St Joseph’s Festival Groups & Schedule Revealed

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The groups for next weekend’s St Joseph’s Festival have been revealed, and already there is one clear ‘group of death’.

 

John Fisher, QEGS Wakefield, Cranleigh, and RGS High Wycombe have all been grouped together in Group 2. This already fiendishly tricky tournament will be even harder for those four. Cranleigh are already suggesting that they might turn out to be one of the strongest sides around this year. John Fisher and RGS High Wycombe are always strong, so to QEGS Wakefield, who arrive with a squad full of U15 NatWest Cup finalists.

The tournament takes place over the course of the weekend of the 17th and 18th October and is compromised of sixteen teams, split into four groups.

The top two in each group progress to Sunday’s Cup groups, with the bottom two going into Sunday’s Plate groups.

The winner of each competition’s respective groups on Sunday then meet in the Plate and Cup finals at the end of the day.

Last year Millfield beat hosts St Joseph’s College 8-7 in a thrilling and tense final, a regular occurrence at the Festival, where with shortened matches every score has a premium on it.

As hosts, St Joseph’s are in Group 1, where Sam Warburton’s old school, Whitchurch High School, Solihull, and Hampton are their challengers. St Joseph’s won the tournament in 2013 and after last year’s final defeat they will hope to be back on the top step again.

Champions Millfield, who also won in 2012, are in Group 3. Brighton College are likely to be their biggest challengers, they have started their season well and are the current Plate holders. RGS Newcastle and Gordon’s School will also be hoping to finish in the top two.

Group 4 ought also to be competitive. It contains the 2011 champions, Dulwich College, legendary Scottish side, Merchiston Castle, former Schools Cup winners, St Peter’s Gloucester, and a very good Denstone College side.

Group 2 looks likely to be the one to keep a real eye on during the first day though, it really looks like anything could happen in that one.

Once again the entire tournament will be Live Streamed – a particularly handy addition this year for those trying to combine any Rugby World Cup quarter final viewing with the guaranteed excitement and intensity of the St Joseph’s Festival.

2015 St Joseph’s Festival Groups
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
St Joseph’s CollegeJohn FisherMillfield (Champions)Dulwich College
Whitchurch High SchoolQEGS WakefieldRGS NewcastleMerchiston Castle
SolihullCranleighGordon’sSt Peter’s, Gloucester
HamptonRGS High WycombeBrighton CollegeDenstone College

 

Saturday 17th October – Schedule
TimePitch OnePitch Two
09.00St Joseph’s v WhitchurchHampton v Solihull
09.40John Fisher v QEGSCranleigh v RGS High Wycombe
10.20Millfield v Gordon’sRGS Newcastle v Brighton College
11.00Dulwich College v St Peter’sMerchiston v Denstone
11.40St Joseph’s v SolihullWhitchurch v Hampton
12.20John Fisher v CranleighQEGS v RGS High Wycombe
13.00Millfield v RGS NewcastleGordon’s v Brighton College
13.40Dulwich College v MerchistonSt Peter’s v Denstone
14.20St Joseph’s v HamptonWhitchurch v Solihull
15.00RGS High Wycombe v John FisherQEGS v Cranleigh
15.40Brighton College v MillfieldRGS Newcastle v Gordon’s
16.20Denstone v Dulwich CollegeSt Peter’s v Merchiston

 

2015 St Joseph’s Festival Day 2 Group Structure
CupPlate
Group AGroup BGroup WGroup X
Winner Group 1Winner Group 33rd Group 13rd Group 3
Winner Group 2Winner Group 43rd Group 23rd Group 4
R Up Group 3R Up Group 14th Group 34th Group 1
R Up Group 4R Up Group 24th Group 44th Group 2

 

Sunday 18th October – Schedule
TimePitch OnePitch Two
08.30W 1 v 4W 2 v 3
09.05A 1 v 4A 2 v 3
09.40X 1 v 4X 2 v 3
10.15B 1 v 4B 2 v 3
10.50W 1 v 3W 2 v 4
11.25A 1 v 3A 2 v 4
12.00X 1 v 3X 2 v 4
12.35B 1 v 3B 2 v 4
13.10W 1 v 2W 3 v 4
13.45A 1 v 2A 3 v 4
14.20X 1 v 2X 3 v 4
14.55B 1 v 2B 3 v 4
15.30Plate Final
16.15Cup Final

 

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