Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 1st February 2025.
It was a busy week of replays of drawn and postponed games in various Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ competitions.
On Monday 27th January, Portadown College 3rdxv played Ballyclare High School 3rdxv in their postponed 1/4 Final game in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup.
The Portadown College team won the game by 15-7.
On Tuesday 28th January, Friends’ School, Lisburn hosted Belfast High School in their previously postponed Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Round of Sixteen game.
The Friends’ School, Lisburn team maintained their recent run of good form and recorded a comprehensive 40-0 win.
Players such as Joel Collins, Ross Glover, Scott Henderson, Ethan Salt, Joel Irwin, Ryley Murphy, and Gethin Mageean, led by their captain, Paddy Donaghey, were all to the fore when it came to scoring points for the Friends’ School, Lisburn team.
The Friends’ School team will now travel to play Cambridge House Grammar School in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl on/before Saturday 8th February.
Meanwhile at the Old Galgorm Road in Ballymena, the Ballymena Academy Medallion team played Down High School in a replay of their drawn Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield Round of Sixteen game.
The Ballymena Academy team won the game by 26-12 and will now host Friends’ School, Lisburn in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield.
On Wednesday 29th January, Ballymena Academy hosted Dalriada School in the replay of their drawn Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round of Sixteen game.
The Ballymena Academy team won this game by 22-0 and will now travel to play Rainey Endowed School in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup on/before Saturday 8th February.
Ollie Collins, Charlie Hargy and Ruari Kennedy scored the Ballymena Academy tries with Reuben Allen adding two successful conversions as well as one successful penalty goal.
Barban Hill in Dromore was the venue, when Dromore High School hosted Royal School, Dungannon and played their recently postponed Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Round of Sixteen game.
The Royal School, Dungannon team won the game by 39-14 and will now entertain Omagh Academy in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl with the Dromore High School team hosting Belfast High School in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy.
The Dromore High School team scored two tries through Harry Cromie with Daniel Ennis McManus adding the extras to both tries.
The Royal School, Dungannon team scored six tries in the course of the game.
Josh Ferguson ran in for two, with Isaac Busby, Angus Lam, James Gibson and Ben Cormac touching down for one try apiece.
James capped a fine personal performance with three successful conversion kicks as well as one penalty goal.
On the same afternoon, Friends’ School, Lisburn hosted Foyle and Londonderry College in their previously postponed Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Plate 1/4 Final game.
The Friends’ School, Lisburn 2ndxv recorded a 24-18 victory and will now travel to play Royal School, Armagh 2ndxv in the 1/2 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Plate.
At the same time, Ballyclare High School played Coleraine Grammar School in the first of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Plate semi-final games.
The Ballyclare High School team was made to work hard by the young Coleraine Grammar School team before emerging as 29-12 winners.
The last of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup 1/4 Final games took place when Methodist College, Belfast 4thxv played Wallace High School 3rdxv.
The Wallace High School 3rdxv won the game by 21-0.
In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy 1/4 Final, Royal School, Armagh 3rdxv played Belfast Royal Academy 3rdxv in a game the Belfast Royal Academy team won by 20-7.
On Thursday 30th January, Banbridge Academy 3rdxv played Ballymena Academy 3rdxv in their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy 1/4 Final game.
The Ballymena Academy 3rdxv won this game by 40-0.
On the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal, Carndonagh Community College played Royal Belfast Academical Institution 5thxv in their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy 1/4 Final game.
The Carndonagh Community College team won this game by 20-5.
On the same afternoon, Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3rdxv played Enniskillen Royal Grammar School 3rdxv in their 1/4 Final game of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy.
This game finished with the Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3rdxv team recording a 40-0 victory.
Once the results of all the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup and Trophy 1/4 Final games were known, the draws for the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup and Trophy 1/2 Final games were released.
The results of the draws are as follows: –
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup 1/2 Finals.
1/Portadown College 3rdxv v Wallace High School 3rdxv
2/Campbell College, Belfast 3rdxv v Campbell College, Belfast 4thxv.
These Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Cup 1/2 Finals MUST be played on/before Saturday 8th February.
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy 1/2 Finals.
1/Belfast Royal Academy 3rdxv v Carndonagh Community College
2/Ballymena Academy 3rdxv v Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3rdxv.
These Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Trophy 1/2 Finals MUST be played on/before Saturday 8th February.
Saturday 1st February was a busy day with Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield, Plate, Bowl and Trophy games taking place
In the 1/4 Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield, Ballymena Academy played Friends’ School, Lisburn in a game the Friends’ School, Lisburn team won by 12-8.
Methodist College, Belfast played Campbell College, Belfast with the Campbell College, Belfast team recording a 15-12 victory.
Sullivan Upper School played Larne Grammar School and won the game by 20-7.
Wallace High School played Royal Belfast Academical Institution in a game the Royal Belfast Academical Institution team won by 48-8.
In the 1/4 Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Plate, Belfast Royal Academy played Royal School, Dungannon.
The final score in this game was Belfast Royal Academy 24 Royal School, Dungannon 25
Down High School played Ballyclare High School and won the game by 27-15.
Omagh Academy played Dalriada School and won the game by 15-0.
Rainey Endowed School played Antrim Grammar School and won the closely contested game by 27-23.
In the 1/2 Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Bowl, Bangor Grammar School played Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in a game the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School team won by 14-10.
Royal School, Armagh played Regent House School in a game which finished as a 10-10 draw.
This game will be replayed on Tuesday 4th February at Ards RFC at 2-00pm.
In the 1/2 Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Trophy, Banbridge Academy played Bangor Academy and won the game by 36-7.
Lurgan College played Belfast High School in a game the Belfast High School team won by 38-0.
The final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Trophy, featuring Banbridge Academy and Belfast High School, will take place at Friends’ School, Lisburn on Saturday 22nd February at 10-30am.
Once the results of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield and Plate games came through, the draws for the 1/2 Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield and Plate were released.
The results of are draws are as follows: –
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield 1/2 Finals.
1/Royal Belfast Academical Institution v Campbell College, Belfast
2/Sullivan Upper School v Friends’ School, Lisburn.
These games will be played at neutral venues on/before Saturday 22nd February.
The winners of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution v Campbell College, Belfast game will have use of the Ulster Rugby home changing rooms at the final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield on Tuesday 4th March.
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Plate 1/2 Finals.
1/Down High School v Omagh Academy.
2/Rainey Endowed School v Royal School, Dungannon.
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Plate 1/2 Finals MUST be played on/before Saturday 22nd February.
As well as the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion competitions taking place, the 1/2 Finals of a number of Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Cup, Plate and Trophy competitions took place.
In the 1/2 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Cup, Ballymena Academy hosted Campbell College, Belfast in a game the Campbell College, Belfast team won by 30-18.
Wallace High School played Royal Belfast Academical Institution in a game that finished as a 19-19 draw.
In the second 1/2 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Plate, the game featuring Royal School, Armagh 2ndxv and Friends’ School, Lisburn 2ndxv was rescheduled to take place on Tuesday 4th February at 2-00pm.
In the 1/2 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Trophy, Portadown College played Royal School, Dungannon and won the game by 31-12.
Omagh Academy played Dromore High School in a game the Dromore High School team won by 10-7.
The final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Trophy will take place at Banbridge RFC on Wednesday 19th February at 2-30pm.
In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy 1/4 Final qualifier game, Carrickfergus Grammar School hosted Foyle and Londonderry College at the North Road venue.
The Foyle and Londonderry College team won the game by 42-19 and, with that win, a game away to Bangor Academy in the 1/4 Final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy.
The Carrickfergus Grammar School team scored three tries through Adam Magill, Max Matuszewski and Mark O’Gara.
Alex McAllister was successful with two of his conversion kicks.
The Foyle College team scored six tries in the course of the game.
Kaine McClelland touched down for two with Cian O’Leary, Thomas Williamson, Shay Grimes, and Darwyn Nutt running in for one try apiece.
Thomas capped a fine personal performance with all six successful conversions.
