U18 International Series: Revised Fixture Schedule | France Withdraw Following Tragedy
The schedule for the U18 International Series, beginning on Monday 12th August, has been reconfigured after France’s withdrawal following the tragic news that one of their players, Medhi Narjissi, had been swept out to sea earlier in the week. Understandably, France withdrew shortly after and returned home on Friday with the thought of the […]
Schools Rugby: 2023 Global Top 20 | The best 20 1st XVs of 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, it is time once again to look at those sides that have impressed this year as we name our Global Top 20 Schools for 2023. Eight of last year’s Top 20 remain in this years Top 20, with three of them rising into the Top 10. Meanwhile there […]
Elite Pro Rugby Players and their Schools
Which schools have produced the most elite level rugby players? As we did in 2021 and will continue to do every 2 years we here at NextGenXV have compiled a comprehensive list of all pro players from the major rugby competitions across the globe and sought out which schools they have attended. We looked at […]
World Under 18 XV 2022
https://youtu.be/mc3SoXhs8hU While it is never easy to name such a team and there will always be controversial omissions as our network grows we are confident of becoming far more accurate in the future. A massive thank you to Herschelle from HS Top 200 and Max from GPS Rugby who contributed with their knowledge of youth […]
URC Squads and their Schools
With the United Rugby Championship just around the corner we here at NextGenXV went through the various squad lists and as always looked at which schools the various players attended. As the Springboks are currently on tour a number of high profile players were missing from the current touring parties, we however did include them […]
Bank of Ireland Leinster Senior & Junior Cup Draws Made
The draws for the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Cups were made over during December. With uncertainty still hanging in the air as to when or if rugby may be able to go ahead as normal no dates were made for the fixtures, however the tournaments were still drawn for the prestigious […]
The PSA Academies Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final Preview (by Johne Murphy)
It’s a massive weekend of rugby at all levels but the holding of the St. Patrick’s Day provincial Schools Cup Finals in Ireland is a particularly notable and great tradition in the game. PSA Academies’ Johne Murphy is back for us to preview the 2019 Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final between […]
The PSA Academies Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi Finals Round Preview (by Johne Murphy)
After what seems like ages, we’ve finally reached the much-anticipated Semi Final stages of the 2019 Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup, with two absolutely cracking ties to look forward to over the next two days, with the winners moving forward to the big St. Patrick’s Weekend showcase at the RDS. PSA Academies’ […]
The PSA Academies Leinster Schools Senior Cup Quarter Finals Round Preview (by Johne Murphy)
After the relative disappointment of Ireland’s opening 6 Nations defeat to a resurgent England (who fully deserved their bonus point win), it is probably easy to forget what an exciting first round of Leinster Schools Senior Cup action we had that that preceded it. School life certainly moves on apace but for those still […]
