Thursday saw the 2019 U18 Schools Vase competition really take shape after the quarter finals were drawn.
As in the other national competitions, the quarter final draw divided the regions up North/South, with the four North and Midlands regional champions making up one side of the draw, and the London & South East and South West champions making up the other.
The competition has been a tricky one to follow thus far, but now at the national stage it will really begin to move into full view.
Leicester Grammar (Midlands A) v Langley (Midlands B)
On Thursday Leicester Grammar beat Bablake 25-3 to seal their place in the quarter final draw, just a round after a seriously tight game against Loughborough College. They will be hosting the 2018 Vase champions, Langley, from Norfolk. Langley sailed through in 2018 but have had to work harder this year, their efforts have been rewarded though, sealing the Midlands B spot last time out with a 22-16 victory at Hills Road 6th form College.
Newcastle School for Boys (North A) v King’s Grantham (North B)
The North sections have been thin on the ground in terms of confirmed results but what is clear is the Newcastle School for Boys have emerged as the North A champions after a term’s worth of outstanding rugby. Their regional final was a continuation of that, beating Ripon Grammar 38-15. They will be hosting the North B champions in the quarter final, King’s Grantham, who have had some top performances, including a 33-5 victory away at the excellent Newcastle Under Lyme.
Eastbourne College (London & South East A) v Sutton Valence (London & South East B)
This all London & South East quarter final looks strong, Eastbourne College won the A section and have looked good both in and out of the Vase this year. On Wednesday they sealed this quarter final spot with a 43-0 defeat of Glyn. Sutton Valence are in similarly good form and on Wednesday their booked their berth in this quarter final too, wining 44-12 at Dartford Grammar School. The sense is that the winner is this game could go a long way in the competition.
Wellington School/St Peter’s, Gloucester (South West A) v Exeter (South West B)
The all South West quarter final is the only one still with one of the sides to be confirmed, Wellington School and St Peter’s Gloucester are still to meet in the South West A regional final after St Peter’s beat Tewkesbury 50-0 in midweek to book their slot in that game. On Tuesday Exeter squeaked through as the South West B champions by the slimmest of margins, drawing 17-17 at St Edward’s Oxford to progress as the South West B regional champions.
Thursday also saw the U18 Schools Cup, Plate, and Bowl quarter finals drawn and you can see those draws via the links below:
U18 Schools Vase QF Draw:
Leicester GS (Midlands A) v Langley (Midlands B)
Newcastle School for Boys (North A) v King’s Grantham (North B)
Eastbourne College (London & South East A) v Sutton Valence (London & South East B)
Wellington/St Peter’s Gloucester (South West A) v Exeter (South West B)
U18 Schools Vase Draw:
North A
Round 1
QEGS Penrith 7-40 Austin Friars
Bye v Bye
QEHS Hexham 15-17 Gateshead College
Yarm v Bye
Newcastle School for Boys 50-0 Tyne Metropolitan College
Emmanuel College v Bye
KES Morpeth 48-7 Bede Academy
Bye v Bye
Bye v Bye
Ampleforth College 12-20 Ripon GS
Bye v Bye
Ilkley GS 33-5 Harrogate GS
Bye v Bye
Rodillian 7-60 Crossley Heath
Runshaw College w/o AKS Lytham
Sandbach v Bye
Round 2
Austin Friars v Bye
Gateshead College 29-27 Yarm
Newcastle SfB 50-0 Emmanuel College
KES Morpeth v Bye
Ripon GS v Bye
Ilkley GS v Bye
Crossley Heath v Bye
Runshaw College w/d Sandbach
Round 3
Austin Friars 67-0 Gateshead College
Newcastle SfB v KES Morpeth – TBA
Ripon GS 45-11 Ilkley GS
Crossley Heath v Sandbach – TBA
Round 4
Austin Friars 12-40 Newcastle SfB
Ripon GS v Crossley Heath/Sandbach – TBA
Round 5
Newcastle SfB 38-15 Ripon Grammar
North B
Round 1
Rydal Penrhos 0-53 Bishop Heber
Oswestry 0-45 Shrewsbury
Liverpool College 43-12 Birkenhead
St Anselm’s College 20-12 St Edward’s College
King William’s College 50-3 Castle Rushen
Altrincham GS 22-10 Sale GS
Bolton 50-5 The Grange
Bye v Bye
Bye v Bye
Newcastle Under Lyme 27-20 Adams GS
St Joseph’s College w/o Thomas Alleynes
Birkdale 24-24 Lady Manners
Nottingham HS w/o Priory Ruskin
King’s Grantham 55-10 Carre’s GS
Thomas Rotherham College 43-7 Hill House
South Hunsley v Bye
Round 2
Bishop Heber 50-17 Shrewsbury
Liverpool College 19-19 St Anselm’s College
King William’s 10-22 Altrincham GS
Bolton v Bye
Newcastle Under Lyme v Bye
St Joseph’s College w/d Lady Manners
Nottingham HS w/d King’s Grantham
Thomas Rotherham 33-5 South Hunsley
Round 3
Bishop Heber v Liverpool College/St Anselm’s College
Altrincham GS v Bolton
Newcastle Under Lyme 38-34 Lady Manners
King’s Grantham 57-0 Thomas Rotherham
Round 4
Bishop Heber/Liverpool College/St Anselm’s College v Altrincham GS/Bolton
Newcastle Under Lyme 5-33 King’s Grantham
Round 5
TBA v King’s Grantham
Midlands A
Round 1
Hereford Cathedral School 10-7 Hereford 6th form College
RGS Worcester 28-0 Prince Henry’s
KES Stratford 39-7 Kenilworth
Princethorpe 14-28 KES Camp Hill
Bablake 22-7 King Henry VIII, Coventry
KES Five Ways 28-14 KES Birmingham
Bye v Bye
Queen Mary’s GS 31-27 KES Lichfield
Bye v Bye
KES Aston w/o Birmingham Metropolitan
Bye v Bye
Loughborough College 55-5 Ratcliffe College
Bishop Stopford v Bye
Leicester GS w/o Robert Smyth
Bye v Bye
Wellingborough 12-10 Royal Latin
Round 2
Hereford Cathedral 13-22 RGS Worcester
KES Stratford 35-7 KES Camp Hill
Bablake 49-19 KES Five Ways
Queen Mary’s GS v Bye
KES Aston v Bye
Loughborough College v Bye
Bishop Stopford 0-41 Leicester GS
Wellingborough v Bye
Round 3
RGS Worcester 36-36 KES Stratford
Bablake 57-26 Queen Mary’s GS
KES Aston w/d Loughborough College
Leicester GS 22-0 Wellingborough
Round 4
KES Stratford 12-12 Bablake
Loughborough College 22-23 Leicester GS
Round 5
Bablake 3-25 Leicester Grammar
Midlands B
Round 1
Aylesbury GS 56-5 Sir William Borlase’s GS
Roundwood Park 21-31 St Columba’s College
Sir John Lawes 31-15 Sandringham
Beaumont 50-0 Samuel Ryder
Richard Hale w/o St Edmunds College
The Perse v Bye
Hitchin Boys 58-12 Knights Templar
Bishop’s Stortford College v Bye
Saffron Walden 10-33 Hills Road
Mark Rutherford 20-60 Hitchingbrooke
Spalding GS 8-45 Gresham’s
Bye v Bye
Wymondham College 10-60 Langley
Culford w/o Thomas Mills
Ipswich 51-0 Woodbridge
RGS Colchester v Bye
Round 2
Aylesbury GS 50-0 St Columba’s College
Sir John Lawes 12-24 Beaumont
Richard Hale 3-26 The Perse
Hitchin Boys v Bishop’s Stortford College
Hills Road w/o Hitchingbrooke
Gresham’s v Bye
Langley 34-10 Culford
Ipswich w/o RGS Colchester
Round 3
Aylesbury GS 57-7 Beaumont
The Perse 12-15 Hitchin Boys
Hills Road 29-15 Gresham’s
Langley 30-7 Ipswich
Round 4
Aylesbury GS v Hitchin – TBA
Hills Road 21-24 Langley
Round 5
Hitchin 16-22 Langley
London & South East A
Round 1
Tring 29-19 Hemel Hempstead
John Hampden GS 19-0 Chesham GS
Longdean w/d Parmiter’s
Rickmansworth 7-14 QES Barnet
Isleworth & Syon 43-10 Orleans Park
Grey Court w/d Saint Cecilia’s
Rutlish 19-24 Esher College
Glyn 22-21 Wallington CGS
George Abbot 24-36 Harris City Academy
Bye v Bye
London Oratory 36-0 Royal Alexandra & Albert
Reigate GS v Bye
Bye v Bye
Worth 5-12 Richard Collyer
Bye v Bye
Worthing 17-24 Eastbourne College
Round 2
Tring 29-19 Hemel Hempsted
Parmiter’s 12-41 QES Barnet
Isleworth & Syon 53-21 Saint Cecilia’s
Esher College 7-18 Glyn
Harris City Academy v Bye
London Oratory 12-22 Reigate GS
Richard Collyer v Bye
Eastbourne College v Bye
Round 3
Tring 20-19 QES Barnet
Isleworth & Syon 17-34 Glyn
Harris City Academy 0-73 Reigate GS
Richard Collyer 19-44 Eastbourne College
Round 4
Tring 5-25 Glyn
Reigate Grammar 11-12 Eastbourne College
Round 5
Glyn 0-43 Eastbourne College
London & South East B
Round 1
Davenant 12-14 Robert Clack
Bye v Bye
Coopers Coborn v Bye
Southend HS w/o King John
Beths GS 5-21 Dartford GS
Bye v Bye
Wilmington GS w/d Gravesend GS
Bye v Bye
Chislehurst & Sidcup GS 43-0 St Dunstan’s College
Darrick Wood 0-46 Hayes
Skinners’ 58-10 Oakwood Park GS
Maidstone GS 17-28 Sutton Valence
Chatham & Clarendon 5-24 St Lawrence College
Bye v Bye
Duke of York’s RMS v Bye
Sir Roger Manwood’s 59-0 Kent College
Round 2
Robert Clack v Bye
Coopers Coborn 30-33 Southend
Dartford GS v Bye
Gravesend GS v Bye
Chislehurst & Sidcup 20-19 Hayes
Skinners’ 25-34 Sutton Valence
St Lawrence College v Bye
Duke of York’s RMS 42-21 Sir Roger Manwood’s
Round 3
Robert Clack v Southend – TBA
Dartford GS v Gravesend GS – TBA
Chislehurst & Sidcup GS 8-41 Sutton Valence
St Lawrence College 11-12 Duke of York’s RMS
Round 4
Robert Clack/Southend v Dartford Grammar – TBA
Sutton Valence 44-3 Duke of York’s RMS
Round 5
Dartford Grammar 12-44 Sutton Valence
South West A
Round 1
Mount Kelly 15-7 Plymouth College
Torquay Boys’ GS 14-42 Wellington
Woodroffe 10-60 Thomas Hardye
Yeovil College 19-26 The Gryphon
Wells Cathedral 10-10 Backwell
Bristol Cathedral Choir 55-5 Frome College
St Laurence 10-21 Hardenhuish
Sheldon 7-45 Malmesbury
St Peter’s, Gloucester v Bye
Royal Wootton Bassett 8-7 Cirencester College
Bye v Bye
Marling 5-15 Wycliffe College
Bye v Bye
Holmleigh Park HS w/d Tewkesbury
Bye v Bye
St Edward’s, Cheltenham 5-47 The Cotswold
Round 2
Mount Kelly 6-8 Wellington
Thomas Hardye 45-10 The Gryphon
Backwell v Bristol Cathedral – TBA
Hardenhuish 0-14 Malmesbury
St Peter’s Gloucester 71-0 Royal Wootton Basset
Wycliffe College v Bye
Tewkesbury v Bye
The Cotswold v Bye
Round 3
Wellington 47-5 Thomas Hardye
Backwell/Bristol Cathedral v Malmesbury – TBA
St Peter’s, Gloucester 37-7 Wycliffe College
Tewkesbury w/o The Cotswold
Round 4
Wellington 52-10 Malmesbury
St Peter’s Gloucester 50-0 Tewkesbury
Round 5
Wellington v St Peter’s Gloucester
South West B
Round 1
St Edward’s, Oxford 64-21 Lord Williams’
The Oratory 57-5 Maiden Erlegh
Forest 36-17 Windsor Boys’
Gordon’s w/o Howard of Effingham
Farnborough 6th form College w/o Godalming College
Bye v Bye
Kennet 28-17 St Bartholomew’s
Park House v Bye
Bye v Bye
Peter Symonds’ College 44-7 KES Southampton
Bye v Bye
Exeter v Bye
Bye v Bye
Brockenhurst College 29-5 Bournemouth
Bye v Bye
Clayesmore 21-26 Poole GS
Round 2
St Edward’s Oxford 21-15 The Oratory
Forest 28-47 Gordon’s
Farnborough v Bye
Kennet 28-7 Park House
Peter Symonds’ College v Bye
Exeter v Bye
Brockenhurst v Bye
Poole GS v Bye
Round 3
St Edward’s, Oxford 38-28 Gordon’s
Farnborough v Kennet – TBA
Peter Symonds’ College 0-24 Exeter
Brockenhurst v Poole GS – TBA
Round 4
St Edward’s, Oxford 20-11 Farnborough
Exeter 61-0 Poole GS
Round 5
St Edward’s Oxford 17-17 Exeter
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