Ulster Schools' Cup Final 2016

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here to Kingspan Stadium this St. Patrick’s Day afternoon for the final of the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup.

sponsorship of schools’ rugby in Ulster. They have been the sponsor of the Schools’ Cup competition for over 11 years and the Ulster Branch are delighted with the partnership. The traditional St. Patrick’s Day Final at Kingspan is one of the great occasions in the rugby calendar and eagerly anticipated by all followers of the game. I hope that you all have a very enjoyable and fruitful experience. Ulster’s next home game is against Connacht on April 1st and a full stadium behind them would give our players the impetus needed to defeat the PRO12 league leaders. I hope to see you there. Yours in rugby, Bobby Stewart // President IRFU (Ulster Branch)

The Ulster Schools’ Challenge Cup has the distinction of being the second oldest rugby competition in the world and is being competed for today by the holders Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Campbell College. Both of these schools have a very strong tradition in the competition with Inst having 34 wins and Campbell 27. For some boys, today is the pinnacle of their rugby playing career, and others will go on to have greater achievements within the sport. In recent years, current Ulster and Ireland players like Craig Gilroy, Paddy Jackson, Iain Henderson and Stuart Olding have all played in a Schools’ Cup Final with varying degrees of success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Danske Bank for their generous

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