Following an exciting week of U18 Schools Cup Regional Finals action, the quarter final draw was made on Thursday.
It sees the eight regional champions split North/Midlands and London & South East/South West in what is the first ‘national’ stage of the competition, which becomes truly national at the semi final stage, which will take place in early March.
The quarter finals are scheduled to take place in the first week of December, assuming each of the schools has a window to schedule the fixture in.
U18 Schools Cup Quarter Finals
RGS Newcastle (North B) v Northampton School for Boys (Midlands B)
RGS Newcastle sealed the North B region after a superb 34-7 defeat of Woodhouse Grove on Wednesday, with skipper Phil Brantingham returning to the side and in try scoring form as his side took a 15-0 half time lead and then built on that for then 34-7 victory. Over in Midlands B Northampton School for Boys were in action on Thursday against Felsted. The former finalists showed the sort of form that they have demonstrated all tournament as they took a 34-12 victory over a Feslted side that had the likes of Rory Hutchinson and Ehren Painter supporting on the touchlines. Whoever wins this quarter final will have every chance of going right the way to the final, such is their strength.
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Warwick (Midlands A) v QEGS Wakefield (North A)
These two sides seem to be inextricably linked in this competition, last year they met in the U15 final, Warwick winning 19-0, in 2018 they met in the U18 final with Warwick winning that 29-7, while in the 2017 quarter final Warwick were 13-11 victors. In 2016, meanwhile, they met in the semi at U18 level, QEGS winning that, and QEGS also winning the U15 final. The story of this pair’s rivalry is really the story of the Schools Cup in recent years. To get hear Warwick had to come through the toughest of regional finals against Bromsgrove, a nailbiting 13-12 victory that really could have gone either way. QEGS meanwhile enjoyed a 35-7 victory over Wirral Grammar to seal the North A slot. This is one of the great Schools Cup rivalries, two legends of the competition, and this will be one of the most hotly anticipated quarter finals.
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Sherborne (South West A) v KCS Wimbledon/John Fisher (London & South East A)
Sherborne have one of the best records in the country this year and have built well on last year’s trip to the Plate final. Their South West A regional final on Thursday saw them put in an awesome performance to beat Taunton School 53-0, their most dominant victory of this Cup run so far. Against them in the quarter final will be the London & South East A regional champions, however there is still some time to go before that side is confirmed as KCS Wimbledon and John Fisher are yet to play that regional final. Whichever side wins though, they will have a task on their hands against this Dorset based outfit.
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Abingdon (South West A) v Whitgift/Simon Langton (London & South East B)
Abingdon sealed their quarter final spot with a seriously impressive victory on Wednesday over Canford, a side with one of the best records in the country. The Oxford side won 27-21, inflicting a first in-season defeat of Canford this year. They will need to be on that level once more in the quarter final for they could be facing the reigning champions and one of the best sides around, Whitgift. However that is far from a sure thing yet, Whitgift are still to play Simon Langton Grammar in the London & South East B regional final and Simon Langton have been impressive, beating some strong sides along the way. They meet on Wednesday 27th November.
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The quarter finals are scheduled to take place in the first week of December, while the semi finals are currently scheduled for Wednesday 4th March, with the final at Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday 18th March.
Elsewhere the U18 Schools Plate, Vase, and Bowl quarter finals were also drawn, you can take a look at those draws here:
U18 Schools Cup Quarter Final Draw:
RGS Newcastle (North B) v Northampton School for Boys (Midlands B)
Warwick (Midlands A) v QEGS Wakefield (North A)
Sherborne (South West A) v KCS Wimbledon/John Fisher (London & South East A)
Abingdon (South West B) v Whitgift/Simon Langton (London & South East B)
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 35-7 Wirral GS
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 34-7 Woodhouse Grove
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 12-13 Warwick
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 34-12 Felsted
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
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)
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 53-0 Taunton
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 27-21 Canford
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