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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

The day commenced with Year 8 enjoying their “croissants” and “chocolat chauds” breakfast on the Cooper Crescent site amidst a flurry of European realia. This was followed by fun activities and group work presented by Heather Mc Laughlin from the European Commission who enhanced our geographical knowledge of the capitals as well as stressing theRead more

Ulster Ladies U18 has made it two from two as they defeated Connacht 34-5 at Dubarry Park. Enniskillen Royals students Ellie Rix, Ellie Ingram and Katie Hetherington played their part as the Ulster girls took the Connacht team apart in the 2nd half. After Ulster went up with a penalty, Connacht came back with aRead more