2011 Medallion Shield


The 2011 Medallion Shield commenced in December 2011 with 38 teams participating. The 102nd Medallion Shield final was won by Sullivan Upper School.

Format

Each team iss assigned to a seeding group which determines the stage at which that team joins the competition. Each stage is run on a single tie knock-out basis, with replays for drawn games when necessary.
The structure for the 2010-11 season was as follows:
In 2010-11 the top eight seeded teams were Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Limavady Grammar School, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Sullivan Upper School, The Royal School, Armagh and Wallace High School.

Record of matches played

Round 1

Round 1 results were as follows.
Round 2 was marred by the death of a Carrickfergus Grammar School pupil Ben Robinson who collapsed near the end of their tie against Dalriada School and later died in hospital. The results in round 2 were as follows.
Losing teams from round 1 and 2 enter the Medallion Trophy.

Round 3

Losing teams from round 3 enter the Medallion Bowl.

Round 4

Round four saw the entry of the top eight seeded teams with the following results.
Losing teams from round 4 enter the Medallion Plate.

Quarter-finals

Results were as follows
The final was contested by Sullivan Upper School, Holywood and Limavady Grammar School, Limavady. This was Sullivan's second final, winning their previous final in 2002 against Regent House. Limavady Grammar School was appearing in its first final. The final was played at Ravenhill on 22 March 2011.
The Sullivan Upper team was coached by former Ireland Rugby Captain and Scotland coach Willie Anderson.

Details

Subsidiary finals

beat Ballymena Academy in the Plate, Rainey Endowed School beat Grosvenor Grammar School in the Bowl final and Dalriada School defeated Foyle and Londonderry College in the Trophy final.