On Saturday Morning, Royal Belfast Academical Institution travelled to Holywood to play Sullivan Upper School in a Schools Friendly.

The opening quarter was very cagey, neither side could impose themselves and the game was largely played between the ‘22’s.

In the 22nd minute, Josh Gibson found space to score for Inst, midway out, on the left. Alex Place’s conversion put Inst 7-0 up.

Sullivan responded 4 minutes later, when Sam Harper scored. Harry McKeown’s conversion levelled the scores at 7-7, after 26 minutes.

Towards the end of the 1st half, Sullivan camped on the Inst line. After a series of rucks, McKeown powered over . . .