Author: Bob Given
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Schools Cup: Friends School 22 Dromore High School 17 Pool B
On Saturday morning I had the short walk from the hockey pitch to the rugby pitch, where Friends entertained, near neighbours, Dromore High School in a Schools Cup Group B fixture. Dromore started faster, with their forwards controlling the game. They took the lead on 13 minutes, when Matthew Heasley got over on the right.…
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Friendly: Friends School 2 Ballymena Academy 1
On Saturday morning I had the opportunity to take in the first half of the Schools Friendly between Friends School and Ballymena Academy. Both sides had narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Superleague Quarter Finals. Friends started quickly pressurising their younger Ballymena visitors. Ballymena made rare incursions into the Friends ‘D’, while their defence…
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Under 16 Cup: Campbell College 45 Wallace High School 26 Final
Pirrie Park was the venue for yesterday’s Schools U16 Cup Final between the two unbeaten sides in the Group Stages, Campbell College and Wallace High School. Fortunately, the threatened extreme weather from Storm Babet didn’t materialise and the game was played under mild, if overcast conditions. Campbell moved quickly from kick off dominating possession and…
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Women All Ireland: Pegasus 1 Pembroke Wanderers 2
I made the trip around the Outer Ring in reverse to get back to The Dub for Pegasus All Ireland League game with Pembroke Wanderers, from South Dublin. A low autumn sun now lit the ground, but no one should equate the sun with heat, it was cold! Pegasus were hoping to recover from their…
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AIL2B: Instonians 26 Galway Corinthians 21
After a dash round the outer ring, I made Shaw’s Bridge in time for kick off for Instonians home AIL2B fixture against visitors Galway Corinthians. Corinthians looked the more composed putting together series of phases. On 4 minutes they won a penalty, dispatched by Sean Naughton, for a 3-0 lead. An Instonians attack petered out…
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Women Junior 1: Queen’s University II 1 Ards II 2
On Saturday, at lunchtime Ards II were the visitors to The Dub to play Queens II in a Women’s Junior One league fixture. The 1st half was end to end, with both keepers tested by attacks, but defences held firm. The half ended 0-0. The deadlock was broken in the 34th minute when Aimee Adair scored from…
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 24 Methodist College 0
Osborne Park, on Saturday morning was the venue for the Royal Belfast Academical Institution v Methodist College derby game, one of the biggest rivalries in Ulster Schools rugby. Methody were fresh from a win over Ballymena Academy, last week, while Inst were still smarting from a heavy home defeat to Ballymena 3 weeks ago. Inst…
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Schoolgirl Mini Blitz: Sullivan Upper School
On Thursday afternoon, Sullivan Upper School hosted a mini blitz, under the auspices of Ulster Rugby, for Schoolgirls in Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 age categories. Teams representing Belfast High School, Glastry College, Larne High School, Strangford College, Sullivan Upper School enjoyed the afternoon. Blitz gallery
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Premier Women: Malone 80 Dungannon 7
On Sunday afternoon Dungannon travelled to Gibson Park, east Belfast to play Malone in a Women’s Premiership League fixture. Because of injuries Dungannon fielded a young, relatively inexperienced side, against a Malone side, unbeaten in the league. Running from deep, Jill Stevens opened the scoring for Malone after 3 minutes. Peta McAllister drove over, from…
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Women All Ireland: Pegasus 1 Ulster Elks 1
Late Saturday Afternoon, under lights Pegasus and Ulster Elks met in an All Ireland Women’s 1st Division game at The Dub, Queens. As befits a local derby encounter, there was an edge to the game as Pegasus sought to gain their first points of the season. Both keepers were in action early on, but defences reigned…