2011 Medallion Shield
| Event | Medallion Shield Final 2011 | ||||||
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| Date | 22 March 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | ||||||
The 2011 Medallion Shield commenced in December 2011 with 38 teams participating. The 102nd Medallion Shield final was won by Sullivan Upper School.
Format
Each team iss assigned to a seeding group which determines the stage at which that team joins the competition. Each stage is run on a single tie knock-out basis, with replays for drawn games when necessary.
The structure for the 2010-11 season was as follows:
- Stage 1. Weakest twelve teams entered round 1. The six winners progressed to round 2. The losers entered the Medallion Trophy together with the losers of the round 2 fixtures. The matches were determined by an open draw.
- Stage 2. A further ten teams entered together with the six winners from round 1. The matches in round 2 were determined by an open draw. The eight winners progressed to round 3. The eight losers joined the six losers from round 1 and competed for the Medallion Trophy.
- Stage 3. A further eight teams entered together with the eight winners from round 2. The matches in round 3 were determined by an open draw. The eight winners progressed to round 4. The eight losers competed for the Medallion Bowl.
- Stage 4. The top eight seeded teams joined the remaining eight winners from round 3. The matches in round 4 were determined by an open draw. The winners proceeded to the quarter finals, semi finals and final. The eight losers in round 4 played for the Medallion Plate.
In 2010-11 the top eight seeded teams were Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Limavady Grammar School, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Sullivan Upper School, The Royal School, Armagh and Wallace High School.[1]
Record of matches played
Round 1
Round 1 results were as follows.[2]
- Antrim Grammar School 5-39 Omagh Academy
- Banbridge Academy 46-12 Friends School Lisburn
- Craigavon Senior High School 0-10 Wellington College Belfast
- Limavady High School 12-31 Ballynahinch High School
- St Columb's College 63-0 Strabane Grammar School
- Slemish College 12-15 Carrickfergus Grammar School
Round 2
Round 2 was marred by the death of a Carrickfergus Grammar School pupil Ben Robinson who collapsed near the end of their tie against Dalriada School and later died in hospital.[3] The results in round 2 were as follows.[2]
- Banbridge Academy 0-27 Grosvenor Grammar School
- Carrickfergus Grammar School beat Dalriada School
- Omagh Academy 21-10 Foyle and Londonderry College
- Portadown College 12-20 Larne Grammar School
- Regent House Grammar School 64-3 Ballynahinch High School
- Royal School Dungannon 26-0 Lurgan College
- St Columb’s College 0-108 Cambridge House Grammar School
- Wellington College Belfast 27-7 Portora Royal School
Losing teams from round 1 and 2 enter the Medallion Trophy.
Round 3
- Ballyclare High School 13-5 Dromore High School
- Ballymena Academy 43-0 Regent House Grammar School
- Bangor Grammar School beat Larne Grammar School
- Cambridge House 27-28 Belfast High School
- Carrickfergus Grammar School 17-12 Grosvenor Grammar School
- Coleraine Academical Institution 37-12 Rainey Endowed School
- Down High School 30-10 Royal School Dungannon (Replay - Game one: Royal School Dungannon 17-17 Down High School)
- Wellington College Belfast 10-14 Omagh Academy
Losing teams from round 3 enter the Medallion Bowl.
Round 4
Round four saw the entry of the top eight seeded teams with the following results.[4][5][6]
- Ballymena Academy 8-12 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Bangor Grammar School 9-17 Wallace High School
- Belfast High School 27-3 Ballyclare High School
- Campbell College 18-8 Coleraine Academical Institution
- Carrickfergus Grammar School 3-25 The Royal School, Armagh
- Down High School 13-12 Belfast Royal Academy
- Limavady Grammar School 92-0 Omagh Academy
- Methodist College Belfast 10-12 Sullivan Upper School
Losing teams from round 4 enter the Medallion Plate.
Quarter-finals
Results were as follows[7][8][9]
- Campbell College 16-5 Wallace High School
- Limavady Grammar School 17-7 Down High School
- Royal Belfast Academical Institution 36-19 Belfast High School
- The Royal School, Armagh 15-39 Sullivan Upper
Semi-finals
- Sullivan Upper School 8-0 Campbell College (played at Pirrie Park)[10]
- Limavady Grammar School 15-10 Royal Belfast Academical Institution (played at Ballymena Academy)[11]
Final
The final was contested by Sullivan Upper School, Holywood and Limavady Grammar School, Limavady. This was Sullivan's second final, winning their previous final in 2002 against Regent House.[12] Limavady Grammar School was appearing in its first final. The final was played at Ravenhill on 22 March 2011.
The Sullivan Upper team was coached by former Ireland Rugby Captain and Scotland coach Willie Anderson.
Details
| Sullivan Upper School | 17-0 | Limavady Grammar School |
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| Try: M.Cartmill, Z.Bertinshaw Pen: M.Adair Cons: M.Adair 2 |
Match report |
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 Limavady
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Subsidiary finals
Methodist College Belfast beat Ballymena Academy in the Plate, Rainey Endowed School beat Grosvenor Grammar School in the Bowl final and Dalriada School defeated Foyle and Londonderry College in the Trophy final.[14][15][16]
See also
- Medallion Shield
- Ulster Schools Cup
References
- ↑ "Northern Bank Medallion Shield Draw for Round 1 has been made". Ulster Rugby. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ulster Schools round-up Saturday 29th January 2011". InTouch Rugby. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Carrick GS pupil Ben Robinson dies after rugby match". BBC News Northern Ireland. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "Report of four games in round 4". Belfast Telegraph. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Final Push". Limavady Chronicle. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ "Methodist College vs Sullivan - What a game!". InTouch Rugby. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Quarter-final results". Belfast Telegraph. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Armagh/Sullivan result". Belfast Telegraph. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ↑ "7 trys Sullivan through to semi-final". InTouch Rugby. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Sullivan Upper Medallion XV v Campbell College Medallion XV - In pictures, report and videos". InTouch Rugby. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Ravenhill awaits classy LGS side". Limavady Chronicle. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ "2002 Medallion Shield". BBC Sport. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Northern Bank Medallion Shield Final has been decided". Ulster Rugby. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Northern Bank School Final Results from the Weekend". Ulster Rugby. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Rainey claim Northern Bank Medallion Bowl". Northern Constitution. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ "Dalriada champions!". Ballymoney Chronicle. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.