The U18 Schools Cup regional finals begin this week, the final round of the competition at the regional stage.
Following this round we will have a winner for each of the eight regions in the U18 Schools Cup and those eight winners will then be thrown in a hat together for the national quarter final draw, which is the last round before teams start heading to stadia, Allianz Park for the semi finals and Twickenham Stadium for the final.
U18 Schools Cup Fixtures & Results:
North A
Round 1
Stonyhurst College 55-15 Stockport GS
Lancaster RGS 50-0 Ermysted’s GS
Giggleswick 0-32 QEGS Wakefield
Cheadle Hulme 42-7 Bradford GS
Silcoates 3-52 Manchester GS
Wilmslow HS 26-16 Merchant Taylors’, Crosby
King’s Macclesfield 36-21 Calday Grange GS
Wirral GS 50-0 St Mary’s College
Round 2
Stonyhurst College 0-32 Lancaster RGS
QEGS Wakefield 13-0 Cheadle Hulme
Manchester GS 17-15 Wilmslow HS
King’s Macclesfield 16-22 Wirral GS
Round 3
Lancaster RGS 17-20 QEGS Wakefield
Manchester GS 23-26 Wirral GS
Round 4
QEGS Wakefield v Wirral GS (Wednesday)
It’s a massive clash in North A as Schools Cup legends QEGS Wakefield take on Wirral Grammar School. Wirral Grammar are enjoying a strong season, impressing in this Cup competition in particular. QEGS are coming off the back of a defeat to Bradford Grammar on Saturday, but will doubtless be determined to bounce back at home on Wednesday.
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North B
Round 1
RGS Newcastle 64-13 Dame Allan’s
Durham v BYE
East Durham College 35-12 Hartlepool 6th form College
Barnard Castle w/o Carmel College
St Peter’s, York 24-22 Grammar School at Leeds
BYE v BYE
Woodhouse Grove 50-0 Prince Henry’s GS
Hymers College 12-40 Pocklington
Round 2
RGS Newcastle 43-10 Durham
East Durham 7-61 Barnard Castle
St Peter’s, York v BYE
Woodhouse Grove 34-21 Pocklington
Round 3
RGS Newcastle 19-17 Barnard Castle
St Peter’s, York 26-27 Woodhouse Grove
Round 4
RGS Newcastle v Woodhouse Grove (Wednesday)
A massive game in North B as Cup legends RGS Newcastle host former Plate champions Woodhouse Grove. Both came through excruciatingly tight games in the last round, but that should prepare them for what should be another epic on Wednesday. Form this year suggests that two as the pair met back in October, RGS winning by just two points. Whichever side wins though, they ought to believe that they can go far.
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Midlands A
Round 1
Lymm HS v BYE
Sir John Dean’s 17-37 Ellesmere College
Wrekin College 0-40 Old Swinford Hospital
Bromsgrove 38-7 King’s Worcester
Mount St Mary’s College 42-17 Worksop College
Trent College 12-38 Loughborough GS
Bishop Vesey’s GS 17-23 Solihull
Warwick 24-5 Bloxham
Round 2
Lymm HS 51-5 Ellesmere College
Old Swinford 17-26 Bromsgrove
Mount St Mary’s 17-3 Loughborough GS
Solihull 9-19 Warwick
Round 3
Lymm HS 0-13 Bromsgrove
Mount St Mary’s 10-13 Warwick
Round 4
Bromsgrove v Warwick (Wednesday)
Surely the tie of the round as two recent champions go head to head, Bromsgrove (2015 and 2016) hosting Warwick (2017 and 2018). Bromsgrove have probably enjoyed the smoother passage so far, and the two actually met in the regular season back in September, Bromsgrove winning 27-12. This is the Cup though, anything can happen, and you can be certain that Warwick will be desperate to get one back after that September result.
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Midlands B
Round 1
Northampton SfB 45-12 Stowe
Oundle v BYE
Bedford Modern 0-50 Samuel Whitbread Academy
BYE v BYE
Bishop’s Stortford HS 0-34 Felsted
BYE v BYE
Royal Hospital School 10-14 St Joseph’s College
Norwich v BYE
Round 2
Northampton SfB 51-3 Oundle
Samuel Whitbread v Bye
Felsted v Bye
St Joseph’s College w/d Norwich
Round3
Northampton SfB 36-7 Samuel Whitbread
Felsted 30-26 Norwich
Round 4
Northampton School for Boys v Felsted (Thursday)
Midlands B keeps us waiting until Thursday when Northampton School for Boys host Felsted. This should be a really exciting game, the last few years have seen these two sides grow and grow, NSB have reached a Schools Cup final, Felsted a semi final, and both have numerous players in the professional ranks. It promises to be a cracking game of rugby, one that looks to be right in the balance.
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London & South East A
Round 1
Watford GS 17-19 Mill Hill
UCS 29-15 St Benedict’s
KCS Wimbledon 26-19 St George’s College, Weybridge
St Clement Danes v BYE
Tiffin 5-43 Emanuel
Wimbledon College 40-0 ACS Cobham International
John Fisher 21-12 Reed’s
City of London Freemen’s 31-7 Christ’s Hospital
Round 2
Mill Hill 28-26 UCS
KCS Wimbledon w/o St Clement Danes
Emanuel 8-25 Wimbledon College
John Fisher 40-5 City of London Freemen’s
Round 3
Mill Hill 12-22 KCS Wimbledon
Wimbledon College 17-22 John Fisher
Round 4
KCS Wimbledon v John Fisher – TBA
KCS Wimbledon v John Fisher is yet to have a date publically confirmed but it should be a cracking game, both sides are building more and more form as the season builds, including strong victories in the regional semi finals stage. John Fisher have particularly impressed of late, beating Dulwich College last weekend.
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London & South East B
Round 1
Campion 27-7 Eltham College
Seevic College 61-0 Colfe’s
Whitgift 78-0 St Olave’s GS
Trinity 15-10 Langley Park
Ravens Wood 50-0 Richard Challoner
Judd v BYE
Cardinal Newman 5-50 Simon Langton GS
Sevenoaks v BYE
Round 2
Campion 14-19 Seevic College
Whitgift 65-8 Trinity
Ravens Wood 55-12 Judd
Simon Langton 40-0 Sevenoaks
Round 3
Seevic College 7-30 Whitgift
Ravens Wood 18-26 Simon Langton
Round 4
Whitgift v Simon Langton (Wednesday 27th)
London & South East B holds the champions, Whitgift, and they will be hosting Simon Langton Grammar School. There’s a wait for this one, though, it is scheduled for Wednesday 27th November. Whitgift have been in sublime form both in and out of the Cup this year, but Simon Langton have been quietly impressive too, and their Cup performances have been seriously impressive.
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South West A
Round 1
Dean Close 7-20 Sir Thomas Rich’s
BYE v BYE
Sherborne 45-3 Downside
QEH v BYE
Bridgwater & Taunton College 0-56 Taunton
King’s College, Taunton 28-12 Richard Huish
Ivybridge Community College v BYE
Colston’s v BYE
Round 2
Sir Thomas Rich’s v Bye
Sherborne 34-14 QEH
Taunton 50-0 King’s College, Taunton
Ivybridge Community College 25-14 Colston’s
Round 3
Sir Thomas Rich’s 10-44 Sherborne
Taunton 48-7 Ivybridge Community College
Round 4
Sherborne v Taunton (Thursday)
South West A will take place on Thursday and should be a good game, both of the semi finals took place a week late on back to back days last week. Sherborne came through outstandingly well against Sir Thomas Rich’s, 44-10, while Taunton were sublime against Ivybridge, winning 48-7. Form over the season suggests an advantage for Sherborne, who really have been brilliant. However Taunton’s performance in that last round suggests that they have perhaps been underestimated, this will be one to watch.
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South West B
Round 1
Dauntsey’s 35-21 Marlborough College
Abingdon 45-5 Reading Blue Coat
Pangbourne College 10-47 RGS High Wycombe
Dr Challoner’s GS 7-12 The Crypt
Lord Wandsworth College 18-17 Portsmouth GS
Seaford College w/o East Sussex College
Canford 32-5 Bishop Wordsworth’s
BYE v BYE
Round 2
Dauntsey’s 13-15 Abingdon
RGS High Wycombe w/o The Crypt
Lord Wandsworth College 7-60 Seaford College
Canford v Bye
Round 3
Abindgon 24-23 RGS High Wycombe
Seaford College 5-41 Canford
Round 4
Abingdon v Canford (Wednesday)
It is a fast turnaround in South West B, Canford only faced Seaford College in the regional semi final on Saturday, putting in yet another outstanding performance for a 41-5 victory. They will be back in action on Wednesday, travelling to Abingdon who were in local derby action on Saturday against Radley, winning by an impressive 30-3 margin. Like many of the others, it promises to be a superb game of rugby.
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