Category: RBAI 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: 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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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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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: 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: 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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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…