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Medallion Shield
The Medallion Shield is an annual rugby union competition involving schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The competition is open to all schools within Ulster, but only schools from within Northern Ireland currently enter, with no entries from schools situated in the three Ulster counties within the Republic of Ireland. The competition has been contested continuously since its inception in 1910 and, in that time, fourteen different schools have secured at least a shared win of the shield. Teams entering the Medallion Shield are composed of boys who are under 15 years of age at the start of the school year. Entry in 2012-13 stood at 38 schools. Royal Belfast Academical Institution have won the most titles, having 37 Won Outright titles and 3 shared. The 2024 competition resulted in a final between Sullivan Upper and Royal Belfast Academical Institution with RBAI winning 36–10.RBAI have now won the competition 37 times outright and shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers and democrats, it opened its doors in 1814. Until 1849, when it was superseded by what today is Queen's University, the institution pioneered Belfast's first programme of collegiate education. Locally referred to as Inst, the modern school educates boys from ages 11 to 18. It is one of the eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school occupies an 18-acre site in the centre of the city on which its first buildings were erected. History Dissident foundation In 1806, writing in the Belfast '' News Letter'', William Bruce dismissed "visionary notions" of new "academical institution". The town, he reminded his readers, already had "an excellent plan of school education for which it is indebted to the Belfast Academy funded in 1786". What was to become "Inst" was not the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleraine Academical Institution
Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI and styled locally as Coleraine Inst) was a voluntary grammar school for boys in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Coleraine Academical Institution occupied a site on the Castlerock Road, where it was founded in 1860. It was, for many years, a boarding school until the boarding department closed in 1999. It was one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The school had an enrolment of 778 pupils, aged 11–19, as of 2012. The school was generally regarded for its high academic standards and extensive sporting facilities, including playing fields, indoor swimming pool, boathouse, rugby pavilion, sports pavilion and gymnasium. The Templeton Auditorium lights can be seen from Harpurs Hill. The school has an extensive past pupil organisation, "The Coleraine Old Boys' Association", which has several branches across the world. Coleraine Inst was nine times winner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyclare High School
Ballyclare High School is a co-educational, non-denominational grammar school in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. There are approximately 1,200 pupils at the school, taught by around 80 teachers. History The school was opened in the 1890s in the village of Doagh, a few miles south-west of Ballyclare. In 1902, the school was taken over by Miss Catherine Aiken, who in 1904, moved it to Ballyclare itself. In 1930, the school finally moved to its current premises on the Rashee Road in the town, designed by W.D.R. Taggart, FRIBA. In 1935, the current name of Ballyclare High School was officially adopted. In 2006, the school was awarded Investor in People. Sport The Medallion (under 15) team won the Medallion Shield in 1990 when Coleraine Academical Institution were beaten 8-4 in the final at Ravenhill. The subsidiary Medallion Plate competition has been won four times in 1992, 1997, 1999 and 2003. The 1st XV won the Ulster Schools' Cup in 1973 and were runners up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainey Endowed School
Rainey Endowed School, known colloquially as "The Rainey", is a voluntary grammar school in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The school was founded in 1713 and has an enrolment of around 700 pupils. Each year group has a total number of about 100 students. The school borders three counties and draws its students from County Londonderry, County Antrim and County Tyrone. It offers the Northern Ireland curricula up to the age of 16 and a range of AS and A2 courses at post 16. It is also a member of a local inter-school program which shares its A-level classes with other schools in the area. History Establishment Rainey Endowed School was founded by Hugh Rainey, an iron smelter and wealthy merchant in the Magherafelt district. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Congregation of Castledawson, which at that time included Magherafelt. As a result of a vow made to God for his protection and favour, he, by his will dated 11 April 1707, devoted one half of his estate to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan Upper School
Sullivan Upper School is a mixed non- denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and has approximately 1,100 enrolled pupils. The school motto is ', Irish for "with the gentle hand foremost". History Sullivan Lower School (equivalent to a primary school in modern terminology) was founded in 1862 by Robert Sullivan. After Sullivan's death in 1868, part of his estate was used to establish the upper school. Originally the two schools were based in Holywood's High Street, The lower school has been moved to a site beside the upper school and is now called Sullivan Prep which is a private school and the upper school has moved to a site on the edge of the town. The original building is now occupied by the town's public library. The 1994 attack On 17 June 1994, Garnet Bell, a former pupil, entered the School Hall during an A Level exam carrying an improvised flame thrower, containing petrol and paraffin. Bell discharged the device, burning six pupils, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent House Grammar School
Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It comprises two parts: the preparatory department, known as "the Prep", and the main school itself. It has over 1420 pupils from ages 4 to 18. The school is divided into four houses: Castlereagh, Strangford, Scrabo and Clandeboye. Inspections The school was inspected by the Controlled Schools' Support Council in 2015 and judged Satisfactory. In 2019 another inspection was carried out, but could not reach a judgement because of industrial action being taken by staff. Music In 2017 the school's choir won BBC Radio Ulster School Choir of the Year. In 2024 the chamber choir placed third in the UK in the Barnardos National Choral Competition. Notable former pupils * Jim Allister, MP and leader of the TUV in Northern Ireland; he was formerly an MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly * Nigel Carr, former British Lions rugby player * David Coulter, Church of Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Irwin (rugby Union)
David George Irwin (born 1 February 1959) is a former rugby union player who played for and the British Lions. Ireland Between 1980 and 1990, Irwin made 25 appearances for , scoring 8 points including 2 tries. Helped Ireland win the 1982 Five Nations Championship and a Triple Crown. British Lions In 1983 Irwin was also a member of the Lions squad that went on tour to New Zealand. Later years Irwin is currently the medical coordinator for Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the Irish regional pool of the United Rugby Championship and in the European Rugby Champions Cup, each of which they have won ..., as well as being a practising GP in Belfast. References External links * 1959 births Living people Rugby union players from Belfast Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Queen's University RFC players Instonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Bell (rugby Union)
Jonathan Charles Bell (born 7 February 1974) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He played centre for Ulster, with whom he won the 1998–99 Heineken Cup, Northampton and , and has coached at Ulster, Gloucester, Glasgow Warriors and Worcester Warriors. From the 2022–23 season until February 2025 he was defence coach at Ulster. Education Bell went to school at Coleraine Academical Institution, playing rugby there. He later gained a PGCE teaching qualification. Playing career Bell first played for Ulster as an 18 year old. He played one season for Northampton Saints in England in 1997–98. He returned to Ulster and in 1999 was part of the Ulster team that won the Heineken Cup, putting in a man-of-the-match performance against Colomiers in the final. Internationally, Bell made his Ireland debut against on 5 June 1994. He earned 36 caps for Ireland between 1994 and 2003, and played at two World Cups. Bell played his last game for Ireland against on 30 August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Malone
Niall Gareth Malone (born 30 April 1971 in Leeds, England) was a former rugby union player who played out-half for Leicester, Worcester, Ulster and Ireland. Afterward, having worked as an elite player development officer with Ulster's academy and as a skills coach for Ulster's senior team, he has been Ulster's head video analyst since 2018. Educated at Methodist College Belfast and Loughborough University, he played for Leicester for six seasons, and won three caps for Ireland.Richard Mulligan, "'Old Hands' are back in the Ravenhill fold", ''News Letter'', 14 August 2008 After a spell with Worcester, he signed a contract with Ulster ahead of the 1999–2000 season. He played three seasons with Ulster before being released in 2002, after which he was appointed Director of Rugby at Bangor Rugby Club. He moved to Instonians as a player-coach in 2005. He worked as a schoolteacher at Royal Belfast Academical Institution The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Milliken
Richard "Dick" Alexander Milliken (born 2 September 1950) is a former Ulster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions international rugby union player who played club rugby for his home town of Bangor. The official Lions website records that he was "one of the unsung heroes of the triumphant" tour. Education Milliken is a geography graduate of Queen's University Belfast. Rugby playing career Milliken captained Bangor Grammar School to their first Ulster Schools Cup win in 1969. He made his debut for Ireland on 10 February 1973 against England at Lansdowne Road and scored a try in a home win. The following year he was part of the Ireland squad that won the Five Nations Championship. After only eight caps he was chosen to tour South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions, playing as outside centre in all four Test matches, in which he scored one try. He played in 13 tour games overall and touched down for five tries. Unhappily the following year Milliken broke his leg and ankle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Douglas (sportsman)
Arthur Douglas (16 August 1902 – 27 June 1937) was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. Cricket A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 1925 against ScotlandCricketEurope Stats Zone profile in a first-class match.First-class matches played by Arthur Douglas at Cricket Archive /ref> He went on to play for Ireland on 13 occasions, his last match coming against the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel. It is the second-largest city in Ireland (after Dublin), with an estimated population of in , and a Belfast metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of 671,559. First chartered as an English settlement in 1613, the town's early growth was driven by an influx of Scottish people, Scottish Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Presbyterians. Their descendants' disaffection with Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland's Protestant Ascendancy, Anglican establishment contributed to the Irish Rebellion of 1798, rebellion of 1798, and to the Acts of Union 1800, union with Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain in 1800—later regarded as a key to the town's industrial transformation. When granted City status in the United Kingdom#Northern Ireland, city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
