The boys 2XI hockey team beat Regent in the semi-finals of the Dowdall Cup. The match was fiercely fought by both teams and Regent took the lead early in the second half. Sullivan continued their counter attack and were rewarded about 3 minutes before the end of play with Harry Yarr making a great play along the baseline and Levi Hart there to finish the job and make in 1-1. Extra time didn’t bring about any more goals so the game progressed to nail biting penalty flicks. Sullivan were rewarded for their efforts beating Regent 5-4, the victory was sealed with a fantastic save by Harrison Dunlop. The final will be held at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club on Wednesday 27 March at 3.00 pm. All supporters welcome.

U14 girls were runners-up in the Junior Plate losing on run-ins (on the 17th set of run-ins) to Belfast High School. Well done to all involved.

Congratulations to the 1st XI girls hockey team who won the Ulster Senior Plate on Wednesday 13 March 2019 beating Lurgan College 4-1 at Stormont. Goals – Rebecca Haley (3) and Hannah Boyd.

Congratulations to the 1st XV who are through to the Subsidiary Shield Final after defeating Royal School Dungannon 33-13. They will now face Bangor Grammar on Wednesday 20 March 2019 at the Arena Pitch, Queens Sport, Kick off 2.30 pm. All support is welcome and Parents/Supporters can purchase tickets by accessing the link via our Twitter Page @Sullivan_Rugby.

Congratulations to the 3rd XV who have retained the 3rd XV Plate. They will share it with Rainey after a thrilling 12-12 finish.

The 2019 Belfast Open Fencing Tournament was held last weekend Sat 9th and Sun 10 March 2019 in the Sullivan Sports Hall and incorporated Round 5 of the NI Junior Foil Series. Seventeen SU fencers took part in the junior event, 9 of whom won medals: an SUFC record medal total of 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze. U12 Girls Year 8s Alexandra Ong and Sophia Cahill, both with previous round wins, met in the final of this category, Alexandra taking the gold with a 10-8 win over Sophia. U14 Girls Year 10 Alex Atkinson and year 8 Charlie Beimers represented Sullivan in this age group. Charlie showed how much her fencing has improved this year by making the semi-finals for the first time, taking a bronze medal. Alex won the other semi, then came away with the silver medal from the final. U14 Boys In the poule round Alexander Penny won all his bouts, including a notable victory over the U14 series points leader, to come out top seed. Then in the knock-out stage he made it to the semi-finals, but lost to the eventual winner to take third place and a bronze medal. Arnav Arava, Adam Caldwell and Finn Neely all made the quarter-finals, while Kier Murray, Cameron Kitchen, Lewis Currie and Edward Lilley all finished in the last 16. U16 Girls Victoria Morris returned to competition, after missing Round 4 with a wrist injury, with a blistering performance to win gold without losing a single bout. SU fencers won all 4 medals in this age group: Izzy Evans taking the silver, while the 2 beaten semi-finallists, Rachel McKillen and Angharad King took the bronze medals. U16 Boys Cormac Kitchen, again our only male SU U16 representative, finished just outside the medals in 5th place. Round 6, the final competition of the series, takes place on Sunday 7 April 2019, venue to be arranged. Belfast Open NIJFS Round 5 formed only one competition on the Belfast Open Tournament programme, there being 6 others: senior men’s and women’s events in foil, epee and sabre. Three of SUFC’s fencers took part in the senior competitions, Izzy Evans and Alex Atkinson in the Women’s Foil and Arnav Arava in the Men’s Foil. Alex and Izzy both made the quarter-finals, finishing 5th and 7th, while Arnav finished 15th.

Sullivan faced Methody in a repeat of the McCullough Cup semi-final, to try to achieve a successive fourth appearance in the Burney Cup final. Methody started brightly but Sullivan started to control the game. Methody were defending well until Issac Hart converted a low cross from Tom McClintock. Halftime Sullivan 1 v Methody 0 Sullivan started the second half well with a goal two minutes in Matthew Willis was first to the ball after the Methody keeper save a penalty corner. Methody forced a few successive penalty corners but the Sullivan defence and keeper Frazer Todd successfully defended these. Sullivan followed these up with a successful penalty corner of their own, Matthew Morris deflecting a shot from Paddy Crookshanks. Sullivan scored a fourth when Harry Yarr netted a cross from Patrick Rose. Sullivan were unlucky not to get a couple more goals from great play. Methody threw all they could at Sullivan and won a penalty stroke, but Frazer Todd saved this and then another good shot from open play. Final Score: Sullivan 4 (Hart, Willis, M Morris & H Yarr) v Methody 0 Team: P Crookshanks (C), F Todd (GK), S Anderson, C Matthews, H Yarr, P Rose, M Trimble, M Willis, M Morris, D Girvin, D Erskine, C Smith, T McClintock, I Hart, N Keown, J McNeill & H Dunlop (GK) The Burney Cup Final will take place at Stormont Pavillion on Thursday the 28 March 2019 with pass back at 7:30pm – let’s hope the school can have a BIG crowd there to support this fantastic achievement of 4 consecutive finals. This is against Wallace High School and repeat of the McCullough Cup Final. https://www.facebook.com/BelfastTelegraphSport/videos/2084591061596395/

Congratulations to the 1st XI team who won their semi-final against Methody yesterday, 13 March 2019. Semi final results of the John Minis Burney Cup: Sullivan Upper School defeated Methodist College 4-0 (Scorers: Issac Hart, Matthew Willis, Matthew Morris and Harry Yarr). Sullivan will play Wallace High School in the JMEA Burney Cup Final which will take place at Stormont on 28 March 2019 at 7.30p m Don’t miss it and get there early as there will be a big crowd!

Sullivan have been drawn against Methodist College in the semi final of the Burney Cup, this is a replay of the McCullough Cup semi final that Sullivan won 3-2. The match is at 1:30 pm next Wednesday 13 March 2019 at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Comber Road, Hillsborough. Let’s get as much support there as we can.

Sullivan progressed to the semi-finals of the Burney Cup with a resounding win over local rivals Campbell College. Sullivan started the game with a fast pace, quickly taking the lead and this was the sign of things to come. Sullivan managed to score 6 goals in the first half. Halftime Sullivan 6 – Campbell College 0 The second half was more of the same, the only difference was Campbell College lost some discipline and suffered a series of Green and Yellow Cards. This meant that their players tired quickly and a further 7 goals were scored by Sullivan Final Score Sullivan 13 (M Willis 5, I Hart 2, D Erskine, P Crookshanks, M Trimble, T McClintock, C Matthews & D Girvin) Campbell College 0 The semi-final is to be held on Wednesday 13 March 2019, watch out for the match time. Lets get a big support for the boys so we can bring more sporting success to Sullivan.

Congratulations to Conor Matthews (Yr11), Patrick Rose (Yr11) and Tom McClintock (Yr12) who represented Ireland in the U16s Hockey team against England last week.

U12 Girls Year 8 Sophia Cahill made her return to competition in Round 4, after missing the 3rd round because of a broken wrist. She also returned to winning, taking gold in a repeat of her Round 2 win. U12 Boys Oliver Playfair also made a return to competition after missing Round 3, finishing 7th. U14 Girls Two SU fencers competed this age group, year 10 Alex Atkinson and year 8 Charlie Beimers. Charlie finished 6th, while Alex stepped up her fencing and improved on her previous two 3rd places with a silver medal finish. U14 Boys Arnav Arava, Alexander Penny, Cameron Kitchen and Keir Murray all made the quarter-finals in the U14s, with Finn Neely just outside the last 8 in 9th place. U16 Girls With the winner of the first 3 rounds, SU’s Victoria Morris, out with a wrist injury, it was left to Izzy Evans, Ruzi Statham and Rachel McKillen to represent Sullivan in this age group. Ruzi met Izzy in the final, Ruzi taking gold and Izzy silver, while Rachel took bronze in 3rd place. U16 Boys Cormac Kitchen was again the lone SU fencer in this category, this time finishing 6th. Round 5 takes place on Saturday 9 March 2019 in the Sullivan Upper Sports Hall.