| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| No. of teams | 38 (season 2013-14) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Royal Belfast Academical Institution (2023-24) |
| Most titles | Royal Belfast Academical Institution 37 Won Outright |
| Related competitions | Ulster Schools Cup |
| Official website | Ulster Rugby Danske Bank Schools Cup |
| Notes | |
| Also includes subsidiary competitions - Medallion Plate, Medallion Bowl and Medallion Trophy | |
The Medallion Shield is an annual rugby union competition involving schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The competition is open to all schools within Ulster, but only schools from within Northern Ireland currently enter, with no entries from schools situated in the three Ulster counties within the Republic of Ireland.
The competition has been contested continuously since its inception in 1910 and, in that time, fourteen different schools have secured at least a shared win of the shield. Teams entering the Medallion Shield are composed of boys who are under 15 years of age at the start of the school year. Entry in 2012-13 stood at 38 schools.
Royal Belfast Academical Institution have won the most titles, having 37 Won Outright titles and 3 shared.
The 2024 competition resulted in a final between Sullivan Upper and Royal Belfast Academical Institution with RBAI winning 36–10.RBAI have now won the competition 37 times outright and shared it 3 times.