England Come Calling | RFU ACE Girls League Round 5 Review
After the announcement of the U18 England development camp this week, which was full of ACE players from across the division, the importance of this competition has never been more fully in focus. Equally, while the top-performing sides in this division had the largest contingent of international representatives, there were players from across the league […]
Try Topping that Round! | The RFU ACE Boys League Second Stage Round 1 Review
What. A. Round. If you wanted any proof that the reshaping of the ACE League was perhaps the best thing to happen for this crucial development competition, then here it is. Blockbuster games in every pool, and a levelling off of the standard that was needed to ensure quality games across the board. Let’s review […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview | 7th – 8th November
It is the first full weekend of fixtures since the half term break, and it is a weekend that looks as though it could be one of the best of the entire season. All over the country there a massive derby games, including the colossal Radley College v Abingdon derby, which is previewed below […]
A week for the neutrals | RFU ACE Girls League Round 5 Preview
A good long break was needed for us to fully comprehend what a mental week of rugby it was before half-term in the Girls Ace League. Some big results at both ends of the table have opened up the league. Let’s go through all this week’s fixtures, where some even bigger permutations await on the […]
The New Era Begins | The RFU ACE Boys League Second Stage Round 1 Preview
Action in the ACE Leagues continues across the boys’ and girls’ competitions tomorrow. While the women’s league stays as it was before half-term, with a few big results worth discussing from a few weeks ago, the boys’ division is brand new, with several sides from north and south facing off for the first time. POOL […]
Schools Rugby: Top 5 School Teams of the Weekend | Week 8
There were not too many fixtures over the weekend, with most schools still on half term. However what games there were, were outstanding. Scotland had a strong fixtures list, having broken up for the break slightly earlier, while in England there were a handful of simply epic encounters. With so few games though, there […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview | 4th – 6th November
Half term is over and it’s straight back into an absolutely packed midweek of schools rugby action, teams all over the country are going to have to blow any cobwebs away fast. A huge amount of that action is knockout action as it is the Regional Semi Finals stage in the U18 Continental Tyres […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup | 1st & 2nd November
With half term rounding off, a smattering of schools rugby fixtures took place this weekend, including an absolute classic live game on NextGenLive. Scotland saw the bulk of the action, with England have a handful of games as well, including one international fixture as one of Ireland’s finest travelled to London. With a huge […]
Schools Rugby: Harrow and Clongowes Wood put on a show | Match Report
Harrow School and Clongowes Wood College each scored in the closing minutes to finish with scores level at 31–31, after the home side had led by two scores early in the game before the Irish school came back to take the lead shortly after half-time. With Blackrock College’s series against Sedbergh well embedded in the […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview | November 1st-2nd
Half-term continues to provide a momentary respite for many coaches and players across the school game. However, with the next stage of the XV’s season being hastily constructed in the interim, there are still several quilty fixtures taking place across the nation this weekend. Here is our weekend Preview! On Sunday, there is a […]
