Below the vid are links to over 400 pictures and the results page: [youtube BsPs1qHJRUg] CLICK HERE FOR 393 PICTURES OF ALL THE TEAMS INCLUDING TEAM SHOTS FROM EVERYONE & ACTION SHOTS FROM START TO FINISH CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER 44 PICTURES COURTESY OF TREVOR GRAHAM
On Thursday 24th March Rainey Endowed School hosted the annual ‘Arthur Topping Memorial Shield’ which is contested by Under 12 rugby school teams in the NE Board Area. With over 20 teams entering in both the ‘A’ tournament and ‘B’ tournament this had the potential to be a keenly contested competition. In perfect conditions, with […]
THE SUN IS SHINING AGAIN: A truly superb day with stunning rugby. Speed, agility, efficient rucking, fast ball, line breaks, we saw it all from all the teams. Ballymena Academy were superb, RBAI Medallion and Regent House equally stunning throughout their games. Some very close game son the way that could have gone either way. […]
[youtube 3YNKWQJ42c0] After one of the moist exciting Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaigns for many seasons the finalists for the St Patrick’s Day show down are now known. CLICK HERE FOR A FEW SHOTS WITH THE CAPTAIN’S Campbell College will face Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the final of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ […]
Royal School, Armagh knew they had a major task on their hands when they hosted the current holders of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, Ballymena Academy. In a very physical confrontation both teams were evenly matched with both defences cancelling out the opposition attacks. Ballymena Academy took the lead midway through the first half […]
Supplementary Notes: The draw for the semi finals of the Northern Bank Schools’ Cup will take place after the CCB v MCB game at Campbell College. Full Report 5th Feb Games Below & Pictures In an exciting Saturday of Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Rugby, there were eight Schools’ Cup, four Schools’ Bowl and one 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 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 […]
There were a number of games involving schools from Ulster played in the lead up to Christmas Day. The Ballymena Academy 1st and 2ndxv squads set of on Thursday 16th December on a short tour to the Enfield Hotel, Johnstown to make use of the rugby facilities available at the hotel as well as play […]
Ballyclare High School had to switch their scheduled midweek home fixture against Ballymena Academy to the Ballymena Academy grounds because of a frozen pitch at the Ballyclare High School grounds. This seemed to unsettle the Ballyclare team who made uncharacteristic defensive mistakes which enabled the Ballymena Academy team to score two first half tries. Callum […]