Sullivan Upper School Sports
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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
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U16 Schools Cup: Methodist College 17 Sullivan Upper School 8
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On Wednesday afternoon, Methodist College U16 played Sullivan Upper School U16, at Pirrie Park, in a Schools U16 Cup fixture. Sullivan kicked off and swarmed over the Methody defence winning a penalty, converted by Hamish Johnston, after 2 minutes for a 3-0 lead. Nathan Noble’s run resulted in Sullivan’s try Sullivan continued to press and
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2022-03-23 RBAI 4 Sullivan Upper 2 Bannister Bowl
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Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Sullivan Upper School met for the final of the Bannister Bowl on Wednesday afternoon at Havelock Park. Only one goal separated the two teams at half time with RBAI leading 1 – 0 thanks to quick thinking from Robbie McAreavey who dispossessed a defender on the edge of the D
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2022-03-16 Sullivan Upper 4 Coleraine Grammar 3 (AR) Junior Plate
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Sullivan Upper completed their second final appearance of the afternoon when their U14’s played their Coleraine Grammar counterparts in the Junior Plate Final. Having caught up with Sullivan in the semi final of this competition I was looking forward to this one, and it didn’t disappoint. Sullivan’s Erin Bond was relentless in attack in the
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2022-03-16 Sullivan Upper 2 Limavady Grammar 1 (AR) McDowell Plate
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The McDowell Plate, between Sullivan Upper School and Limavady Grammar School, was played concurrently with the Junior Shield so I only caught the last ten minutes of normal play in this one. At the time of my arrival the game was still scoreless with both teams pushing hard for the winner. Sullivan’s Emma Haley scored
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Medallion Plate: Sullivan Upper 22 Rainey Endowed 12 Final
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Sullivan Upper and Rainey Endowed Medallion teams met in the final of the Medallion Plate at Roughfort on a dry but cloudy Saturday morning. There was a stiff breeze blowing down the pitch towards the “Chimney Corner” end and it seemed to be strong enough to dictate the pattern of the game. Sullivan had the
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2022-03-07 Sullivan Upper 0 Strathearn School 0 (7 – 6 AET) U14 Plate Semi Final
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I was invited along to cover the rearranged U14 Plate Semi Final between Sullivan Upper and Strathearn School on Monday afternoon at the Stormont Pavilion Hockey Pitches. The much anticipated semi final started in dry but cold conditions with the occasional ray of sunshine breaking through but both teams soon warmed up with the chance
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2022-02-28 Banbridge Academy 2 Sullivan Upper 1 Senior Plate Semi Final
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Banbridge Academy and Sullivan Upper senior squads completed their delayed Plate Semi Final on Monday afternoon in an entertaining encounter at Lisnagarvey HC. Sullivan Upper got of to the best of starts with an early penalty corner converted by the talented Katie Kimber to give Sullivan a 0 – 1 lead. Katie Kimber celebrates the
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Medallion Plate: Down High School 0 Sullivan Upper School 38 Semi Final
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Down High welcomed Sullivan Upper to Downpatrick on Saturday morning for the Semi Final of the Medallion Plate. It was a rare Saturday morning without rain though there was still a stiff wind blowing down the pitch. Sullivan, with the wind at their back, enjoyed the best of the opening 10 minutes with Down restricted
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Bryn Ward, Callum Hoe, Conor McMaster, Harry McKeown, Jacob Boyd, Jamie Beattie, Josh Eagleson, Myles Lowe, Oliver Clarke, Rory StewartSchools Cup: Sullivan Upper School 13 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 38 Quarter Final
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On Saturday morning Sullivan Upper School clashed with Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the quarter final of the Schools Cup. It was damp and overcast and rain threatened the contest. On almost their first excursion into Inst territory Sullivan took the lead with a Harry McKeown penalty goal. Bryn Ward claimed Inst’s first try Inst
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Medallion Shield: Ballymena Academy 25 Sullivan Upper 18 Round 4
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Sullivan Upper travelled to Ballymena Academy, Galgorm Road, Ballymena to try to advance to the next round of the Ulster Schools Medallion Shield on Saturday 22nd January 2022. Report and pictures by Davie Hayes It was a cold but dry Saturday morning in Ballymena, allowing for some very open rugby to thrill the large crowd
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Schools Senior: Methodist College 36 Sullivan Upper 5
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On Monday afternoon Methodist College played Sullivan Upper School in a schools friendly at Pirrie Park. Methody fielded an enlarged squad and their coaches ensured that as many members as possible got game time. Bob Given Photography was there to capture the action. Methody enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and territory and took the
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Ben Gillan, Dylan Torrens, Gabe McKonkey, Harry Malangeni, Harry McKeown, Jack Tindal, Lewis Doherty, Oliver NeillSchools U16 Cup: Sullivan Upper 7 Methodist College 47
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Saturday saw the final games in the Round Robin Section of the Schools U16 Cup held. Methodist College travelled to Sullivan Upper on a windy, cool morning for an early 9.45am kick off. To provide quieter conditions, away from crowds, for a school examination, the game was played on the narrower pitch, behind the school.
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Adam McClean, Cameron Doak, Charlie Beattie, Harry Wright, Matthew Halliday, Patrick McFerran, Roy Carson, Zac LindsaySchools Senior: Wallace High School 19 Sullivan Upper School 15 Friendly
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Wallace High School recorded a win against Sullivan Upper School on Saturday morning in an entertaining game. Both teams are looking to rebuild after losing a few graduates to the Ireland U20’s side during lockdown and, as with most of the sides we’ve covered this season, the early exchanges were full of intent though a
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Andrew Vance, Ben Semple, Caleb Morrison, Callum Patterson, Charlie Simpson, Conor Spence, Craig Lewsley, David Cartmill, David McGuigan, Iain Henderson, Jamie Carr, John Andrew, Jordan Buchanan, Michael Cochrane, Michael Scott, Ollie Loughead, Paddy Jackson, Paddy Pringle, Peter McKerr, Ryan McAlister, Ryan McCandless, Stuart McIlwaine, Stuart Olding, Tom SaundersonMy Favourite Schools Cup Campaign.
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We’ll be looking back of some of our favourite matches and competitions that we covered over the last ten years and we’re kicking it off with a look at our favourite Schools Cup Campaign. This season’s campaign was setting itself up as one of the best and we’ll be reviewing it later in the week,
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Schools Cup: Methodist College 15 Sullivan Upper 5 (Quarter Final)
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Sullivan traveled to meet Methody, at Pirrie Park, in Saturday morning’s Schools’ Cup Quarter Final Tie. A strong wind blowing diagonally, coupled with heavy sleet showers made for challenging conditions overhead. Bob Given Photography brings us up to date on the match at Pirrie Park. Sullivan kicked off into the wind and kept Methody pinned deep