{"id":690281,"date":"2025-11-25T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=690281"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:55:20","slug":"danske-bank-ulster-schools-round-up-saturday-22nd-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/danske-bank-ulster-schools-round-up-saturday-22nd-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Round Up Saturday 22nd November 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"

Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Round Up Saturday 22nd November 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday 18th November, Royal School, Dungannon hosted Bangor Academy in the 2nd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield.
\nThe Royal School, Dungannon team won this Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 Medallion Shield game by 31-17.
\nOn Wednesday 19th November, the three Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup Round 1 games took place.
\nAntrim Grammar School played Belfast High School in a very closely contested, high scoring game the Belfast High School team won by 43-38.
\nFoyle and Londonderry College played Portadown College and recorded a 50-10 victory.
\nLarne Grammar School played Limavady Grammar School in another very closely contested game the Limavady Grammar School team won by 16-15.
\nOn the same afternoon, three 1stxv friendly games took place.
\nBallyclare High School played Dromore High School in a controlled game the Ballyclare High School team won by 40-0.
\nJosh McColgan, Jude Semple, Tom Falls, Harry Martin and Lewis Flynn scored the points for the Ballyclare High School team.
\nBanbridge Academy hosted Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn and won the game by 20-5.
\nMax Ireland and Dawson Knox scored the Banbridge Academy tries to which Max added two successful conversion kicks as well as two penalty goals.
\nJoel Irwin touched down for the consolation unconverted try for the Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn team.
\nWallace High School played Royal School, Armagh in a game the Wallace High School team won by 29-22.
\nAlex Stevenson, Adam Crone, Elijah Herdman and Luka Matchett scored the Wallace High School tries with Alex added the extras to three off the tries as well as converting one penalty kick.
\nThe Royal School, Armagh team scored four tries through Patrick Kellett, Nathan Hamilton, with two, and Sam Gray.
\nBen Best was successful with one conversion kick.
\nFour 1stxv games took place on Friday 21st November.
\nBangor Grammar School hosted Down High School at Uprichard Park, home of Bangor RFC, in a game the Down High School team won by 22-10.
\nThe Bangor Grammar School team points came through two unconverted tries from Rory Fulton and Ryan Gowdy.
\nDown High School scored four tries through Cameron Connolly, Jacob Bradshaw, Joe Bailie and Freddie Harris.
\nJosh McCaughey added the extras to one of the Down High School tries.
\nBoth teams, their coaches and supporters, would like to thank Bangor RFC for the provision of facilities and hosting the game.
\nFoyle and Londonderry College hosted Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, in a floodlit game at Foyle College, which finished as a 15-7 victory for the home team.
\nThom O\u2019Neill, Shay Grimes and Cian O\u2019Leary each ran in for an unconverted try for the Foyle and Londonderry College team.
\nLate in the game, Ben Wallace touched down for an Enniskillen Royal Grammar School try which was converted by Sam Paton.
\nMeanwhile, at Gibson Park, home of Malone RFC, Grosvenor Grammar School played Antrim Grammar School.
\nThe Antrim Grammar School team won this encounter by 22-16.
\nThe Grosvenor Grammar School points came through a try from Matthew Cunningham to which Sam Ferguson added one successful conversion kick as well as three penalty goals.
\nJake Quigley scored a brace of tries for the Antrim Grammar School team with Jonah Woolley touching down for a third try.
\nIsaac Lynn added two successful penalty kicks as well as one penalty goal.
\nBoth teams, their coaches and supporters, would like to thank Malone RFC for the provision of facilities and hosting the game.
\nLater that evening, the Dub Arena, home of Queen\u2019s University RFC, was the venue when a very large crowd of enthusiastic supporters gathered to watch Royal Belfast Academical Institution play Campbell College, Belfast.
\nThe exciting game saw Royal Belfast Academical Institution record a 29-13 victory.
\nAdam Boyd ran in for two tries with Benjamin McCarten, Elliott Magowan and Ross Dillon touching down for one try apiece.
\nCharlie O\u2019Connor was successful with two of his conversion kicks.
\nThe Campbell College, Belfast points came though a try from Harry Wells which was converted by Jack Best, who was also successful with two penalty kicks.
\nBoth teams, their coaches and supporters, would like to thank DJ Creighton, and his staff at Queen\u2019s University RFC, for the provision of facilities and hosting the game.
\nJust a few 1stxv fixtures took place on Saturday 22nd November.
\nColeraine Grammar School hosted Rainey Endowed School in a training type game which saw both teams use extended squads of players.
\nIn the course of the final session, both teams scored three converted tries.
\nJoshua Hawe and Austin Henry worked hard throughout the training game play scenarios and laid the foundations for Oliver McLean, Joe Coates and Luke McAuley to run in tries for Coleraine Grammar School team in the final ten-minute full game.
\nBen Todd added the extras to all three tries.
\nFor the Rainey Endowed School team, players such as Matthew Chambers and Eli Orr worked hard during the training games scenario and laid the foundations for Luke Caskey, who touched down for a brace, and Emmett McNulty who ran in for a third Rainey Endowed School try.
\nAdrian Martin was successful with all three of his conversion kicks.
\nMethodist College, Belfast travelled to Blackrock College in Dublin where they played Rockwell College from Cashel, Co Tipperary on the Blackrock College, Dublin 5G pitch.
\nThe Methodist College, Belfast team won the game by 38-12, scoring six tries in the process.
\nLuca Vericat touched down for two tries with Rhys Hill, Oliver Gartley, Noah Davey and Alex O\u2019Hagan touching down for one try apiece.
\nLouis Curran was successful with four of his conversion kicks.
\nMatteo Gutierrez and Archie O\u2019Sullivan touched down for the Rockwell College tries with Cameron Fitzpatrick adding one successful conversion.
\nBoth teams, their coaches and supporters, would like to thank John Creighton, and his colleagues at Blackrock College, for the provision of facilities and hosting the game.
\nOmagh Academy played Wallace High School in a game the Wallace High School team won by 26-13.
\nRyan Mitchell scored the Omagh Academy try with Sam Harper adding the conversion alongside two successful penalty kicks.
\nJames Gould, with two, Josh Martin and James Andrews were the Wallace High School try scorers.
\nAlex Stevenson was successful with three of his conversion kicks.
\nRoyal School, Dungannon played Dromore High School in a game the Royal School, Dungannon team won by 33-19.
\nJames Gibson and Harry Wylie each ran in for two tries with Isaac Neil touching down for a fifth try.
\nJoel Clarke was successful with four of his conversion kicks.
\nThe Dromore High School team scored three tries through Harry Cromie, Jonny Beckett and Alfie Clarke.
\nAlfie was also successful with two of his conversion kicks.
\nThe draw for the 2nd Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup was recently released.
\nThe results of the draw are as follows:
\n1\/Ballyclare High School v Foyle and Londonderry College
\n2\/Royal School, Dungannon v Belfast High School
\n3\/Rainey Endowed School v Limavady Grammar School
\n4\/Dalriada School v Down High School
\n5\/Regent House School v Dromore High School
\n6\/Coleraine Grammar School v Bangor Grammar School
\n7\/Friends\u2019 School, Lisburn v Banbridge Academy
\n8\/Enniskillen Royal Grammar School v Omagh Academy
\nThese Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 2ndxv Cup Round 2 games must be played on\/before Wednesday 3rd December.
\nThe draw for the 1st Round of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 3rdxv Cup was recently released.
\nThe results of the draw are as follows:
\n1\/Ballyclare High School 3rdxv v Bangor Grammar School 3rdxv
\n2\/Enniskillen Royal Grammar School 3rdxv v Bye
\n3\/Methodist College, Belfast 4thxv v Bye
\n4\/Royal Belfast Academical Institution 5th v Omagh Academy 3rdxv
\n5\/Regent House School 3rdxv v Bye
\n6\/Royal Belfast Academical Institution 4thxv v Bye
\n7\/Banbridge Academy 3rdxv v Foyle and Londonderry College 3rdxv
\n8\/Down High School 3rdxv v Campbell College, Belfast 4thxv
\nThese Danske Bank Ulster Schools\u2019 3rdxv Cup Round 1 games MUST be played on\/before Saturday 29th November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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