The NatWest Cup returns on Wednesday following the Christmas break, before which there had been some tremendously exciting cup games.
NatWest Cup
Wednesday will see action in North A, North B, and South West B as sides play for their 7th round (last 16) places. Should they then win their last 16 ties, they will be entered into the quarter final draw, which is when the competition goes national.
In North A Wilmslow High School, who produced a shock in round 4 by beating King’s Macclesfield, host Stonyhurst College, a side who represent a real dark horse threat in the tournament. The winner will face either St Peter’s York or Newcastle School for Boys in round 7.
In North B Worksop College host last year’s quarter finalists Lymm High School, who have been in brilliant form this season too, winning their last two Cup games in style, scoring over fifty points in both. The winners will face Hymers College in round 7, and Hymers are having an outstanding season themselves, losing just once so far.
Down in South West B we have arguably the tie of the day, RGS High Wycombe v Hampton. It is a repeat of last year’s quarter final, played in torrential conditions at Maidenhead RFC, where RGS won a naturally scrappy game 6-0.
It ought to be another intense and close battle this year, though possibly with a few more tries if the weather is even mildly better than last year, but the pressure will remain on for the winner, they will likely face our readers’ Team of the Term, Monmouth, in the last regional round. Barring an unlikely defeat for Monmouth at Gryphon. Having already beaten Hampton this season, RGS might just be favourites, however Hampton have been in great form since then – this should be a cup classic.
NatWest Vase
There is also plenty of NatWest Vase action. Today Langley host Hills Road 6th form College, while on Wednesday Bishop Heber host Cheadle Hulme and there is also an exciting looking clash between Christ’s Hospital and Hurstpierpoint College. Friday meanwhile sees Welbeck host Wrekin.
Regular School Fixtures
There are also a few non-cup fixtures on Wednesday, including a bumper clash between AASE side Henley College and Brighton College, who are looking for a return to winning ways after losing to Skinners’ on Saturday.
Millfield are also back in action after beating Sir Thomas Rich’s at the weekend, they host an Anglo-Welsh clash as Coleg y Cymoedd head to the Somerset School.
St Peter’s Gloucester make the trip to Hereford Cathedral School, while another AASE side, Myerscough College, are in action on Wednesday too, welcoming QES Kirkby to their ground.
Have we missed any midweek fixtures, let us know via @FifteenRugbyXV or via the comment box below, and be sure to let us know how you get on!
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Schools Rugby Midweek Fixtures (predictions in bold):
Tuesday
Langley v Hills Road (NatWest Vase)
Wednesday
RGS High Wycombe v Hampton (NatWest Cup)
Wilmslow HS v Stonyhurst College (NatWest Cup)
Worksop v Lymm HS (NatWest Cup)
Bishop Heber HS v Cheadle Hulme (NatWest Vase)
Christ’s Hospital v Hurstpierpoint College (NatWest Vase)
Henley College v Brighton College
Hereford Cathedral School v St Peter’s Gloucester
Millfield v Coleg y Cymoedd
Myerscough College v QES Kirkby
Oswestry v Shrewsbury
Friday
Welbeck v Wrekin (NatWest Vase)
U18 NatWest Cup – North A – Round 5 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
King’s Macclesfield 26-29 Wilmslow High | Wilmslow High 17-6 Ermysted’s GS | Wilmslow High v Stonyhurst |  |
Ermysted’s GS 51-0 Austin Friars | |||
QEGS Penrith 3-35 Yarm School | Yarm 20-29 Stonyhurst | ||
Queen Elizabeth’s VI form College 5-34 Stonyhurst | |||
Hutton GS 36-7 Giggleswick | Hutton GS 8-50 St Peter’s, York | St Peters, York v Newcastle School for Boys | |
St Peter’s York 68-19 Prince Henry’s GS | |||
Newcastle School for Boys 40-28 Gateshead | Newcastle School for Boys 19-12 King Edward’s, Morpeth | ||
King Edwards Morpeth 26-5 Dame Allan’s | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – North B – Round 5 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Wath 7-57 Wirral Grammar School | Wirral GS 7-34 Pocklington | Pocklington 7-11 Hymers College | Hymers College v Worksop /Lymm |
Pocklington 18-5 Bishop Burton | |||
Hymers College 46-0 John Leggott | Hymers College 22-5 Crossley Heath | ||
AKS Arnold 18-44 Crossley Heath | |||
Hartlepool 12-29 Worksop College | Worksop 9-3 Manchester Grammar | Worksop College v Lymm High School | |
Mount St Mary’s 3-39 Manchester Grammar | |||
Lymm High School 57-0 Merchant Taylots | Lymm High School 55-7 Altrincham GS | ||
Calday Grange 11-21 Altrincham GS | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – Midlands A – Round 5 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Bromsgrove 61-17 Solihull | Bromsgrove 23-13 Warwick | Bromsgrove 50-5 Bloxham | Bromsgrove v The Leys/Stamford |
Bishop Vesey’s 9-38 Warwick | |||
Bishop’s Stortford College 10-50 Bedford Modern | Bedford Modern 10-17 Bloxham | ||
Richard Hale 13-36 Bloxham | |||
Roundwood Park 5-14 Tring School | Tring 9-15 The Leys | The Leys v Stamford | |
Princethorpe 15-24 The Leys | |||
Loughborough GS 34-10 Nottingham HS | Loughborough GS 14-26 Stamford | ||
Carre’s Grammar School 0-50 Stamford | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – Midlands B – Round 5 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
King’s Grantham 20-25 Gresham’s | Gresham’s 22-8 Norwich | Gresham’s 18-22 Oundle | Oundle v King’s Worcester |
Wymondham College 10-27 Norwich | |||
Oundle School 48-8 The Perse | Oundle 36-5 Trent College | ||
Wyggeston & QE College 17-22 Trent College | |||
Hereford Cathedral 27-55 King’s Worcester | King’s Worcester 25-7 Old Swinford Hospital | King’s Worcester 11-0 Northampton School for Boys | |
Old Swinford Hospital 27-10 KES Brimingham | |||
RGS Worcester 17-13 Ellesmere College | RGS Worcester 5-20 Northampton School for Boys | ||
Adams GS 0-10 Northampton SfB | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – London & South East A – Round 5 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Dartford Grammar School 29-0 Colfe’s | Dartford Grammar School 22-21 Skinners’ | Dartford GS 11-37 St Joseph’s College | St Joseph’s College v St Benedict’s/Whitgift |
Skinners’ 61-0 Sussex Downs | |||
St Joseph’s College 39-28 Felsted | St Joseph’s College 33-9 Campion | ||
Davenant Foundation 0-71 Campion | |||
KCS Wimbledon 17-34 Wimbledon College | Wimbledon College 3-52 St Benedict’s | St Benedict’s v Whitgift | |
University College School 3-55 St Benedict’s | |||
St Cecilia’s, Wandsworth 0-52 Whitgift | Whitgift 42-17 Seaford College | ||
City of London Freemens 19-22 Seaford College | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – London & South East B – Round 4 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Tiffin w/o College of Richard Collyer | Tiffin v Trinity w/o | Trinity 27-2 Berkhamsted | Trinity v Dulwich College |
Reigate Grammar School v Trinity w/o | |||
Parmiters 0-90 Berkhamsted | Berkhamsted 59-0 St Clement Danes | ||
St Celment Danes 21-0 Cardinal Vaughan | |||
New Hall 0-34 Dulwich College | Dulwich College 14-5 John Fisher | Dulwich College 26-7 Chislehurst & Sidcup GS | |
John Fisher w/o Dover Grammar School | |||
Duke of York RMS 0-53 Chislehurst & Sidcup | Chislehurst & Sidcup 32-10 Judd | ||
Judd 31-20 Maidstone Grammar | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – South West A – Round 4 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Dauntsey’s 50-0 Bournemouth School | Dauntsey’s 45-0 Lord Wandsworth College | Dauntsey’s 54-10 St Peter’s Gloucester | Daunstey’s v Sherborne |
Lord Wandsworth College 57-7 Milton Abbey | |||
St Peter’s Gloucester 38-7 The Crypt | St Peter’s Gloucester 35-5 Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital | ||
Wellsway v Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital | |||
Sherborne 45-7 Richard Huish | Sherborne 28-24 Exeter | Sherborne 46-3 Truro School | |
Blue School 3-23 Exeter School | |||
Exeter College 37-17 v Torquay Boys GS | Exeter College 7-18 Truro School | ||
Truro School 60-10 Bodmin College | |||
U18 NatWest Cup – South West B – Round 4 Results & Schedule | |||
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
Gryphon 19-15 Beechen Cliff | Gryphon 20-12 Portsmouth GS | Gryphon v Monmouth | Â |
Portmouth GS 24-10 Oaklands Catholic School | |||
Backwell School 12-31 Monmouth | Monmouth 11-7 Stowe | ||
Sir Thomas Rich’s 13-36 Stowe | |||
RGS High Wycombe 55-0 Dr Challoner’s | RGS High Wycombe 27-19 Aylesbury | RGS High Wycombe v Hampton | |
Desborough 5-45 Aylesbury Grammar | |||
Pangbourne College 13-38 Hampton | Hampton 29-7 Bishop Wordsworth | ||
Peter Symonds’ 12-23 Bishop Wordsworth | |||