Young Ballymoney rugby player collects Mary Peters Trust Award

Ulster U19 squad member Clark Logan, who lives near Ballycastle is pictured receiving his award certificate from Barry Funston and Lady Mary Peters.

Clark first started playing mini rugby at Ballymoney RFC when he was in P3 at Bushvalley Primary School. Moving on to Coleraine Grammar Clark played scrumhalf for his school and has progressed through Ulster Clubs U17 and U18 squads.

Aged 17 he moved up to the U19 National Talent Squad (NTS) and played in the 2022 inter-provincials. Clark was invited to take part in Irish U18 NTS training camps at the High-Performance Centre in Dublin Hallowe’en and Christmas 2022.

Clark is currently training with Ulster U19s in preparation for the upcoming inter-pro series and he hopes to be included in the Ulster squad.

Eighty-five young athletes from across Northern Ireland and representing 24 different sports from basketball and karate to powerchair football, sailing and orienteering have received funding awards from the Mary Peters Trust. Their achievements were celebrated at a special Athletes’ Academy event held at Newforge Sports Complex, Belfast and hosted by UTV sports correspondent Ruth Gorman.

Athletes are nominated and then selected following a rigorous process and each receive financial and general support to help them navigate and succeed in their sporting careers and ultimately achieve their individual goals.

The current tranche of awards was presented by Lady Mary Peters, alongside MPT Chair, Barry Funston. Athletes were joined by parents and family members as well as sport liaison officers and MPT Awards Team Chair, Will Doggart.