CARRICKFERGUS GS 19 FOYLE COLLEGE 24
Foyle College travelled to play Carrickfergus Grammar School and emerged from a close encounter as 19-24 winners. The Folye College team took an early 0-7- lead when their captain, Patrick Leeson, scored a try which was converted by Alex McDonnell. The spirited Carrickfergus Grammar School team responded with an unconverted try from Christian Robinson, who took advantage of good work from Jake Porter, to leave the half time score reading 7-5 in favour ...
CARRICKFERGUS GS 19 FOYLE COLLEGE 24 Foyle College travelled to play Carrickfergus Grammar School and emerged from a close encounter as 19-24 winners. The Folye College team took an early 0-7- lead when their captain, Patrick Leeson, scored a try which was converted by Alex McDonnell. The spirited Carrickfergus Grammar School team responded with an unconverted try from Christian Robinson, who took advantage of good work from Jake Porter, to leave the half time score reading 7-5 in favour of the Foyle team. The second half proved to be an altogether more exciting affair with the Carrickfergus team scoring a try through their scrumhalf, Michael Black, which was converted by David Carse, to take a 12-7 lead shortly after the restart. This became 19-7 when the home team ran in another try which was scored by Porter and converted by Carse. Foyle refused to lie down and scored a try through their flanker, Lee Brady. McDonnell converted the try to reduce the arrears to 19-14. They then regained the lead when their fullback Gary McKinley ran in for a try. McDonnell converted and added a late penalty to ensure a 19-24 win for the visitors. BRA 52 LARNE GS 18 Belfast Royal Academy defeated Larne Grammar School by 52-18 in another midweek fixture, after leading by 35-11 at the interval. The Belfast Royal Academy tries came from Stuart Martin (2), Jordan Hylton, Gareth McAdams, Gavin Gilfillan, David O'Donnell Anderson, Michael Wilson and Scott McMurtry. The Larne Grammar School team scored a try and two penalties in the first half and added a 7 pointer midway through the second period. BELFAST HS 78 LARNE GS 0 Larne GS went on to play Belfast High School on Saturday 19th October and found themselves on the wrong end of a heavy defeat. The High School team was missing a number of regular players but scored tries through Robbie Reid (3), Connor Elliott, Kristian Bell (2), Jordan Garford (2), Jake Hutchinson, James Creighton, John Turner and Adam Kelso. Reid completed a fine display by kicking nine conversions over the course of the game. RS ARMAGH 33 PORTADOWN COLLEGE 8 Royal School Armagh played Portadown College with a team missing a number of regular players due to injury. The RS Armagh team won the game by 33-8, having been 18-8 up at half time. They scored first half tries through James Johnston and Mervyn Brown. Brown converted one and kicked two penalties in the first half. The Portadown College team scored a try through Jack Orr and Niall Davidson converted a penalty opportunity. The second half saw RS Armagh take control of the game with Josh and David Agnew both scoring tries and Brown adding a further five points from the boot. Michael Thompson had a fine game for Armagh, with James Irvine impressing with his display at open side flanker. RAINEY ENDOWED 7 RBAI 36 Despite playing very well throughout the game, Rainey Endowed School lost 36-7 to Royal Belfast Academical Institution when the two teams met in Magherafelt. The Belfast Inst team had built up a 14-0 lead at the interval with tries from Harry Cleland and Andrew McGrath. Rory Campbell converted both tries. Conal Murphy scored a second half try for the Rainey team with Kieran Lynch adding the conversion. For the Belfast Inst team Rory Bell, Scott Oates, Robert Little and Campbell scored second half tries. Campbell added one conversion. BANBRIDGE ACADEMY 9 BANGOR GS 19 Banbridge Academy hosted Bangor Grammar School in a game from which the visitors emerged as 19-9 winners. Bangor scored an unconverted try, fifteen minutes into the game, to take a 0-5 lead. Banbridge replied with a Daniel McElderry penalty before the visitors ran in a converted try to take a 3-12 lead at the break. McElderry kicked two second half penalties to reduce the arrears to 9-12 and the home team went all out to win the game. However, the Bangor GS defence held firm, and eventually they broke out to score a converted try, to leave them winning the game by 19-9. The hosts had good performances from Ethan Harbinson and Daniel McElderry. The Banbridge Academy 2nd XV recorded an impressive 25-0 win against Bangor GS with tries from Samuel McCracken, Corin Boardman, Ben Williamson, Stuart Savage and Rhys Mackey. REGENT HOUSE 0 WALLACE HS 55 The Regent House woes continued when they hosted Wallace High School and lost the game by 55-0. Wallace had a 15-0 lead at the interval and ran in nine tries in the course of the game. Jacob Stockdale scored three tries, Colin Walsh and Philip Hylands touched down for two tries each, with Isaac Nzewi and Sam Moore scoring one. Ryan Moore kicked five conversions. Ben Finlay and Jonny Stewart impressed for the Lisburn school team with their performance throughout the game. LURGAN COLLEGE 11 BELFAST MET COLLEGE 8 Lurgan College hosted a Belfast Metropolitan College team and won the game by 11-8. The home side had James Patterson to thank for converting two first half penalties to give his team a 6-0 lead at the interval. Ten minutes after the restart the Belfast Met team scored an unconverted try to reduce the arrears to 6-5. They went on to take an 6-8 lead when they converted a penalty kick. However, the hosts recovered from this set back when Ryan Mooney took advantage of some poor defence to run in for an unconverted try which ensured his team emerged from a close encounter with an 11-8 victory. DALRIADA SCHOOL 26 FOYLE COLLEGE 14 Dalriada School hosted Foyle College and had to work hard before winning the game by 26-14. The Foyle College team took a 0-7 lead when their vice-captain Niall Adair ran strongly to score a try for Alex McDonnell to convert. The Dalriada team replied with a converted try, which Angus Johnston set up for Michael Finnerty, to draw the score level at 7-7. McDonnell then converted his own try to put the Foyle College team into a 7-14 lead. Dalriada responded well again with some great ball carries from Aaron Christie and Scott Love. With some good ball Peter Dunlop was able to find space out wide just inside the Foyle College half and beat several defenders to score a great try under the posts. Peter converted his try to bring the score to 14-14 at half time. The hosts started the second half much brighter than the first and began to play some good flowing rugby. After further good work from the home forwards, gaps began to appear in the Foyle defence, which were once again exploited by Dunlop to take the score to 21-14. From here, Dalriada looked to close out the game. A penalty was taken quickly and the ball was moved wide to Michael Finnerty who found Robert Hunter in support to finish off the move. The conversion was missed but Dalriada had a 26-14 lead which they held until the final whistle. This was a deserved win by the Dalriada tem who had Dunlop to thank with his 'Man of the Match' performance. METHODY 37 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE 8 Methodist College hosted Munster giants, Christian Brothers, Cork, and emerged from the game with a well-deserved 37-8 victory. The Munster team took a 0-5 lead when they took advantage of a poor Methodist College clearance kick and touched down. However, Metyhody recovered and their pack started to produce some quality possession. The Methody midfield trio of Josh Bingham, Alistair McIvor and Connor McKee used the possession wisely and created a number of try scoring opportunities for their team mates. McKee capped a fine personal performance with a couple of tries with Louis Trainor and Rory Cairns running in tries on the Methody wings. Alistair McIvor and Steven Weir scored tries for the Methody team as well with Josh Bingham successful with a number of kick. Conor Kelly, playing at full back, was also a constant threat to the CBC defence. Michael Lagan, Steven Weir and Alex Thompson all impressed with their performances in the pack, as did Saul Herdman who was responsible for making a number of crucial turnovers during the game. OMAGH ACADEMY 56 FRIENDS' SCHOOL 12 Omagh Academy and Friends' School met, in great playing conditions at the Campsie Playing Fields, in a game which the Omagh Academy team won comfortably by 56-12. The hosts started strongly and ran in two converted tries early in the game to take a 14-0 lead. Friends' responded positively and Zach Finlay made a telling break to run in from fifty metres for a try. James McGucken converted the try to reduce the arrears to 14-7. Back came the Omagh team with tries from Lloyd Kane and Adam Stephenson, following clever work from Stuart Ballentine, who added four conversions to see his team into a 28-7 lead at the interval. Omagh Academy controlled most of the second half proceedings and ran in a converted try from Ballentine. Friends' School then responded with an unconverted try from James McGucken. After this it was all Omagh, with Stephenson completing his hat-trick and Scott Barr touching down following a deft run down the touchline. Ballentine converted the tries to ensure a well-deserved 56-12 win for the Omagh Academy team. COLERAINE AI 7 CAMPBELL COLLEGE 10 Coleraine Academical Institution hosted Campbell College in a game which saw the Belfast team come away with a hard earned 10-7 victory. The hosts got off to a slow start and a series of mistakes allowed Campbell College to take the lead after five minutes through a well struck penalty from their flyhalf. This seemed to spur the Coleraine AI team into action and they began to dominate proceedings. They put together wave after wave of attack with their forwards and backs interlinking with great effect! Prop forward, Daniel McAllister and No 8 Joel Stanbridge, carried the ball with great purpose. After 25 minutes the sustained pressure led to Coleraine AI's first try. An excellent lineout on the Coleraine 10m line allowed their back row to attack the Campbell College midfield. An excellent clear out by Daniel McAllister at a ruck enabled the ball to be moved along the backs and centre, Conor Shiels, hit fullback Johnny Crowe with a pass to put him into space. Crowe then drew his opposite number and found his hard running team mate, Brad Dempster, who side stepped the final defender to scamper in close to the posts. The try was converted by Callum Smith to give Coleraine team a 7-3 lead going into the interval. Coleraine AI started the second half the way they finished the first. For 25 minutes they dominated territory and possession but failed to turn this dominance into points. On the hour mark the Belfast school worked their way into the opposition half after a series of penalties. Following an excellent lineout they executed a superb catch and drive to score a try, very much against the run of play. The try was converted and the Campbell College team had taken a 7-10 lead. Despite the disappointment of losing the game, Coleraine AI can take a lot of heart from the performances of players such as McAllister, Ollie McDowell, Crowe and Ulster U19 player Conor Shiels. SULLIVAN UPPER 87 GROSVENOR GS 0 Sullivan Upper continued with their excellent recent form when they defeated Grosvenor Grammar School 87-0, having built up a 45-0 lead by halftime. The attacking prowess of the Sullivan team proved too difficult for the Grosvenor defence to handle and the Holywood boys went on to score further tries in the second half. Players such as Dave Cave, Ross Todd, Michael Cartmill, David McMaster, Fergus Jemphrey, Josh Davidson and Chris Cooper all starred for the Sullivan Upper team. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE 10 CARRICKFERGUS GS 36 Carrickfergus Grammar School travelled to play Cambridge House and came away with a 10-36 victory. The Carrickfergus Grammar School team had good performances from players such as David Carse, Christian Robinson, Jake Porter and Michael Black. Chris Da Mata stood out for the Cambridge House team.
CARRICKFERGUS GS 19 FOYLE COLLEGE 24 Foyle College travelled to play Carrickfergus Grammar School and emerged from a close encounter as 19-24 winners. The Folye College team took an early 0-7- lead when their captain, Patrick Leeson, scored a try which was converted by Alex McDonnell. The spirited Carrickfergus Grammar School team responded with an unconverted try from Christian Robinson, who took advantage of good work from Jake Porter, to leave the half time score reading 7-5 in favour of the Foyle team. The second half proved to be an altogether more exciting affair with the Carrickfergus team scoring a try through their scrumhalf, Michael Black, which was converted by David Carse, to take a 12-7 lead shortly after the restart. This became 19-7 when the home team ran in another try which was scored by Porter and converted by Carse. Foyle refused to lie down and scored a try through their flanker, Lee Brady. McDonnell converted the try to reduce the arrears to 19-14. They then regained the lead when their fullback Gary McKinley ran in for a try. McDonnell converted and added a late penalty to ensure a 19-24 win for the visitors. BRA 52 LARNE GS 18 Belfast Royal Academy defeated Larne Grammar School by 52-18 in another midweek fixture, after leading by 35-11 at the interval. The Belfast Royal Academy tries came from Stuart Martin (2), Jordan Hylton, Gareth McAdams, Gavin Gilfillan, David O'Donnell Anderson, Michael Wilson and Scott McMurtry. The Larne Grammar School team scored a try and two penalties in the first half and added a 7 pointer midway through the second period. BELFAST HS 78 LARNE GS 0 Larne GS went on to play Belfast High School on Saturday 19th October and found themselves on the wrong end of a heavy defeat. The High School team was missing a number of regular players but scored tries through Robbie Reid (3), Connor Elliott, Kristian Bell (2), Jordan Garford (2), Jake Hutchinson, James Creighton, John Turner and Adam Kelso. Reid completed a fine display by kicking nine conversions over the course of the game. RS ARMAGH 33 PORTADOWN COLLEGE 8 Royal School Armagh played Portadown College with a team missing a number of regular players due to injury. The RS Armagh team won the game by 33-8, having been 18-8 up at half time. They scored first half tries through James Johnston and Mervyn Brown. Brown converted one and kicked two penalties in the first half. The Portadown College team scored a try through Jack Orr and Niall Davidson converted a penalty opportunity. The second half saw RS Armagh take control of the game with Josh and David Agnew both scoring tries and Brown adding a further five points from the boot. Michael Thompson had a fine game for Armagh, with James Irvine impressing with his display at open side flanker. RAINEY ENDOWED 7 RBAI 36 Despite playing very well throughout the game, Rainey Endowed School lost 36-7 to Royal Belfast Academical Institution when the two teams met in Magherafelt. The Belfast Inst team had built up a 14-0 lead at the interval with tries from Harry Cleland and Andrew McGrath. Rory Campbell converted both tries. Conal Murphy scored a second half try for the Rainey team with Kieran Lynch adding the conversion. For the Belfast Inst team Rory Bell, Scott Oates, Robert Little and Campbell scored second half tries. Campbell added one conversion. BANBRIDGE ACADEMY 9 BANGOR GS 19 Banbridge Academy hosted Bangor Grammar School in a game from which the visitors emerged as 19-9 winners. Bangor scored an unconverted try, fifteen minutes into the game, to take a 0-5 lead. Banbridge replied with a Daniel McElderry penalty before the visitors ran in a converted try to take a 3-12 lead at the break. McElderry kicked two second half penalties to reduce the arrears to 9-12 and the home team went all out to win the game. However, the Bangor GS defence held firm, and eventually they broke out to score a converted try, to leave them winning the game by 19-9. The hosts had good performances from Ethan Harbinson and Daniel McElderry. The Banbridge Academy 2nd XV recorded an impressive 25-0 win against Bangor GS with tries from Samuel McCracken, Corin Boardman, Ben Williamson, Stuart Savage and Rhys Mackey. REGENT HOUSE 0 WALLACE HS 55 The Regent House woes continued when they hosted Wallace High School and lost the game by 55-0. Wallace had a 15-0 lead at the interval and ran in nine tries in the course of the game. Jacob Stockdale scored three tries, Colin Walsh and Philip Hylands touched down for two tries each, with Isaac Nzewi and Sam Moore scoring one. Ryan Moore kicked five conversions. Ben Finlay and Jonny Stewart impressed for the Lisburn school team with their performance throughout the game. LURGAN COLLEGE 11 BELFAST MET COLLEGE 8 Lurgan College hosted a Belfast Metropolitan College team and won the game by 11-8. The home side had James Patterson to thank for converting two first half penalties to give his team a 6-0 lead at the interval. Ten minutes after the restart the Belfast Met team scored an unconverted try to reduce the arrears to 6-5. They went on to take an 6-8 lead when they converted a penalty kick. However, the hosts recovered from this set back when Ryan Mooney took advantage of some poor defence to run in for an unconverted try which ensured his team emerged from a close encounter with an 11-8 victory. DALRIADA SCHOOL 26 FOYLE COLLEGE 14 Dalriada School hosted Foyle College and had to work hard before winning the game by 26-14. The Foyle College team took a 0-7 lead when their vice-captain Niall Adair ran strongly to score a try for Alex McDonnell to convert. The Dalriada team replied with a converted try, which Angus Johnston set up for Michael Finnerty, to draw the score level at 7-7. McDonnell then converted his own try to put the Foyle College team into a 7-14 lead. Dalriada responded well again with some great ball carries from Aaron Christie and Scott Love. With some good ball Peter Dunlop was able to find space out wide just inside the Foyle College half and beat several defenders to score a great try under the posts. Peter converted his try to bring the score to 14-14 at half time. The hosts started the second half much brighter than the first and began to play some good flowing rugby. After further good work from the home forwards, gaps began to appear in the Foyle defence, which were once again exploited by Dunlop to take the score to 21-14. From here, Dalriada looked to close out the game. A penalty was taken quickly and the ball was moved wide to Michael Finnerty who found Robert Hunter in support to finish off the move. The conversion was missed but Dalriada had a 26-14 lead which they held until the final whistle. This was a deserved win by the Dalriada tem who had Dunlop to thank with his 'Man of the Match' performance. METHODY 37 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE 8 Methodist College hosted Munster giants, Christian Brothers, Cork, and emerged from the game with a well-deserved 37-8 victory. The Munster team took a 0-5 lead when they took advantage of a poor Methodist College clearance kick and touched down. However, Metyhody recovered and their pack started to produce some quality possession. The Methody midfield trio of Josh Bingham, Alistair McIvor and Connor McKee used the possession wisely and created a number of try scoring opportunities for their team mates. McKee capped a fine personal performance with a couple of tries with Louis Trainor and Rory Cairns running in tries on the Methody wings. Alistair McIvor and Steven Weir scored tries for the Methody team as well with Josh Bingham successful with a number of kick. Conor Kelly, playing at full back, was also a constant threat to the CBC defence. Michael Lagan, Steven Weir and Alex Thompson all impressed with their performances in the pack, as did Saul Herdman who was responsible for making a number of crucial turnovers during the game. OMAGH ACADEMY 56 FRIENDS' SCHOOL 12 Omagh Academy and Friends' School met, in great playing conditions at the Campsie Playing Fields, in a game which the Omagh Academy team won comfortably by 56-12. The hosts started strongly and ran in two converted tries early in the game to take a 14-0 lead. Friends' responded positively and Zach Finlay made a telling break to run in from fifty metres for a try. James McGucken converted the try to reduce the arrears to 14-7. Back came the Omagh team with tries from Lloyd Kane and Adam Stephenson, following clever work from Stuart Ballentine, who added four conversions to see his team into a 28-7 lead at the interval. Omagh Academy controlled most of the second half proceedings and ran in a converted try from Ballentine. Friends' School then responded with an unconverted try from James McGucken. After this it was all Omagh, with Stephenson completing his hat-trick and Scott Barr touching down following a deft run down the touchline. Ballentine converted the tries to ensure a well-deserved 56-12 win for the Omagh Academy team. COLERAINE AI 7 CAMPBELL COLLEGE 10 Coleraine Academical Institution hosted Campbell College in a game which saw the Belfast team come away with a hard earned 10-7 victory. The hosts got off to a slow start and a series of mistakes allowed Campbell College to take the lead after five minutes through a well struck penalty from their flyhalf. This seemed to spur the Coleraine AI team into action and they began to dominate proceedings. They put together wave after wave of attack with their forwards and backs interlinking with great effect! Prop forward, Daniel McAllister and No 8 Joel Stanbridge, carried the ball with great purpose. After 25 minutes the sustained pressure led to Coleraine AI's first try. An excellent lineout on the Coleraine 10m line allowed their back row to attack the Campbell College midfield. An excellent clear out by Daniel McAllister at a ruck enabled the ball to be moved along the backs and centre, Conor Shiels, hit fullback Johnny Crowe with a pass to put him into space. Crowe then drew his opposite number and found his hard running team mate, Brad Dempster, who side stepped the final defender to scamper in close to the posts. The try was converted by Callum Smith to give Coleraine team a 7-3 lead going into the interval. Coleraine AI started the second half the way they finished the first. For 25 minutes they dominated territory and possession but failed to turn this dominance into points. On the hour mark the Belfast school worked their way into the opposition half after a series of penalties. Following an excellent lineout they executed a superb catch and drive to score a try, very much against the run of play. The try was converted and the Campbell College team had taken a 7-10 lead. Despite the disappointment of losing the game, Coleraine AI can take a lot of heart from the performances of players such as McAllister, Ollie McDowell, Crowe and Ulster U19 player Conor Shiels. SULLIVAN UPPER 87 GROSVENOR GS 0 Sullivan Upper continued with their excellent recent form when they defeated Grosvenor Grammar School 87-0, having built up a 45-0 lead by halftime. The attacking prowess of the Sullivan team proved too difficult for the Grosvenor defence to handle and the Holywood boys went on to score further tries in the second half. Players such as Dave Cave, Ross Todd, Michael Cartmill, David McMaster, Fergus Jemphrey, Josh Davidson and Chris Cooper all starred for the Sullivan Upper team. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE 10 CARRICKFERGUS GS 36 Carrickfergus Grammar School travelled to play Cambridge House and came away with a 10-36 victory. The Carrickfergus Grammar School team had good performances from players such as David Carse, Christian Robinson, Jake Porter and Michael Black. Chris Da Mata stood out for the Cambridge House team.