Ulster School's Cup Final

RBAI

WALLACE HS

COACH PROFILES

DANIEL SOPER DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

DEREK SUFFERN DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

Daniel is a native of New Zealand but has a long association with Ulster rugby. Having played at Banbridge and Ballynahinch in the AIL he is now Head Coach at Banbridge and has worked with Ulster under 17 and 20’s in the past. After seven years at Ballyclare High School he is now into his second year at Inst as Director of Rugby.

Derek is an ex pupil of The Wallace HS. He has been Director of Rugby at Wallace for seven years and Head Coach at Ballynahinch RFC for ten years. He has worked with Ulster & Irish Representative squads and as a player represented Ulster and Irish Schoolboys and Ulster U20s. NEIL HINDS ASSISTANT COACH Neil is an ex pupil of Dromore HS and The Wallace HS. He has been a teacher at The school for eighteen years and Head of PE, Master i/c Rugby and Cricket for nine years. This is his third Schools' Cup Final as a coach. IAN LATHAM ASSISTANT COACH Ian is an ex pupil of Belfast HS and has been a teacher at The Wallace HS for nine years and Head of Year for five. Ian was the Head Coach of last year’s Danske Bank 2nd XV Cup Winners.

RICHARD HEDLEY COACH

Richard has taught Mathematics in RBAI for 18 years and has worked with the First Fifteen since 2002. From 2009 until 2013 he coached the Ulster U19’s and then the Ulster Schools squad. He played in the AIL for Queens University and Ballynahinch, and is now Head Coach of Portadown RFC.

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