U18 Schools Cup: Regional Finals Preview

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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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