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A superb turnout at this afternoon’s 5K ERGS Rugby Club fundraiser!! With over £4000 raised and more to come in; a massive thank you to everyone that supported and sponsored the event. A big thank you also to Kettyle Irish Foods for supplying all the burgers.Read more

For some of our rugby players it has been a busy Easter with several, across the age ranges, involved in Representative Games. Yr13 Leah Irwin – Took part in the Ireland U18 Six Nations festival over the Easter break. Leah was  away wit the Ireland U18 Squad for 10 days and played in matches againstRead more

Back to back Ulster Schools’ Champions !! Retaining the trophy in the Danske Bank Girls Schools’ Cup with a 48-5 win over Assumption Grammar School at Kingspan Stadium this afternoon https://ulster.rugby/content/danske-bank-girls-schools-cup-final-match-report-enniskillen-rgs-48-5-assumption-gs Congratulations to the Senior Girls and their Coaches.Read more

On Wednesday 7th February our Year 14 Sports Science and Active Leisure industry pupils hosted an Inter House Rugby tournament for the Year 11 ERGS pupils. The event was very competitive with lots of close matches and plenty of fun, however there could only be one winner… Congratulations Trien! Thank you to the members ofRead more

Three of our girls were involved in the U18 Interpro Playoffs at Terenure at the weekend. Amanda Farrell , Leah Irwin and Natalie Turner all started the game and played brilliantly in what proved to be a very tough game against a strong Connacht side. Connacht won the match 52-24 and are now favourites toRead more

Not to be this morning for our 1st XV who couldn’t overcome a very strong Wallace side who ran out 35-17 winners. The game ebbed and flowed and the score line maybe isn’t a fair reflection of how good the ERGS boys played but we couldn’t be prouder of their efforts!! Man of the matchRead more

Despite showing tremendous resilience and fighting back to a 12-12 draw at half time with scores from Paul Curry, George Gamble and a conversion by Matthew Mannix; the Ballyclare side, on home turf, got a few lucky breaks in the final 10 minutes of the second half to take the lead, and ultimately win theRead more

Medallion Shield Fourth Round BRA 26 – 13 ERGS A tough day but a valiant effort by all the boys. A great start saw ERGS pin BRA in their own half for the full first 30 minutes with two tries from Ben Wallace and a penalty from Jake Hinchliffe giving us a 0-13 lead atRead more

A great win for the 1st XV this morning against Friends School Lisburn. The win sees the boys progress to the Quarter Final of the Schools’ Cup where they will face Wallace High School. The game was a nervy affair with Friends scoring an early unconverted try out wide to put them 5-0 up. ERGSRead more

A narrow loss for our 3rd XV this afternoon against Methody in the Plate Quarter Finals. The score line finished 24-22 in favour of the Belfast side. Tries from Ben Shaw, Matthew Conlon and two from Man of the Match Callan Kelly (pictured below). A disappointing way to end the season for the 3rd XVRead more