Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 23rd October 2010 With the onset of the half term break for most schools, as well as Ireland U18 Schools’ and Ireland U19 Screening camps in Dublin, a number of the schools’ senior squads lost players for the games on Saturday 23rd October. Below includes pictures from Banbridge, […]
Ballyclare High School on Saturday played one of the stronger school 1st XVs at home and continued their excellent run of unbeaten matches this season. They entertained Wallace High from Lisburn and wecomed back regular fly half Jonny Holmes who gave them an early 3-0 lead from a penalty. Wallace hit back with a try […]
Despite the onset of a well-deserved half term holiday break for teachers and pupils there are still quite a number of rugby fixtures involving schools from Ulster scheduled to take place on Saturday 23rd October. The “Match of the Day” will be played at Osborne Park when Methodist College travel to play Royal Belfast Academical […]
On Saturday morning in excellent conditions at Hillmount Avenue Ballyclare High 1st XV recorded another deserved win 24-14 against a useful Limavady Grammar side which started and finished strongly. The result keeps the Clare boys undefeated and the victory came despite being forced to make several changes due to injuries including both regular half-backs being […]
Friday 19th November will be a night full of many memories for some former pupils from Ballyclare High School. After leaving school over 30 years ago some of the pupils in the form year who joined the school in 1970 and subsequently left around 1977, have made arrangements for a big re-union celebration which will […]
Sullivan 1st, 2nd medallion, 14s and 13s, all had good impressive wins. The medallion game was stopped 25 mins early following the return of Willie Anderson to coaching the medallion side. His first instruction to them, “you are not kicking at all today.” The game was stopped after 50 points 25 mins early! The 1s […]
Ballyclare High School 1st XV following the memorable unbeaten tour in the summer to New Zealand have made a good start to the new schools rugby season and last week recorded a 24-5 win over one of this year`s Schools Cup favourites Campbell College. The previous week-end Ballyclare had a fine 29-7 win over B.R.A. […]
Pirrie Park on a superb sunny Saturday. Saturday the 11th September to be exact. THE TEAMS: Sullivan 1st xv v Methody 1st xv. Coaches: Mike Rodgers – Sullivan. Nick Wells – Methody. A tale of two halfs, Methody with the home advantage settled into their own playing conditions much better than Sullivan. Then on the […]