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2015 DANSKE BANK SCHOOLS’ CUP SECOND ROUND

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GRANSHA ROAD, BANGOR

Programme Credits

Editor: Simon Hull

Pictures & Analysis: Giles Strutt

Columnist: Robert Gamble

The last time BGS met Dalriada...

Antrim Ballyclare Ballymena Banbridge

Bangor Belfast High

Campbell

Cambridge B.R.A.

Carrick Coleraine Dalriada

Down High Foyle Friends’ Grosvenor

Larne Limavady Lurgan Methody

Omagh Portadown Portora R.B.A.I.

Rainey Regent Armagh Dungannon

Sullivan Wallace Wellington

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TOILET HUMOUR

1st XV Front Row Union Rankings

POS SCHOOL RATING

1. R. B. A. I. 88.3% 2. Wallace High 85.7%

3. Methody 82.1% 4. Sullivan Upper 76.8%

5. Ballyclare High 76.3% 6. Ballymena Ac. 71.4%

7. Down High 67.9%

8. Coleraine A. I. 67.0% 9. Campbell College 62.1%

10. Omagh Academy 60.5% 11. Belfast High 56.2%

12. Foyle College 55.1% 13. R.S. Armagh 53.9%

14. Dalriada 53.0%

23. Bangor Grammar 36.4%

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So far it’s been a tough season with

many ups and downs, but finally

we’ve reached the all important

Schools’ Cup. Our young side, with

six year 12s in Saturdays starting

XV, will have gained confidence

from hard fought wins against BRA

and most recently against a strong St

Michaels side in Dublin, both having

came from behind at half-time.

Looking ahead to Saturday, we face

a huge challenge, but a challenge we

can overcome if we all perform to our

potential and believe in ourselves on

the day. Last year Dalriada narrowly

defeated us in their own back yard in

the Subsidiary Shield semi-final. This

year with home advantage, we feel

we owe them one. I have no doubt

we are capable of achieving a rever-

sal of the previous result. I know all

the boys will be 100% up for it come

kick off on Saturday and we will

leave absolutely nothing on the field.

I look forward to seeing our support

on the touch line and would like to

thank the continued support through

out the season and long may it

continue.

Robert Gamble

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FOUNDED: 1856

PRINCIPAL: Mrs E. Huddleson

SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD

WINS: 5 (69, 78, 85, 86, 88)

RUNNERS UP: 4 (79, 81, 87, 95)

2015 1st XV KEY PEOPLE

COACHES: Mr J. Morgan

Mr D. Kennedy, Mr P. Cartmill

CAPTAIN: Robert Gamble

LAST SEASON

ROUND 2: Grosvenor 8-10 Bangor

ROUND 3: Bangor 0-25 Sullivan

SHIELD QF: Regent 10-26 Bangor

SHIELD SF: Dalriada 20-0 Bangor

KEY PLAYER

Matthew Agnew

Number 8

1878 :FOUNDED

Mr T. Skelton :PRINCIPAL

SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD

(Shield Wins: 2) 0 :WINS

1 :RUNNERS UP

2015 1st XV KEY PEOPLE

Mr R. Gregg :COACHES

Mr B. van der Byl

Michael Finnerty :CAPTAIN

LAST SEASON

Dalriada 26-0 Portadown :ROUND 2

Dalriada 7-14 R.B.A.I. :ROUND 3

Dalriada 20-0 Rainey :SHIELD QF

Dalriada 20-0 Bangor :SHIELD SF

Ballymena 3-12 Dalriada :SHIELD FL

KEY PLAYER

Matthew McConnaghie

Scrum Half

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FOUNDED: 1856

PRINCIPAL: Mrs E. Huddleson

SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD

WINS: 5 (69, 78, 85, 86, 88)

RUNNERS UP: 4 (79, 81, 87, 95)

2015 1st XV KEY PEOPLE

COACHES: Mr J. Morgan

Mr D. Kennedy, Mr P. Cartmill

CAPTAIN: Robert Gamble

LAST SEASON

ROUND 2: Grosvenor 8-10 Bangor

ROUND 3: Bangor 0-25 Sullivan

SHIELD QF: Regent 10-26 Bangor

SHIELD SF: Dalriada 20-0 Bangor

KEY PLAYER

Matthew Agnew

Number 8

1878 :FOUNDED

Mr T. Skelton :PRINCIPAL

SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD

(Shield Wins: 2) 0 :WINS

1 :RUNNERS UP

2015 1st XV KEY PEOPLE

Mr R. Gregg :COACHES

Mr B. van der Byl

Michael Finnerty :CAPTAIN

LAST SEASON

Dalriada 26-0 Portadown :ROUND 2

Dalriada 7-14 R.B.A.I. :ROUND 3

Dalriada 20-0 Rainey :SHIELD QF

Dalriada 20-0 Bangor :SHIELD SF

Ballymena 3-12 Dalriada :SHIELD FL

KEY PLAYER

Matthew McConnaghie

Scrum Half

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THOUGHTS ON THE SEASON

As generic as it sounds

the season has had

some highs but quite a

lot of lows. We have

had some great results,

being 20 points down

against Belfast Royal

Academy in the first 5

minutes and coming

back to win, beating

St. Michaels on tour,

to name but a few.

We have lacked

consistency though,

putting in weak perfor-

mances against Belfast

High and CCB. Over

the past month it has

changed.

The tour

was great

and gave us

conf idence

going into

the new

year.

Training has improved

greatly through more

people attending and

taking it more serious-

ly. This makes it far

more intense and

beneficial.

1. How excited are the

team ahead of the new

Schools’ Cup campaign?

WL: “The team are

really excited, training

has been to a very high

standard this week and

we are can't wait until

kick off.”

2. Tell us about the

tour, it sounded like you

had quite a time.

WL: “The tour was

really beneficial to the

squad. It brought us

tighter together and

winning against St

Michael's was a turning

point in our season, we

really had to stick together

on the pitch.”

3. What have you

learnt from the game

against Dalriada last

year that you can put

into practice today?

WL: “We've done our

homework on them and

are confident our game

plan will get us the

result.”

4. How do you plan to

continue your rugby

career post-school?

WL: “Who knows? I

will continue playing at

uni.”

PLAYER PROFILE

FIVE MINUTES WITH… WILL LOGAN

Jonny Baxter had a trou-

bled 2013/2014 season,

most of which was spent

on the sidelines through a

recurring knee injury

picked up in only the sec-

ond game of the season.

He recovered to feature as

a substitute in last year’s

Schools’ Cup, but it was

too little too late to make

an impact.

One year later, evidence of

Jonny’s knee injury is

only visible through the

protective strapping which

he wears, and the winger

has featured in the majori-

ty of games, scoring a total

of 7 tries. Baxter has been

a big threat to other teams

with an ability to power

through gaps in opposing

defences with speed and

precision. The indiscipline

and rough edges he may

have showed in previous

seasons have been replaced

with a rounded and pol-

ished façade and he is now

a main feature of any

BGS win.

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THE SEASON SO FAR

Giles Strutt

DANSKE BANK ULSTER SCHOOLS’ CUP

Prel iminary Round Result s :

Firs t Round Results :

Banbridge Academy 45-00 Antr im Grammar 10 /01 /15

Friends’ School Lisburn 05-16 Portadown Col lege 10 /01/15

Limavady Grammar School 10-05 Well ington Col lege 10 /01/15

Regent House 13-07 R.S. Dungannon 10/01/15

Cambridge House 03-25 Grosvenor Grammar 10/01/15

Carr ickfergus Grammar 22-03 Lurgan Col lege 10 /01 /15

Foyle Col lege 37-10 Larne Grammar 10 /01 /15

Bangor Grammar, Belfas t High , Belfas t Royal Academy, Dalriada, Down

High, Omagh Academy, Portora Royal , Rainey Endowed and Royal Ar-

magh al l join the winning teams from Round 1 in the draw for Round 2.

Third Round Fixtures

Bangor Grammar School v Dalr iada School 24 /01 /15

Carr ickfergus Grammar v Belfast Royal Acad. 24 /01 /15

Down High School v Rainey Endowed 24/01/15

Regent House v Foyle Col lege 24 /01 /15

Portadown Col lege v L imavady Grammar 24/01/15

Royal School Armagh v Belfast High 24 /01 /15

Portora Royal School v Banbridge Academy 24/01/15

Grosvenor Grammar v Omagh Academy 24/01/15

Ballyclare High, Ballymena Academy, Campbe ll Col lege , Coleraine Acad-

emy, Methodist Col lege , R.B.A.I. , Sul livan Upper and Wallace High

will j oin the winning teams f rom Round 2 in the draw for Round 3.

MEDALLION SHIELD

Selected Third Round Fixture:

Bangor Grammar School 38-17 Dromore High School 23 /01 /15

Selected Fourth Round Fixture:

Campbel l Co l l ege Belfast v Bangor Grammar Sch. 31/01/15

ALL IRELAND JUNIOR CUP

Final

Bangor RFC 1st XV v Dundalk 1st XV 31 /01/15

Venue: Portadown RFC

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EVAN WELLARD McMILLAN

ZACK SLEVIN

PATRICK EVES

BRYN CRAWFORD

ADAM BRENNAN

ROSS MAXWELL

CHRIS GOLDTHORPE

MATTHEW AGNEW

SHAUN FAIR

LEWIS BRET

JONNY BAXTER

CHARLIE BLAIR

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WILL LOGAN

JAMIE FULTON

ROBBIE THOMPSON

THOMAS BOYD

MARTIN WITHERS

JACK WRIGHT

CONNOR McKEE

CAMERON WEBB

ADAM NORMAN

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