Category: Schools Rugby
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Schools Cup: Carrickfergus Grammar 14 Antrim Grammar 5
We caught up with the Schools Cup Qualifying match between Carrickfergus Grammar and Antrim Grammar on Saturday morning. The Antrim Grammar School team took an early 5-0 lead when their prop, Eoin Byrne, powered over through a crowd of defenders. The Carrickfergus team regrouped and, after several periods of pressure in the Antrim half, they…
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Schools Cup: Lurgan College 19 Strabane Academy 17
We caught up with the Ulster Schools Cup Qualifying match between Lurgan College and Strabane Academy on Saturday morning at Lough Road. Lurgan were quick out of the blocks with a try from winger Sam McCullough to take the score to 5 – 0 after 6 minutes. In a tight game Strabane hit back pretty…
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Schools Cup: Wellington College 5 Grosvenor Grammar School 65
Early Saturday morning Wellington College hosted Grosvenor Grammar School in a Schools Cup Preliminary Round C fixture at Carolan Road. From kick off Grosvenor were ruthless and relentless. Wellington were put under pressure immediately. In the 5th minute it told when Stephan Buick scored for a 5-0 lead. In the 9th minute Mattie Meredith ran round under…
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Schools Friendly: Sullivan Upper 31 Bangor Grammar 0
We caught up with the Schools Senior Friendly, and local derby match, between Sullivan Upper School and Bangor Grammar on Saturday morning at Sullivan’s Belfast Road pitch. Sullivan went on the attack from the start but it took them a while to break down the Bangor defence. The first score came 10 minutes in when…
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Under 16 Cup: Ballymena Academy 19 Dromore High 3
Ballymena Academy entertained Dromore High in a Schools U16 Cup fixture on Wednesday afternoon at Galgorm Road. The match started in gale force winds and ended in an absolute deluge of rain but in between there was some good rugby played. Dromore, started brightly and within 10 minutes forced a penalty from the home side…
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Under 16 Cup: Campbell College 32 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 7
On Wednesday afternoon Campbell College hosted Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the final Group B round robin fixture, at Fox’s Field. Spectators looked forward to a tight contest, both teams being 2 wins from 2. Campbell settled quickly dominating all aspects of the game, with the exception of scrums. They butchered a couple of chances…
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U16 Shield: Larne Grammar 50 Regent House 10
I caught the first half of the Schools U16 Shield match between Larne Grammar and Regent House on Wednesday afternoon at the Lower Cairncastle Road grounds. The Grammar got off to the quickest of starts with a try from hooker Callum Duncan within a minute. Regent looked to hit back almost immediately but despite coming…
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Schools Friendly: Campbell College 15 Blackrock College 34
Rain threatened, as Campbell College entertained Dublin side, Blackrock College, at Fox’s Field, on Saturday morning. Blackrock opened the scoring with a Conor O’Shaughsey penalty goal after 9 minutes. After a period of pressure Campbell rolled a lineout maul over, after 18 minutes, Jed Dornan getting the touchdown. Henry Ralston’s conversion put Campbell 7-3 up.…
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Schools Friendly: Carrickfergus Grammar 17 Lurgan College 12
An early kick-off at 1000 on Saturday morning in Carrickfergus, saw Carrick Grammar take on Lurgan College in a senior friendly match ahead on next weekend’s Schools Cup qualifying games. Early possession saw the home team with most of the ball and eventually the first try came after 14 minutes, when Justin Irwin went over…
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Schools Friendly: Banbridge Academy 21 Enniskillen Royal Grammar School 7
After catching an early Saturday morning 1st XI Superleague hockey match at Dromore I popped on down to Banbridge Academy for the second half of their senior friendly match against Enniskillen Royal Grammar School. The first half was ending on my arrival with Banbridge defending a 7 – 0 lead by virtue of a Luke…