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The game got off to a flying start with Dungannon’s
Zoe Henderson crossing for the opening try
after just three minutes. Grosvenor responded in
impressive fashion with a try from Sophie Larmour
a minute later, followed by further tries from Annie
McKirgan and Holly Brannigan.
However, tries from Emily Carson and Zoe
Henderson pegged back Grosvenor’s lead, leaving
the score-line reading 3 tries each at half-time.
The side’s wasted little time in the second-half, with
Sophie Larmour touching down for her second
try just two minutes after the restart, before the
impressive Zoe Henderson completed her hat-trick
thirty seconds later.
Annie McKirgan’s try on twenty-four minutes
nudged Grosvenor back in front again, but it
would be the last time the Belfast side would lead
in the game, as Dungannon went on a scoring
blitz, touching down for five successive tries in a
seven minute period; the scores coming from Lucy
Turkington, Laura Saunders, Sarah Shrestha, Katie
Burns and Holly Henderson.
Fern Wilson temporarily halted proceedings with
Grosvenor’s sixth try on thirty-four minutes but
Sarah Shrestha notched her second try to open a
10-6 lead for Dungannon as the game approached
the final few minutes.
Grosvenor’s Anna Stanfield managed two late tries,
but they were only to prove as consolation scores,
as The Royal School Dungannon ran out deserved
winners.
While the Royal School Dungannon will take home
the spoils, tribute must also be paid to Grosvenor
Grammar School who played their part in what was
a fantastic advertisement for girls schools’ rugby.
ROYAL SCHOOL DUNGANNON
WIN ULSTER GIRLS SCHOOLS’ CUP
The Royal School Dungannon have won the 2017 Danske Bank Ulster
Girls Schools’ Cup, thanks to a thrilling 10 tries to 8 victory over Grosvenor
Grammar School at Kingspan Stadium on Monday afternoon.
GROSVENOR GRAMMAR
SCHOOL
TEAM
Bethany McDowell (C), Annie McKirgan,
Niamh Bell, Hannah Blair, Emma Kee,
Fern Wilson, Jessica Patterson, Anna Stanfield,
Holy Brannigan, Sophie Larmour,
Emma McDowell, Grace McCluney,
Hannah Murphy, Claire McKane, Jessica Sayer,
Louise McAnea, Laura Todd.
ROYAL SCHOOL DUNGANNON
TEAM
Hannah Scott-Burows, Grace Shrestha (C),
Holly Henderson, Sarah Shrestha,
Lucy Turkington, Zoe Henderson, Katie Burns,
Aoife Hagan, Laura Saunders, Emily Carson,
Sophie Khan, Lucy Stewart, Morgan Jenkins,
Tiffany McDonald, Becky Boyd, Katie Brown.
DANSKE BANK ULSTER GIRLS SCHOOLS'
CUP