Author: Bob Given
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Senior Cup: Queen’s University 40 Rainey 24
On Saturday afternoon Queens faced Rainey in the Ulster Senior Cup at The Dub, Upper Malone. Rainey opened the scoring in the 9th Minute, Scott McClean converting a penalty goal for a 3-0 lead. Queens replied with a Ben Gibson try on 11 minutes to lead 5-3. Slowly but surely the bigger Rainey pack began to…
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Women All Ireland: Pegasus 0 Loreto 4
South Dublin based Loreto travelled to Upper Malone, Saturday lunchtime to play Pegasus in the first round of fixtures in the Women’s All Ireland League. Pegasus were hit cold from push back. In the 1st minute, long through ball found Rachel Kelly, who found the Pegasus net, only for it to be disallowed. In the 4th minute…
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Schools Friendly: Sullivan Upper School 17 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 19
On Saturday Morning, Royal Belfast Academical Institution travelled to Holywood to play Sullivan Upper School in a Schools Friendly. The opening quarter was very cagey, neither side could impose themselves and the game was largely played between the ‘22’s. In the 22nd minute, Josh Gibson found space to score for Inst, midway out, on the left.…
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U16 Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 52 Sullivan Upper School 14
Osborne Park was the venue for the U16 Cup fixture between Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Sullivan Upper School, on Wednesday afternoon. Inst took the lead in the 2nd minute, when Conor Davis got over, beside the posts. Dylan Morrow’s conversion gave Inst a 7-0 lead. On 7 minutes Matthew Elliott’s try and Morrow’s conversion moved…
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Women’s Premiership: Malone 31 Enniskillen 20
On Sunday afternoon Enniskillen were the visitors to Gibson Park to play Malone in a Women’s Premiership fixture. A drab grey Sunday afternoon was lit up by a great game in which the lead was always in jeopardy. Both sides set out their stall early on by running the ball at every opportunity. It was…
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Ulster Premiership: Belfast Harlequins 39 Bangor 19
I got to Deramore Park, as the whistle sounded for the start of the 2nd half. Belfast Harlequins led 27-7 at the break. Andrew Shaw contributed a try for Bangor, converted by Gareth Millar. Unfortunately, we don’t have the 1st half scorers for Quins. Quins increased their 1st half lead, when Cole Blyde scored under the posts for…
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Women Premiership: Queen’s University 8 Banbridge 1
On Saturday, at lunchtime, Banbridge were the visitors to The Dub, for a Women’s Premiership tie with Queens. Queens set about their task, with a series of attacks, before Jenna McCarlie opened the scoring, after 5 minutes. On 9 minutes Eva Gaston drove into the D and unleashed a powerful shot for Queens to lead…
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 15 Ballymena Academy 28
After the hockey at Stormont, I diced with the traffic and remnants of the previous night’s flooding to arrive at Osborne, midway through the 1st half of RBAI’s Schools Friendly fixture against Ballymena Academy. When I arrived, the score was 5-5. Inst’s try was scored by Blake McClean and Ballymena’s by Daniel Vercoe-Rodgers. After 25 minutes…
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U14 Superleague; Sullivan Upper School 1 Dalriada 1
Early Saturday Morning I was back again at Stormont, when Sullivan Upper School hosted Dalriada in an U14 Girls Superleague fixture. The intensity of Friday night’s rain had lessened, now there were just light showers. Sullivan dominated a scoreless 1st quarter but couldn’t beak a stubborn Dalriada defence. The 2nd quarter saw Dalriada come more into the…
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Men’s Premiership: NI Civil Service 2 Queens 3
On Friday evening Queens were the visitors to NI Civil Service for the opening Men’s Premiership fixture of the season, at Stormont. On a thoroughly miserable evening, only the intensity of the rain varied through the course of the game. Queens pressed from push back, forcing Serve back, defending high up the pitch. Despite their…