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Instonians overcame Belfast High School in the fourth round of the Medallion Shield, winning 12-0 at Jordanstown on Saturday. In a game dominated by defence and mistakes, it was RBAI’s clinical ability to capitalise on errors that won the match. It started after only two minutes after a BHS missed tackle let Inst’s out-half Ally […]
An Ireland under 18 schools squad has been selected for a training camp which will be held in Dublin from December 28th – 30th. The squad will be under the direction of Head Coach Terry McMaster and assistant coaches Kenny Hooks and Paul Barr. The three day camp will culminate with a competitive game against […]
There was one midweek game played when Banbridge Academy hosted Loretto College from Edinburgh. The visitors started the game strongly, running in a try after just minutes on the clock. The try was converted to give the Edinburgh School an early 7-0 lead. The Banbridge team responded positively to this setback and threatened the Loretto […]
Two old foes ~ the Pirrie Park installment, what will happen as the weeks and only 6 months go by until we are into the latter stages of the cup. We caught some seriously good play here from Instonians & an interview with coach Gavin Monteith. Always a pleasure to cover these guys. PLAY: [youtube […]
The match of the weekend involved the meeting at Pirrie Park of Methodist College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Rudolph Benade landed a penalty to put the home side into a 3-0 lead. Royal Belfast Academical Institution came back strongly and enjoyed the majority of territorial possession for the remainder of the first half with […]
A number of teams played midweek games in the lead up to the fixtures played on Saturday 15th October. Belfast Royal Academy hosted a very spirited Larne Grammar School team in a midweek fixture at Roughfort. The home team enjoyed long periods of possession and territory which brought the best out of the committed Larne […]