Danske Bank Ulster Schools Cup Round 3 Previews Saturday 7th February 2015.
There are eight Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup matches scheduled to take place on Saturday 7th February.
Portora Royal School will be delighted to have a home draw against one of the pre-competition favourites, Wallace High School. The Portora Royal School team has had the benefit of playing one Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game when they defeated the Banbridge Academy team in Round 2. The foundations for that victory were laid by the performance of the Portora Royal School pack, allied to the kicking skills of their outhalf, Adam Lendrum. The Portora Royal School coaches, Rhys Botha and Ashley Finlay, were delighted their team came through the encounter with Banbridge Academy relatively unscathed. The strength of the Portora RS term would appear to lie with their pack but they have much more to offer than just forward domination. Team captain, Jamie Gibson, leads the team from the hooker position. He has two very good props in Jamie McKee and Marcus Crawford alongside him. The Portora break away trio of Andrew Crawford, Josh Kennedy and Matthew Dane gets through a lot of work and are very effective at the breakdown. This was proven against the Banbridge Academy team.The talents of Josh and Matthew have been recognised by their inclusion in the Ulster Schools’ U17’s Development squad. Andrew’s brother, Alistair, is the Portora RS team vice-captain. Working with Adam Lendrum and Connor Keys in the Portora midfield, Alistair has created many try scoring opportunities for his outside backs during the season. Full back, Robert Baloucoune, has benefitted greatly from the creativity of his inside backs. The Portora team will see themselves as “underdogs” as they prepare to welcome the Wallace High School team to the Lakelands. They will extend a warm welcome, both on and off the pitch, to the Wallace High School team.
The Wallace High School players will readily accept they are one of the pre-tournament favourites for the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. They are currently undefeated in the course of the season so far. Team coaches, Derek Suffern and Neil Hinds, have an exceptionally talented group of players from which to select their final 23! They have fifteen players who were involved with last season’s squad, a squad that reached the semi-finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. The current squad would be confident of going at least one stage further this season. Ben Pentland, Ben Finlay, Jonny Stewart and Neil Kilpatrick have represented Ulster Schools at U18 level while Andrew Cardosi has played for the Ulster U19 team. Neil and Jonny are both very talented scrum halves so it could be something of a dilemma for the coaches as to which one will start with the No 9 jersey on his back. Sam Moore, as the Wallace High School captain, has great faith in the ability of all the players in the squad. They have defeated teams from Ulster, Leinster and Munster in the course of the current season. A training camp in Johnstown has helped in their preparation for a serious assault on the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Attention to detail is paramount in the philosophy of the Wallace High School coaching staff. Nothing will be left to chance as they prepare to launch their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaign.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
There is a clash of two of the top seeded teams when Ballymena Academy host the perennial Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup favourites, Methodist College, on Saturday 7th February. The Ballymena Academy team has developed well as the current season has progressed. Team coaches, John Andrews and Gavin Murray, have experienced success in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, having coached the team that won the Danske Bank Ulster Schools ’Cup in 2010. That successful team included two players, Sam McNabney and Matthew Rea, both of whom have brothers playing in the current Ballymena Academy team. Josh McNabney and Marcus Rea are crucial members of a Ballymena Academy pack that has struck a rich vein of form in recent games. They would, along with their team mates, love to emulate the success of the 2010 squad. Add the considerable talents of players such as Josh Bill, Alexander Clarke, Joe Thompson and Jonny McKeown into the equation and it is not hard to see why the Ballymena Academy pack has developed into a unit that commands the respect of even the strongest opposition packs. The have provided quality possession for an attack minded Ballymena Academy backline that can call upon the talents of players such as Matthew Stronge, Andrew Magrath, team captain, Josh McIlroy, Dean Reynolds, Angus Kernohan, Craig Hanna and Conor Gallagher. The experience of players such as Josh McIlroy, Craig Hanna, Joe Thompson, Andrew Magrath and Dean Reynolds, all of whom are entering into their third Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaign, will be seen as vital to the Ballymena Academy squad. This Ballymena Academy squad will handle the label of “underdog” in a positive manner and nothing would give them more pleasure than to see their name in the draw for the next round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup.
The Methodist College team will see themselves as out and out favourites to win the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup for the fourth time in a row. Team coaches, Nicky Wells and Stephen Lindsay will feel their charges are hitting winning Schools’ Cup form at just the right time of the season. They will travel to play Ballymena Academy in a very confident mood. A recent victory, at the same venue, will consolidate the positive mood prevailing in the Methodist College camp. There is an array of talent in the Methodist College squad that is possibly unequalled by any school in the Province. Ben O’Reilly, team captain, Saul Herdman and Alex McAllister, in the Methodist College front row, have rarely been troubled by any of their opposition counterparts this season. They will think no differently about Saturday. If they, along with their fellow forwards, have laid the foundations for the success of the Methodist College team this season, it is in the Methody backline where there is outstanding talent to be seen. Gareth Millar is an astute No 10 who has benefitted from the experience of playing for the Ulster U19 team. Another Ulster U19 player, Ali McIvor, in the Methodist College midfield, is a very strong defensive player as well as being a very creative attacking player. His creativity has presented attack minded wide players, such as Conor Kelly and Robert Lyttle, with the opportunity to display their highly developed attacking skills on countless occasions this season. Robert is also a first class goal kicker who will punish any opposition indiscretions committed with his strike range. Conor was involved with the Ireland U18 School team last season and Robert is currently involved this season. Their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup performances will be closely monitored by Ireland Schools’ advisors in attendance at the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup games.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game will attract a lot of attention and is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
Down High School will host a Coleraine Academical Institution team that will travel to Downpatrick as favourites to win this intriguing Danske Bank Ulster Schools Cup Round 3 clash. The Down high School team, despite going behind against the Rainey Endowed School team in their second round clash, came through that encounter game in an emphatic manner. This will have given the Down High School squad a great degree of confidence. The Down High School squad has lost eleven of the team that reached the Quarter-Final stage of the 2014 Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup competition. This was the best ever achievement by a Down High School team. The loss of these players has been offset by the elevation of players from the Down High School Medallion squad that contested the semi-finals of last season’s Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield competition. The Down High School coaching team of Charlie Knox and John Gunston has developed a squad that has made some of their more established opposition teams sit up and take notice this season. Victories against schools such as Bangor Grammar School, Regent House, Belfast Royal Academy and, most recently, Rainey Endowed School, all former winners of the Ulster Schools’ Cup, have put the Down High School squad into a very positive frame of mind as they prepare to welcome another former winner, Coleraine Academical Institution, for their 3rd Round game in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Team captain, Nathan Gibson, is part of a pack of forwards that is secure at set piece time as well as clever at the breakdown. Nathan played a leading role in the victory against Rainey Endowed in the previous round. He got great support from his experienced colleagues such as Aaron Chambers, Harry McCormack, Duncan Ross, Mark Hanna and Patrick Preston, all of whom were involved last season. Zac Ward, son of former Ulster and Ireland backrow forward, Andy, has made a seamless transition from the demands of Medallion rugby to the demands of 1stxv rugby. He is a member of the Ulster Schools’ U17 Development squad and seems to have the skill set to go a good deal further. Zach scored two tries against the Rainey Endowed team. Co-captain, Ross Carlisle, an Ulster U19 Squad member, is a member of a back division that includes Patrick Browne and John Hyndman, both members of the Ulster Schools’ U17 Development squad. Thomas Forson, Jamie Gibson, Rory Kerr and Joe Bingham join Ross in bringing experience to the backline. In Joe Bingham, the Down High School team has a very accurate place kicker. They will all look forward to emulating the success of last year’s team and, indeed, would be keen to take things at least one step further this season.
The Coleraine Academical Institution team will see themselves as favourites to record a victory against Down High School when the teams meet in the 3rd Round of the Danskle Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. They are a confident team who have justified their as one of the top seeded teams in the 2014/5 Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup competition. Team coaches, Richard Beggs and Stephen Douglas, assisted by Mark Palmer, will look to the experience that players such as Daniel McAllister, Oliver McDowell, James Bleakly and team captain, Peter Bonnar bring to the Coleraine AI pack. These players are in their third season on the team and are hopeful of going one stage further than they did when they reached the semi-finals of last season’s Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Their experience has assisted in the development of players such as Ulster Schools’ U18 squad members such as Peter Weisener, Christi Hamilton and David Greatorex in the Coleraine AI pack. They will provide a formidable challenge for their Down High School counterparts. The Coleraine AI backline may not be as experienced as their pack in terms of Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup appearances. Andrew Weisener is entering into his third year of Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Rugby and his advice to younger players such as Thomas Lavery and Connor Skuce will be vital. Bruce Campbell and Calum Smyth have formed a more than useful half back partnership, which has displayed consistently good game management skills all season. Calum is a first class place kicker who, if he can bring an error free game with him on Saturday, has the potential to cause problems for the Down High school defence. The Down High School discipline will need to be of the highest order if Calum is to be denied the opportunity of punishing the opposition with his trusty boot.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
Ballyclare High School will host Bangor Grammar School in the 3rd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup on Saturday 7th February. The teams met in an encounter which can only be described as “feisty” earlier in the season. The Bangor Grammar School team was missing a couple of players on that occasion and the Ballyclare High School team recorded a handsome victory. For that reason, the Ballyclare HighSchool team could be justified as seeing themselves as favourites to win this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup 3rd Round encounter which will take place at the Hollinger Playing Fields. The Ballyclare High school coaching panel of Michael Orchin-McKeever, Gareth Shaw, Gary Clotworthy and Mark O’Connor has worked hard to ensure their squad has peaked at just the right time. They had a successful run of games in the first term and see no reason why this good form should not continue in the course of their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaign. Team captain, Matthew McDowell, was an ever present with the Ulster Schools’ U18 squad while Jack Magee gained great experience through his involvement with the same squad. Owen Kirk, Alistair Burke, Jack Black, Jack Lewis and Zachary McMorran have all been involved with the Ulster Schools’ U17 squad. These players have benefitted greatly from working at Elite Age grade level. They will hope the skills developed with the Age Grade squads will stand them in good stead as they prepare for their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup outing against Bangor Grammar School. The Ballyclare High school team has displayed the ability to score tries from almost anywhere on the pitch this season. They will go all out to score more tries on Saturday.
The Bangor Grammar School team was delighted with their performance against a very useful Dalriada School team when the teams met in the 2nd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. They recorded a well-deserved victory in that game and one which will give them a great deal of confidence as they prepare for their 3rd Round Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game against Ballyclare High School. Team coaches, Jason Morgan, Phil Cartmill and the ebullient “Daddy” DK Kennedy, felt that win was due reward for all the hard work everyone associated with the team had put in. They will hope for an even better performance on Saturday when they travel to Ballyclare. They have eleven players returning from their previous Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup squad with the addition of eight players who have moved up from their Medallion team. Indeed, depending on injuries, they could have eight Year 12 players in their starting line-up. Chief among these young players is Matthew Agnew who. despite the fact he is just sixteen. has already gained representative honours with the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team. Matthew will look to his experienced fellow forwards such as Connor McKee, Zach Slevin, Ross Maxwell and Adam Brennan to assist in guiding him through this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game. These players are at the heart of a Bangor Grammar School pack that feels, on its day, it can compete on an equal footing with any other pack in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. The Bangor Grammar School back line will be hoping their pack will be able to produce the quality possession they thrive on. With players such as team captain, Robert Gamble, who had an outstandin game against Dalriada, Jonny Baxter, Jamie Fulton, Shaun Fair and Aaron Corbett all returning from last season, there is a determination in the Bangor backs that suggests they would wish to go at least one stage further than last season when they lost out to Sullivan Upper in the 3rd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. It will be a tough ask for the Bangor Grammar School team to win in Ballyclare but there will be no lack of commitment as they set out to do so.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
The Limavady Grammar School team has successfully come through two tough Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup encounters in the past month. Their first round game, at home, against Wellington College saw the team record a 10-5 victory while their second round game, away to Portadown College, saw them emerge as 30-22 winners at the end of an enthralling encounter. Having had the experience of having these two Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup games behind them the Limavady Grammar School team could see themselves as favourites as they prepare to welcome the Royal School, Armagh team to the Ballyquin Road venue on Saturday. Team captain, Scott McLean has shone in the last two games. He provided positive leadership for his young colleagues in those games and they responded in a most efficient manner. His ability with the ball in hand, as well as off the tee, came through strongly, particularly against the Portadown College team. He was the essential difference between the two teams on that occasion. If he can raise his game management skills up another notch the RS Armagh team could be in for a torrid time on Saturday. Their victory, against a committed Portadown College team in the second round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, is testament to the hard work being done by the coaching staff of Chris Nash, Sam Vallelly and Brian Hughes. Oliver Mullan, Gus McIntosh, Jack Conor and Mark Woods were other Limavady Grammar School players who impressed with their performances against the Portadown College team. If the Limavady Grammar School team is to progress to the Quarter-Final stage of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, these players must replicate their previous performances and, indeed, build upon them.
The Royal School, Armagh team, coached by Gareth Beggs and David Dougherty, will realise they will have a difficult job on their hands as they prepare to travel to play Limavady Grammar School in the 3rd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. They were relatively comfortable, but not totally convincing, in winning their second round clash against Belfast High School. Chris Jennings, Matthew McSorley and their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ prop, Philip Matthews, scored the tries against Belfast High School with the impressive team captain, Michael Thompson, weighing in with a conversion. Michael can call upon some experienced fellow backs, such as Jack Campbell, Josh Agnew, Kenneth Graham and Matthew McSorley, to assist him with his leadership responsibilities. Josh Agnew will hope to have his brother David available for selection on the opposite wing with David having recently recovered from an injury setback . The McSorley brothers, James and Matthew, participate together in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup for the second year in a row. They will be keen to assist in maintaining the proud tradition Royal School; Armagh teams have built up in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup competitions in the recent past.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution team preparations for their Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup 3rd Round game against Regent House received a setback when the squad travelled to Edinburgh to play Merchiston College only for the game to be cancelled shortly before the kick-off. Team coaches, Dan Soper and Richard Hedley, will feel they are well to overcome this situation because of the strength in depth they have available to them in their squad. They have lost only twice this season, once to a team from Ulster with the second defeat to St Michael’s College from Leinster who are favourites to win the Leinster Schools’ Cup. There is currently a very positive feeling within the Royal Belfast Academical Institution squad at the minute that this could be their year! Team captain, Lewis McNamara, ably assisted by his vice-captain, Michael Mairs, will not allow their players to take anything for granted as they prepare to welcome the Regent House team to Osborne Park on Saturday. There is an abundance of talent in the Belfast Inst squad. Conor Field has represented the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team while Michael Lowry is recognised as a very talented outhalf. TJ Morris, James Hume, Calum McLaughlin, Jack Conlin and Ben McGavock all bring creativity, pace and power to the Belfast Inst team. In the Belfasty Inst pack, Lewis McNamara gets great support from fellow back row players such as Patrick Nicholas and Ethan Harbinson. Their effectiveness at the breakdown could have a big say in the eventual outcome of this game. The Royal Belfast Academical Institution squad consists of a good mixture of youth and experience. There are winners competing for every position and the starting fifteen will be keen to ensure their tag as favourites to win this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is fully justified.
The Regent House team has had the advantage of playing, and winning, two home games in this season’s Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup competition. The Regent House coaching staff, Peter Lowry and Mervyn Tweed, will feel these victories will have boosted the confidence of their charges as they prepare to visit Osborne Park on Saturday. They have built a pack of forwards around their captain, and former Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ U18 player, Jonny Harris. The feeling in Regent House is that, on their day, they have a pack of forwards capable of competing on an equal basis with any other school pack in the Province. They will get that opportunity on Saturday! Alongside Jonny Harris, Kyle Van Geison, Tommy Scullion, Conn Crawford and Robin Brown put in impressive performances against the Foyle and Londonderry College team in the previous round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. The lineout was efficient while the scrum was strong. The Regent House backline can boast of having a number of talented players in the ranks. With players such as Taylor Nutt, Aaron May, Davy Jamieson and Matthew Stanex, the Regent House team can cause problems for the opposition defences. They will be hoping for the appropriate conditions to allow them to do so on Saturday. The Regent House S&C coach, Nick Gamble, has settled quickly into his new role. He believes the S&C work done with his charges has seen them finish off the recent Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup games in a very strong manner. They will need to do so on Saturday.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
There will be a massive game at Sullivan Upper School on Saturday 7th February when the Sullivan Upper team welcomes one of the most successful teams in the history of the Ulster Schools’ Cup competition, their near neighbours from Campbell College, Belfast. The Sullivan Upper team reached the final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup last season. The current squad, captained by Max Clarke, is determined to at least equal the success of their illustrious predecessors, if not go one step further and bring the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup back to Holywood. Team coach, Willie Anderson, assisted by Laurence Kerr and team manager, Stephen Finlay, hopes he will have a full squad of players available for selection before he can make his final choices for Saturday. The Sullivan team, despite being plagued by injuries for large parts of the first term, has enjoyed mainly a successful season. They have a wealth of representative experience upon which to call. Peter Cooper, Conor McEvoy and Fergus Jemphrey have played for the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ U18 team while James Houston, Zach Bertenshaw, Jonny Betts and Ryan Spence have been involved with the Ulster U19’s squad. Chris Jordan is a very talented schoolboy athlete who has attracted the interest of the Schools’ U17’s coaches. Peter Cooper, Conor McEvoy and Fergus Jemphrey will all come under the notice of the Ireland Schools’ U18’s Management team in the course of this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rd Round game. The return from injury of players such as Chris Jordan, Jonny Betts, Fergus Jemphrey and Chris Jordan could not come at a better time for the Sullivan Upper management team. Callum Jeffrey is a young man who manages the game well and is also a top notch place kicker. Lewis Smyth, Michael Montgomery and Stephen Brush are among the many try scorers on the Sullivan Upper team this season. They will be hoping for more on Saturday!
The Campbell College team has had, thus far, a mixed season in terms of results. They will see this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup fixture at Sullivan Upper as the ideal way to make a real statement about the talent that abounds within their squad. They have won seven of their games played against schools from Ulster this season and will be looking for an eighth win on Saturday. Team coaches, Brian Robinson and Gareth Fry, have a talented group of players from which to select their team. There are quite a few Year 13 players in the squad who have experienced success in a Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ competition. The Year 13 players were Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Medallion Shield winners two seasons ago. They are keen to replicate that success in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Ten of the Campbell college squad were involved last season and there are seven Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ U17 and U18 players available for selection on Saturday. Daniel Kealey, Adam Walmsley and Jack Barry Glendinning are members of an abrasive Campbell College pack that will ask questions of their Sullivan Upper counterparts. If the Campbell College pack can produce the quality possession required by their backline then players such as Cameron Stewart, Jack Howard, Jonny Haldane and Rory Butler have the ability to cause problems for any opposition team. These young men love to play with the ball in hand and are capable of launching attacks from anywhere on the pitch. Rory Butler and Daniel Kealey share the captaincy responsibilities on the Campbell College team. They will be going all out to ensure their team comes away from Sullivan Upper with a victory on Saturday.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 10-30 am.
The Carrickfergus Grammar School team has surprised a large number of people with the success they have achieved in coming successfully through two games in the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Surprised everyone, that is, except perhaps themselves! They have thoroughly deserved their wins against Lurgan College and Belfast Royal Academy in the first two rounds of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Not only did they win these games but they won them in a most positive manner by attacking at every opportunity with the ball in hand. The Carrickfergus Grammar School had the combined talents of their centre partnership of Christian Robinson and team captain, Jake Porter, to thank for their well-deserved victories against Lurgan College in the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup and Belfast Royal Academy in the second. They were not really expected to win either of those games but the victories will have given the team every confidence as they prepare to host a very talented Omagh Academy team in the 3rd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. Adam Urquhart, Reece Berry and his twin brother, Kris, alongside Tom Gilpin and Scott Henderson, got through a lot of work in the Carrickfergus Grammar School pack in the course of their previous games. This ensured that Michael Black and David Carse, the Carrickfergus GS half backs, had sufficient quality possession to keep their talented centre partnership happy. The Carrickfergus Grammar School team coaches, Neal Kennedy and Stuart Martin, will be looking for more of the same when it comes to the game against the Omagh Academy team. They will tell their players they have nothing to lose and to use the positive experiences gained from their recent Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup victories to good effect.
The Omagh Academy team will travel to Carrickfergus Grammar School secure in the knowledge they have the ability to win a Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game “on the raod” They came successfully through their 2nd Round encounter against Grosvenor Grammar School and added to their growing reputation with a very positive display. Team coaches, Ross Hunter and Jackie Reid, feel this Omagh Academy team has much more to offer and will encourage their talented group of players to fulfil their potential on Saturday.They have a squad of players that is keen to do well. They have caused many upsets in the games they have played this season and can see no reason why the Omagh Academy team cannot be in then draw for the Quarter-Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster’ Schools’ Cup. Team captain, Adam Stephenson, has seen his players come through with twelve victories out of the fifteen games they have played this season. They defeated a strong RBAI “Select” xv early in the season, a win that laid down a positive marker for this Omagh Academy team. In true Omagh Academy fashion, it has been the performances of the pack that have laid the foundations for the success the team has experienced. Ulster Schools’ RDS members, Joshua McKinley and James Longwell, nephew of former Ulster and Ireland 2nd Row Forward, Gary, are both key members of an Omagh Academy pack that can also boast of the talents of players such as Matthew Sproule, Jonny Anderson and Matthew Clyde. These players will be under pressure to produce quality possession so that Fintan Lagan and team vice-captain, Stuart Ballentine, can bring their exciting backs into play. Adam Stephenson has scored seventeen tries this season with Andrew Monteith not far behind. Chris Hemphill and Dean Kane are two more Omagh Academy backs that love to get the ball in their hands. There is more to this Omagh Academy team than just forward power. Stuart Ballentine, as well as displaying good game management skills, also displays great ability will the ball off the tee. He will be delighted to add to the eighty points he has scored already in games this season.
This Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game is scheduled to kick off at 11-00 am.
As well as the eight Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup matches scheduled to take place on Saturday 7th February, there are four Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Quarter-Final games and two Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Semi-Final games due to take place on Saturday 7th February.
In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Quarter-Finals, Dalriada School will play Grosvenor Grammar School at 10-30 am, Banbridge Academy will play Portadown College at 10-30 am, Foyle and Londonderry College will play Belfast High School at 11-15 am and Rainey Endowed School will play Belfast Royal Academy at 10-00 am.
In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Semi-Finals, Friends’ School, Lisburn will play Lurgan College and the Royal School, Dungannon team will play Larne Grammar School. Both these games are scheduled to kick off at 10-30 am.
The draws for the Quarter-Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup, the Quarter-Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Subsidiary Shield and the Semi-Finals of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl competitions will take place at Ballymena Academy on Saturday 7th February when all relevant results are known.
