We caught up some of the games in the Irish Hockey Schoolboys Championship hosted by Banbridge Academy on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday of this week.
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The Championship featured 16 teams in four groups with the group winners going into the semi finals of the Tasmanian Shield and the group runners up the semi finals of the Herbie Sharman Perpetual Shield.
The Groups are as follows.
| GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Grammar | Cookstown High | Banbridge Academy | Friends‘ School |
| Bangor Grammar | St Andrews College | Newtown School | Midleton College |
| Campbell College | Temple Carrig | Sullivan Upper | RBAI |
| Wesley College | Wallace High School | The King‘s Hospital | The High School |
The competition was played over four venues, Banbridge Academy, Havelock Park, Ferris Park and Edenvilla Park. The Ulster sides got the competition up and running early Wednesday afternoon with other provincial sides joining the competition with a 3.30 pm pass back.
The Results from Day 1 were as follows.
| GROUP 1 | Bangor Grammar | 1 | Campbell College | 0 |
| GROUP 1 | Wesley College | 4 | Bandon Grammar | 1 |
| GROUP 2 | Wallace High | 3 | Cookstown High | 0 |
| GROUP 2 | St Andrews College | 6 | Temple Carrig | 0 |
| GROUP 3 | Banbridge Academy | 3 | Sullivan Upper | 0 |
| GROUP 3 | Newtown School | 4 | King’s Hospital | 2 |
| GROUP 4 | RBAI | 4 | Friend’s School | 1 |
| GROUP 4 | The High School | 1 | Midleton College | 0 |
We caught up with the matches at Banbridge Academy and Havelock Park which featured the teams in Group 3 and Group 4.
Match Galleries
GROUP 3: Banbridge Academy 3 Sullivan Upper 0
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GROUP 3: Newtown School 4 King’s Hospital 2
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GROUP 4: RBAI 4 Friends’ School 1
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GROUP 4: The High School 1 Midleton College 0
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