Category: Senior Schools Cup
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Schools Cup: Carrickfergus Grammar 7 Banbridge Academy 63 Pool E
We caught up with the Schools Cup Pool E match between Carrickfergus Grammar and Banbridge Academy on Saturday morning at Carrick. Banbridge were quick out of the blocks applying early pressure to the Carrick line and the visitors opened the scoring after 4 minutes with Callum Little going over out wide. The impressive Ryan Hanna…
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Schools Cup: Friends School 22 Dromore High School 17 Pool B
On Saturday morning I had the short walk from the hockey pitch to the rugby pitch, where Friends entertained, near neighbours, Dromore High School in a Schools Cup Group B fixture. Dromore started faster, with their forwards controlling the game. They took the lead on 13 minutes, when Matthew Heasley got over on the right.…
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Schools Cup: Larne Grammar 36 Bangor Grammar 5 Pool D
On a cold and breezy, but thankfully dry morning in Larne, Larne Grammar hosted Bangor Grammar in a Danske Bank Schools Cup Pool D match. The hosts started much the brighter, being on the front foot from the get-go. After sustained pressure in the Bangor 22, Ryan McDowell came up with the ball crossed beside…
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Schools Cup: Royal School Armagh 36 Omagh Academy 0 Group A
One of our Featured Schools, The Royal School Armagh kicked off this season’s Schools Cup group stages with a Pool A fixture against Omagh Academy on Wednesday afternoon at College Hill. Thankfully the anticipated storm didn’t arrive and the teams produced an entertaining game in front of “Rugby Royalty” Rory Best. It was a tightly…
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Schools Cup: Carrickfergus Grammar 14 Antrim Grammar 5
We caught up with the Schools Cup Qualifying match between Carrickfergus Grammar and Antrim Grammar on Saturday morning. The Antrim Grammar School team took an early 5-0 lead when their prop, Eoin Byrne, powered over through a crowd of defenders. The Carrickfergus team regrouped and, after several periods of pressure in the Antrim half, they…
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Schools Cup: Lurgan College 19 Strabane Academy 17
We caught up with the Ulster Schools Cup Qualifying match between Lurgan College and Strabane Academy on Saturday morning at Lough Road. Lurgan were quick out of the blocks with a try from winger Sam McCullough to take the score to 5 – 0 after 6 minutes. In a tight game Strabane hit back pretty…
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Schools Cup: Wellington College 5 Grosvenor Grammar School 65
Early Saturday morning Wellington College hosted Grosvenor Grammar School in a Schools Cup Preliminary Round C fixture at Carolan Road. From kick off Grosvenor were ruthless and relentless. Wellington were put under pressure immediately. In the 5th minute it told when Stephan Buick scored for a 5-0 lead. In the 9th minute Mattie Meredith ran round under…