Royal Belfast Academical Institution Sports
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All Ireland Schools Hockey: The John Waring Championship 2023
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We caught up with the opening rounds of the 2023 John Waring Cup at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club on Wednesday 19th April 2023. The John Waring Championship is an annual hockey competition for under-14 boys’ schools in Ireland. It is named after John Waring, who was a former president of the Irish Hockey Association. This season’s
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Richardson Cup: Bangor Grammar School 3 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 6 Final
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Second up at Havelock Park, Banbridge, was the Richardson cup for the Under 15 Age Group. Played over 2 x 30 minute halves, this year’s final was between Bangor Grammar School and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. John Cunningham, far left, claimed a 1st half brace for Inst Inst started confidently, spraying the ball around, finding
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Schools Cup: Campbell College 17 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 22 Final
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It was a grey, gloomy, driech, but mild Friday afternoon, at the Kingspan Stadium for the Schools Cup Final, between city rivals, Campbell College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Jed Dornan, hand on ball, opened the scoring for Campbell For the first 10 minutes Campbell battered the Inst line. Inst finally lifted the siege and
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Ferris Cup: Cookstown High School 1 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 0 Final
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The Ulster Hockey Schools Finals continued on Thursday with the boys taking over. The first match on Thursday was the Schools U14 Ferris Cup final between Cookstown High and RBAI at Stormont Pavilion. With the teams selected from 1st to 3rd year, there was an interesting variation on players sizes but they all soon showed
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Medallion Shield: Ballymena Academy 7 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 10 Final
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Tuesday afternoon saw the Medallion Shield Final between Ballymena Academy and Royal Belfast Academical Institution, staged at the Kingspan Stadium. Inst had run up some big scores over the course of the season and, in many people’s minds, were the odds on favourites. Ballymena thought otherwise! Under the pile of bodies Joshua Patterson opened the
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Bryn Ward, Charlie Beattie, Daniel Moore, Flynn Morrow, James Clarke, James Hilman, Josh Eagleson, Quinn Armstrong, William SprouleSchools Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 31 Wallace High School 14 Semi Final
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Wednesday afternoon saw the second semi final of this year’s Schools Cup. This was an inter-city clash, between Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Wallace High School, Lisburn. Wallace started much the stronger side Wallace took the game to Inst from kick off, putting in some big tackles & depriving Inst of possession. Inst struggled to
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Burney Cup: Wallace High School 2 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 1 Semi Final
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Wallace High and Royal Belfast Academical Institution contested two semi finals on Wednesday afternoon. First up we had the two schools meet in an Ulster Hockey Burney Cup semi final at Stormont Pavilion with a 13:00 pass back. The pass back was delayed by 10 minutes for an extra watering of the pitch and it
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Medallion Shield: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 27 Campbell College Belfast 17 Semi Final
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RBAI got us off with both teams showing nerves with some early fumbles before Campbell worked a move into RBAI’s 22, winning a penalty which was converted by wing Peter Henry. 0 – 3 on the 7th minute. RBAI responded immediately setting up a maul from an attacking line out, hooker and captain Ross Dillon
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Schools Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 45 Dromore High School 0 Quarter Final
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On Saturday, a large, very partisan crowd attended the Schools Cup Quarter Final between Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Dromore High School, at Osborne. Both sides got to know each other in the opening moments. After only five minutes James Hillman collected his chip to score. Josh Eagleson’s conversion put Inst 7 – 0 up.
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McCullough Cup Final: Banbridge Academy 6 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 7 AR Final
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On Wednesday afternoon, Banbridge Academy met Royal Belfast Academical Institution, at Havelock Park, in the final of the McCullough Cup. The Inst Semi Circle was crowded, at times In a scoreless 1st quarter Banbridge had most of the play, creating, but failing to take chances. Inst were very limited in their attacks troubling the Banbridge keeper
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McCullough Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3 Wallace High School 1 Semi Final
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On Wednesday afternoon Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Wallace High School faced off in semi final one of the McCullough Cup, at Havelock Park, Banbridge. Inst had probably the better of the play in a scoreless 1st half, where both sides created chances, but couldn’t capitalise in the D. Matthew McIlreavy, 10, opened the scoring for
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Adam Boyd, Connor Pattan, Conor Bell, Jonah Power, Peter Elliott, Ronan Hamilton, Ross Dillon, Ruairi Lester, Zack SurphisMedallion Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 55 The Royal School Armagh 0
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On Saturday morning The Royal School Armagh were the visitors to an overcast Osborne Park to play Royal Belfast Academical Institution in a Medallion friendly. In a shortened game, Inst dominated in every aspect, controlling set pieces, allowing their backs to express themselves. Inst opened the scoring, after 5 minutes, with a try by debutant,
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Medallion: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 21 Methodist College 12 (Friendly)
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On Saturday morning old rivals Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Methodist College met in a Schools Friendly at Medallion level, at Osborne Park. From kick off Methody attacked and after several attacks, created space on the left for Isaac Bell to score in the corner, for a 5 – 0 Methody lead after 5 minutes.
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Bryn Ward, Conor Draycott, Flynn Morrow, Jacob Boyd, James Clarke, Joel Madden, Matthew Curry, Matthew SweetloveSchools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 28 Coleraine Grammar 14
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I caught up with RBAI and Coleraine Grammar School on Saturday morning for an entertaining 1st XV friendly match at Osborne Park. Inst started with all guns blazing and after a couple of attacking lineouts in the Coleraine 22 hooker James Clarke found the line at the back of a powerful maul by the home
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Ben McCausland, Callum Peden, Charlie Hargy, Darcey Donnelly, Harry Beggs, James Kerr, Peter Bailey, Zach FlemingSchools U16 Cup: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 26 Ballymena Academy 17
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On a pleasant, sunny Wednesday afternoon Ballymena Academy U16 travelled to Cranmore, to play Royal Belfast Academical Institution U16 in the Schools U16 Cup. James Kerr opened the scoring after 3 minutes Inst caught Ballymena cold from kick off. An attack from deep, after 3 minutes, allowed James Kerr to race in from his own
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Schools Friendly: Royal Belfast Academical Institution 26 Sullivan Upper School 7
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Saturday morning saw the visit of Sullivan Upper School to Cranmore, Malone Road, to face Royal Belfast Academical Institution in a Schools Friendly. The 1st half was a stop, start affair, with neither team able to impose themselves and defences on top. Flynn Morrow opened Inst’s account Inst broke the deadlock after 18 minutes, when Flynn