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The Rowing club is now up and running since early September after another very successful season in 2016 in which the boys retained their Junior 8+ Irish title for the third year in succession. This is a very exciting time for us as we settle into our new school environment. We have seen lots ofRead more

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School welcomed their German partners over the past 10 days as part of the long-standing exchange with our twin town Brackwede. There was great excitement as links were forged and our pupils had the opportunity of finally meeting their exchange partners face to face. The first day was spent visiting classes, beingRead more

ERGS hosted fellow Royal school Royal and Prior Raphoe on Saturday 2nd October. A strong physical Raphoe side tested all 4 teams. Despite valiant displays by all teams, finding the winning goals proved impossible to achieve. Great displays of teamwork and individual skill do however provide an encouraging outlook for the future. Final scores: 1XIRead more

A tough morning at Castle lane for the ERGS U13 side. A larger and well drilled Banbridge side had clearly made the trip down with the intention of continuing their successful winning streak. From the Kick-off Banbridge attacked the ERGS defensive line finding little give until a quick pass and missed tackle allowed the ‘blueRead more

A sunny Saturday morning saw Banbridge Academy head down the M1 to play the first home game of the season for the Enniskillen Royal U14 team. A good crowd of familiar faces lined the touchline in the expectation of watching the team record their first home win of the 2016/17 season. The Enniskillen U14s livedRead more

The ERGS Med XV posted a confidence boosting victory against Banbridge Academy on Saturday at the Eisenhower playing fields after sustaining multiple injuries and defeats on the road in the previous two fixtures. Despite having the ‘lions share’ of the possession the Enniskillen boys were unable to make any impression on the score board inRead more

This was another impressive performance by Enniskillen Royal’s 2ndXV tainted only by an injury to their mobile hooker, John Fitzpatrick. Fitz, (a novel sobriquet), had been having an excellent game but fell headlong in a tackle and twisted his right leg. He was taken by ambulance to Craigavon hospital as a precautionary measure and weRead more

Banbridge Academy hosted the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School team in a game the Fermanagh team won by 13-0. Reece Smyton kicked two early penalties to give his team a 6-0 lead. The Banbridge Academy team was well-organised defensively and gave little away which ensured there were no more points scored in the course of theRead more

On Thursday 16th September our new year 8 pupils engaged in their first Young Enterprise activity of their ERGS careers ‘Your School, Your Business’.  This business based event provided pupils with the opportunity to reflect on their transition between Primary 7 and Year 8 and discuss the differences and similarities in how both types ofRead more

The Ulster girls played their final Interprovincial game of the series last Saturday in Westmanstown, Dublin. Continuing recent form, the Ulster U18 Girls side beat Munster 20-8 completing the Grand Slam for the first time for Ulster. Our current pupils Ellie Ingram, Ellie Rix and Katie Hetherington along with past pupil Claire Boles all playedRead more