Category: Schools Rugby
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Schools Friendly: Sullivan Upper 19 Belfast Royal Academy 12
Sullivan Upper Ist XV welcomed Belfast Royal Academy to Holywood on Saturday morning for a senior friendly match. Sullivan got off to a strong start with numerous attacks just being held up but it didn’t take long for their No 14, Max Redman to hack on a fumbled catch and drive to the line for…
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Schools Friendly: Royal School Armagh 29 Crescent College 7.
It was a quick trot over from the hockey pitch to the rugby pitch at the Royal School Armagh on Saturday morning as the 1st XV entertained Limerick’s Crescent College who had made a three day trip to Belfast and Armagh. By the time I got over the match was mid way through the first…
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Under 16 Cup: Belfast Royal Academy 17 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 54
The Under 16 Cup clash between BRA and Inst, postponed from Wednesday, because of the weather, was played on Thursday afternoon at Roughfort. Playing with a strong wind, Inst quickly put the BRA defence under pressure and pinned them back. Dylan Morrow found space on the left and squeezed in for the opening Inst try…
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Schools Friendly: Methodist College 21 Belfast Royal Academy 13
We were a bit late getting to this one due to a photoshoot at the Dub so we’re relying on the information sent to us for the scorers. Methodist College, Belfast played Belfast Royal Academy and had to work hard for their 21-13 victory. The Methodist College team scored their points through Tyrese Abolarin, Oliver…
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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: 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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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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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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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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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 7 Belvedere College 7
Royal Belfast Academical Institution welcomed Dublin’s Belvedere College to Osborne Park on Saturday morning for an All Ireland Schools senior friendly match. It was a tight contest throughout. Belvedere got on the scoreboard towards the end of the first half with a converted try just past the half hour mark to take the score to…