instonians | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 130 | -56 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Rainey Old Boys | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 144 | -64 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Ards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 178 | -159 | 0 | 0 |
However the chasing sides have a chance to make up ground this weekend with Ballymena entertaining Dungannon and Ballynahinch hosting Quins in two matches that will go a long way in settling this seasons Senior League.
With attention switching to the AIL over the next six weeks all four of the top teams will be wanting to park their campaign with a win.
| Round 5. Saturday 24th September. | ||
| Ballymena RFC | v | Dungannon |
| Queens University | v | City of Derry |
| Ards | v | Instonians |
| Rainey Old Boys | v | Malone |
| Ballynahinch | v | Belfast Harlequins |
| Banbridge | v | Armagh |
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