This season these two titans of schoolboy rugby have both dispatched all comers and on their last head to head RBAI came out on top. That was a friendly but this is a semi final with the shield the prize.

Report and pictures by Richard Owens

A large crowd was gathered at Pirrie Park as Campbell prepared to kick off, wind strongly at their backs, both teams encouraged by the vocal support, although RBAI probably won that battle as Campbell’s support was spread over two other cup finals happening across Belfast.

Inst found themselves contained in their 22 as kicking options were limited into the stiff breeze. Campbell used this to their advantage and on the quarter hour mark a charge down from Campbell’s Harry Ord from an Inst clearance box kick, saw him first to the loose ball touching down to get Campbell into the lead. Henry Ralston added the conversion to push the score to 7-0.