Ulster Colleges

[gallsman]

St. Brigid's was a boys school. St. Catherine's is the girls.

[Wildweasel74]

My mistake, that long since i surveyed them schools.

[bennydorano]

MacRory Cup groups drew today.

Group A looks a bit top heavy with the 2 Rannafast finalists 2 years ago
St Pats Dg
St Pats Armagh
St Pats Cavan
St Colmans
St Michael's

Group B
Abbey Donegal
Magherafelt
Aquinas
Bessbrook

Group C
Omagh
Blayney
Donaghmore
Abbey CBS

Group D
Maghera
Carrickmacross
St Macartans
St Ronans

[marty34]

MacRory Cup groups drew today.

Group A looks a bit top heavy with the 2 Rannafast finalists 2 years ago
St Pats Dg
St Pats Armagh
St Pats Cavan
St Colmans
St Michael's

Group B
Abbey Donegal
Magherafelt
Aquinas
Bessbrook

Group C
Omagh
Blayney
Donaghmore
Abbey CBS

Group D
Maghera
Carrickmacross
St Macartans
St Ronans

17 teams.

Monaghan with 3 schools in Senior A is good going.

[Armagh18]

MacRory Cup groups drew today.

Group A looks a bit top heavy with the 2 Rannafast finalists 2 years ago
St Pats Dg
St Pats Armagh
St Pats Cavan
St Colmans
St Michael's

Group B
Abbey Donegal
Magherafelt
Aquinas
Bessbrook

Group C
Omagh
Blayney
Donaghmore
Abbey CBS

Group D
Maghera
Carrickmacross
St Macartans
St Ronans

17 teams.

Monaghan with 3 schools in Senior A is good going.

Sure Armagh have 5

[Wildweasel74]

Aquinas is brave. Didnt think they big playing numbers.

[God14]

Are the amalgamated schools gone then? Southwest Donegal and Cathair Dhoire?

[Walter Cronc]

Aquinas is brave. Didnt think they big playing numbers.

Bredagh, Carryduff and St Brigids would be the main feeder clubs. Seems (at underage anyway) that the power balance in Belfast is shifting from West to South?

[oakleafgael]

MacRory Cup groups drew today.

Group A looks a bit top heavy with the 2 Rannafast finalists 2 years ago
St Pats Dg
St Pats Armagh
St Pats Cavan
St Colmans
St Michael's

Group B
Abbey Donegal
Magherafelt
Aquinas
Bessbrook

Group C
Omagh
Blayney
Donaghmore
Abbey CBS

Group D
Maghera
Carrickmacross
St Macartans
St Ronans

You're a year out on that Benny, the corresponding Ranafast final for this years MacRory group was between Omagh and Abbey CBS who have both been drawn in Group C.   

[Goals_Will_Come]

MacRory Cup groups drew today.

Group A looks a bit top heavy with the 2 Rannafast finalists 2 years ago
St Pats Dg
St Pats Armagh
St Pats Cavan
St Colmans
St Michael's

Group B
Abbey Donegal
Magherafelt
Aquinas
Bessbrook

Group C
Omagh
Blayney
Donaghmore
Abbey CBS

Group D
Maghera
Carrickmacross
St Macartans
St Ronans

You're a year out on that Benny, the corresponding Ranafast final for this years MacRory group was between Omagh and Abbey CBS who have both been drawn in Group C.   

Omagh CBS have won every year at this age group - beating Dungannon in the Dalton & Cor Na Nog finals and beating Abbey CBS in the Oisin McGrath and Rannafast Finals. So that would be your top 3 teams. Maghera would be strong at Year 13, so probably be competitive enough this year as well.

[Onhisboot]

Omagh have never lost a game at this age group

[marty34]

This age group in schools is slightly different at MacRory level than in comparsion to Rannafast etc.


Some schools 'entice' a few Year 12's from other local schools to their Year 13 cahort. It makes a difference in some cases.

[Wildweasel74]

St Marys used to pick up alot of St Pius, but that filtered off, with them having lower/upper sixth a long time now.

[Onhisboot]

This age group in schools is slightly different at MacRory level than in comparsion to Rannafast etc.


Some schools 'entice' a few Year 12's from other local schools to their Year 13 cahort. It makes a difference in some cases.

would you not say this could improve omagh even more so given the level they were already playing to? Nearly sure the year 13s at Omagh won the 4th year competition also

[bennydorano]

This age group in schools is slightly different at MacRory level than in comparsion to Rannafast etc.


Some schools 'entice' a few Year 12's from other local schools to their Year 13 cahort. It makes a difference in some cases.

Dan Gordon in an article in today's Irish News casted some subtle aspersions at Maghera & Omagh about their intakes.