Belfast Royal Academy hosted Coleraine Academical Institution in very wet, cold and windy conditions at Roughfort. However, the conditions did not overly impact on the home team players who recorded an excellent 27-0 win against a spirited Coleraine AI team.
The Belfast Royal Academy team had built up a 17-0 lead by the interval with first half tries from Daniel Dass and Mark Wylie. Daniel McFadden converted both tries as well as adding a first half penalty.
It was more of the same in the second half with Stewart Martin and Ryan Montgomery running in for two well taken tries. The conversion attempts were unsuccessful but it was the Belfast Royal Academy team that recorded their well-deserved 27-0 win at the final whistle and, with it, a place in the final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Subsidiary Shield. The Subsidiary Shield Final will be played at Ravenhill on Wednesday 20th March at 2-30pm.
The second Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Subsidiary Shield semi-final took place in Ballymoney where Dalriada hosted Campbell College. The game was played in difficult conditions with the Campbell College team emerging as 31-3 winners.
The visitors started strongly and Jack Owens ran in for an early try. Jack converted the try to give his team a 7-0 lead. This soon became 14-0 when Aaron Haigh crashed over for the second try of the game. Once again, Jack Owens was successful with his conversion and the Campbell College team now had a 14-0 lead.
The Dalriada team responded in a positive manner and got some reward for their efforts when Rory Strang was successful with a penalty opportunity to reduce the arrears to 14-3. There were no further scores in the first half.
The Campbell College team continued to dominate proceedings in the second half and scored two further tries with Michael Reilly and Jack Owens crossing the white wash. Jack Owens converted both tries, as well as a penalty opportunity, to leave the final score reading 31-3 in favour of his Campbell College team.
This ensures a Belfast Royal Academy v Campbell College Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Subsidiary Shield Final on Wednesday 20th March.