With all the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 2 games completed, there are eight Round 3 games scheduled to take place on Saturday 22nd January as well as three quarter-final games in the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy competition. There are a number of non-cup games scheduled as well for Saturday 22nd. The Round […]
Ballyclare High 1st XV are eagerly awaiting the draw for the fourth round of the Ulster Schools Cup due this Saturday and this week are due to play matches against two of the leading schools in Leinster. Last night (Tuesday) they were entertaining Castle knock College from outside Dublin under the floodlights at Ballyclare Rugby […]
The improved weather conditions on Saturday 15th January ensured that all the scheduled Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round 2 games were completed on Saturday 15th January. There were a number of non-cup games played on Saturday 15th as well as several midweek fixtures. Omagh Academy and Rainey Endowed played their postponed Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ […]
Some big changes here. Very little separates many of the teams, the top 3 for example are probably joint 1st. This is repeated in various positions in the list. One thing is for certain, their will be one winner of each of the competitions. Cup, shield, trophy. The next 6 weeks before the final will […]
With all six Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round 2 Cup matches postponed on Saturday 8th January, arrangements have been made to play one of the games on Wednesday 12th with the remaining five games rescheduled for Saturday 15th January. There are also a number of non-cup games scheduled to take place on Saturday morning. Omagh […]
Despite the fact that all the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 2 games, scheduled for Saturday 8th January, had to be postponed due to frozen pitches, a number of schools managed to get games played in the week leading up to Saturday 8th January. Despite the frozen conditions affecting rugby in most of the […]
The first Saturday of the new term sees twelve teams compete in the second round of the 2011 Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaign. Wellington College, having come safely through their hard earned win against Lurgan College in Round 1, will be joined by eleven other teams who have come in at the Round 2 […]
With the long awaited thaw setting in immediately after the Christmas period, a number of schools did manage to play games between Christmas and the New Year. Belfast High School entertained Portora Royal School in a game where the visitors were unlucky to lose their captain, Adam Farrell, in the warm up. The Enniskillen team […]
Ballyclare High School 1st XV made history last term as they became the only unbeaten school rugby team in Ulster and also created what must be a school record. From September until just before Christmas in December the team coached by New Zealander Dan Soper had a fantastic run of thirteen victories many against the […]