Category: Royal School Armagh Hockey
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Junior Cup: Royal School Armagh 4 Antrim Grammar 0
I took a break from the All Ireland Irish Schoolboys Championship to scoot over to College Hill, Armagh for the Junior Cup match between The Royal School and Antrim Grammar on Thursday afternoon. As one of our featured schools I’ve been enjoying the progress of this group of young players this season and they produced…
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McDowell Cup: The Royal School Armagh 3 Sullivan Upper School 1
On Monday afternoon Sullivan Upper School II were The Royal School Armagh’s visitors for a McDowell Cup 1st round tie. Armagh caught Sullivan cold and in their first attack, from a through ball Gabby Moore slotted the ball home, after 3 minutes for a 1-0 lead. Both sides showed attacking flair but it was Sullivan, through…
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U14 Superleague: Belfast Royal Academy 0 Royal School Armagh 3
I caught the U14 Superleague Quarter Final at Roughfort on Saturday morning as Belfast Royal Academy hosted The Royal School Armagh. It was a tense game from the start with both teams battling it out in midfield for the first 15 minutes. Armagh got the breakthrough at the end of the first quarter with a…
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U14 Superleague: Royal School Armagh 4 Grosvenor Grammar 0 (Half Time)
The Royal School Armagh entertained Grosvenor Grammar at College Hill in the U14 Superleague on Saturday morning. Unfortunately the game was late with the pass back so I was only able to cover the first half. The Royal School applied pressure from the start but thanks to some energetic saves from the Grosvenor keeper it…
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1st XI Superleague: Grosvenor Grammar School 0 The Royal School Armagh 5
On a grey, but mild Saturday morning, The Royal School Armagh were the visitors to east Belfast to play Grosvenor Grammar School in a Superleague Tier A Group A fixture. In their first attack Daisy Nicholson gave RSA the lead, after only a minute’s play. Despite the majority of territory and possession RSA couldn’t break…
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1st XI Superleague: Royal School Armagh 3 Friends School Lisburn 0
We caught up with The Royal School Armagh and Friends’ School Lisburn on Thursday afternoon for a rearranged 1st XI Superleague Pool 1 match at College Hill. After the previous days excesses it was quite a pleasant afternoon for some top class hockey and the teams didn’t disappoint. Friends enjoyed a strong start to the…
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1st XI Superleague: Royal School Armagh 2 Portadown College 1
We caught up with, defending champions, The Royal School Armagh in their opening Superleague match where they hosted Portadown College at their new pitch at College Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Both teams appeared to be up for this one with Armagh forcing an early penalty corner before Portadown broke downfield for Emily Adamson to fire…