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SCHOOLS' RUGBY DANSKEBANKULSTER SCHOOLS’ ROUND-UP

Dromore High School in a very evenly contested game the Limavady Grammar School team won by 20-19. In Group B Bangor Grammar School played Down High School in a game the Bangor Grammar School won by 47-19. Meanwhile Regent House School hosted the very spirited Foyle College team in a game the Regent House School team won by 46-7. In Group C Cambridge House Grammar School played Ballyclare High School and won the very close encounter by 17-16. Lurgan College hosted Omagh Academy in a game that saw referee, Mark Orr, officiate in his 34th season of refereeing Ulster Schools’ Cup rugby. This game was an evenly contested affair which ended as a 19-19 draw. The second of the Group D games took place when Sullivan Upper played their near neighbours from Grosvenor Grammar School and recorded a comfortable 40-0 bonus point win. In Group E Coleraine Grammar School hosted the Belfast Royal Academy team in an excitingly close encounter the Coleraine Grammar School team won by 8-7. Banbridge Academy played Belfast High School in a game where both teams were looking for their first win in a Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Group game. The Belfast High School team, with their outhalf, Ben Reid, impressing with his performance, won the game by recording a bonus point 29-17 victory. In Group F the “Tie of the Round” was played at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School where the opposition was from the Royal School, Dungannon. This game, involving two of the original Royal Schools in the Province, was won by the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School team which emerged as 40-10 winners. In the same

On Wednesday 13 November one midweek Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup/Group game took place when Dalriada School hosted Strabane Academy in a Group D game. The Dalriada School team won the game by 38-10 but, despite their loss, the Strabane Academy coach, Niall McDonnell, was very proud of the way his young charges played by displaying so much skill and commitment throughout the game. Also, on Wednesday, Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock played the Wellington College, Belfast team in a Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Qualifying Group game. Following a closely contested game it was the Wellington College, Belfast team that emerged as 12-7 winners. The remaining fixtures in this Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl Group competition saw Carrickfergus Grammar School play Antrim Grammar School on Saturday 16 November. Our Lady and Saint Patrick’s College will play Carrickfergus Grammar School on Wednesday 20 November, Wellington College, Belfast will play Antrim Grammar School on Saturday 30 November with the final game, featuring Wellington College, Belfast and Carrickfergus Grammar School, scheduled for Saturday 7 December. On Saturday 16 November the remaining eleven Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Group games took place. In Group A Friends’ School, Lisburn hosted the Rainey Endowed School team in a game the Friends’ School team won by 31-17. In a re-run of the 2018/19 Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Final Limavady Grammar School entertained

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