Eight teams have entered the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 U16 Cup competition for the 2022\/23 season.
\nDanske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 U16 Cup Competition 2022\/23<\/p>\n
Group A Group B<\/strong> Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Round Up Saturday 17th September 2022 Eight teams have entered the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 U16 Cup competition for the 2022\/23 season. Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 U16 Cup Competition 2022\/23 Group A Group B 1 Ballymena Academy 1 Campbell College, Belfast 2 Belfast Royal Academy 2 Methodist College, Belfast 3 Royal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":671636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-671635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ulster-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671637,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671635\/revisions\/671637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1 Ballymena Academy 1 Campbell College, Belfast
\n2 Belfast Royal Academy 2 Methodist College, Belfast
\n3 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3 Royal School, Armagh
\n4 Wallace High School 4 Sullivan Upper School
\nGroup Stage Week 1 on\/before Saturday 24th September 2022
\nBallymena Academy v Wallace High Campbell College, Belfast v Royal School, Armagh
\nRoyal Belfast Academical Inst v Belfast Royal Academy Methodist College v Sullivan Upper School
\nGroup Stage Week 2 on\/before Saturday 1st October
\nBelfast Royal Academy v Wallace High School Sullivan Upper School v Royal School, Armagh
\nRoyal Belfast Academical Institution v Ballymena Academy Methodist College, Belfast v Campbell College, Belfast
\nGroup Stage Week 3 on\/before Saturday 8th October
\nBallymena Academy v Belfast Royal Academy Campbell College, Belfast v Sullivan Upper School
\nWallace High School v Royal Belfast Academical Institution Royal School, Armagh v Methodist College, Belfast
\nThe dates listed are for Saturdays but schools may wish to play these games as midweek fixtures which may help with referee availability.
\nGroup winners qualify for the final to be played at a neutral venue.
\nFinal Wednesday 19th October 2022
\nQualification from the group stages of the U16 Cup will be determined as follows:
\nPlacings within the group winners will be determined by the following criteria in the order listed:
\ni. The team with the greatest number of points (using a system of 4 points for a win, 1 point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game, 1 losing point for a loss by less than or equal to 7 and 2 points for a draw)
\nii. The team with the greatest points difference in all their group matches (in any game, the maximum points differential which can be accrued is 40)
\niii. In the event that the tie is between two teams within a group, then the placing will be determined by the result in the game between the two teams.
\niv. The team with the greatest number of match points gained against the teams finishing in the first in the group
\nv. In the event that the above fails to differentiate, then a game, will be held on the Saturday which follows the final group stage game at a neutral venue, determined by the Schools Committee Officers.
\nPlease note that the \u201c40 point\u201d rule will apply to group stage matches.
\nFour schools have entered the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Shield Competition for the 2022\/23 season.
\nDanske Bank U16 Shield Competition 2022\/23
\nTeams Involved:
\nBallyclare High School Coleraine Grammar School Rainey Endowed School Regent House School
\nGroup Stage Week 1 on\/before Saturday 24th September 2022
\nBallyclare High School v Coleraine Grammar School
\nRegent House School v Rainey Endowed School
\nGroup Stage Week 2 Saturday on\/before 1st October 2022
\nColeraine Grammar School v Rainey Endowed School
\nRegent House School v Ballyclare High School
\nGroup Stage Week 3 Saturday on\/before 8th October 2022
\nRainey Endowed School v Ballyclare High School
\nColeraine Grammar School v Regent House School
\nThe dates listed are for Saturdays but schools may wish to play these games as midweek fixtures which may help with referee availability.
\nThe Group winners will be presented with the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 U16 Shield.
\nThe group winner of the U16 Shield will be determined as follows:
\nPlacings within the group will be determined by the following criteria in the order listed:
\ni. The team with the greatest number of points (using a system of 4 points for a win, 1 point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game, 1 losing point for a loss by less than or equal to 7 and 2 points for a draw)
\nii. The team with the greatest points difference in all their group matches (in any game, the maximum points differential which can be accrued is 40)
\niii. In the event that the tie is between two teams within a group, then the placing will be determined by the result in the game between the two teams.
\niv. The team with the greatest number of match points gained against the teams finishing in the first in the group
\nv. In the event that the above fails to differentiate, then a game, will be held on the Saturday which follows the final group stage game at a neutral venue, determined by the Schools Committee Officers.
\nPlease note that the \u201c40 point\u201d rule will apply to group stage matches.
\nFive schools have entered the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Bowl Qualifying Group Tournament for the 2022\/23 season.
\nThe teams are from Antrim Grammar School, Bangor Academy, Carrickfergus Grammar School, Our Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock and Wellington College, Belfast.
\nGroup Stage Week 1 Saturday on\/before 15th October 2022
\nAntrim Grammar School v Wellington College, Belfast
\nCarrickfergus Grammar School v Bangor Academy
\nFree: Our Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock
\nGroup Stage Week 2 on\/before Saturday 22nd October 2022
\nBangor Academy v Antrim Grammar School
\nWellington College, Belfast v Our Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock
\nFree: Carrickfergus Grammar School
\nGroup Stage Week 3 on\/before Saturday 12th November 2022
\nOur Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock v Bangor Academy
\nAntrim Grammar School v Carrickfergus Grammar School
\nFree: Wellington College, Belfast
\nGroup Stage Week 4 on\/before Saturday 26th November 2022
\nCarrickfergus Grammar School v Our Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock
\nBangor Academy v Wellington College, Belfast
\nFree: Antrim Grammar School
\nGroup Stage Week 5 on\/before Saturday 10th December 2022
\nWellington College, Belfast v Carrickfergus Grammar School
\nOur Lady and St Patrick\u2019s College, Knock v Antrim Grammar School
\nFree: Bangor Academy
\nThe dates listed are for Saturdays but schools may wish to play these games as midweek fixtures which may help with referee availability.
\nThe top two teams will qualify for the Danske Bank Schools\u2019 Bowl determined as follows:
\nPlacings within the group, and the ranking of second place teams, will be determined by the following criteria in the order listed.
\ni. The team with the greatest number of points (using a system of 4 points for a win, 1 point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game, 1 losing point for a loss by less than or equal to 7 and 2 points for a draw)
\nii. The team with the greatest points difference in all their group matches (in any game, the maximum points differential which can be accrued is 40)
\niii. In the event that the tie is between two teams within a group, then the placing will be determined by the result in the game between the two teams.
\niv. The team with the greatest number of match points gained against the teams finishing in the first in the group
\nv. In the event that the above fails to differentiate, then a game, will be held on the Saturday which follows the final group stage game at a neutral venue, determined by the Schools Committee Officers.
\nPlease note that the \u201c40 point\u201d rule will apply to group stage matches.
\nFollowing the cancellation of all fixtures on Saturday 10th September quite a few teams got back to playing on Saturday 17th September.
\nIn the lead up to the fixtures on Saturday 17th two fixtures were played on Wednesday 14th September.
\nBallyclare High School hosted Belfast Royal Academy in a very close encounter from which the Belfast Royal Academy team emerged as 15-14 winners.
\nRory Nugent and Isaac Nugent each scored a try for the Ballyclare High School team with Joel Flynn adding the extras to both scores.
\nThe Belfast Royal Academy points came through two unconverted tries from Henry George and one unconverted try from Oliver Scott.
\nBallymena Academy fulfilled their previously postponed fixture against Wallace High School and recorded their second comfortable victory of the season-this time by 44-10.
\nTristan Ferguson played out a \u201cMan of the Match\u201d performance for the Ballymena Academy team with two tries, two penalties and four conversions. Callum Mustoe scored two tries, as well, with Tom Mc Master and Conor Drain each touching down for one try.
\nJack Shannon and Matthew Crowe each scored an unconverted try for the Wallace High School team.
\nOn Saturday 17th September quite a few games were played.
\nBanbridge Academy hosted Larne Grammar School and won the game by 57-7. The Banbridge Academy points came through tries from Man of the Match, Noah Myles, who ran in for a hat trick, Connor Magee, who touched down for a brace, Darragh Knox, Jonny McCrum, Callum Little and Ryan Matthews. Ryan was successful also with six conversions.
\nThe Larne Grammar school points came through a try from Ethan Anderson which was converted by Ethan Duncan.
\nBangor Grammar School played Portadown College and it was the Portadown College team that won the high scoring match by 31-22.
\nDaniel Onstwedder, Jack Delargy, Noah Courtney Gardner and Zane Hanna each scored a try for the Bangor Grammar school team with Josh Walker adding one conversion.
\nThe Portadown College points came through tries from Tyler Jackson, Max Boyce, and two from team captain, Scott Craig. John Speers was successful with all four of his conversion kicks as well as one penalty kick.
\nBelfast Royal Academy hosted Royal School, Armagh on an immaculate pitch superbly set up by the Belfast Royal Academy groundsman, Anton.
\nThe BRA team found themselves 17-3 in arrears at the interval but staged a magnificent second half comeback to win the closely contested game by 18-17.
\nHenry George kicked the first half penalty for the Belfast Royal Academy team with Oliver Scott, Jacob Burton and Chris Sayers touching down for the second half tries.
\nThe Royal School, Armagh team scored their points through tries from Lloyd Quinn and Ashton Clarke with Josh Watterson adding the extras to both tries as well as kicking one penalty.
\nCampbell College, Belfast played Ballyclare High School and won the game by 67-7.
\nJay Davis, Jay McConnell, Josh Bunting, Scott Gray, Cameron Faith, Callum McKinney, Lukas Kenny, with a hat trick, Matthew Booth and Sean Robinson were the Campbell College try scorers with six successful conversions coming from the boot of Matthew Rea.
\nIsaac Nugent scored the Ballyclare High School try with Joel Flynn adding the conversion.
\nCarrickfergus Grammar School played Belfast High School and it was the Belfast High School team that came away with a 41-10 victory.
\nThe Carrickfergus Grammar School team scored their points through unconverted tries tries from Logan Peters and Daniel Bradshaw.
\nThe Belfast High School team scored seven tries with Brandon Clarke running in for one and Adam Bennett, Daniel Bennett and Lucas Thompson each touching down for a brace. Daniel Bennett was successful with two conversions and Lucas Thompson was successful with one conversion.
\nDalriada School and Rainey Endowed School played for the Arthur Topping Memorial Cup at the St James\u2019s Road venue. The game was played in front of a large crowd of supporters and was won by the Rainey Endowed School team by 32-14.
\nThe Dalriada School points came through two tries from Andrew Gilmore and Charles Verner with Gabriel Stubbs-Carton adding both conversions.
\nThe Rainey Endowed School team scored five tries with Rossa Bell touching down for two and Matthew Booth, Owen O\u2019Kane and Ethan Hobson each scoring one. Owen was successful with one conversion as well as one penalty kick.
\nFriends\u2019 School, Lisburn entertained Cambridge House Grammar School in a game the Friends\u2019 School team won by 19-12.
\nThe Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn team scored three tries through Joel Barron, who was making his return from Ulster Age Grade duties, Samuel Dillon and Ethan Salt. The impressive Paddy Moore was successful with two of his conversion kicks.
\nThe Cambridge House Grammar School points came through two tries from Josh Dobbin, one of which was converted by Dan Chestnutt.
\nGrosvenor Grammar School hosted Down High School in a game which saw the Down High School team emerge as 43-0 winners.
\nMatthew Foster, Ryan Halpin, Connor Harwood, Josh Sweeney, Ben Cassidy and Rhodri Phillips, with two, were the Down High School try scorers. Rhodri went on to produce a Man of the Match performance with four successful conversions.
\nLimavady Grammar School played their North West rivals from Foyle and Londonderry College and recorded a comfortable 28-7 victory. Having led by 14-0 at the interval, following two converted tries, the Limavady Grammar School team scored two further converted tries in the course of the second half.
\nThe Foyle and Londonderry points came through a second half try from Oliver Allen which was converted by Finn Curtis.
\nLurgan College hosted Dromore High School in a game from which the Dromore High School team emerged as convincing 41-5 winners.
\nPeter Bird, having returned from Ulster Age Grade Inter-Provincial duties, scored an unconverted try for the Lurgan College team.
\nThe Dromore High School team scored seven tries through Ethan Mount, Levi Naga, who scored a hat trick, Alan Tate, Adam Lyttle and Luke Gibson. Nathan Hook was successful with two of his conversions.
\nOmagh Academy played Coleraine Grammar School and it was the Coleraine Grammar School team which emerged as 38-12 winners at the no-side whistle.
\nThe Omagh Academy team used an extended squad of players, a lot of whom were experiencing the challenges of 1stxv rugby for the first time. The Omagh Academy points came through two tries from Conrad Hale, one of which was converted by Andrew Johnston.
\nThe Coleraine Grammar School team scored six tries through Conor Draycott, who ran in for two, Jacob Lennox, Noah Gordon, Scott Simpson and Zack McCartney. Jordan McAuley successfully converted four of the Coleraine GS tries.
\nRegent House School played Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in a game which saw the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School record a 29-12 victory.
\nUnconverted tries from Jake Woods and Alex Howe gave the Enniskillen RGS team a 10-0 lead. The Regent House team recovered from the early set back to take a 12-10 lead into the break through two tries from the impressive Evan McGonigle, one of which was converted by Zach Campbell.
\nThe Enniskillen Royal Grammar School team scored three second half tries through Noah Quigley, Jake Woods and Robbie McIlwrath with two Tadgh Hambly conversions securing the 29-12 victory.
\nStrabane Academy played Antrim Grammar School and it was the Antrim Grammar School that won the game by 48-12.
\nIt was an evenly contested game in the first half with both teams scoring two tries, one of which was converted, to leave the scoreboard reading 12-12 at the break.
\nThe Strabane Academy points came through two tries from Felix Foley, one of which was converted by Brian Browne.
\nAntrim Grammar School scored their first half points through tries from Josh Harvey and James Spence with Matthew Adair adding one conversion.
\nThe Antrim Grammar School team took control of the game in the second half. A second try from James Spence, alongside tries from Casey Heaney, Peter Kane, who touched down twice, and Ethan Ashe, with three conversions from Matthew Adair, secured the 48-12 victory for the Antrim Grammar School team.
\nSullivan Upper School hosted Royal School, Dungannon and recorded an impressive 26-0 victory. Conor McMaster scored two tries for the Sullivan Upper team with Harry Tindle and Charlie Parker touching down for one try apiece. Harry McKeown was successful with three of his conversion kicks.,
\nWallace High School hosted Methodist College, Belfast and made the Methodist College team work hard for their 19-15 victory.
\nThe Wallace High School points came through two Matthew Crowe tries with one conversion and one penalty from Charlie Beattie.
\nDavid Armstrong, Harry Palmer and Jacob Kelly scored the Methodist College, Belfast tries with Ben McFarlane adding the extras to two of the tries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"