Category: Schools Rugby Friendly
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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 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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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…
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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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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.…