On Saturday past the Danske Bank Ulster Schools U18 team and U19's traveled to Cork IT to take on Munster.
Munster U18 19 Danske Bank Ulster Schools U18 13
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team was hopeful of reversing their 18-15 loss against the same opposition at the end of August.
This game saw the Danske Ulster Schools’ team put in probably their best performance of the current Inter Pro season. Despite this the team lost an intriguing encounter by 19-13. Stewart Moore, playing his first game of the series, put the Ulster team into a 3-0 lead when he converted a first minute penalty. The Munster team recovered from this early setback and took a 7-3 lead when Sean French touched down for a try, which Ben Healy converted, in the twelfth minute. Five minutes later Ethan Field finished off a fine Ulster attack when he dotted down for a try. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful but the Ulster team now had an 8-7 lead. Back came the Munster team and they took a 12-8 lead when Sean French scored his second try of the game in the twenty sixth minute. The conversion kick was missed. Just before the break the Munster team increased their lead to 19-8 when Travis Coomey rumbled over the Ulster line for a try, which Ben Healy converted.
The second half saw the Ulster team dig deep to put pressure on the Munster defence but the home defence was in no mood to give anything away. That was until deep into injury time when Tiarnan Martin ran in for a try. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful and shortly afterwards the final whistle blew.
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team will finish off their Inter Pro campaign when they meet their Leinster counterparts at Pirrie Park on Saturday 17th September. Support would be welcome at that game.
Danske Bank Ulster U18 Schools’ Team v Munster:
1. John McKee (Campbell College)
2. Clayton Milligan (Down HS)
3. Scott Agnew (Ballymena Academy)
4. JJ McKee (Antrim GS)
5. Oisin Kiernan (Campbell College)
6. Ethan Field (RBAI)
7. Matthew Crowther (Captain, Campbell College)
8. Jamie Macartney (Campbell College)
9. Niall Armstrong (RBAI)
10. Robin Wilson (Down HS)
11. Aaron Sexton (Bangor GS)
12. Angus Kernohan (Ballymena Academy)
13. Stewart Moore (Dalriada School)
14. Jonathan Hunter (Wallace HS
15. Mark Thompson (Ballymena Academy)
Replacements:
16. Tim Savoury (Ballymena Academy)
17. Ben Savage (Ballymena Academy)
18. Ben Crangle (Methodist College)
19. Jack Rutledge (Enniskillen Royal GS)
20. Max Baillie (Coleraine GS)
21. Tom Gilpin (BRA)
22. Lewis Finlay (Down HS)
23. Bruce Houston (Ballymena Academy)
24. George Pringle (Friends School)
25. Tiarnan Martin (Ballymena Academy)
26. Jack Lewis (Ballyclare HS)
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Munster U19 13 Ulster U19 15
Following the Munster Schools’ v Ulster Schools’ game the Munster and Ulster U19 teams took to the pitch at Cork Institute of Technology. Both teams had played one previous Inter Pro game and both teams had won their previous games. The stage was set for a closely contested game and that was how it turned out to be. Ulster won the game by 15-13 which sets up the potential for an U19 Inter-Provincial Championship when the team plays against Connacht U19’s at Osborne Park on Saturday 17th September at 3-00pm.
The Ulster team took a 5-0 lead early in the game when Jonny Stewart took advantage of some good continuity play by his team mates to finish things off with a fine unconverted try. The Munster team responded with a penalty from James Taylor to reduce the deficit to 5-3 after seventeen minutes. Just on the stroke of halftime the Munster team took a 6-5 lead when James Taylor was successful with a second penalty kick.
The early exchanges of the second half saw both teams determined to play positive rugby but both defences remained on top. That was until the fifty fifth minute when Jonny Stewart was successful with a penalty kick to see his team take an 8-5 lead. This seemed to spur the Ulster team into action and, seven minutes later, Michael Lowry latched onto the ball and outstripped the despairing Munster defence to score under the posts. Jonny Stewart added the extras to give the Ulster team a 15-6 lead with what appeared to be just eight minutes remaining. Munster came back at the Ulster team but the Ulster defence was well-organised and kept the opposition at bay. That was until the seventy third minute of the game when Jack O’Sullivan touched down for a try, which Sean Hudson converted, to reduce the deficit to 15-13. Most people in the ground felt the fulltime whistle would blow but the referee found time to restart the game. The Munster team piled on the pressure but the Ulster team responded superbly well. They maintained their focus and discipline until the final whistle sounded in the eighty second minute of the game! Then it was the Ulster U19 team that celebrated their well-deserved 15-13 win at the end of what was a very physical encounter.
Support for the Ulster U19 team in their final Inter Provincial game against Connacht on Saturday 17th September would be very welcome.
Ulster U19 team v Munster U19s:
1 Callum Reid (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
2 James Boyle (Bangor RFC)
3 Tom O’Toole (C) (Campbell College, Belfast)
4 John McCusker (Rainey RFC)
5 Alistair Burke (Ballyclare High School)
6 Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC)
7 Matthew Agnew (Bangor Grammar School)
8 Joe Dunleavy (Letterkenny RFC)
9 Jonny Stewart (Queens University RFC)
10 Michael Lowry (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
11 Lewis Sampson (Bangor RFC)
12 Tom Stapley (Exiles)
13 James Hume (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
14 Mark Keane (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
15 Joe Finnegan (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
16 Paul McGookin (Ballyclare RFC)
17 Tyler Arnold (Belfast High School)
18 Corrie Barrett (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
19 James Nelson (Campbell College, Belfast)
20 Jack Barry Glendinning (Campbell College, Belfast)
21 Rhys O’Donnell (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
22 Cormac Fox (Armagh RFC)
23 Michael Stronge (Ballymena Academy)
Munster U18 19 Danske Bank Ulster Schools U18 13
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team was hopeful of reversing their 18-15 loss against the same opposition at the end of August.
This game saw the Danske Ulster Schools’ team put in probably their best performance of the current Inter Pro season. Despite this the team lost an intriguing encounter by 19-13. Stewart Moore, playing his first game of the series, put the Ulster team into a 3-0 lead when he converted a first minute penalty. The Munster team recovered from this early setback and took a 7-3 lead when Sean French touched down for a try, which Ben Healy converted, in the twelfth minute. Five minutes later Ethan Field finished off a fine Ulster attack when he dotted down for a try. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful but the Ulster team now had an 8-7 lead. Back came the Munster team and they took a 12-8 lead when Sean French scored his second try of the game in the twenty sixth minute. The conversion kick was missed. Just before the break the Munster team increased their lead to 19-8 when Travis Coomey rumbled over the Ulster line for a try, which Ben Healy converted.
The second half saw the Ulster team dig deep to put pressure on the Munster defence but the home defence was in no mood to give anything away. That was until deep into injury time when Tiarnan Martin ran in for a try. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful and shortly afterwards the final whistle blew.
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ team will finish off their Inter Pro campaign when they meet their Leinster counterparts at Pirrie Park on Saturday 17th September. Support would be welcome at that game.
Danske Bank Ulster U18 Schools’ Team v Munster:
1. John McKee (Campbell College)
2. Clayton Milligan (Down HS)
3. Scott Agnew (Ballymena Academy)
4. JJ McKee (Antrim GS)
5. Oisin Kiernan (Campbell College)
6. Ethan Field (RBAI)
7. Matthew Crowther (Captain, Campbell College)
8. Jamie Macartney (Campbell College)
9. Niall Armstrong (RBAI)
10. Robin Wilson (Down HS)
11. Aaron Sexton (Bangor GS)
12. Angus Kernohan (Ballymena Academy)
13. Stewart Moore (Dalriada School)
14. Jonathan Hunter (Wallace HS
15. Mark Thompson (Ballymena Academy)
Replacements:
16. Tim Savoury (Ballymena Academy)
17. Ben Savage (Ballymena Academy)
18. Ben Crangle (Methodist College)
19. Jack Rutledge (Enniskillen Royal GS)
20. Max Baillie (Coleraine GS)
21. Tom Gilpin (BRA)
22. Lewis Finlay (Down HS)
23. Bruce Houston (Ballymena Academy)
24. George Pringle (Friends School)
25. Tiarnan Martin (Ballymena Academy)
26. Jack Lewis (Ballyclare HS)
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Munster U19 13 Ulster U19 15
Following the Munster Schools’ v Ulster Schools’ game the Munster and Ulster U19 teams took to the pitch at Cork Institute of Technology. Both teams had played one previous Inter Pro game and both teams had won their previous games. The stage was set for a closely contested game and that was how it turned out to be. Ulster won the game by 15-13 which sets up the potential for an U19 Inter-Provincial Championship when the team plays against Connacht U19’s at Osborne Park on Saturday 17th September at 3-00pm.
The Ulster team took a 5-0 lead early in the game when Jonny Stewart took advantage of some good continuity play by his team mates to finish things off with a fine unconverted try. The Munster team responded with a penalty from James Taylor to reduce the deficit to 5-3 after seventeen minutes. Just on the stroke of halftime the Munster team took a 6-5 lead when James Taylor was successful with a second penalty kick.
The early exchanges of the second half saw both teams determined to play positive rugby but both defences remained on top. That was until the fifty fifth minute when Jonny Stewart was successful with a penalty kick to see his team take an 8-5 lead. This seemed to spur the Ulster team into action and, seven minutes later, Michael Lowry latched onto the ball and outstripped the despairing Munster defence to score under the posts. Jonny Stewart added the extras to give the Ulster team a 15-6 lead with what appeared to be just eight minutes remaining. Munster came back at the Ulster team but the Ulster defence was well-organised and kept the opposition at bay. That was until the seventy third minute of the game when Jack O’Sullivan touched down for a try, which Sean Hudson converted, to reduce the deficit to 15-13. Most people in the ground felt the fulltime whistle would blow but the referee found time to restart the game. The Munster team piled on the pressure but the Ulster team responded superbly well. They maintained their focus and discipline until the final whistle sounded in the eighty second minute of the game! Then it was the Ulster U19 team that celebrated their well-deserved 15-13 win at the end of what was a very physical encounter.
Support for the Ulster U19 team in their final Inter Provincial game against Connacht on Saturday 17th September would be very welcome.
Ulster U19 team v Munster U19s:
1 Callum Reid (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
2 James Boyle (Bangor RFC)
3 Tom O’Toole (C) (Campbell College, Belfast)
4 John McCusker (Rainey RFC)
5 Alistair Burke (Ballyclare High School)
6 Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC)
7 Matthew Agnew (Bangor Grammar School)
8 Joe Dunleavy (Letterkenny RFC)
9 Jonny Stewart (Queens University RFC)
10 Michael Lowry (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
11 Lewis Sampson (Bangor RFC)
12 Tom Stapley (Exiles)
13 James Hume (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
14 Mark Keane (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
15 Joe Finnegan (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
16 Paul McGookin (Ballyclare RFC)
17 Tyler Arnold (Belfast High School)
18 Corrie Barrett (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
19 James Nelson (Campbell College, Belfast)
20 Jack Barry Glendinning (Campbell College, Belfast)
21 Rhys O’Donnell (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
22 Cormac Fox (Armagh RFC)
23 Michael Stronge (Ballymena Academy)