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On an autumnal morning in Armagh the inclement weather made of a tough 3rd match if the season. From the kick-off Armagh took the game to the travel weary ERGS defence which stood strong and resisted countless early attacks of the line. led by Captain Paul McConkey’s quick ball form the rucks and scrums theRead more

The Enniskillen Royal Grammar School U14s season continued with a hard fought win away at the Royal School Armagh. In warm, wet and windy conditions Armagh kicked off with the wind behind them. In the wet conditions Enniskillen Royal failed to collect the ball cleanly but Callum Smyton had the composure to make sure itRead more

Enniskillen had the better of the opening exchanges and although they kept Armagh inside their own half, it was clear that the visitors had a very well organised defence. With 10 minutes gone the home side had a chance to capitalise on their dominance but the penalty shot from Craig Johnston skimmed the outside ofRead more

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School hosted their Royal School “cousins” from Armagh in a game played in dreadful conditions. The Enniskillen RGS team had taken a 3-0 lead in the course of the first half when Reece Smyton converted a penalty kick opportunity. The Enniskillen RGS team extended their lead to 8-0 with an unconverted tryRead more

On Thursday 18th August 2016 year 11 pupil Sasha Milne travelled to the Meadows Equestrian Centre in Lurgan to take part in the TRI 90cm/1m Inter-Schools Show Jumping Individual Championships. Sasha entered the 90cm category with pony Lily. Being the first person ever to represent Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in this prestigious event, Sasha controlledRead more

After 2 initial school weeks of finding their feet and learning their timetables, our newly amalgamated year 11 and 13 pupils where given the opportunity to fine tune their team working and decision making skills as their comfort zones were challenging by the British Army and RAF. On Monday 19th September the Army arrived onRead more

The first month of the school year is always busy for Year14 pupils and the Careers department and this year has been no different. From University open days to UCAS applications, the pressure is on to identify a pathway for the future and make sure clear goals and targets can be achieved. On Tuesday 6Read more

ERGS U14s travelled up to the Ards peninsula and came away with a win that continues to cement the side’s excellent development under the guidance of coaches Stephen Bothwell and Alastair Keys. ERGS won the toss and opted to kick off. Regent House caught but lost possession after a knock on. At the ensuing scrumRead more

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School took to the pitch in warm conditions under blue skies in their new kit of blue and navy stripes. This left them less distinguishable from their Regent House opponents in red and black, and the two teams were similarly difficult to distinguish on the scoreboard with ERGS taking a narrow 0Read more

The final score suggests a much tighter game than it was in reality. Royal pinned Regent into their own half for the first 20 minutes but were unable to make a scoring breakthrough until Alex Holder determinedly finished one of the many excellent backs moves. Craig Johnston converted. Royal’s discipline in the forwards was excellentRead more