On Tuesday 15th November Strabane Academy defeated Craigavon Senior High School by 22-15 in the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield.
\nAs well as the re-arranged Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Cup Group Stage Section E game, featuring Grosvenor Grammar School and Omagh Academy, a number of Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup Round 1 games took place on Wednesday 16th November.
\nIn the Grosvenor Grammar School game, it was the Omagh Academy team that came away with a hard-earned, but ultimately well-deserved, 26-12 victory.
\nThe Grosvenor Grammar School team scored two tries through their impressive No8, Charles Campbell with Ross Millar adding one conversion.
\nThe Omagh Academy team scored four tries through Sam Beattie, Harvey King, Joshua Robinson and Connor Huey. Andrew Johnston was successful with three conversions.
\nThe foundations for the success of the Omagh Academy team, in the course of this game, were laid by the performances of players such as Isaac Rainey, Jamie Mitchell, Conrad Hale and Joshua Keys.
\nFollowing the completion of the first two rounds of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Cup Group Stage games the current standings of the group compositions are as listed below.
\nDanske Bank Schools\u2019 Cup Group Stages
\nGroup A
\nTeam P W D L TB LB F A Pts
\nLimavady GS 2 2 0 0 0 0 28 22 8
\nDalriada School 2 1 0 1 1 1 31 8 6
\nCambridge House 2 1 0 1 0 1 33 27 5
\nLurgan College 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 42 0
\nWeek 1 Saturday 22nd October
\nDalriada School 26 (4) – 0 Lurgan College
\nLimavady GS 20 (2) \u2013 17 (2) Cambridge House
\nWeek 2 Saturday 12th November
\nLimavady GS 8 (1) \u2013 5 (1) Dalriada School
\nCambridge House 16 (2) – 7 (1) Lurgan College<\/p>\n
Group B
\nTeam P W D L TB LB F A Pts
\nDromore HS 2 2 0 0 1 0 61 19 9
\nBanbridge Academy 2 1 0 1 1 0 52 24 5
\nBangor GS 2 1 0 1 1 0 36 52 5
\nLarne GS 2 0 0 2 0 0 15 69 0
\nWeek 1 Saturday 22nd October
\nBanbridge Academy 7 (1) \u2013 19 (3) Dromore HS
\nLarne GS 10 (1) \u2013 24 (4) Bangor GS
\nWeek 2 Saturday 12th November
\nDromore HS 42 (6) \u2013 12 (2) Bangor GS
\nBanbridge Academy 45 (4+) \u2013 5 (1) Larne GS
\nGroup C
\nTeam P W D L TB LB F A Pts
\nBelfast HS 2 2 0 0 2 0 73 28 10
\nDown HS 2 1 0 1 1 1 49 45 6
\nFoyle College 2 1 0 1 1 0 59 28 5
\nStrabane Academy 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 87 0
\nWeek 1 Saturday 22nd October
\nDown HS 21 (3) \u2013 12 (2) Foyle College
\nBelfast HS 40 (6) \u2013 0 (0) Strabane Academy
\nWeek 2 Wednesday 9th November
\nStrabane Academy 7 (1) \u2013 47 (8) Foyle College (7 \u2013 50)
\nWeek 2 Saturday 12th November
\nBelfast HS 33 (5) \u2013 28 (4) Down HS<\/p>\n
Group D
\nTeam P W D L TB LB F A Pts
\nRS Dungannon 2 2 0 0 0 0 49 8 8
\nRainey End Sch 2 1 0 1 1 0 49 40 5
\nPortadown College 2 1 0 1 0 0 24 46 4
\nFriends\u2019 School 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 33 1
\nWeek 1 Saturday 22nd October
\nRainey ES 8 (1) \u2013 28 (3) RS Dungannon
\nPortadown College 12 (2) \u2013 5 (1) Friends\u2019 School
\nWeek 2 Wednesday 9th November
\nRainey ES 41 (4+) \u2013 12 (2) Portadown College
\nWeek 2 Saturday 12th November
\nRS Dungannon 21 (3) \u2013 0 (0) Friends\u2019 School
\nGroup E
\nTeam P W D L TB LB F A Pts
\nEnniskillen Royal GS 2 2 0 0 1 0 43 26 9
\nOmagh Academy 2 1 0 1 1 1 33 17 6
\nRegent House 2 1 0 1 1 0 45 33 5
\nGrosvenor GS 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 52 0
\nWeek 1 Saturday 22nd October
\nOmagh Academy 7 (1) \u2013 10 (2) Enniskillen Royal GS
\nGrosvenor GS 0 (0) \u2013 26 (4) Regent House
\nWeek 2 Saturday 12th November
\nRegent House 19 (2) \u2013 33 (5) Enniskillen Royal GS
\nWeek 2 Wednesday 16th November
\nGrosvenor GS 12 (2) \u2013 26 (4) Omagh Academy
\nROUND 3: SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2022
\nGroup A: Cambridge House Grammar School v Dalriada School; Lurgan College v Limavady Grammar School
\nGroup B: Dromore High School v Larne Grammar School; Bangor Grammar School v Banbridge Academy
\nGroup C: Down High School v Strabane Academy; Foyle College v Belfast High School
\nGroup D: Portadown College v Royal School Dungannon; Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn v Rainey Endowed School
\nGroup E: Enniskillen Royal Grammar School v Grosvenor; Regent House School v Omagh Academy
\nIn the first round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup two of the games were played on Wednesday 16th.
\nRoyal School, Dungannon played Foyle and Londonderry College and won the close encounter by 20-17.
\nFriends\u2019 School, Lisburn played Dromore High School and recorded a well-deserved 36-7 victory.
\nOn the same afternoon, at 1stxv level, Methodist College, Belfast hosted Clongowes Wood College, from Clane in Co Kildare.
\nAt the end of an exciting game it was the Clongowes Wood College team that returned home with a 21-16 victory under their belts.
\nThe Methodist College points came through two unconverted tries from Jamie Thompson and two penalty goals from Ben McFarlane.
\nThe Clongowes Wood College team scored three tries through Ross Adams, Tom Murtagh and Matthew Roche Nagle. Tom Murtagh capped a fine personal performance with three successful conversions.
\nRainey Endowed School played Ballymena Academy in a game the Ballymena Academy team won by 31-12.
\nThe Rainey Endowed School team points came through tries from Billy Allen and Jayden Shiels with James Cappell adding the extras to one of the tries.
\nThe Ballymena Academy team scored five tries in the course of the game. Callum Mustoe, Tom McMaster, James McIlroy, Marshall Robinson and Sean McKay scored the tries with Sean adding also three successful conversions.
\nOn Thursday 17th November Banbridge Academy hosted Belfast High School in the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup.
\nThe Banbridge Academy team won the game by 26-21.
\nOn the same afternoon Ballyclare Secondary School played Portadown College in the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield.
\nThe Ballyclare Secondary School team won the game by 22-10.
\nOn Friday 18th November one 1stxv friendly game was played when Regent House School played Down High School at Uprichard Park, home of Bangor Rugby Football Club.
\nThis close encounter was sitting at 17-17 going into the final play of the game when a converted Down High School try secured a 24-17 victory for the Downpatrick team.
\nBen McCreedy scored twice for the Regent House School team with Jude McKenna running in for a third try. Zach Campbell was successful with one of his conversion kicks.
\nMatthew Foster, Ryan Connolly and Rhodri Phillips tries, along with one Rhodri Phillips conversion, for Down High School, saw the scoreboard reading 17-17 going into the final play of the game.
\nBoth teams would have settled for this score had the final whistle blown. However, there was still enough time on the clock for Ross McKee to spot a gap in the Regent House defence and blast over the whitewash to touch down for a try. Rhodri Phillips added the extras to secure the 24-17 victory for the delighted Down High School team.
\nBoth teams, and their coaches, would like to thank Bangor RFC for the use of their excellent facilities and hosting the game.
\nOn Saturday 19th November Omagh Academy played Limavady Grammar School in the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup at the Campsie Playing Fields. The Omagh Academy team won the game by 26-17.
\nIn the 1st Round of the of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield Bangor Academy played Carrickfergus Grammar School.
\nThe Bangor Academy team continued their recent run of good form with a 27-12 win.
\nOnce this result was known, the draw for the 2nd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield took place. The draw was made by Ruth Ravey, Vice Principal, Dromore High School.
\nThe results of the draw are as follows: –
\n1\/Larne Grammar School v Strabane Academy
\n2\/Belfast High School v Cambridge House Grammar School
\n3\/Dalriada School v Limavady Grammar School
\n4\/Bangor Academy v Antrim Grammar School
\n5\/Enniskillen Royal Grammar School v Omagh Academy
\n6\/Foyle and Londonderry College v Banbridge Academy
\n7\/Ballyclare Secondary School v Lurgan College or Wellington College
\n8\/Grosvenor Grammar School v Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn
\nThese Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield 2nd Round games MUST be played on\/before Saturday 3rd December 2022.
\nOn Saturday 19th November nine Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 1stxv friendly games took place.
\nBallyclare High School played Bangor Grammar School and recorded an impressive 33-5 victory.
\nThe Ballyclare High School team scored five tries through Ewan Jones, Austin Martin, Isaac Shiels, Tom McAllister and Jacob Scarlett. Joel Flynn was successful with four of his conversion kicks.
\nThe Bangor Grammar School points came through an unconverted try from Jack DeLargy
\nBelfast High School hosted Royal School, Armagh in a game which saw the Royal School, Armagh team emerge as comprehensive winners.
\nFor the Belfast High School team, players such as Aaron Mitchell, Daniel Bennett, Adam Bennett, Joey Ashby and Robbie McMinn all impressed with their performances.
\nFor the Royal School, Armagh team, players such as Finn Fenhert, Josh Watterson, Archie Johnston, Thomas Dougan, Kai Sterritt and Benjamin Murphy all impressed with their performances.
\nBelfast Royal Academy played Dalriada School and scored seven tries in the course of their 43-0 victory.
\nHenry George scored two tries with Matthew McLaughlin, Josh McLaughlin, Josh Manson, Matthew McQuiston and Frank Davis each touching down for one try apiece.
\nRyan O\u2019Hara was successful with three conversions with Josh <McKee adding a fourth.
\nColeraine Grammar School played Methodist College, Belfast in a game that saw the Methodist College, Belfast team record a 19-7 victory.
\nThe Coleraine Grammar School points came in the second half of the game when Joel Madden crashed over the Methody line for a try. Jordan McAuley was successful with his conversion kick.
\nThe Methodist College team had built up a 12-0 lead by the break through two tries from Jamie Thompson and Oliver Neill, one of which was converted by Ben McFarlane.
\nA second half try from Ryan Kidd, converted by Ben McFarlane, secured the 19-7 victory for the Methodist College, Belfast team.
\nDromore High School played Royal School, Dungannon at the Barban Hill venue and won the closely contested game by 24-19.
\nThe Dromore High School team had built up a 17-7 lead by the interval. One try from Alex Ferreira, and a brace from Keevan Cochrane, along with one conversion from Josh Quiqley, accounted for the points in the first half for the Dromore High School team.
\nThe Royal School, Dungannon team scored a first half try through Alfie Lewis which was converted by Jacob Clarke.
\nThe Royal School, Dungannon team scored twelve second half points through tries from Jacob Clarke and Cameron Cummings with Jacob adding another conversion.
\nHowever, a penalty try for Dromore High School proved to be the essential difference between the teams and one which secured the 24-19 victory for the Dromore High School team.
\nFriends\u2019 School, Lisburn played Banbridge Academy in a game which saw the Banbridge Academy team emerge as 10-0 winners.
\nDespite good performances from Friends\u2019 School players such as Samuel Dillon, Joel Collins and Alexander McKinley, they could find no way through a resolute Banbridge Academy defence.
\nSecond half unconverted tries from Ryan Little, who put in a \u201cMan of the Match\u201d performance, and Calum Hanna, who took advantage of good work from Tom King and Luke Charman, secured the 10-0 victory for the Banbridge Academy team.
\nGrosvenor Grammar School hosted Larne Grammar School in a game the Larne Grammar School team won by 10-0.
\nEthan Anderson scored the Larne Grammar School try with Ethan Duncan adding the conversion as well one successful penalty.
\nRoyal Belfast Academical Institution played Campbell College, Belfast in an exciting encounter at Osborne Park.
\nThe Royal Belfast Academical Institution team won the game by 19-7. They scored three tries through Alex Place, James Clarke and Jacob Boyd. Josh Eagleson added the extras to two of the tries.
\nThe Campbell College, Belfast team scored one try through Joseph Jeffrey which was converted by Matthew Rea.
\nSullivan Upper School travelled to Dublin with a number of regular players missing to play Terenure College in a mid-afternoon kick off game.
\nThe Terenure College team maintained their recent run of good form with a comprehensive victory..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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