Our rugby players squads to train each Monday and our Under 14 and Under 16 squads have now completed their group matches in their respective High School competitions. Both squads now enter their Plate competitions in the New Year. This year we have a larger than usual group of Year 8’s and they featured in […]
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Our Under 14 and Under 16 boys finished up their Ulster Rugby HS competition group games with a double header series against Dunclug College. Two fantastic games were played out at Ballymena RFC, with Dunclug taking the bragging rights home on both occasions. The boys can hold their heads high this year, with progress being
Our U16 and U14 rugby squads recently began their respective Ulster High School competitions with double headers against local rivals Sperrin College and Ballymoney HS. These sets of games were away fixtures and, despite defeat in each game, the boys performed admirably in all four games. The boys dig deep each and every time
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Our Year 8 rugby squad travelled to Coleraine RFC on Tuesday this week in the first of their Ulster Rugby ‘Let Them Play’ blitzes. The boys have been training relentlessly on Monday afternoon’s and this showed as they picked up three wins, two draws and only two defeats in their games. This was a fantastic
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Rugby continues to flourish at the College with upwards of 50 boys out training on a Monday afternoon. Our Under 12 squad have begun their rugby journey whilst our U14 and U16 groups are busy prepping for their upcoming high schools fixtures. Just a reminder to all pupils, it is imperative you have a mouth
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Cullybackey College travelled to their very first Under 18s tournament in high spirts, coming up against some of the top rugby playing high schools in the whole Province. The squad performed exceptionally throughout the very tough competition, eventually finishing second overall. The squad were led fantastically by James Orr who set extremely high standards,
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Cullybackey College Rugby Club is back and players are training hard for the new season. The enthusiasm and dedication on show has been so pleasing to everyone involved. We look forward to welcoming our new Year 8 players to training on Monday 30th September from 3.30-4.30pm. Please speak to any of the coaches for more
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Yesterday over 40 boys took part in our in-school Rugby Blitz Celebration. Despite the poor weather conditions lots of fun was had by all as the boys played a series of competitive matches. This was a hugely successful event with many of the boys taking up the sport for the first time. Many thanks to
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Yesterday saw the Year 9s play in their annual NEBSSA Rugby Tournament. We were the only high school in attendance, with the boys coming up against the seven best grammar schools in the area. Gaining valuable match experience was the main aim of the competition for this very young side, with several of the squad
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The Year 8 rugby team recently travelled to play in the Ulster High Schools’ qualifiers at Ballymoney RFC. The team competed bravely, winning one, drawing one and losing two games. A fine win over Sperrin set the tone for the boy’s and girl’s squad. Despite a heavy defeat against eventual winners Limavady HS the team