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I look forward to the Ballyclare - Armagh final

Its great to see Ballyclare and Armagh in the semi finals..two good rugby schools who could easily make the St Paddys day final. I called Ballyclare over Sullivan as they just get on with the job minus the hype.

Beattiespastie wrote:Its great to see Ballyclare and Armagh in the semi finals..two good rugby schools who could easily make the St Paddys day final. I called Ballyclare over Sullivan as they just get on with the job minus the hype.

That's the style pastieman, get your predictions and excuses in early

BBC report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21559485

With a son at Inst and a daughter at Methody, so the winding up starts again... Head hurts already

MCB by 7 points in a hard fought final against RBAI......there ya go!!!.....and if this MCB side don't do it then hats off to the master race because they will have beaten a great side and deserve the spoils

Beattiespastie wrote:MCB by 7 points in a hard fought final against RBAI......there ya go!!!.....and if this MCB side don't do it then hats off to the master race because they will have beaten a great side and deserve the spoils

You are making the assumption both are in the final

Lol....Its anybodys final.....my money is on MCB due to season long form against schools north and south and they are peaking at the right team and are injury free...so no excuses!

MCB fullback broke a couple of fingers in the Quarter final.

Fullback is fully fit and MCB have strength in depth all through the squad. The 2nd XV has a fully fit squad as well so its just good timing for MCB this year coupled with a large chunk of luck. Both squads had players with broken legs that happened in November but thankfully all is good now.

am hearing the Ballyclare coach got the Inst job, any truth in it?

Thought that was lined up for Keiran Campbell? Very strange.

News from son at Ravenhill:

Inst 18, Ballyclare 9 final score

Match report:

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/11248.php

RBAI outscored their opponents by three tries to one with Iain Jones, Nathan Brown and Rory Bell all crossing the whitewash in response to three Jack Irvine penalties.
The game started at a frenetic pace with both teams looking to spread the ball wide and offload at every opportunity. The majority of the first half was played in the middle third of the pitch but despite Ballyclare enjoying most of the possession; it was RBAI who opened the scoring.

Left winger Rory Campbell collected his own Garryowen and produced a neat pass to inside centre Bell, who in turn fed Jones and the speedster ran in from 40 metres out. Brown was unable to add the touchline conversion.

Ballyclare HS responded well with captain Jonny Darling and prop Paddy Reid carrying strongly and outhalf Irvine was orchestrating the attack well. Indeed, Irvine almost created a try with a superb line break and pass to send fullback James Beattie down the touchline, only for him to be ushered into touch five metres out by his opposite number Fraser Wright.

Irvine did manage to register his side’s first points on the half hour mark, when after a mix up in getting a kicking tee onto the pitch for a penalty; he dropped a goal to reduce the arrears to 5-3. Irvine was enjoying a purple patch at this stage and another fine run should have put James McKee under the posts but the winger failed to hold the scoring pass.

Half time: RBAI 5 - 3 Ballyclare HS

RBAI started the second period well and scored another try five minutes after the break when Brown cut an excellent angle from a John McClure pass and sliced through the Ballyclare defence. Brown was again wide with his conversion attempt but his side now held a seven point advantage.

Irvine and Campbell traded penalties to take the score to 13-6 with ten minutes to play. The Ballyclare threw everything at the Inst and were rewarded with another Irvine penalty, his third of the afternoon, to make it a four point game.

But heroic defence from the entire RBAI team and astute tactical kicking by outhalf McClure kept the danger at bay and it was the Belfast side that had the last say with a try from Bell.

Inst will now face the winners of Wednesday’s semi-final between Methody and RS Armagh in the Danske Bank Schools' Cup Final on Monday 18th March


The Inst 12 looks like a really good player from what i've seen, not the biggest but a playmaker type centre.

breakdown wrote:Match report:

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/11248.php

RBAI outscored their opponents by three tries to one with Iain Jones, Nathan Brown and Rory Bell all crossing the whitewash in response to three Jack Irvine penalties.
The game started at a frenetic pace with both teams looking to spread the ball wide and offload at every opportunity. The majority of the first half was played in the middle third of the pitch but despite Ballyclare enjoying most of the possession; it was RBAI who opened the scoring.

Left winger Rory Campbell collected his own Garryowen and produced a neat pass to inside centre Bell, who in turn fed Jones and the speedster ran in from 40 metres out. Brown was unable to add the touchline conversion.

Ballyclare HS responded well with captain Jonny Darling and prop Paddy Reid carrying strongly and outhalf Irvine was orchestrating the attack well. Indeed, Irvine almost created a try with a superb line break and pass to send fullback James Beattie down the touchline, only for him to be ushered into touch five metres out by his opposite number Fraser Wright.

Irvine did manage to register his side’s first points on the half hour mark, when after a mix up in getting a kicking tee onto the pitch for a penalty; he dropped a goal to reduce the arrears to 5-3. Irvine was enjoying a purple patch at this stage and another fine run should have put James McKee under the posts but the winger failed to hold the scoring pass.

Half time: RBAI 5 - 3 Ballyclare HS

RBAI started the second period well and scored another try five minutes after the break when Brown cut an excellent angle from a John McClure pass and sliced through the Ballyclare defence. Brown was again wide with his conversion attempt but his side now held a seven point advantage.

Irvine and Campbell traded penalties to take the score to 13-6 with ten minutes to play. The Ballyclare threw everything at the Inst and were rewarded with another Irvine penalty, his third of the afternoon, to make it a four point game.

But heroic defence from the entire RBAI team and astute tactical kicking by outhalf McClure kept the danger at bay and it was the Belfast side that had the last say with a try from Bell.

Inst will now face the winners of Wednesday’s semi-final between Methody and RS Armagh in the Danske Bank Schools' Cup Final on Monday 18th March


The Inst 12 looks like a really good player from what i've seen, not the biggest but a playmaker type centre.

Sorry Breakdown but you have it completely wrong with the Inst 12.

For start he is a very big fella. I'm not saying he isn't a playmaker but he seems to love contact (tackling and bashing it up), a Nathan Grey type player.

Although he is without doubt one to watch,Inst's real danger man is the winger (Rory Campbell). He has the 'X factor'.

Maybe it was a different 12 or something, apologies anyway. But yes Campbell is brilliant, lightening quick, good kickers from the hand, good feet and knows his way to the try line.