Rugby
Rugby is the main winter sport played by boys in Larne Grammar School. There are a range of teams that play on Saturday mornings from September through to March and the teams are as follows;
1st & 2nd XV: Year 12, Year 13 & Year 14
Medallion XV: Year 11
Under 14: Year 10
Under 13: Year 9
Under 12: Year 8
Fixtures:
As well as playing 'friendly fixtures', Larne Grammar School also enters a number of inter-school competitions. The two most important competitions are the Senior Schools Cup and the Medallion Shield. In order to prepare for the competitions the Medallion and Senior players will focus on sport specific pitch sessions and conditioning sessions in the school's state of the art strength and conditioning suite.
Rugby Honours
Larne Grammar School focuses on ensuring that each and every individual attains their full potential, and this is at the heart of rugby provision in the school. In recent years it has been particularly pleasing to see a number of our pupils receiving recognition from Ulster Rugby:
2022 - 2023
- Ulster U17 Regional Development Squad: Ryan McDowell, Jonathan Dallas
- Ulster U15 Regional Development Squad: Matthew Hoey, Harry Crawford
2021 - 2022
- Ulster U17 Regional Development Squad: Ethan Anderson, Daniel Halliday
- Ulster U15 Regional Development Squad: Will Millar, Ryan McDowell, Reuben Marsden
2020 - 2021
- Ulster U16 Provincial Development Squad: Beni Tasnadi
- Ulster U16 Regional Development Squad: Charlie Patterson, Aaron Johnston
Touring
The 1st XV undertake a major overseas tour once every three years. The aim is to provide every rugby playing pupil in the school with an opportunity to take part in a major tour at some stage in their school career. The last five tours have been to Canada, 2007 and 2010; Portugal in 2013 and 2016; and France in 2019.
The Larne Grammar School Rugby Club also proudly introduced a junior rugby tour in December 2022. 43 Year 9 and Year 10 pupils travelled to Edinburgh to enjoy training, team building and learning beyond the classroom.
