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1st XI Superleague: Royal School Armagh 3 Friends School Lisburn 0
We caught up with The Royal School Armagh and Friends’ School Lisburn on Thursday afternoon for a rearranged 1st XI Superleague Pool 1 match at College Hill. After the previous days excesses it was quite a pleasant afternoon for some top class hockey and the teams didn’t disappoint. Friends enjoyed a strong start to the…
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Men All Ireland: Banbridge 3 Glenanne 3
Banbridge welcomed Glenanne to Havelock Park on Saturday afternoon for a All Ireland Hockey League second round match. Glennane started the match bristling with intent as they took game to Banbridge for most of the first quarter. However, Banbridge were first on the scoresheet with David Finlay turning in a chance on the 10th minute…
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Women Premiership: Banbridge 2 Omagh 3
With my morning Schools rugby match cancelled at late notice I made my way to Havelock Park with plenty of time to spare for the Women’s Premiership match between Banbridge and Omagh. The game was played in ideal conditions and the teams got off to a lively start with Banbridge’s Rachel Cairns opening the scoring…
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U16 Cup: Dromore High 17 Wallace High 22
Dromore High welcomed Wallace High to Barban Hill for their U16 Cup match on a breezy Wednesday afternoon. Wallace started the game with a bit of style applying early pressure on the Dromore line throughout the opening 10 minutes. However, Dromore held firm and after the initial onslaught from visitors the home team started to…
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1st XI Superleague: Banbridge Academy 2 Coleraine Grammar 1
I caught up with the match between Banbridge Academy and Coleraine Grammar in the second round of the Ulster Hockey Schools 1xt XI Superleague on Wednesday afternoon at Havelock Park. Unfortunately Coleraine were delayed due to traffic and the match started 30 minutes late. As I’d a 3:00 pm appointment at Dromore I was only…
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Championship 2: Academy 39 Donaghadee 5
I caught up with Academy and Donaghadee at Roughfort on Saturday afternoon in an Ulster Rugby Championship 2 match. I had covered these two teams at the start of the season in a Junior Shield match where Academy had run out comfortable winners. This game was a much stiffer challenge for the home team as…
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Women Junior 7: Owls III 2 Castle III 0
i picked up a hockey/rugby double header at Roughfort on Saturday afternoon starting with Owls III’s Junor 7 league match against local rivals Castle III’s in an early pass back. The early start led to Castle fielding some of their veteran players as the game started and Owls looked to take advantage in a dominant…
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Senior Friendly: Larne Grammar 14 Banbridge Academy 26
It was a quick dash from the hockey to capture the schools senior friendly between Larne and Banbridge at Upper Cairncastle Road. There was no score when I arrived part way through the first half but Banbridge were applying pressure on the Larne line. The visitors got the scoreboard up and running minutes later with…
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1st XI Superleague: Larne Grammar 1 Coleraine Grammar 2
I stayed close to home on Saturday morning to pick up the Ulster Hockey Schools Ist XI Superleague match between Larne Grammar and Coleraine Grammar at Lower Cairncastle Road. Both teams had their provincial players available and it was a strong looking Coleraine side that arrived to take on a much changed young Larne team.…