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Bayern wrote:
kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:36 am
Silverstu wrote:
Bayern wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:39 pm Ulster U19 Men’s team to play IQ Rugby, Wednesday 27 July at Newforge Country Club, 12 noon:

Adam Bennett (Belfast High School)
Adam Montgomery (Rainey Endowed School)
Alex McBurney (Ballymena Academy)
Ben Gibson (Bangor Grammar School)
Ben McFarlane (Methodist College Belfast)
Bryn Ward (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Cameron Faith (Campbell College Belfast)
Charlie Beattie (Wallace High School)
Clark Logan (Coleraine Grammar School)
Daniel Bennett (Belfast High School)
David Kehoe (Banbridge RFC)
Ethan Fitzsimmons (Down High School)
Ethan Graham (Belfast Metropolitan College)
Jacob Boyd (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Jacob Oliver (Cambridge House Grammar School)
James Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
James Girvan (Royal School Dungannon)
Jamie Matthews (Omagh Academy)
Johnny McCracken (Campbell College Belfast)
Lucas Kenny (Campbell College Belfast)
Mark Lee (Rainey Old Boys RFC)
Matthew Booth (Campbell College Belfast)
Michael Burnett (City of Armagh RFC)
Ollie McAuley (Campbell College Belfast)
Rory Ellerby (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Sam Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
Tristan Ferguson (Ballymena Academy)
Zac Solomon (Campbell College Belfast)
Any notables in that lot? Gibson is the talented fly half ?
McFarlane is arguably best schoolboy I have watched.


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He must still be in school then?
Yeh he has another year. Him and Josh Stevens are going to be a force for MCB this year.


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He was fun to watch at Ravenhill.

Excellent off the tee and looked like he’d make a decent RB at American Football.

Hope he passes a bit more frequently when he plays 9!
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justinr73 wrote:He was fun to watch at Ravenhill.

Excellent off the tee and looked like he’d make a decent RB at American Football.

Hope he passes a bit more frequently when he plays 9!
His passing the semi final was top notch. Decision making superb!


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Will he be athletic/quick enough?
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Big-al wrote:Will he be athletic/quick enough?
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so he will be a 9 at pro level?
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Bayern wrote:so he will be a 9 at pro level?
I thought that spoke more about the Ulster set up than him.

He’s an outside back IMO.


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kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:22 pm
Bayern wrote:so he will be a 9 at pro level?
I thought that spoke more about the Ulster set up than him.

He’s an outside back IMO.

he'd be wasted at 9, hes the best schoolboy I've seen in aeons.
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kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:28 pm
Bayern wrote:
kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:36 am
Silverstu wrote:
Bayern wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:39 pm Ulster U19 Men’s team to play IQ Rugby, Wednesday 27 July at Newforge Country Club, 12 noon:

Adam Bennett (Belfast High School)
Adam Montgomery (Rainey Endowed School)
Alex McBurney (Ballymena Academy)
Ben Gibson (Bangor Grammar School)
Ben McFarlane (Methodist College Belfast)
Bryn Ward (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Cameron Faith (Campbell College Belfast)
Charlie Beattie (Wallace High School)
Clark Logan (Coleraine Grammar School)
Daniel Bennett (Belfast High School)
David Kehoe (Banbridge RFC)
Ethan Fitzsimmons (Down High School)
Ethan Graham (Belfast Metropolitan College)
Jacob Boyd (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Jacob Oliver (Cambridge House Grammar School)
James Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
James Girvan (Royal School Dungannon)
Jamie Matthews (Omagh Academy)
Johnny McCracken (Campbell College Belfast)
Lucas Kenny (Campbell College Belfast)
Mark Lee (Rainey Old Boys RFC)
Matthew Booth (Campbell College Belfast)
Michael Burnett (City of Armagh RFC)
Ollie McAuley (Campbell College Belfast)
Rory Ellerby (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Sam Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
Tristan Ferguson (Ballymena Academy)
Zac Solomon (Campbell College Belfast)
Any notables in that lot? Gibson is the talented fly half ?
McFarlane is arguably best schoolboy I have watched.


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He must still be in school then?
Yeh he has another year. Him and Josh Stevens are going to be a force for MCB this year.


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They better enjoy it, the standard coming through from MCB after that is not what it was
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nonplussed wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:59 pm
kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:22 pm
Bayern wrote:so he will be a 9 at pro level?
I thought that spoke more about the Ulster set up than him.

He’s an outside back IMO.

he'd be wasted at 9, hes the best schoolboy I've seen in aeons.
I’ve never seen him play but if he is better than Stockdale, Luke Marshall, Lowry and Jackson were when they were at school then ulster have a good prospect.
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kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:46 pm
justinr73 wrote:He was fun to watch at Ravenhill.

Excellent off the tee and looked like he’d make a decent RB at American Football.

Hope he passes a bit more frequently when he plays 9!
His passing the semi final was top notch. Decision making superb!


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If my recollection is off then I can’t blame the drink on this occasion (unless it was the cumulative effective of previous sessions) but I’m sure that he wasn’t afraid of a bit of contact at times!

He was prominent with ball in hand for sure.

Think I recall him slipping on his Brennan a bit too. Some longer studs and he’ll be grand!
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Bayern wrote:Ulster U19 Men’s team to play IQ Rugby, Wednesday 27 July at Newforge Country Club, 12 noon:

Adam Bennett (Belfast High School)
Adam Montgomery (Rainey Endowed School)
Alex McBurney (Ballymena Academy)
Ben Gibson (Bangor Grammar School)
Ben McFarlane (Methodist College Belfast)
Bryn Ward (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Cameron Faith (Campbell College Belfast)
Charlie Beattie (Wallace High School)
Clark Logan (Coleraine Grammar School)
Daniel Bennett (Belfast High School)
David Kehoe (Banbridge RFC)
Ethan Fitzsimmons (Down High School)
Ethan Graham (Belfast Metropolitan College)
Jacob Boyd (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Jacob Oliver (Cambridge House Grammar School)
James Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
James Girvan (Royal School Dungannon)
Jamie Matthews (Omagh Academy)
Johnny McCracken (Campbell College Belfast)
Lucas Kenny (Campbell College Belfast)
Mark Lee (Rainey Old Boys RFC)
Matthew Booth (Campbell College Belfast)
Michael Burnett (City of Armagh RFC)
Ollie McAuley (Campbell College Belfast)
Rory Ellerby (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
Sam Anderson (Royal School Armagh)
Tristan Ferguson (Ballymena Academy)
Zac Solomon (Campbell College Belfast)
Lucas Kenny isn’t far behind Mcfarlane either.


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Ulster wanted mcfarlane at 15, he wanted to play 9
Lukas Kenny rated just as highly

Gibson is playing 12 with Tristan Ferguson at 10
Clark Logan who is u18 will be at 9
Ethan graham at 11
Mcfarlane will be at 15 this year
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ljsulster wrote:Ulster wanted mcfarlane at 15, he wanted to play 9
Lukas Kenny rated just as highly

Gibson is playing 12 with Tristan Ferguson at 10
Clark Logan who is u18 will be at 9
Ethan graham at 11
Ferguson only there because of injuries?


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kingofthehill wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:19 pm
ljsulster wrote:Ulster wanted mcfarlane at 15, he wanted to play 9
Lukas Kenny rated just as highly

Gibson is playing 12 with Tristan Ferguson at 10
Clark Logan who is u18 will be at 9
Ethan graham at 11
Ferguson only there because of injuries?


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He’s the best outhalf available by a distance, hence why he started for the schools team last year.
Gibson is a 12 who was shoehorned into 10 for the clubs
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