Schools Rugby Midweek Preview: Massive games as the season heads towards the final stretch

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This week is a massive week in the world of Schools Rugby with the Champions Trophy semi finals and the Schools Cup regional finals.

 

However there is so much more schools rugby going on besides that, including some of the very best sides in the country going head to head.

 

Here we will focus on those other games, while you can read our previews ahead of the Champions Trophy, Schools Cup, and Schools Plate via the links below.

 

Champions Trophy Semi Finals Preview

Schools Cup Regional Finals Preview

Schools Plate Regional Finals Preview

 

Tuesday

 

After their game against Warwick was cancelled on Saturday, Sedbergh have hastily arranged a fixture against Haileybury, which will pit two sides with unbeaten records against each other. It should be a fantastic occasion at the Hertfordshire school, it will be by far Haileybury’s toughest test, but one they will utterly relish, while for Sedbergh it will be a key game in the build up to a period of the year that will define their season.

 

Elsewhere Clifton High School host Sidcot while Milton Abbey welcome Kingston Maurward College. While in the U18 Schools Vase there is a massive Regional Final in the South West as St Edward’s Oxford host Exeter School, a game that really could go either way.

 

Wednesday

 

There is plenty of Vase action on Wednesday, St Peter’s Gloucester hosting Tewkesbury wile Sutton Valence travel to Dartford Grammar and a strong Eastbourne College side head to Glyn for what should be a good one.

 

The Schools Bowl is also busy on Wednesday, Wallington County Grammar welcoming Worthing College with Ampleforth College in action at Tyne Metropolitan College, and Sandringham hosting Abraham Darby. Meanwhile Plymouth College will host Marling.

 

Elsewhere there are plenty of other big games, not least King’s Macclesfield v Stonyhurst College, a big game that really could go either way.

 

Old Swinford Hospital meanwhile head to Five Ways while Reigate Grammar host Gordon’s, and St Mary’s College welcome Manchester Grammar.

 

In form Bloxham are in action at Cokethrope, while Caterham v Trinity is a game that has a huge amount of promise about it. In Suffolk, meanwhile, Culford host St Joseph’s College, which could be a really exciting game if both are at their best.

 

Meanwhile Durham are travelling to Dame Allan’s and Pangbourne College travel to Shiplake College for what really should be an excellent game of rugby.

 

However the game of the day is surely going to be Denstone College v Kirkham Grammar School. These are two outstanding teams that have performed with aplomb all season. Kirkham are undefeated, while Denstone have only lost to Sedbergh. Without question this should be Kirkham’s toughest test of the season. Performances at the St Joseph’s Festival suggest a Kirkham edge, but expect a serious game of rugby on Wednesday evening.

 

Thursday

 

There is a whole lot to get excited about on Thursday, not least one of the classic schools rugby fixtures as Eton College host Harrow.

 

Cheltenham College look to bounce back from defeat to Millfield when they host Sir Thomas Rich’s for what should be a brilliant game, while Prior Park host King’s Bruton.

 

Radley College will be eager to get back on the horse after their derby day defeat to Abingdon, they host a Bedford side though that will be equally determined as they search for that victory to reward their efforts. Elsewhere Poole Grammar host Clayesmore and there is a battle of the Cathedral Schools as Wells take on Llandaff.

 

Oundle are in action at Gresham’s and that should be a game well worth keeping an eye on, meanwhile King’s Grantham host Ratcliffe College, and in the Scottish Schools Cup Stewart’s Melville host Marr College.

 

In the U18 Schools Vase Bablake welcome Leicester Grammar School, a game that really feels as though it could go either way.

 

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Schools Rugby Midweek Fixtures (predictions in bold):

 

Tuesday

 

Clifton HS v Sidcot

Haileybury v Sedbergh

Milton Abbey v Kingston Maurward College

St Edward’s, Oxford v Exeter School (Schools Vase)

 

Wednesday

 

AKS Lytham v Liverpool College

Aylesbury GS v Sir Henry Floyd GS

Bedford Modern v St Columba’s College

Bethany v Kent College

Bloxham v Cokethorpe

Caterham v Trinity

Ceders v Colfe’s

Christ College v Crawshay’s Welsh

Christ’s Hospital v Tiffin

Coopers’ Coborn v King John

Culford v St Joseph’s College

Dame Allan’s v Durham

Dartford GS v Sutton Valence (Schools Vase)

Denstone College v Kirkham GS

Dr Challoner’s GS v Royal Latin

Dundee HS v George Heriot’s

Emmanuel College v St Thomas More

Glyn v Eastbourne College (Schools Vase)

Haberdashers’ v St Clement Danes

Hayes v Oakwood Park

Hutchesons’ GS v Jordanhill (Scottish Schools Plate)

Hymers College v Read

KES Aston v Princethorpe College

KES Five Ways v Old Swinford Hospital

King’s Macclesfield v Stonyhurst College

Lord Williams’s v Sir William Borlase’s GS

Oswestry v Adams GS

Pangbourne College v Shiplake College

Pate’s GS v Cheltenham Bournside

Plymouth College v Marling (Schools Bowl)

Prince Henry’s GS v Pocklington

Reigate GS v Gordon’s

Ripley St Thomas v QES Kirkby Lonsdale

Rossall v Rishworth

Sandringham v Saffron Walden CHS (Schools Bowl)

Shrewsbury v Abraham Darby

Simon Langton GS v St Lawrence College

St Mary’s College v Manchester GS

St Peter’s, Gloucester v Tewkesbury (Schools Vase)

Tyne Metropolitan College v Ampleforth College (Schools Bowl)

Wallington CGS v Worthing College (Schools Bowl)

Wetherby v Cardinal Vaughan (Schools Bowl)

 

Thursday

 

Bablake v Leicester GS (Schools Vase)

Cheltenham College v Sir Thomas Rich’s

Eton College v Harrow

Gresham’s v Oundle

King’s Grantham v Ratcliffe College

Poole GS v Clayesmore

Prior Park College v King’s Bruton

Radley College v Bedford

Stewart’s Melville v Marr College (Scottish Schools Cup)

Wells Cathedral v Llandaff Cathedral

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