Category: Schools Rugby
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 0 Blackrock College 27
On Saturday morning Blackrock College were the visitors to Osborne to play Royal Belfast Academical Institution. From kick off Blackrock set up camp in the Inst half. By drawing Inst players in to rucks and mauls, they created space out wide. Only ferocious and sometimes last gasp tackling by Inst prevented scores. Eventually the dam…
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Schools Friendly: Campbell College 14 Royal School Armagh 0
We caught up with Campbell College and The Royal School Armagh on a wet and windy Saturday morning at Fox’s Field. It was a low scoring game hampered by the conditions. Campbell opened the scoring just before the end of the first half with Russ Lovo going over for the opening try. Henry Ralston added…
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Schools Cup: Carrickfergus Grammar 7 Banbridge Academy 63 Pool E
We caught up with the Schools Cup Pool E match between Carrickfergus Grammar and Banbridge Academy on Saturday morning at Carrick. Banbridge were quick out of the blocks applying early pressure to the Carrick line and the visitors opened the scoring after 4 minutes with Callum Little going over out wide. The impressive Ryan Hanna…
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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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Schools Cup: Larne Grammar 36 Bangor Grammar 5 Pool D
On a cold and breezy, but thankfully dry morning in Larne, Larne Grammar hosted Bangor Grammar in a Danske Bank Schools Cup Pool D match. The hosts started much the brighter, being on the front foot from the get-go. After sustained pressure in the Bangor 22, Ryan McDowell came up with the ball crossed beside…
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Schools Cup: Royal School Armagh 36 Omagh Academy 0 Group A
One of our Featured Schools, The Royal School Armagh kicked off this season’s Schools Cup group stages with a Pool A fixture against Omagh Academy on Wednesday afternoon at College Hill. Thankfully the anticipated storm didn’t arrive and the teams produced an entertaining game in front of “Rugby Royalty” Rory Best. It was a tightly…
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Under 16 Shield: Ballyclare High 20 Larne Grammar 15 Final
Ballyclare High School and Larne Grammar met in the final of the Schools U16 Shield competition of Wednesday afternoon at Roughfort. The storms stayed away for this battle between two local rivals and both teams served up an excellent game of rugby. Larne took an early advantage through a Will Millar penalty but Ballyclare hit…
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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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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