Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup – 9th October – Stunning performances on an epic day
Saturday was a seismic day of school rugby, some of the top sides in the country went head to head, a number of September’s pace-setters were toppled, and there were some extraordinary comebacks. It has been a fairly unpredictable season so far but Saturday saw things reach new levels as half term approaches. The quality […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – 8th/9th October – Final games before half term for many
For many schools, this weekend is the last big weekend before the half term break, and therefore a chance to head into that break with plenty of momentum and confidence. For others it is the penultimate, while for many it is the final weekend before two of the biggest tournaments on the calendar, the St […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup, 2nd October – Rain lashes down but quality rugby shines through
This weekend saw the autumn weather come storming in as rain lashed down across the country, with low-scoring dog-fights becoming the increasing norm as Saturday wore on. Despite that, there were some outstanding performances across the country, combining grit, skill, and a huge amount of perseverance in such challenging conditions. Big statements were made by […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Roundup – Schools Cup starts with a bang
It has been a big week of schools rugby as the U18 Schools Cup got underway in fantastic fashion. As ever the first round saw a few walkovers, although this year many were due to covid complications, but there were some thrilling games of rugby in each and every section, and some huge fixtures between […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – Autumn rugby moves in as October begins
After a busy week of Schools Cup action, it’s back into the thick of the block fixtures this weekend and there are some cracking games of rugby coming up. There are huge derby games, Friday night games, and some major heavyweights going head to head. With the more autumnal weather starting to sweep across the […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview – The Schools Cup returns after 18 month wait
After a big weekend of rugby there is no time to rest as it’s into a huge midweek of schools rugby, which includes the opening round of the U18 Schools Cup. The U18 Schools Vase already began last week, and the two competitions are set to run on alternate weeks, though there are a few […]
Schools Rugby Weekend Review: Thrilling games in Week 3 – 24th/25th September
After a massive week of rugby, the weekend rolled through quickly and produced some stunning school rugby from across the country. It all began with a bumper fixture list on Friday, which included our live game between Warwick and Denstone College (highlights of which you can see below), before moving through to a superb Saturday. […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – 24/25th September – Early frontrunners go head to head
As a huge midweek of school rugby draws to a close, attention quickly turns to the weekend – there’s no chance to rest in the world of schoolboy rugby! It has been a massive midweek fixture list, with a huge number of sides playing games that would ordinarily be Saturday blocks in the midweek window […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Review – 17th/18th September
In previewing this season, we said it would be unpredictable early on but we certainly were not braced for just how unpredictable things might turn out to be. However we were certainly reminded of that this weekend as a number of sides put in some extraordinary performances to earn results that flew in the face […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – Saturday 18th September
After a brilliant opening weekend of school rugby we look set for another classic this weekend with some of the most recognisable fixtures in global school rugby taking place around the UK. Among the excitement will be two live streams here on NextGenXV, with Seaford College v RGS High Wycombe on Friday night kicking things […]
