BELFAST HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY

At Belfast High School we have the following teams:

1st XV
2nd XV
3rd XV (Wednesdays)
Medallion XV
U14 XV
U13 XV
U12 XV

Each team practices at least twice a week with the majority of matches played on Saturday mornings.

 

Fixtures 2011 - 2012

 

Date

Opponent

1ST XV

2ND XV

Med

U14

U13

Sept 10

Limavady GS

H

H

A

A

A

Sept 17

Carrick GS

A

A

H

H

H

Sept 24

Portadown

A

A

H

H

H

Oct 1

Bangor GS

H

H

A

A

A

Oct 8

Ballyclare HS

A

A

H

H

A

Oct 15

Larne GS

H

H

A

A

A

Oct 22

Friends

A

A

H

H

H

Oct 26 (Wed)

Dalriada

H

H

A

A

A

Nov 12

Banbridge

A

A

H

H

H

Nov 19

Ballymena

A

A

H

H

H

Nov 26

Armagh RS

H

H

A

A

A

Dec 3

Regent

A

A

H

H

H

Dec 10

Ballyclare HS

H

H

A

A

H

Dec 17

Limavady GS

A

A

H

H

H

Dec 28

Portora RS

A

 

A

 

 

Jan 7

Grosvenor GS

A

A

H

H

H

Jan 14

Down HS

A

A

H

H

H

Jan 21

Friends

H

H

A

A

A

Jan 28

RBAI

H

H

A

A

A

Feb 4

Foyle

H

H

A

A

A

Feb 11

Dalriada

A

A

H

H

H

Feb 18

Larne GS

A

A

H

H

H

Feb 25

BRA

A

A

H

H

H

Mar 3

Cambridge House

H

H

A

A

A

Mar 10

Rainey

H

H

A

A

A

 

Cup Teams

The 1st XV play in the Northern Bank Ulster Schools' Cup, the 2nd XV in the 2nd XV Cup and the Medallion in the Northern Bank Medallion Shield.

 

Recent Successes

1999-2000 - 1st XV - Semi-Finalists in Ulster Bank Schools' Cup
2000-2001 - Medallion - Semi-Finalists in the Medallion Plate

 

Ulster/Irish Schools - Honours Achieved - 1980 - 2007

1980-81 S Hutton Ulster/Irish Schools
1982-83 D McBride Ulster/Irish Schools
1985-86 G White Ulster Schools
D Patterson Ulster Schools
1986-87 G Leslie Ulster/Irish Schools
M Wilson Ulster/Irish Schools
1995-96 J Davis Ulster/Irish Schools
1997-98 K Kitchen Ulster Schools
1999-00 A Ervine Ulster Schools/Irish Schools Invitation XV
D Mayne Irish Schools Invitation XV
2001-02 B Hanvey Ulster Schools
2003-04 R. Stirling Ulster Schools and Irish Schools "A" team
2004-05 M. McCrea Ulster Schools and Irish Schools
2005-2006 M. McCrea Ulster Schools U19s
2006-2007 M. Lavery Ulster Schools

 

History of Belfast High School Rugby Football

FULL INTERNATIONALS

ERNIE STRATHCEE JIM BRADY JIM BRADY
JIM BRENNAN EDDIE GRANT FRANK WILSON
MAURICE FIELD DENIS McBRIDE  


INTER-PROVINCIAL PLAYERS - AS ABOVE +

JACK WILLIS STANLEY FORSYTHE TREVOR WRIGHT
HARRY ADAMS ERIC WILLIAMS JIM BAILIE
DEREK FIELD JONATHAN DAVIS DAVID SCOTT
GARY LESLIE NEIL HANNA MARK MCCREA


ULSTER AND IRISH SCHOOLS

 

JIM COEY PHILIP ELLIOTT STEVEN HUTTON
DENIS McBRIDE MICHAEL WILSON JONATHAN DAVIS
MARC McCREA    


ULSTER SCHOOLS - AS ABOVE +

 

STUART BINGHAM NEVILLE DOUGLAS JIM KIRKPATRICK
NORMAN SCOTT NOEL SCOTT ALBERT CREIGHTON
GARETH WHITE DAVID PATTERSON BEN HANVEY
RICHARD STIRLING    



WHO HAVE WE MISSED? APOLOGIES AND PLEASE LET US KNOW.



TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

SCHOOLS CUP SEMI- FINALISTS 1961+ 2000

ULSTER SCHOOLS SEVENS CHAMPIONS

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

GARY LESLIE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VICTORIOUS ULSTER EUROPEAN CUP WINNING TEAM

A NUMBER OF SENIOR REFEREES INCLUDING SIMON McDOWELL WHO RECENTLY REFEREED THE UNDER 21 WORLD CUP FINAL IN SOUTH AFRICAAND THE FINAL OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN CANADA

DENIS McBRIDE FORMER MANAGER OF THE IRISH SENIOR SEVENS TEAM

CECIL WATSON COACHED THE SENIOR ULSTER TEAM IN THE 1960’S AND IS CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF THE PROFESSIONAL GAME COMMITTEE.

HUGH LOGAN AND BRYCE FLEMING BOTH FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE ULSTER BRANCH.

STEPHEN HILDITCH THE PAST HEADMASTER IS OF COURSE A FORMER INTERNATIONAL REFEREE AND WAS THE ULSTER BRANCH PRESIDENT IN 2003-2004