Weekend Review: 2017/18 Season, Issue 5 – England U20 2010
This weekend we go back to our series looking at England U20 XVs through the years of the IRB Junior World Championship/World Rugby U20 Championships. In previous issues we have looked at the England teams of 2009 and 2008, the first year of the IRB Junior World Championships as an U20 event. This […]
Weekend Review: 2017/18 Season, Issue 5 – Editor’s Blog
Amidst talk of banning tackling at school level and of increasing injuries at all levels of the game, one hot pre-season topic has been forgotten. Saracens raised the point that if they were to pay the likes of Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell, Jamie George, and Mako Vunipola their market rate as world class players […]
Schools Rugby Weekend Preview: Huge weekend of rugby as half term nears
It is a big weekend of schools rugby this weekend, with many schools playing their final fixture before the half term break. It also leads into a huge midweek with the Champions Trophy and NatWest Cup second rounds taking place, while at the end of that week the St Joseph’s Festival takes place. […]
Schools Rugby Midweek Update
A quieter midweek than last, perhaps, but it has only been quiet in terms of quantity so far, not quality. Tuesday and Wednesday both saw plenty of exciting fixtures, while Thursday and Friday both look set to be fascinating. Tuesday Tuesday was a huge day in the NatWest Cup. Durham secured their […]
AASE League: Phase two qualifiers begin to emerge
Round 6 of the AASE League proved to be a crucial one as the qualifiers for the second phase split began to emerge. After next week’s fixtures, both the Northern and Southern Conferences will split. The top three sides in the north will play each other once again, with the top four in the […]
