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Congratulations U16 Rugby Team

on winning High School Trophy at Ravenhill

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U16 Boys Rugby Team - High Schools Trophy Final at Ravenhill

Line up


TJ Position:10 Captain of the team. A very good rugby player with great potential. Great understanding of the game. Good kicker and excellent player Year 12	David Position:15 Very good runner in open play. Good attitude and scored some good tries Year 12

Marcus Position:11 Very good all round player. Strong Runner. Excellent attitude Year 11	Curtis Position:14 Very physical, always take 2/3 defenders to get him down. Great potential Year 11

Adam Position:13 Very powerful runner, excellent finisher, and very quick. Great potential and top try scorer in team Year 12	Johnny Position:12 Excellent defender and very quick. Very good distributor of the ball. key player in team Year 12

Adam Position: 9 Excellent pass, good runner in open play. Very important player for team and always keep the defenders honest. Great potential Year 12	Chris Position: 8 Very powerful runner, excellent finisher. Strong and very physical rugby player. Good man to have in your team Year 12

Peter Position: 7 Excellent line out jumper. Very good in open play. Excellent attitude Year 12	Ryan Position: 6 Outstanding and talented rugby player. Great with ball in hand, excellent finisher and very physical in contact area. Great potential and brilliant attitude. Year 12

Ross Position: 5 The big “tackler” in our team. Very physical when carry ball and in defence. Excellent attitude and good man to have in a team Year 12	Matthew Position: 4 Excellent line out jumper. Very good in open play. Excellent attitude in very good in contact area Year 11

Luke Position: 3 Great Rugby player with great potential. Excellent attitude and very important player. Very good ball carrier Year 10	Adam Position: 2 Good line out thrower. Aggressive and very physical in contact area. Workrate excellent Year 11
Absent from photo
Scott Position: 1 Player who made the most progress in last 2 years. Very important player in team. Excellent attitude Year 12	Ross Position: 2 Very good line out thrower. Good ball carrier, very unlucky with injuries this year Year 12

Patrick Position: 4 Great runner in open play, Big Unit who carries very well Year 12	Robert Position: 5 Great player when game opens up, great with ball in hand and always keeps ball alive. Good attitude Year 12

Joshua Position: 9 Very good passer of the ball. Good kicker and always keep the defence on their toes. Good Player Year 11	Ashley Position: 11 Very quick and great attitude. good runner with ball when in space. Year 12

Isaac Position 14 Good strong ball carrier and always making yards. Very strong with ball in hand Year 12	Stephen Position: 15 Very quick and excellent finisher. Not afraid to run ball back. Good finisher Year 12

Dromore High School vs Ballynahinch High School U/16 Final

16^th April 2013

This years campaign started in October 2012 with TJ Morris lifting the Pollock Cup continuing Dromore’s dominance in the competition winning the Cup for the 10^th year in a row.

We had excellent fixtures throughout the year to get us ready for this years U/16 competition by playing against very strong Grammar schools 2^nd and 3^rd fifteen teams.

We had great victories against Banbridge Academy, Down High, Grosvenor and RS Armagh.

Our first big opposition was in the ¼ final when we played Downshire, and we knew this will be a big test for us, remembering this was the school who knocked us out last year in the 2^nd Round. We were drawn away to Downshire and I know that if we played to our potential we can walk away with a good victory.

Preparations were very good and the commitment of the boys during training could tell that we were ready for this game.

My theory was confirmed and we played excellent Rugby scoring 6 brilliant tries against a very good Downshire Team. Final score 39-5

Semi-Final was against Ballymoney and we were delighted to have a home draw. Boys worked very hard and with a few new calls that we worked on during the 2 weeks, I knew our boys were ready and up for the challenge.

Our play in the first 25 minutes was untouchable; we did exactly what we talked about doing in our build up to the game, and robbed Ballymoney of any hope. It was an excellent team performance and a great victory.

The final at Ravenhill, something to savor and it is a fantastic reward for school boys to play on the same pitch as the professionals whom they wish to emulate.

Good luck boys, you deserve to be there especially with all the hard work you guys put in throughout the season. Thanks for all the parents who dropped of the boys in the mornings early and picked up again in the afternoon.

Mr. J. Benade

Congratulations to our U16 Boys Rugby Team for winning The Pollock Cup for the 12th year in a row.