Rugby

There is a very proud history and tradition of rugby in the Coleraine area and the school has played a major role in this. The school compete in a large volume of fixtures and competitions on a weekly basis and is regarded as one of the top rugby playing schools in the province. The school has fantastic facilities for rugby with nine well maintained pitches, a floodlit training area, modern changing facilities and a fully equipped strength and conditioning suite that is utilised by pupils form Year 10 onwards.

The school has bolstered its reputation in recent years with a number of individual and team successes including reaching the Schools’ Cup Semi-Final in 2015 and the Medallion winning the Medallion Plate and Bowl over the past two seasons.

The school has produced a number of high profile stars who have represented both Ulster and Ireland over recent years with the most high profile of which being current recent Ireland star, Andrew Trimble.

The school has had a number of players involved in the Ulster Under 16, 17, 18 and 19 squads in recent years. Callum Smith and Matthew Norris both represented the Ulster Schools Under 18 team this season and look forward to a successful cup campaign with the 1stXV.

Coleraine GS Rugby Staff

• Mr R Boyd
• S Douglas
• Mr R McMaster
• Mr A Hamilton
• Mr B Carstens
• Mr S Patterson
• Mr R Beggs
• Mr Palmer
• Mr Gaston
• Mr Poskitt
• Mr Knox
• Mr Overend
• Mr Haggan
• Mr Stewart
• Mr Millen
• Mr Graham
• Mr Cooper