Medallion Shield

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Medallion Shield
Sport Rugby union
Founded1910
No. of teams38 (season 2013-14)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
(2023-24)
Most titles Royal Belfast Academical Institution 37 Won Outright
Related
competitions		 Ulster Schools Cup
Official website Ulster Rugby
Danske Bank Schools Cup
Notes
Also includes subsidiary competitions - Medallion Plate, Medallion Bowl and Medallion Trophy

The Medallion Shield is an annual rugby union competition involving schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The competition is open to all schools within Ulster, but only schools from within Northern Ireland currently enter, with no entries from schools situated in the three Ulster counties within the Republic of Ireland.

Contents

The competition has been contested continuously since its inception in 1910 and, in that time, fourteen different schools have secured at least a shared win of the shield. Teams entering the Medallion Shield are composed of boys who are under 15 years of age at the start of the school year. Entry in 2012-13 stood at 38 schools.

Royal Belfast Academical Institution have won the most titles, having 37 Won Outright titles and 3 shared.

The 2024 competition resulted in a final between Sullivan Upper and Royal Belfast Academical Institution with RBAI winning 36–10.RBAI have now won the competition 37 times outright and shared it 3 times.

Foundation and growth

It was reported in 1909 that discussions had taken place between Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Methodist College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution about setting up a rugby junior competition for pupils with an age qualification given as under fifteen years of age on 1 November. [1] The success of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup which had started that year had prompted these discussions. Henry McIntosh, the Headmaster of Methodist College and respected rugby coach, was the main driving force behind the idea.[ citation needed ]

In 1910 Methodist College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution proceeded with the competition and for the first five years only these two schools competed. [2] The third school to join was Royal School Dungannon in 1915. [3] Bangor Grammar School entered for the first time in 1916, with Ballymena Academy and Coleraine Academical Institution following in 1917. [4]

In 1977 the organising committee of Belfast Royal Academy, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Royal School Dungannon ceded control of the competition to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union.[ citation needed ]

Trophy

Initially without a trophy, a medal was presented to the winning captain at the conclusion of the second final in 1911. [5] The original Medallion Shield was presented by the Governors of Methodist College with the medal mounted on the shield. When the original shield was filled with the names of winners, the Governors also provided a replacement shield. The original shield is on exhibit and can be viewed at the Methodist College Heritage Centre. [6]

Venue of finals

All finals since 1973 had been played at Ravenhill. In 2014 the final was staged at the Queen's University Arena because of the ongoing development work at Ravenhill. Prior to 1973, the most commonly used venues were the North of Ireland grounds on the Ormeau Road in Belfast and the former Royal Belfast Academical Institution grounds at Orangefield, Belfast.

Future international players

Over the years a selection of players who went on to win international caps appeared in the Medallion Shield final. One future international appeared in the first ever final in 1910 with James B O'Neill a member of the victorious Methodist College team. [2] He would win one cap for Ireland in 1920. [7]

Further examples of future international players include:

Format

Until 2004 the Medallion Shield was competed for through an open draw, and since then a seeding system has been employed to determine the point at which a school enters the competition. [10]

A Medallion Plate competition for first round losers was introduced in 1986.[ citation needed ]

The competition took on a new format in 2005 with further minor changes made since. [10] Each team is 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 since the 2009–10 season is as follows:


Performance by school

(Table incomplete; two finalists missing - 1934, 1937)

Performance table
SchoolTitlesShared titlesRunners-upTotal finalsLast titleLast final
Royal Belfast Academical Institution 373165620242024
Methodist College Belfast 363195820192019
Coleraine Academical Institution 8112212000†2000
Campbell College 5151020222022
Belfast Royal Academy 42101619791994
Royal School Dungannon 30101319941994
Regent House, Newtownards 305819982008
Bangor Grammar School 304719851986
Ballymena Academy 2271120182022
Sullivan Upper School 201220112024
Rainey Endowed School 102319771993
Ballyclare High School 100119901990
The Royal School, Armagh 100120172017
Annadale Grammar School ‡03141967†1967
Wallace High School 01452010†2016
Belfast Boys' Model School 0011N/A1964
Belfast High School 0011N/A1980
Foyle College 0011N/A1939
Larne Grammar School 0011N/A1955
Limavady Grammar School 0011N/A2011
Friends' School Lisburn 0011N/A2017

† denotes a shared win
‡ Annadale Grammar School became Wellington College in a merger in 1990.

Finals

1910s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1910 NIFC Ormeau Methodist College 110 Royal Belfast Academical Institution [2]
1911NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution320Methodist College [5]
1912NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution65Methodist College [11]
1913NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution153Methodist College [12]
1914NIFC OrmeauMethodist College109Royal Belfast Academical Institution [13]
1915NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution255Methodist College [14]
1916NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution420Methodist College [15]
1917NIFC OrmeauRoyal Belfast Academical Institution270 Royal School Dungannon [8]
1918Royal School Dungannon163Methodist College
1919Royal School Dungannon80Methodist College

1920s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 290 Royal School Dungannon
1921Royal Belfast Academical Institution423Royal School Dungannon [16]
1922Royal Belfast Academical Institution260 Methodist College [17]
1923Royal Belfast Academical Institution160Royal School Dungannon [18]
1924Methodist College30Royal School Dungannon [19]
1925Royal Belfast Academical Institution200Royal School Dungannon [20]
1926Royal Belfast Academical Institution140Methodist College [21]
1927Methodist College30 Ballymena Academy [22]
1928Methodist College250 Bangor Grammar School [23]
1929Methodist College123Royal School Dungannon [24]

1930s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 320 Bangor Grammar School [25]
1931 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 120 Methodist College [26] [27]
1932Methodist College153Royal Belfast Academical Institution [28]
1933Royal Belfast Academical Institution280 Royal School Dungannon [29]
1934Methodist College
1935 Coleraine Academical Institution 100Royal Belfast Academical Institution [30]
1936Bangor Grammar School53Methodist College [31]
1937Coleraine Academical Institution
1938Coleraine Academical Institution270Royal School Dungannon [32]
1939Royal Belfast Academical Institution110 Foyle College [33]

1940s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940 Methodist College 90 Coleraine Academical Institution [34]
1941Methodist College80 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1942RBAI OrangefieldRoyal Belfast Academical Institution60Coleraine Academical Institution [35]
1943Royal Belfast Academical Institution253Coleraine Academical Institution
1944BallymenaColeraine Academical Institution60Methodist College Belfast [36]
1945Methodist College60Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1946Methodist College90Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1947RBAI OrangefieldMethodist College63Royal Belfast Academical Institution [37]
1948Methodist College83Coleraine Academical Institution
1949Methodist College63Coleraine Academical Institution [38]

1950s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950 Coleraine Academical Institution 30 Methodist College [39] [40]
1951 Ballymena Academy &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution 		33TROPHY SHAREDReplay - Game 1: 0-0 [41] [42]
1952Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Methodist College
1953Royal Belfast Academical InstitutionMethodist College
1954 Annadale Grammar School &
Methodist College		TROPHY SHARED
1955Royal Belfast Academical Institution143 Larne Grammar School [43]
1956Royal Belfast Academical Institution30 Belfast Royal Academy Replay - Game 1: 3-3
1957Methodist College30Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1958Royal Belfast Academical Institution140Belfast Royal Academy [44] [45]
1959Royal Belfast Academical Institution53Coleraine Academical Institution [46]

1960s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960 Annadale Grammar School &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution 		00TROPHY SHARED
1961Royal Belfast Academical Institution60Annadale Grammar School [47]
1962 Methodist College 80 Belfast Royal Academy [48]
1963 Coleraine Academical Institution 80 Ballymena Academy [49]
1964Methodist College30 Belfast Boys' Model School [50] [51]
1965Belfast Royal Academy90Royal Belfast Academical Institution [52]
1966 Bangor Grammar School 53 Rainey Endowed School
1967Annadale Grammar School &
Belfast Royal Academy		00TROPHY SHARED [53]
1968Belfast Royal Academy93Coleraine Academical Institution
1969Ballymena Academy &
Belfast Royal Academy		55TROPHY SHARED [54]

1970s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970Ballyclare Ballymena Academy 96 Methodist College
1971Methodist College83 Regent House, Newtownards
1972Methodist College &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution 		1414TROPHY SHARED
1973RavenhillMethodist College63 Belfast Royal Academy [55]
1974RavenhillMethodist College164Royal Belfast Academical Institution [56]
1975Hyde Park Mallusk Coleraine Academical Institution 74Regent House, Newtownards [57]
1976Regent House, Newtownards63 Bangor Grammar School
1977 Rainey Endowed School 106Methodist College
1978Ballymena RFCBelfast Royal Academy73Coleraine Academical Institution
1979RavenhillBelfast Royal Academy94Royal Belfast Academical Institution

1980s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980 Ravenhill Royal Belfast Academical Institution 150 Belfast High School
1981RavenhillRoyal Belfast Academical Institution86 Belfast Royal Academy
1982RavenhillRoyal Belfast Academical Institution143 Campbell College
1983Ravenhill Methodist College 108Royal Belfast Academical Institution [58]
1984RavenhillCampbell College64Belfast Royal Academy [59]
1985Ravenhill Bangor Grammar School 116Campbell College [60]
1986RavenhillMethodist College74Bangor Grammar School [61]
1987Ravenhill Regent House, Newtownards 113Belfast Royal Academy
1988RavenhillMethodist College30 Coleraine Academical Institution
1989RavenhillColeraine Academical Institution103Belfast Royal Academy

1990s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990 Ravenhill Ballyclare High School 84 Coleraine Academical Institution
1991Ravenhill Methodist College 200 Royal School Dungannon
1992Ravenhill Royal Belfast Academical Institution 303 Belfast Royal Academy
1993Ravenhill Campbell College 1510 Rainey Endowed School
1994RavenhillRoyal School Dungannon1713Belfast Royal Academy [62]
1995RavenhillMethodist College2111Campbell College [63]
1996RavenhillMethodist College126Royal Belfast Academical Institution [64]
1997RavenhillRoyal Belfast Academical Institution177Methodist College [65]
1998Ravenhill Regent House, Newtownards 2115Coleraine Academical Institution
1999RavenhillMethodist College1812Coleraine Academical Institution

2000s

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
2000 Ravenhill Methodist College &
Coleraine Academical Institution 		1818TROPHY SHARED
2001 Ravenhill Methodist College1510 Ballymena Academy
2002 Ravenhill Sullivan Upper School 108 Regent House, Newtownards [66]
2003 Ravenhill Methodist College213 Wallace High School, Lisburn [67]
2004 Ravenhill Royal Belfast Academical Institution 116Methodist College [68]
2005 Ravenhill Methodist College1815Royal Belfast Academical Institution [10]
2006 Ravenhill Methodist College259Ballymena Academy [69]
2007 Ravenhill Methodist College1510Regent House, Newtownards [70]
2008 Ravenhill Royal Belfast Academical Institution2221Regent House, Newtownards [71]
2009 Ravenhill Methodist College1210 Campbell College [72]

2010s

YearLocationWinnerRunner-upNotes
2010 Ravenhill Campbell College &
Wallace High School 		1010TROPHY SHARED [73]
2011 Ravenhill Sullivan Upper School 170 Limavady Grammar School [74]
2012 Ravenhill Methodist College Belfast 107 Wallace High School
2013 Ravenhill Campbell College170 Wallace High School [75]
2014 Queen's University Royal Belfast Academical Institution 1210 Ballymena Academy [76]
2015 Ravenhill Stadium Royal Belfast Academical Institution135 Wallace High School [77]
2016 Ravenhill Stadium Royal Belfast Academical Institution 228 Wallace High School
2017 Ravenhill Stadium The Royal School, Armagh 106 Friends' School, Lisburn [78]
2018 Ravenhill Stadium Ballymena Academy 108 Campbell College [79]
2019 Ravenhill Stadium Methodist College 1712 Ballymena Academy [80]

2020s

YearLocationWinnerRunner-upNotes
2020 Ravenhill Stadium Campbell College 2015 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2021Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Upper Malone Campbell College 235 Ballymena Academy [81]
2023 Ravenhill Stadium Royal Belfast Academical Institution 107 Ballymena Academy [82]
2024 Ravenhill Stadium Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3610 Sullivan Upper School [83]

Medallion Plate

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Medallion Bowl

2000s

2010s

2020s

Medallion Trophy

2010s

2020s

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The McCullough Cup is a hockey competition. It is an annual tournament played for by schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the winter term of each school year, with the older Burney Cup running in the Spring term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portadown College</span> Grammar school in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Portadown College is an academically selective, co-educational post-14 grammar school in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

The Ulster Senior League is a league competition for the first teams of men's hockey clubs affiliated to the Ulster Hockey Union of Hockey Ireland.

The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boy's under-15 teams from schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The trophy is currently held by Friends School Lisburn after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Regent in 2017. This particular Friends team has now won 3 cups in a row: the Ferris Cup, the Bannister Bowl and the Richardson Cup.

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