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2014 DANSKE BANK SCHOOLS’ CUP THIRD ROUND
- - - - - - - - 08 / 02 / 2014
GRANSHA ROAD, BANGOR
VS
Bangor Grammar School
Sullivan Upper School
Programme Credits
Editor: Simon Hull
Pictures & Analysis: Giles Strutt
Columnists: Phil Broderick, Connor
McKee
Contributors: Andrew Shaw, Jason
Bennett
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Antrim Ballyclare Ballymena Banbridge
Bangor Belfast High
Campbell
Cambridge B.R.A.
Carrick Coleraine Dalriada
Down High Foyle Friends’ Grosvenor
Larne Limavady Lurgan Methody
Omagh Portadown Portora R.B.A.I.
Rainey Regent Armagh Dungannon
Sullivan Wallace Wellington
1st XV League Rankings
POS SCHOOL PL PTS
1. Coleraine 19 26pts 2. Rainey 17 26pts
3. R.B.A.I. 13 24pts 4. Sullivan 14 22pts
5. Belfast High 14 22pts 6. Armagh 16 22pts
7. Limavady 14 21pts 8. Bangor 18 19pts
9. Wallace 14 18pts
10. Down High 13 18pts 11. Ballymena 16 18pts
12. Dalriada 16 17pts 13. Banbridge 19 17pts
14. Methody 09 16pts 15. Lurgan 11 15pts
The challenge we faced in the last
round of the School’s Cup was a tough
one. The conditions were horrible and
didn’t allow us to play our expansive
rugby. However, everyone was ready
for the match and we showed
determination to come back into the
game and hold onto our lead to put us
in the 3rd round.
Saturday’s match brings a new
challenge for the team. We know how
Sullivan play, and we know it will be a
hard game. Hopefully the weather will
be better which will help us, but I
know the guys will be up for the game
whatever the conditions. It’s always
great to have a home draw, and
especially the new pitches at Gransha
Road. The support that a home game
brings can be daunting to the younger
members of the squad, but the home
crowd will get behind the boys to spur
us on. Players coming back from
injury such as James Carson bring
more strength back to the pack, and
with big impact players such as Rob
Gamble in the squad, we are feeling
confident looking ahead to the
weekend.
Phil Broderick
For players and staff of
Bangor Grammar School,
Saturday 25th January
2014 will forever be
r e m em b er e d as a
fortunate escape.
With the weather more
suitable for a sailing
competition than a
rugby match, it would
always be difficult to
break down a determined
Grosvenor side, spurred
on by their mediocre
home support.
The game started and
ended in the balance.
Grosvenor and Bangor
shared the early spoils,
with the home side
growing into the game as
the first half passed by.
Indeed, it was they who
took the lead. The
Grosvenor number 8
opportunistically surging
towards the Bangor try
line off the back of a
scrum. The conversion,
from a wide angle was
a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e
against the high winds—
it fell short of the posts
by quite a margin.
The Grosvenor smiles
didn’t last long, with
Matthew Coffey racing
free juggling the ball in
his hands as he went.
The chasing defender was
on his tail, but the tackle
was too little, too late.
The score now 5-5.
Ross McCloskey, having
already missed an earlier
p e n a l t y h a d t h e
opportunity to give BGS
the lead. This was an
opportunity he wouldn’t
miss.
The second half followed
more or less the same
pattern. Grosvenor took
a slender one point lead
following a penalty, but
as the sun came out and
the Bangor subs came
on, the tables started to
turn.
Robert Gamble’s impact
off the bench was clear to
s e e a n d B a n g o r
themselves were awarded
a penalty with only
minutes remaining. The
calm Ross McCloskey
kicking Bangor through
to the next round.
With the final whistle
came the joy and relief.
Grosvenor, beaten yet so
easily could have won.
ADVERTISEMENT
33 24 15 KEY
TRIES
CONVS
PENS
17 9
1
7
FOUNDED: 1856
PRINCIPAL: Mrs E. Huddleson
SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD
WINS: 5 (69, 78, 85, 86, 88)
RUNNERS UP: 4 (79, 81, 87, 95)
2014 1st XV KEY PEOPLE
COACHES: Mr J. Morgan
Mr P. Cartmill
CAPTAIN: Phil Broderick
LAST SEASON
ROUND 3: Portadown 3-20 Bangor
ROUND 4: Bangor 17-5 Belfast High
QT FINAL: Bangor 0-25 Armagh
SEASON SO FAR
ROUND 2: Grosvenor 8-10 Bangor
KEY PLAYER
Andrew Shaw
Prop
1877 :FOUNDED
Mr C. J. W. Peel :PRINCIPAL
SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD
(Shield Wins: 1) 0 :WINS
0 :RUNNERS UP
2014 1st XV KEY PEOPLE
Mr W. Anderson :COACHES
Mr L. Kelly
Mr S. Finlay .
Ross Todd :CAPTAIN
LAST SEASON
B.R.A. 10-20 Sullivan :ROUND 4
Ballyclare 12-10 Sullivan :QT FINAL
KEY PLAYER
Ross Todd
Captain
14 11
FOUNDED: 1856
PRINCIPAL: Mrs E. Huddleson
SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD
WINS: 5 (69, 78, 85, 86, 88)
RUNNERS UP: 4 (79, 81, 87, 95)
2014 1st XV KEY PEOPLE
COACHES: Mr J. Morgan
Mr P. Cartmill
CAPTAIN: Phil Broderick
LAST SEASON
ROUND 3: Portadown 3-20 Bangor
ROUND 4: Bangor 17-5 Belfast High
QT FINAL: Bangor 0-25 Armagh
SEASON SO FAR
ROUND 2: Grosvenor 8-10 Bangor
KEY PLAYER
Andrew Shaw
Prop
1877 :FOUNDED
Mr C. J. W. Peel :PRINCIPAL
SCHOOLS’ CUP RECORD
(Shield Wins: 1) 0 :WINS
0 :RUNNERS UP
2014 1st XV KEY PEOPLE
Mr W. Anderson :COACHES
Mr L. Kelly
Mr S. Finlay .
Ross Todd :CAPTAIN
LAST SEASON
B.R.A. 10-20 Sullivan :ROUND 4
Ballyclare 12-10 Sullivan :QT FINAL
KEY PLAYER
Ross Todd
Captain
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1986 Heading into the 1986
season, we knew we had
an excellent team and were
in with a good chance of
winning the cup.
A lot of the team had been
in the squad the previous
year when we also won the
cup. At that time,
probably the same as now,
there were always the
same Schools that had
good teams: Methody,
Inst., Ballymena and
Campbell. We knew
they'd be our biggest
rivals. The success of
previous teams didn't
bother us as a lot of us
had been on the team the
year before.
There were a number of
very good players on the
team. Mark McCall was
excellent and in his
game controlling
position as out half was
outstanding. His best
attribute, in my opinion,
was his "vision" and
ability to read the game
and make decisions.
McCall was our captain,
and personally I thought
he'd become an Ulster
player.
Honestly, the forwards in
our pack weren’t great.
We often struggled to get
the ball, especially against
better schools. When it
got to us backs, that was
where we dominated. But
without their hard work
we'd never have won any
games.
In the early rounds we
made good progress,
stuffing all
the teams on
the way. We
u s u a l l y
scored at
least eight
tries.
For me,
playing at
R a v e n h i l l
was a dream
01 Willie Johnston 02 Darryl Flanagan 03 Mike Davis 04 Roger Brown 05 Glenn Lindsay 06 Sean Crowther 07 Keith Esdale 08 David Cooke 09 Kenny Woods 10 Mark McCall (C) 11 Rodney Blackmore 12 Brian Wickens 13 Gavin Ellis 14 Jason Bennett 15 Chris Jackson
Subs 16 Simon McGookin 17 Simon McKenna 18 Joel Bennett 19 Brian Hawkins 20 A. Mawhinney 21 Ian Thompson
Photographs from left: The monumental
Bangor support; The victorious proudly
showing off their prize with Jason circled;
Kenny Woods offloads the ball in the final.
come true. The
pitch was super
and to have such a
b i g c r o w d
watching was
amazing. I’d never
seen so many schoolgirls
at a rugby match!
We went in to the match
itself as favourites. We
had narrowly beaten
Campbell College in the
Semi. Before that match
everyone had said that
whoever won, would go on
to win the final. Also,
from recollection, we’d
already beaten Inst. quite
comfortably earlier in the
season.
On the day, we played
reasonably well; enough to
win comfortably, but we
could have been better. A
few weeks later we played
the Ulster Schools’ side at
Upritchard park. This
was the last match for the
school for many of us, and
we beat them 24-0. That
was a much better
performance than the
Schools’ Cup final.
Of my own performances,
I must have been good
enough to retain my place
in the team. I believe
that the guys on the
Bangor Grammar
School 2nd XV
would have made
it onto nearly any
other teams firsts.
We felt on top of
the world when
celebrating and
showing off the cup at
Ravenhill. The partying
continued back at Bangor
Rugby Club. It was an
excellent night but my
memory after about 9pm
is quite scant.
Following that day, the
reaction at the school was
great. I think everybody
at the school was proud of
the achievement, winning
the cup two years in a
row.
Photographs from left: The monumental
Bangor support; The victorious proudly
showing off their prize with Jason circled;
Kenny Woods offloads the ball in the final.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE ART OF HOOKING
The hooker is positioned between the two props in the scrum and throws the
ball into the line-out. After the scrumhalf has put the ball into the scrum they
use their feet to "hook" the ball back and win possession for their team.
Hookers generally have a short back and long arms to aid in binding to props.
When the opposition is putting the ball into the scrum the hooker will either
attempt to win the ball or try and disrupt the scrum. They are usually more
mobile than the props and are often used to crash the ball up during open play.
Only specialist front row players can play
hooker, and if a team cannot field one for any
reason the scrums will become uncontested.
Hooking itself is a specialist skill as it requires
both physical and mental excellence. The skill
is managing the match and then stopping and
taking time with the line-out, zoning out from
the match and focusing on the throw.
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Looking back on the
Grosvenor match, I can
only reflect on it with
mixed emotions.
Ultimately a win is a
win, however we had
hoped for a much more
comfortable victory. In
general I do not like to
blame a poor perfor-
mance on anything but
ourselves, however you
would be foolish not to
acknowledge the fact
that the weather played
a substantial role in the
outcome of the match. I
a m , h o w e v e r ,
exceptionally pleased
with the outcome, whilst
d i s r e g a r d i n g t h e
scoreline.
Now looking ahead to the
Sullivan fixture at the
weekend and spirits
within the camp are very
high. Although we were
looking for a slightly
easier draw, we were not
at all disappointed when
we heard we got Sullivan.
Due to tactics which we
hope to implement
against Sullivan, I
cannot reveal too much
about our preparations
but I can say the team is
looking strong and eager
to smash the Sullivan
boy's back to Holywood.
PLAYER PROFILE
THE INSIDE LINE
Glenn Burton has been a
regular for the 1st XV
for the good part of two
years now. Filling the
boots of his brother
Craig, playing in the
second row, he has
shown why he should be
on the starting XV.
Glenn’s large frame
contributes to him
winning his own and
sometimes his opponent's
line outs.
A recent injury has
caused Glenn to sit out a
few games and watch
eagerly from the
sidelines.
After a good win over
Grosvenor, I'm sure
Glenn and the rest of the
lads hope to come out on
top over Sullivan today
and make it through to
the Quarter Finals of the
Schools' Cup for the
third year in a row.
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GROSVENOR GRAMMAR (08)
V
BANGOR GRAMMAR (10)
25th January 2014
DANSKE BANK ULSTER SCHOOLS’ CUP
Second Round Result s :
Banbridge Academy 10-15 Colera ine Ac. Inst . 25 /01 /14
Dalr iada School 26-00 Portadown Col lege 25 /01/14
Down High School 30-00 Lurgan Col lege 25 /01 /14
Grosvenor Grammar School 08-10 Bangor Grammar Sch 25 /01/14
Limavady Grammar School 15-06 Foyle Col lege 25 /01 /14
Regent House 12-07 Portora Royal Sch 25/01/14
Belfast High School 13-05 Omagh Academy 29/01/14
Rainey Endowed School 22-03 Belfast Royal Acad. 29 /01 /14
Ballyclare High, Ballymena Academy, Campbe ll Col lege , Methodist Col-
lege , R.B.A.I., Royal Armagh, Sullivan Upper and Wallace High wi l l
join the winning teams f rom Round 2 in the draw for Round 3.
Third Round Fixtures
Ballyclare High School v Bal lymena Academy 08/02/14
Bangor Grammar School v Sul l ivan Upper 08 /02 /14
Belfast High School v Wallace High School 08 /02 /14
Campbel l Co l l ege v Royal School Armagh 08/02/14
Colera ine Academica l Inst . v Regent House 08 /02 /14
Dalr iada School v R. B. A. I . 08 /02 /14
Methodist Col lege v L imavady Grammar 08/02/14
Rainey Endowed School v Down High School 08 /02 /14
Defea ted teams wi l l en ter the Subsidiary Shield competi tion. Winning
teams progress to the Quarter Final.
2 ND XV PLATE
Prel iminary Round Fixture:
Co lera ine Academica l Inst . v Bangor Grammar TBC
MEDALLION BOWL
Selected Quarter Final Fixture:
Friends’ School Lisburn v Bangor Grammar 08 /02 /14
FRIENDLY RESULT
BGS 2nd XV 00-15 BGS Medal l ions 03/02/14
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(C) ROSS TODD
CONNOR McAVOY
MARK CROCKFORD
CHRIS GRIFFTHS
JOSH DAVIDSON
MAX CLARKE
MATTHEW NESBITT
DAVE CAVE
ANDREW BAILIE
FERGUS JEMPHREY
JAMES HOUSTON
JOHNNY BRYANS
CHARLIE McKEWAN
MARK ADAIR
DILLION GILBERT
MICHAEL CARTMILL
DAVID McMASTER
RYAN SPENCE
CHRIS JORDAN
ZACH BERTENSHAW HARRY HARPER JORDAN BETTS
CALUM JEFFREY ANGUS McCARTNEY
PETER COOPER CHRIS BALL
JACK CUMMINGS
ANDREW SHAW
ELLIOT BOYLAN
JAMIE NEILL
GLENN BURTON
JAMES CARSON
ADAM BRENNAN
CHRIS BOAL
CONNOR McKEE
SHAUN FAIR
JAMIE FULTON
MATTHEW COFFEY
ROSS McCLOSKEY
PHIL BRODERICK (C)
ROBERT GAMBLE
JOSH McKIMM
FINN GARBUTT
ARVIN ANTONY
EVAN McMILLAN
ADAM BROWN
ROSS MAXWELL
WILL LOGAN
DAN ORR
AARON CORBETT