24 Schools will take part in this stage of the competition, which will consist of six groups of four teams. The participation of 21 Schools has been confirmed, with 3 additional places to be determined by 3 games which will take place on the 7th of October. The Group Stage will then be played across 3 Rounds, with games on Saturday 21st October 2023, Saturday 18th November 2023, and Saturday 9th December 2023.

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F
1 (Tier 2A School)	RS Armagh	Dromore HS	Belfast Royal Academy	RS Dungannon	Ballyclare HS	Coleraine GS
2 (Tier 2B School)	Enniskillen Royal GS	Down HS	Rainey ES	Portadown College	Banbridge Academy	Regent House
3 (Tier 3 School)	Omagh Academy	Friends’ School	Foyle College	Bangor GS	Limavady GS	Dalriada School
4 (Tier 4 School)	Winner of A	Belfast HS	Winner of C	Larne GS	Winner of B	Cambridge House

**Saturday 7th October 2023**
Match A: Lurgan College v Strabane Academy
Match B: Carrickfergus GS v Antrim GS
Match C: Wellington College v Grosvenor GS **Round 1 (Saturday 21st October 2023):**
Group A: RS Armagh v Omagh Academy; Enniskillen Royal GS v Winner of Match A
Group B: Friends’ School v Dromore HS; Belfast HS v Down HS
Group C: Belfast Royal Academy v Rainey ES; Foyle College v Winner of Match C
Group D: Portadown College v RS Dungannon; Larne GS v Bangor GS
Group E: Limavady GS v Ballyclare HS; Winner of Match B v Banbridge Academy
Group F: Coleraine GS v Dalriada School; Regent House v Cambridge House **Round 2 (Saturday 18th November 2023):**
Group A: Enniskillen Royal GS v RS Armagh; Winner of Match A v Omagh Academy
Group B: Dromore HS v Down HS; Friends’ School v Belfast HS
Group C: Foyle College v Belfast Royal Academy; Winner of Match C v Rainey ES
Group D: RS Dungannon v Bangor GS; Portadown College v Larne GS
Group E: Banbridge Academy v Ballyclare HS; Winner of Match B v Limavady GS
Group F: Coleraine GS v Regent House; Dalriada School v Cambridge House **Round 3 (Saturday 9th December 2023):**
Group A: Winner of Match A v RS Armagh; Omagh Academy v Enniskillen Royal GS
Group B: Dromore HS v Belfast HS; Down HS v Friends’ School
Group C: Belfast Royal Academy v Winner of Match C; Rainey ES v Foyle College
Group D: Larne GS v RS Dungannon; Bangor GS v Portadown College
Group E: Ballyclare HS v Winner of Match B; Banbridge Academy v Limavady GS
Group F: Cambridge House v Coleraine GS; Dalriada School v Regent House The six group winners and four best placed runners-up from the group stages will qualify for the knockout stages of the Danske Bank Schools’ Cup and Subsidiary Shield. At this stage, they will be joined by the six Tier 1 teams: - Ballymena Academy - Campbell College Belfast - Methodist College Belfast - Royal Belfast Academical Institution - Sullivan Upper School - Wallace High School The remaining teams will then enter a knockout competition for the Danske Bank Schools’ Trophy and Schools’ Bowl. Ulster Schools' Committee Chairman Richard Clingan said: “The Group Stages will continue for the 2023-2024 season. Schools have expressed how the additional games bring much excitement to their school and provide the players with a number of competition games before they become involved in the knock out stages in the new year.”

Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Group Stage Draw 2023/24

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