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Huge brawl mars rugby schools cup final in Belfast

Published 11:34 18 Mar 2026 GMT

Updated 11:34 18 Mar 2026 GMT

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Huge brawl mars rugby schools cup final in Belfast

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Campbell College beat out RBAI yesterday to win their first Ulster Senior School's Cup trophy since 2018.

It was their 29th title, but the victory may be remembered for a brawl between the two sides, which broke out after 30 minutes.

After an attacking maul, five metres out from Campbell's line, the RBAI scrum-half was tackled into touch, before their out-half shoved a Campbell player, sparking the schemozzle.

Needless to say, the school kids in their blazers were loving the action.

Campbell College: Leo Graham; Harry Wells; Paul Henry (capt), Isaac Hatch; Rus Lovo; Jack Best, James Wells; Caelan Doy-Dolan, David Nelson, Conor McKinney; Raanan Potter, Charlie Best; Harry Burrows, Ruairi Parks, Dante Nol-Simmons.

Replacements: Dylan Armstrong, Tom Alexander, Theo Scott, Rory Adair, Fraser Campbell, Ollie Larkin, Aaron Lowey, Zach Thompson.

RBAI: Jonah Power; Jack Coulter; Adam Millar, Connor Patton; Andrew Purcell; Charlie O'Connor, Sebastian Clark; Ronan Hamilton, Ross Dillon (capt), Reuben McIlwrath; Connor Ballantine, Reuben Gibson; Elliott Magowan, Cian McClean, Adam Boyd.

Replacements: Ross Montgomery, Matthew Watkins, Reuben Edmondson, Zach Surphlis, Connor Davis, Rocco Steen, Dylan Gray, Benjamin McCarten.

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