Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice is delighted to be the O...]]>

Activ8 is a social marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness among primary school aged children of the importance of taking part in at ...]]> WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS  2012

 NORTHERN IRELAND WIN THEIR SECOND 560 MEDAL OF THE WEEKEND IN PERTH.

NIGEL NESBITT MEMORIAL

Ballyhegan club were the weekend hosts for the Nigel Nesbitt Memorial competition at the Goodyear Sports Centre in Craigavo...]]> UK INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Championships took place today 21^st January 2012 in Huddersfield and were hosted by The Tug of War Association.  In the 600kg event...]]>

Saturday 7^th January saw the first competition of the New Year at Roblew Engineering at Ballygawley.  Country Club and Ballyhegan attended alongside a large contingent from the Irish Tug of War Association.  Three weights were to be contested at 580, 620 an...]]>

The Lakeland Forum in Enniskillen was the venue for the final Indoor Championship of the season at 560kgs.  Teams had weighed on Friday night with Ballyhegan making the weight easily with seven men.  The others had little difficulty either.

First ...]]> 600kg NI Indoor Championships 2011

Saturday 3rd December was the third night for Championships, this time being the 600Kgs.  Teams needing to, weighed on Friday night.

Northern Ireland 640kg indoor Championships

Saturday night saw the second of this years indoor championships with Ballyhegan, Country Club and Richhill participating.  Ballyhegan had we...]]> Virtually every sport has its standard bearers and in tug of war the Aghadowey team of the 1960’s and early 1970’s is still revered as the team which achieved standards and success still unequalled to this day.

Saturday night past was the start of the indoor championship season following on from two weekends of training. 

Unfortunately only Richhill and Ballyhegan were able to fiel...]]>

Gold

Silver

The Tug of War Association working with TWIF was the organisers of the latest major Championships in ...]]> UK OUTDOOR TUG OF WAR CHAMPIONSHIPS, KEMPSTON SPORTS CLUB, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD

Men 600 Kilos

1. England A (Represented by Norton) - 2 - England B (Represented by Oxney Vines Cross - 3 - Boys Brigade try Tug of War

560 and 640 Northern Ireland Championships

Dungannon Park yesterday afternoon (2^nd July 2011) was bathed in bright sunshine and hardly a breeze.  The water logged areas from the previous week were well dried up and made the ground perfect for Tug of War....]]> 600kg and 680kg Northern Ireland Championships

Dungannon Park was the beautiful setting for the Championships. There had been very heavy rain over the previous 18 hours which had left
the park sodden and in places still under puddles of...]]> Kilbroney Vintage Rally

Sponsored by Newry Lions Club

Kilbroney Park was bathed in clouds and a little sunshine on arrival and despite the rain previously, the grounds were filling up with displays and spectators.  Tug of War has been absent fro...]]> SCHOOLS  TUG OF  WAR.

The annual tug of war competition for Secondary schools within the Southern Education and Library Board Area took place last week at Brownlow Leisure Ce...]]> ARMAGH SHOW

Once again the organising committee of Armagh Show have sponsored the 640 event at the annual show which was held on the 11th June.  4 of the senior teams, Derryogue, Bancran, Leos Boys and Garvagh were present along with a Young farmers team from Collone.&nb...]]> Saturday 28^th May at Benburb was the venue for the Kenny Crozier Memorial Championship hosted by Derryogue club.  The scales were opened at 2pm and the four teams stepped up lightly to weigh in.  First off was the team from Leos who were anxious to get some food int...]]> Club Tug of War

The cattle lawns at Balmoral Show Grounds have seen many different events over the years but on the 12^th May 2001 at shortly after six o’clock, eleven young Farmers Club Tug of War te...]]> Saturday the 7^th May 2011 saw the first competition of the outdoor season at Benburb, Co Tyrone and ably hosted by Leos Boys Tug of War Club.  Scales opened at 10.00am to allow for visiting teams from England to avail of a very hearty breakfast laid on at the Bottle of B...]]> March 2010 saw the ploughing match taking place on the Ballygawley Road where man pitted himself against the horses and tractors that were taking part in the event. Members from Leos Boys and Binnion yoked themselves into a single and two furrow plough and pitted their strength against the...]]> th Frank Powell`s family and friends will come together to remember his passing one year ago. Frank was a very close frie...]]> th January 2011. Ballyhegan was the hosting club and had RESULTS:

680k NI Championships held in Ballymena

Northern Ireland elected new office bearers at their A G M held in Cookstown on  Wednesday 18th November.

Officers elected