Category: Schools Rugby Friendly
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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…
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Schools Friendly: Bangor Grammar 21 The Royal School Armagh 19
The Royal School Armagh were the visitors to Bangor Grammar School for an early season Friendly. The effects of the hot sun were dissipated by a deceptive breeze, blowing straight down the pitch. The opening minutes were punctuated by handing errors, as players sought to ease out the early season rustiness. Training pitch moves were…
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Senior Friendly: Larne Grammar 52 Carrickfergus Grammar 0
Larne Grammar welcomed Carrickfergus Grammar to Lower Cairncastle Road late Wednesday afternoon for an early season squad hit out. Larne had the advantage of an extended practice session before Carrick arrived and the home team were quick off the mark in the first period. Charlie Patterson opened the scoring with a long distance run in…
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Schools Friendly: Ballymena Academy 33 Ballyclare High 0
We caught up with an early season squad hit out between Ballymena Academy and Ballyclare High at Galgorm Road on saturday morning. The game was played over three 20 minute periods as both teams had a good look at their squads. Ballymena scored the only try of the first 20 minutes with hooker Ben Millar…