Methodist College progressed to the semi finals of the Danske Bank Schools’ Cup with an extremely hard fought 6-8 win over fierce rivals Royal Belfast Academical Institution at Osbourne Park.
They were joined in the last four by Wallace HS, Sullivan Upper and Coleriane Academical Institution.
Danske Bank Schools’ Cup quarter final results:
RBAI 6 Methodist College 8
Coleraine AI 10 Ballyclare HS 9
Down HS 9 Sullivan Upper 36
Campbell College 10 Wallace HS 12
The semi final draw was made at Osbourne Park by David Croft, Senior Business Banking Manager at Danske Bank and Stephen Black, Headmasters’ Representative on the Ulster Schools’ Committee, and is as follows:
Methodist College v Wallace HS (Tuesday 4th March)
Sullivan Upper v Coleraine AI (Thursday 6th March)
Tickets for the final at Ravenhill on Monday 17th March (kick off 3pm) are now on sale, with a minimum saving of 20% available now.
The ‘Early Bird’ offer allows schools rugby fans in Ulster to save at least 20% if they purchase their ticket for the final before 8th March, meaning prices start at just £4 for children and £8 for adults. Tickets can be bought over the counter at the Ravenhill Ticket Office, by phoning 02890493222 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Today also saw the Danske Bank Subsidiary Shield quarter final matches played, with the following results:
Dalriada School 22 Rainey Endowed 0
Ballymena Academy 31 Belfast HS 14
RS Armagh 9 Limavady GS 19
Regent House 10 Bangor GS 26
The draw for the semi finals of that competition was also made at Osbourne Park:
Limavady GS v Ballymena Academy
Dalriada School v Bangor GS
Banbridge Academy and Foyle College reached the Danske Bank Schools’ Bowl Final on Wednesday 5th March after winning their semi finals this morning. The results were:
Banbridge Academy 14 Omagh Academy 12
Foyle College 10 Lurgan College 0
Meanwhile, Wellington College and RS Dungannon will contest the Danske Bank Schools’ Trophy Final this Wednesday, 26th February, at Banbridge Academy (kick off 2.30pm).