Medallion Shield

Medallion Shield

Logo of the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union
Sport	Rugby Union
Founded	1910
No. of teams	38 (season 2010-11)
Most recent champion(s)	Sullivan Upper School
Most titles	Methodist College Belfast 34 outright and 3 shared
Related competitions	Ulster Schools Cup
Official website	Ulster Rugby Northern 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.

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 that are under 15 years of age at the start of the school year. Entry in 2010-11 stood at 38 schools.

Methodist College Belfast is the most successful school with 37 wins (34 outright wins and 3 shared wins). The current holder is Sullivan Upper School.

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 the 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, 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 have been played at Ravenhill. Prior to that date, 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:

• Arthur Coates Douglas played for Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the 1917 final, won 5 caps for Ireland.^[8][9]
• Dick Milliken captained the Bangor Grammar School team to victory in 1966 appeared 14 times for Ireland and 4 British & Irish Lion appearances.
• Niall Malone played for Methodist College Belfast in the 1986 final, won 3 caps for Ireland.
• Jonathan Bell played for Coleraine Academical Institution in the 1989 final, won 36 caps for Ireland.
• David Irwin played for Royal Belfast Academical Institute in the 1974 final, and was capped 25 times for Ireland and toured with the British Lions in 1983.

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:

• Stage 1. Weakest twelve teams enter for round 1. If necessary, a preliminary round will be played to establish these twelve teams. The six winners progress to round 2. The losers enter the Medallion Trophy together with the losers of the round 2 fixtures. The matches are determined by an open draw.

• Stage 2. A further ten teams enter together with the six winners from round 1. The matches in round 2 are determined by an open draw. The eight winners progress to round 3. The eight losers join the six losers from round 1 and any preliminary round losers and compete for the Medallion Trophy.

• Stage 3. A further eight teams enter together with the eight winners from round 2. The matches in round 3 are determined by an open draw. The eight winners progress to round 4. The eight losers contest for the Medallion Bowl.

• Stage 4. The top eight seeded teams join the remaining eight winners from round 3. The matches in round 4 are determined by an open draw. The winners proceed to the quarter finals, semi finals and final. The eight losers in round 4 play 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.^[11]

2010-11 season

The 2011 Medallion Shield saw Sullivan Upper School, a team coached by former Ireland player and Scotland coach Willie Anderson, defeat first time finalists Limavady Grammar School in the Shield final.^[12] 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.^[13][14][15]

Performance by School

(Table incomplete - 2 Finalists missing - 1934, 1937)

Performance Table

School	Titles	Shared Titles	Runners-Up	Total Finals	Last Title
Methodist College Belfast	34	3	19	56	2009
Royal Belfast Academical Institution	32	3	15	50	2008
Coleraine Academical Institution	8	1	12	21	2000†
Belfast Royal Academy	4	2	10	16	1979
Royal School Dungannon	3	0	10	13	1994
Regent House, Newtownards	3	0	5	8	1998
Bangor Grammar School	3	0	4	7	1985
Campbell College	2	1	4	7	2010†
Sullivan Upper School	2	0	0	2	2011
Ballymena Academy	1	2	4	7	1970
Rainey Endowed School	1	0	2	3	1977
Ballyclare High School	1	0	0	1	1990
Annadale Grammar School‡	0	3	1	4	1967†
Wallace High School	0	1	1	2	2010†
Belfast Boys' Model School	0	0	1	1	N/A
Belfast High School	0	0	1	1	N/A
Foyle College	0	0	1	1	N/A
Larne Grammar School	0	0	1	1	N/A
Limavady Grammar School	0	0	1	1	N/A

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

Finals

1910s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1910	NIFC Ormeau	Methodist College	11	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[2]
1911	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	32	0	Methodist College	[5]
1912	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	6	5	Methodist College	[16]
1913	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	15	3	Methodist College	[17]
1914	NIFC Ormeau	Methodist College	10	9	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[18]
1915	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	25	5	Methodist College	[19]
1916	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	42	0	Methodist College	[20]
1917	NIFC Ormeau	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	27	0	Royal School Dungannon	[8]
1918		Royal School Dungannon	16	3	Methodist College
1919		Royal School Dungannon	8	0	Methodist College

1920s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1920		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	29	0	Royal School Dungannon
1921		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	42	3	Royal School Dungannon	[21]
1922		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	26	0	Methodist College	[22]
1923		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	16	0	Royal School Dungannon	[23]
1924		Methodist College	3	0	Royal School Dungannon	[24]
1925		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	20	0	Royal School Dungannon	[25]
1926		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	14	0	Methodist College	[26]
1927		Methodist College	3	0	Ballymena Academy	[27]
1928		Methodist College	25	0	Bangor Grammar School	[28]
1929		Methodist College	12	3	Royal School Dungannon	[29]

1930s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1930		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	32	0	Bangor Grammar School	[30]
1931		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	12	0	Methodist College	[31]
1932		Methodist College	15	3	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[32]
1933		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	28	0	Royal School Dungannon	[33]
1934		Methodist College
1935		Coleraine Academical Institution	10	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[34]
1936		Bangor Grammar School	5	3	Methodist College	[35]
1937		Coleraine Academical Institution
1938		Coleraine Academical Institution	27	0	Royal School Dungannon	[36]
1939		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	11	0	Foyle College	[37]

1940s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1940		Methodist College	9	0	Coleraine Academical Institution	[38]
1941		Methodist College	8	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1942	RBAI Orangefield	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	6	0	Coleraine Academical Institution	[39]
1943		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	25	3	Coleraine Academical Institution
1944	Ballymena	Coleraine Academical Institution	6	0	Methodist College Belfast	[40]
1945		Methodist College	6	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1946		Methodist College	9	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1947	RBAI Orangefield	Methodist College	6	3	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[41]
1948		Methodist College	8	3	Coleraine Academical Institution
1949		Methodist College	6	3	Coleraine Academical Institution	[42]

1950s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1950		Coleraine Academical Institution	3	0	Methodist College	[43]
1951		Ballymena Academy & Royal Belfast Academical Institution	3	3	TROPHY SHARED	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[44]
1952		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	3	0	Methodist College
1953		Royal Belfast Academical Institution			Methodist College
1954		Annadale Grammar School & Methodist College			TROPHY SHARED
1955		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	14	3	Larne Grammar School	[45]
1956		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	3	0	Belfast Royal Academy	Replay - Game 1: 3-3
1957		Methodist College	3	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1958		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	14	0	Belfast Royal Academy	[46]
1959		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	5	3	Coleraine Academical Institution	[47]

1960s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1960		Annadale Grammar School & Royal Belfast Academical Institution	0	0	TROPHY SHARED
1961		Royal Belfast Academical Institution	6	0	Annadale Grammar School	[48]
1962		Methodist College	8	0	Belfast Royal Academy	[49]
1963		Coleraine Academical Institution	8	0	Ballymena Academy	[50]
1964		Methodist College	3	0	Belfast Boys' Model School	[51]
1965		Belfast Royal Academy	9	0	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[52]
1966		Bangor Grammar School	5	3	Rainey Endowed School
1967		Annadale Grammar School & Belfast Royal Academy	0	0	TROPHY SHARED	[53]
1968		Belfast Royal Academy	9	3	Coleraine Academical Institution
1969		Ballymena Academy & Belfast Royal Academy	5	5	TROPHY SHARED	[54]

1970s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1970	Ballyclare	Ballymena Academy	9	6	Methodist College
1971		Methodist College	8	3	Regent House, Newtownards
1972		Methodist College & Royal Belfast Academical Institution	14	14	TROPHY SHARED
1973	Ravenhill	Methodist College	6	3	Belfast Royal Academy	[55]
1974	Ravenhill	Methodist College	16	4	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[56]
1975	Ravenhill	Coleraine Academical Institution	7	4	Regent House, Newtownards	[57]
1976		Regent House, Newtownards	6	3	Bangor Grammar School
1977		Rainey Endowed School	10	6	Methodist College
1978		Belfast Royal Academy	7	3	Coleraine Academical Institution
1979		Belfast Royal Academy	9	4	Royal Belfast Academical Institution

1980s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1980	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	15	0	Belfast High School
1981	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	8	6	Belfast Royal Academy
1982	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	14	3	Campbell College
1983	Ravenhill	Methodist College	10	8	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[58]
1984	Ravenhill	Campbell College	6	4	Belfast Royal Academy	[59]
1985	Ravenhill	Bangor Grammar School	11	6	Campbell College	[60]
1986	Ravenhill	Methodist College	7	4	Bangor Grammar School	[61]
1987	Ravenhill	Regent House, Newtownards	11	3	Belfast Royal Academy
1988	Ravenhill	Methodist College	3	0	Coleraine Academical Institution
1989	Ravenhill	Coleraine Academical Institution	10	3	Belfast Royal Academy

1990s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
1990	Ravenhill	Ballyclare High School	8	4	Coleraine Academical Institution
1991	Ravenhill	Methodist College	20	0	Royal School Dungannon
1992	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	30	3	Belfast Royal Academy
1993	Ravenhill	Campbell College	15	10	Rainey Endowed School
1994	Ravenhill	Royal School Dungannon	17	13	Belfast Royal Academy	[62]
1995	Ravenhill	Methodist College	21	11	Campbell College	[63]
1996	Ravenhill	Methodist College	12	6	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[64]
1997	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	17	7	Methodist College	[65]
1998	Ravenhill	Regent House, Newtownards	21	15	Coleraine Academical Institution
1999	Ravenhill	Methodist College	18	12	Coleraine Academical Institution

2000s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
2000	Ravenhill	Methodist College & Coleraine Academical Institution	18	18	TROPHY SHARED
2001	Ravenhill	Methodist College	15	10	Ballymena Academy
2002	Ravenhill	Sullivan Upper, Holywood	10	8	Regent House, Newtownards	[66]
2003	Ravenhill	Methodist College	21	3	Wallace High School, Lisburn	[67]
2004	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	11	6	Methodist College	[68]
2005	Ravenhill	Methodist College	18	15	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	[10]
2006	Ravenhill	Methodist College	25	9	Ballymena Academy	[69]
2007	Ravenhill	Methodist College	15	10	Regent House, Newtownards	[70]
2008	Ravenhill	Royal Belfast Academical Institution	22	21	Regent House, Newtownards	[71]
2009	Ravenhill	Methodist College	12	10	Campbell College	[72]

2010s

Year	Venue	Winner			Runner-up	Notes
2010	Ravenhill	Campbell College & Wallace High School	10	10	TROPHY SHARED	[73]
2011	Ravenhill	Sullivan Upper School	17	0	Limavady Grammar School	[12]

Medallion Plate

1980s

• 1986 Ballymena Academy 15-0 Rainey Endowed School^[74]
• 1987 Larne Grammar School 10-8 Coleraine Academical Institution^[75]
• 1988 (???? v Belfast High School)^{[citation needed]}
• 1989 Royal School Dungannon 21-0 Sullivan Upper, Holywood^[76]

1990s

• 1990 Campbell College 15-6 Coleraine Boys' Secondary School^[77]
• 1991
• 1992 Ballyclare High School 7-6 Royal School Dungannon^[78]
• 1993 Bangor Grammar School 13-8 Antrim Grammar School
• 1994 Omagh Academy 10-5 Portadown College
• 1995 (??? v Rainey Endowed School)^{[citation needed]}
• 1996
• 1997 Ballyclare High School 20-15 Foyle and Londonderry College^[79]
• 1998 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 30-7 Larne Grammar School^[80]
• 1999 Ballyclare High School 19-12 Larne Grammar School^[81]

2000s

• 2000 Rainey Endowed School 13-6 Grosvenor Grammar School^[82]
• 2001 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 22-7 Dalriada School
• 2002 Campbell College 17-12 Portadown College^[66]
• 2003 Ballyclare High School 20-17 Portora Royal School^[83][84]
• 2004 Wallace High School 27-22 Coleraine Academical Institution^[68]
• 2005 Campbell College 17-10 The Royal School, Armagh^[10][85]
• 2006 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 28-5 Sullivan Upper, Holywood^[69]
• 2007 The Royal School, Armagh 10-5 Ballymena Academy^[86]
• 2008 Belfast Royal Academy 22-0 Foyle and Londonderry College
• 2009 Wallace High School 37-22 Sullivan Upper School

2010s

• 2010 Dromore High School 12-12 Limavady Grammar School Trophy shared^[87]
• 2011 Methodist College Belfast 26-10 Ballymena Academy^[13]

Medallion Bowl

• 2005
• 2006 Omagh Academy 13-0 Rainey Endowed School
• 2007 Omagh Academy 5-0 Bangor Grammar School^[88]
• 2008 Banbridge Academy 17-8 Belfast High School^[89]
• 2009 Dalriada School 19-17 Grosvenor Grammar School^[90]

2010s

• 2010 Ballymena Academy 3-0 Sullivan Upper School
• 2011 Rainey Endowed School 27-7 Grosvenor Grammar School^[14]

Medallion Trophy

• 2005 Portora Royal School 13-8 Belfast High School
• 2006 Craigavon Senior High School 13-8 Friends School Lisburn^[69]
• 2007 Lisneal College 22-17 Downshire School^[91]
• 2008 Larne Grammar School 13-12 Downshire School^[92]
• 2009 Limavady Grammar School 28-3 Downshire School

2010s

• 2010 Foyle and Londonderry College 38-7 Dalriada School
• 2011 Dalriada School 12-0 Foyle and Londonderry College^[15]

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