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Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Group Stage Draw 2024/25

16th May 2024
The draw has taken place for the Group Stage of the 2025/26 Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup.

### Group Stages:

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<colgroup><col><col><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>1 (Tier 2A School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Banbridge Academy</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Belfast Royal Academy</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Enniskillen Royal GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Rainey ES</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Regent House</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RS Armagh</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>2 (Tier 2B School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Ballyclare HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Coleraine GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Dromore HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Friends’ School</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Larne GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RS Dungannon</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>3 (Tier 3 School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Bangor GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Cambridge House</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Dalriada School</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Down HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Foyle College</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Portadown College</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>4 (Tier 4 School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Antrim GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Limavady GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Omagh Academy</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match A</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match B</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match C</p></td></tr></tbody>
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### Draw:

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<colgroup><col><col><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group A</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group B</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group C</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group D</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group E</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Group F</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>1 (Tier 2A School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Regent House</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Rainey ES</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Enniskillen Royal GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Banbridge Academy</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RS Armagh</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Belfast Royal Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>2 (Tier 2B School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Ballyclare HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Dromore HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Coleraine GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>RS Dungannon</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Larne GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Friends’ School</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>3 (Tier 3 School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Down HS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Bangor GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Foyle College</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Dalriada School</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Cambridge House</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Portadown College</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>4 (Tier 4 School)</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match B</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match A</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Winner of Match C</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Omagh Academy</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Limavady GS</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Antrim GS</p></td></tr></tbody>
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### Group Stage Qualifying (on or before Saturday 19 October 2024)

Match A:  Grosvenor Grammar School v Belfast High School

Match B:  Lurgan College v Carrickfergus Grammar School

Match C:  Strabane Academy v Bangor Academy

### Round 1 (on or before Saturday 26 October 2024):

Group A:   Regent House v Down HS, Ballyclare HS v Winner of Match B

Group B:  Bangor GS v Rainey ES, Winner of Match A v Dromore HS

Group C:  Enniskillen Royal GS v Coleraine GS, Foyle College v Winner of Match C

Group D:  RS Dungannon v Banbridge Academy, Omagh Academy v Dalriada School

Group E:  Cambridge House v RS Armagh, Limavady GS v Larne GS

Group F:  Belfast Royal Academy v Portadown College, Friends’ School v Antrim GS

### Round 2 (on or before Saturday 9 November 2024):

Group A:   Ballyclare HS v Regent House, Winner of Match B v Down HS

Group B:  Rainey ES v Dromore HS, Bangor GS v Winner of Match A

Group C:  Foyle College v Enniskillen Royal GS, Winner of Match C v Coleraine GS

Group D:  Banbridge Academy v Dalriada School, RS Dungannon v Omagh Academy

Group E:  Larne GS v RS Armagh, Limavady GS v Cambridge House

Group F:  Belfast Royal Academy v Friends’ School, Portadown College v Antrim GS

### Round 3 (on or before Saturday 7 December 2024):

Group A:   Winner of Match B v Regent House, Down HS v Ballyclare HS

Group B:  Rainey ES v Winner of Match A, Dromore HS v Bangor GS

Group C:  Enniskillen Royal GS v Winner of Match C, Coleraine GS v Foyle College

Group D:  Omagh Academy v Banbridge Academy, Dalriada School v RS Dungannon

Group E:   RS Armagh v Limavady GS, Larne GS v Cambridge House

Group F:  Antrim GS v Belfast Royal Academy, Portadown College v Friends’ School

The six group winners and four best placed runners-up from the group stages will qualify for the knockout stages of the Schools’ Cup and Subsidiary Shield, where 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 and Wallace High School). The remaining teams will then enter into a knockout competition for the Schools’ Trophy and Schools’ Bowl.