A big week of Schools Rugby beckons with catch-up fixtures in the U18 Schools Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl, and a whole host of other massive games.

There is also a massive live stream on Thursday as the NextGenXV cameras head to Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium to take in Cheltenham College v Sir Thomas Rich’s, which you can watch below.

https://youtu.be/oMChcsNZWco

All through the week though there are some epic encounters coming up that should make for a classic few days of schools rugby.

Tuesday

Bishop’s Stortford College v The Perse

Finborough v Bedford (Schools Cup)

Ipswich v Felsted

Leicester Grammar v St Clemet Danes (Schools Bowl)

Wellingborough v Bishop Stopford

The action kicks off on Tuesday with one of the final two regional finals of the U18 Schools Cup as Finborough and Bedford go head to head in the Midlands B regional final. Bedford are won of the strongest around, and had that thrilling 52-50 victory over Northampton School for Boys in the previous round, and Finborough are the talk of the country, with victories over Ipswich and Felsted in the Cup as well as conquering Northampton School for Boys, among others, this season as well. It should be a cracker.

There is action in the Schools Bowl too, Leicester Grammar hosting St Clement Danes in Round 3 of Midlands A, with the winner facing KES Five Ways in the regional final.

Elsewhere, Ipswich host Felsted, though expect a slightly mixed up Ipswich side as they have a big game in the Plate on Thursday. Either way though, this is an exciting one. Meanwhile Bishop’s Stortford College host The Perse, who had a good win in their Cambridge derby over the weekend, and Wellingborough host Bishop Stopford.

Wednesday

Ashville Harrogate v Ripon Grammar

Balfron High v Dundee High (Schools Schools Plate QF)

Bolton v Lancaster RGS

Bredon v St Edward’s, Cheltenham

Calday Grange Grammar v King’s Macclesfield (County Cup SF)

Cardinal Vaughan v Ewell Castle

Cheadle Hulme v The Grammar

Cleeve v Cheltenham Bournside

Coleg Sir Gar v Llandovery College

Coopers’ Coborn v Southend High

Dauntsey’s v Ryde (Schools Vase)

Dr Challoner’s Grammar v Sir William Borlase’s

Eastbourne College v Reading Blue Coat (Schools Vase)

Eltham College v Hayes

Farnborough 6^th from College v Brockenhurst College

Fulham Boys v Wetherby

George Watson’s College v Merchiston Castle (Scottish Schools Cup QF)

Glasgow High v Glenalmond College (Scottish Schools Plate QF)

Glyn v Wallington County Grammar

Graveney v Saint Cecilia’s

Gravesend Grammar v Ravens Wood

Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby v KES Camp Hill

Haberdashers’ Adams v Oswestry

Haberdashers’ Elstree v St Columba’s College

Henley College v Gordon’s

Ivybridge Community College v Beechen Cliff 2^nd XV

Kelvinside Academy v Queen Victoria

KES Camp Hill v Shrewsbury

King’s Gloucester v Marling

LVS Ascot v Reading

Merchant Taylors’, Crosby v Ripley St Thomas

Newcastle-Under-Lyme v KES Birmingham

North Berwick High v Robert Gordon’s College (Scottish Schools Cup QF)

Old Swinford Hospital v Bristol Grammar (Schools Vase)

Pocklington v Hill House

QEGS Wakefield v Barnard Castle (Schools Plate)

Queen Mary’s Grammar v KES Aston

Ranelagh v Halliford

RGS High Wycombe v Abingdon (Schools Plate)

Richard Hale v Colchester RGS (Schools Vase)

Royal Alexandra & Albert v Reigate College

Rugby v Bloxham (Schools Plate)

Salesian College v St James’

Shiplake College v Cokethorpe

Simon Langton Grammar v St Lawrence College

St Albans v Samuel Whitbread Academy (Schools Vase)

St Aloysius’ College v Fettes College

St Edward’s College, Liverpool v Manchester Grammar

St George’s College, Weybridge v Tiffin (Schools Bowl)

Trinity Sevenoaks v Oakwood Park Grammar

Truro School v Callywith College

Windsor Boys’ v Claires Court

Wednesday is a key day in the Schools Plate, in North A there is a battle of schools rugby giants as QEGS Wakefield and Barnard Castle go head to head in the regional final. It should be very special.

Similarly in Midlands A, Rugby School, who are celebrating 200 years of the game in 2023 and would love a Plate title in the midst of that, take on former champions Bloxham in that regional final.

There is also regional final action in South West A as RGS High Wycombe, knockout rugby legends, take on Abingdon, who had a good showing in the weekend’s Oxford derby.

Over in the Vase the big games keep coming, with catch up regional semi finals the order of the day. In South West B Dauntsey’s host Ryde, while Eastbourne College, who are looking formidable, host Reading Blue Coat, who loved their Vase runs last year, that should be a cracker.

In South West A Old Swinford Hospital host Bristol Grammar, with the winner hosting Ivybridge Community College in the regional final.

Midlands B sees both semi finals take place and there are some highly in form teams involves, St Albans, who are on fire, hosting former winners Samuel Whitbread Academy, and the very in form Richard Hale hosting Colchester RGS.

There is also Bowl action, St George’s College Weybridge hosting Tiffin in London & South East A for the right to meet Coopers’ Coborn in the regional final.

There is knockout action in Scotland too, in the Cup quarter final George Watson’s and Merchiston Castle go head to head just 10 days after Watson’s had a tight victory over Merchiston. Robert Gordon’s College also travel to North Berwick High. In the Plate Glasgow High host Glenalmond College and Balfron High welcome Dundee High. Elsewhere Kelvinside Academy host Queen Victoria and Fettes College visit St Aloysius’ College.

Elsewhere there is plenty going on, in Yorkshire Ashville Harrogate welcome Ripon Grammar and Pocklington host Hill House, while in the North West Lancaster RGS head to Bolton. In the County Cup King’s Macclesfield look to continue their stellar season when they head to Calday Grange Grammar.

Merchant Taylors’ host Ripley St Thomas, with KES Birmingham at Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Manchester Grammar head to St Edwards College.

Further South, Haberdashers’ Adams are at home to Oswestry and Shrewsbury head to KES Camp Hill, who also have a side in action against Abraham Darby, while KES Aston visiting Queen Mary’s Grammar.

The South West is busy, St Edward’s Cheltenham are at Bredon and Cheltenham Bournside at Cleeve, while King’s Gloucester host Marling. Deeper into the South West, Truro School host Callywith College, while in Devon Ivybridge Community College host Beechen Cliff’s non-ACE side. Over in Wales there is a massive one, Coleg Sir Gar v Llandovery College, two utter giants of the Welsh game.

Heading towards the capital, Farnborough 6^th form College host Brockenhurst and Dr Challoner’swelcome Sir William Borlases’s, meanwhile in Henley Shiplake College host Cokethorpe and Henley College and Gordon’s go head to head in what could be a cracker. Closer in still, LVS Ascot host Reading, and Windsor Boys, who are on fire, host Claires Court.

In the capital, Cardinal Vaughan and Ewell Castle go head to head, so too Fulham Boys and Wetherby, while Eltham College v Hayes could be an absolutely outstanding game of rugby. Halliford are at Ranelagh, and look out for Gravesend Grammar v Ravens Wood, that could be very good, similarly Glyn v Wallington County Grammar and Graveney v Saints Cecilia’s, with St James’ at Salesian College.

Further afield, Trinity Sevenoaks host Oakwood Park, while Reigate College are at Royal Alexandra & Albert and Simon Langton host St Lawrence College in a big one. St Columba’s College are at Haberdashers’ Elstree, and Southend High are at Coopers’ Coborn.

Thursday

Ashford v Bethany

Beaumont v Culford (Schools Bowl)

Bradford Grammar v Sedbergh 2^nd XV

Cheltenham College v Sir Thomas Rich’s – Live Stream from Kingsholm Stadium

Eton College v Harrow

Haileybury v Ipswich (Schools Plate)

King’s Grantham v Trent College

Marlborough College v Clifton College

Stewart’s Melville v Dollar Academy (Scottish Schools Cup QF)

St Edward’s, Oxford v Stowe

Taunton v Sherborne

Thursday is a big big day, lots of sides have exeat/leave weekends so there are some massive head to heads and the big focus here on NextGenXV will be Cheltenham College v Sir Thomas Rich’s, our live stream from Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium – and you can check out our full preview of that game here: Cheltenham College v Sir Thomas Rich’s Preview.

In the Schools Plate Haileybury and Ipswich go head to head in the Midlands B regional final, the two have already met with Ipswich earning a commanding victory, but expect this to be a competitive affair. Over in the Bowl meanwhile Culford head to Beaumont, while in the Scottish Schools Cup, giants Stewart’s Melville andDollar Academy go head to head.

Elsewhere, the big games just come rolling in and two of the top 3 in our NextGenXV Schools Rugby Table are in action. Table toppers Clifton College head to an in form Marlborough College side for what should be a top game, while third placed Harrow head to Eton College for what is one of the classic fixtures in all of school sports.

Stowe are also flying high, they head to St Edward’s Oxford for a big Thursday game, while Sherbornetravel from Dorset to Somerset to take on Taunton School.

Trent College head to King’s Grantham and Ashford host Bethany, while in Yorkshire Bradford Grammarhave a cracking looking fixture against Sedbergh’s 2^nd XV.