Bob Given
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3rd XV Cup: Campbell College 57 Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Knock 0 Quarter Final
On Friday afternoon Our Lady and St Patricks College Knock were the visitors to Campbell College to play Campbell College…
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3rd XV Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution IV 5 Royal Belfast Academical Institution III 17 Quarter Final
On Wednesday afternoon there was no so much local rivalry but, intra school rivalry when Royal Belfast Academical Institution III…
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Club Friendly: CIYMS U15 2 Northern Ireland Civil Service U15 2
On Sunday afternoon CIYMS U15 hosted NICS U15 in a club friendly at a grey, overcast Belmont. In a scoreless…
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Celtic Challenge: Wolfhounds 41 Brython Thunder 10 Round 4
On Saturday evening Wolfhounds played Brython Thunder in Round 4 of the Celtic Challenge at Kingspan Stadium. The Wolfhounds consisted…
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All Ireland 2A: Queen’s University 3 Pembroke Wanderers 4
On cool grey Saturday afternoon, Queens faced Pembroke Wanderers, from Dublin in an All-Ireland Division 2 Pool A fixture at…
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Women Junior 1: Queens II 3 Lisnagarvey II 0
On Saturday lunchtime, Lisnagarvey II were the visitors to the Dub to play Queens II in a Women Junior 1…
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Schools Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 16 Campbell College 6
On Saturday morning, in front of a large and very partisan crowd, from both schools, Royal Belfast Academical Institution faced…
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Medallion Shield: Ballymena Academy 3 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 31 Round of 16
Early Friday afternoon Ballymena Academy hosted Royal Belfast Academical Institution in a Medallion Shield Round of 16 tie. Playing into…
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3rd XV Plate: Royal Belfast Academical Institution V 52 Regent House III 12 1st Round
On a sunny, but cool, Wednesday afternoon, Regent House III were the visitors to Bladon to play Royal Belfast Academical…
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Ulster Hockey Women’s and Men’s Indoor Championships
On Sunday Ulster Hockey held Day One of the Ulster Indoor Hockey Championships at Queens PEC. Teams from Ards HC,…
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European Champions Cup: Ulster 24 Toulouse 48
Saturday evening saw the visit Stadt Toulousain to the Kingspan Stadium to face Ulster in the 3rd round of Group Stage…
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AIL2B: Belfast Harlequins 26 Instonians 32
My 3rd game on Saturday was the AIL2B game, between Belfast Harlequins and Instonians at Deramore Park. This a was reverse…
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2nd XV League: Instonians II 49 Clogher Valley II 12
It was a 12.00 noon kick off at Shaw’s Bridge for the 2nd XV League fixture between Instonians II and Clogher…
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Schools Friendly: Belfast High School 7 Down High School 48
On sunny, crisp Saturday morning Down High School travelled to the Shore Road to play Belfast High School in a…
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U16 High Schools Pollock Cup: Bangor Academy 40 Craigavon Senior High School 17 Final
On Tuesday Bangor Academy and Craigavon Senior High School faced off at The Dub, Queens University, with a 12.00 noon…
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Ulster Hockey U15 Girls Indoor Tournament
On Sunday Ulster Hockey hosted their annual U15 Girls Indoor Tournament at Antrim Forum, featuring teams from Antrim, Ards, Armagh,…
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Medallion Trophy: Lurgan College 12 Larne Grammar School 3
There was a frost covering a soft pitch, on a sunny Saturday morning for the visit of Larne Grammar School…
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Medallion Trophy: Dromore High School 43 Wellington College 0
On sunny, windless, and strangely warm early Friday afternoon, at Barban Hill, Dromore High School hosted Wellington College in a…
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Championship 1: Cooke 27 Dromore 19
For once Saturday morning was quiet, with no games scheduled. On Saturday afternoon Cooke took on Dromore in a Championship…
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United Rugby Championship: Ulster 20 Connacht 19
On Friday evening, Connacht were the visitors to the Kingspan Stadium to face Ulster in a United Rugby Championship fixture.…
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Medallion Shield: Friends School 10 Regent House School 17 3rd Round
On damp overcast Friday morning, the last day of term, Regent House were the visitors to Lisburn, to play Friends…
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European Champions Cup: Ulster 31 Racing 92 15 Pool 2
On Saturday evening Racing 92 were the visitors to Kingspan Stadium for the European Champions Cup Pool 2 game against…
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AIL2B: Instonians 63 Belfast Harlequins 22
It was still grey and overcast, for the AIL2B game between Instonians and near neighbours Belfast Harlequins, at Shaw’s Bridge.…
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Women Senior One: Instonians 0 North Down 0
It was still grey and overcast, with unfortunately no lights, for the Women Senior One encounter at Shaw’s Bridge, between…
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Senior Cup: Methodist College 1 The Royal School Armagh 3 3rd Round
The Royal School Armagh were the visitors to Pirrie Park on Saturday morning to play Methodist College in the 3rd round…
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Schools 2XV Cup: Sullivan Upper School II 33 Royal School Dungannon II 19
On Friday afternoon Royal School Dungannon II travelled to Holywood to play Sullivan Upper School II in a lunchtime kick…
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Prior Shield: Royal Belfast Academical Institution II 1 Wallace High School II 2 Final
Wednesday afternoon saw the Prior Shield Final, played at Havelock Park between Royal Belfast Academical Institution II and Wallace High…
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McCullough Cup: Banbridge Academy 1 Wallace High School 0 Final
Wednesday, lunchtime saw the McCullough Cup Final played at Havelock Park between Banbridge Academy and Wallace High School. It was…
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Senior Friendly: Friends School 1 The Royal School Armagh 2
On Monday afternoon, under lights, Friends played The Royal School Armagh, in a Schools Friendly, in a very mild and…
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Junior 2: Banbridge II 2 Belfast Harlequins III 1
If it stayed dry for my first 2 games, then the rain gods turned it on for the Women’s Junior…
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Schools Cup: Banbridge Academy 36 Limavady Grammar School 9 Pool E
Though the rain held off, it only got greyer and gloomier as I made my from Havelock Park to the…
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Prior Shield: Banbridge Academy II 1 Royal Belfast Academical Institution II 2 Semi Final
The heavy rain and wind that I encountered, as I drove down to Banbridge, from Belfast, was not a good…
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McCullough Cup Tier A: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 2 Wallace High School 4 Semi Final
On a damp greyish and now rainswept, Wednesday afternoon, Havelock Park was the venue for the second MCCullough Cup Tier…
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McCullough Cup Tier A : Banbridge Academy 3 Friends 1 Semi Final
On a damp greyish, Wednesday afternoon, which threatened rain, Havelock Park was the venue for the first McCullough Cup Tier…
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Women’s Premiership: Belfast Harlequins 5 Dungannon 55
On Sunday afternoon Dungannon were the visitors to Deramore Park to face Belfast Harlequins in a Women’s Premiership fixture. Quins…
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United Rugby Championship: Ulster 24 Edinburgh 27
On Saturday evening, Edinburgh were the visitors to Kingspan Stadium for the United Rugby Championship game with Ulster. Ulster were…
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AIL1B: Queen’s University 26 Highfield 34
The lights were on from kick off for the AIL1B match, game 2 of the double header, at the Queens…
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Women Premiership: Queen’s University 12 Enniskillen 33
The day had not improved. It was still grey and overcast for the lunchtime appointment at The Queens Arena, the…
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Medallion Shield: Grosvenor Grammar School 50 Bangor Academy 0
It was grey, overcast, and misty for the 10.00am kick in east Belfast of the Medallion Shield match between Grosvenor…
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All Ireland League: Pegasus 1 Corinthian 0
It was 2C on a cold clear Saturday evening for the 4.15pm push back for the All Ireland League Fixture…
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2nd XV League: Queen’s University II 0 Instonians II 38
By early afternoon Saturday the sun had disappeared behind low cloud for Queens II home game, in the 2ndXV league…
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Women Premier: Queen’s University 1 Lisnagarvey 0
By Saturday lunchtime it was sunny and deceptively warm at Upper Malone for the Women Premier clash between Queens and…
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 41 The Royal School Armagh 6
On a grey and overcast Saturday Morning, The Royal School Armagh were the visitors to Osborne Park to play Royal…
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1st XI Superleague: Portadown College 1 The Royal School Armagh 3 Tier A Final
Lisnagarvey Hockey Club was the venue, on Wednesday evening for the Tier B Superleague Final between Regent House and Royal…
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1st XI Superleague Regent House School 0 Royal School Dungannon 6 Tier B Final
Lisnagarvey Hockey Club was the venue, on Wednesday evening for the Tier B Superleague Final between Regent House and Royal…
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Under 18 Interprovincial Championship: Ulster 3 Leinster 2
Late Sunday afternoon was grey, overcast but, at least dry, as now, with the floodlights on, Ulster and Leinster took…
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Under 16 Interprovincial Championship: Ulster 1 Leinster 4
Early Sunday afternoon was grey, overcast and rain threatened, as Ulster and Leinster took the pitch, at Havelock Park, Banbridge…
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AIL2B: Belfast Harlequins 7 Rainey 29
At Deramore, the hockey and rugby pitches must be in different weather zones. As I walked up to the rugby…
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Women Premier: Belfast Harlequins 3 Portadown 2
The weather changed on my drive up from Banbridge, now low sunshine bathed Deramore Park for the Women’s Premier league…
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Schools Cup: Banbridge Academy 21 Ballyclare High School 0 Pool E
On grey, overcast, gloomy Saturday morning Banbridge Academy hosted Ballyclare High School in a Schools Cup Pool E fixture. Banbridge…
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Junior Cup: Sullivan Upper School 2 Grosvenor Grammar School 0 1st Round
On Thursday afternoon, Grosvenor Grammar School were the visitors to Holywood to play Sullivan Upper School in the 1st Round of…
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Under 18 Interprovincial Championship: Leinster 5 Ulster 3 After Run Ins
UCD was the venue, on Sunday afternoon for the final game of the U18 Interprovincial Championship, between Leinster and Ulster.…
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Under 16 Interprovincial Championship: Leinster 1 Ulster 5
UCD was the venue, on Sunday afternoon for the final game of the U16 Interprovincial Championship, between Leinster and Ulster.…
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AIL1B: Queen’s University 16 Buccaneers 21
On Saturday afternoon, at The Dub, Queens faced Buccaneers, who had faced the journey, up from Athlone, in AIL1B. Queens…
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 14 Clongowes Wood 21
On Saturday Clongowes Wood, from Co Kildare were the visitors to Osborne Park, for a 12.00 noon kick off against…
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Senior Cup: Methodist College 8 Bloomfield Collegiate 0 1st Round
It was an early start on Saturday morning at Pirrie Park for the 1st Round Senior Schools Cup Tie between Methodist…
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United Rugby Championship: Ulster 21 Munster 14
On Friday evening Ulster played Interprovincial rivals Munster in the United Rugby Championship at Kingspan Stadium. Munster were fastest off…
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1st XI Superleague: Rainey Endowed 0 The Royal School Armagh 2 Tier A Semi Final
On Wednesday afternoon, in the second of the 1st XI Superleague Semi Finals, played at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Rainey Endowed faced…
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1st XI Superleague: Banbridge Academy 1 Portadown College 3 Tier A Semi Final
On Wednesday afternoon, in the first of the 1st XI Superleague Semi Finals, played at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Banbridge Academy faced…
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U14 Superleague: Cookstown High School 1 Lurgan Junior High School 0 Tier B Semi Final
On Tuesday afternoon, in game two of the U14 Superleague Semi Finals, played at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Cookstown High School…