Cambridge House set for tough Schools’ Cup test

Cambridge House face a tough baptism as they begin their Danske Bank Schools’ Cup campaign on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Jan 2014, 14:00 BST
Cambridge House First XV captain Christopher Da Mata (right) pictured with Grosvenor Grammar captain Jamie McMullan and Ivan McMinn, Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank, at the recent Schools' Cup draw. Picture: John Dickson.Cambridge House First XV captain Christopher Da Mata (right) pictured with Grosvenor Grammar captain Jamie McMullan and Ivan McMinn, Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank, at the recent Schools' Cup draw. Picture: John Dickson.
Cambridge House First XV captain Christopher Da Mata (right) pictured with Grosvenor Grammar captain Jamie McMullan and Ivan McMinn, Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank, at the recent Schools' Cup draw. Picture: John Dickson.

The Galgorm Road side are likely to be underdogs when they travel to Grosvenor Grammar (11am).

Team coach, Rab Gregg, has worked very hard with a limited number of players to maintain a Schools’ Cup presence in the school.

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They are building the game up in the lower school but it will be a year or two before this will be seen effectively at senior level.

Cambridge have picked up a number of positive results in the course of the current season.

But it will be a big ask for skipper Chris Da Mata and his team mates if they are to get beyond the opening hurdle.

Don’t miss Tuesday’s Ballymena Times for coverage of the game.

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