Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview | Major Fixtures in a Busy Midweek
After another fantastic weekend of schools rugby, it’s another busy midweek with fixtures across Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It is a key week as well, with the bulk of the remaining U18 Continental Tyres Schools Cup and Vase Round 1 fixtures taking place, as well as some massive regular season games. Being the third […]
U15 Schools Plate: Sensational Trinity win U15 Plate in style
Trinity sealed the U15 Schools Plate with a stunning performance at Sixways Stadium as they beat Hymers College 45-5. Held at the home of Worcester Warriors the U15 Plate Final, Trinity put in a simply sensational second half performance to race away from Hymers College. In the opening minutes it had the feeling […]
U15 Schools Plate Final Preview: Hymers College v Trinity
Tuesday’s U15 Schools Plate Final between Hymers College and Trinity at Sixways Stadium, 12.30pm, looks set to be a cracker. Both sides have been magnificent and both came through agonizingly tight semi finals to get to this point. Hymers College only just ended up in the Plate anyway, a good Pocklington side beat […]
Schools Plate & Bowl: U18 and U15 Schools Plate and Bowl semi finals roundup
The bulk of the U18 and U15 Schools Plate and Bowl semi finals took place this week. The two tournaments, only in their third season, were created following the official splitting of the Cup and the Vase, meaning sides could choose to enter either the Cup or the Vase. Those knocked out in […]
Schools Plate: U18 and U15 Schools Plate Semi Final Previews
This week sees the U18 School Plate semi finals and the remaining U15 School Plate semi final take place. The sides are all playing for places at the Schools Plate finals at Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium on Tuesday 19th March, where they will join Hymers College, who reached the U15 Plate final on Monday […]
Schools Rugby Weekend Roundup: Saturday 15th December
The final handful of school games for 2018 took place this weekend, with most schools on holiday and many players participating in the U18 Academy League. The action began on a cold Friday night with the annual Colfe’s v Bradford Grammar School game at Blackheath RFC. A brilliant game unfolded, nip and tuck all […]
U18 6 Nations Festival: Scotland and France make changes ahead of second round clash
Scotland and France have named their teams for Wednesday’s U18 6 Nations Festival clash at the Cardiff Arms Park. The two meet in the final fixture of the day, at 5pm, following England v Italy and Wales v Ireland. Both arrive having won their opening games of the tournament, Scotland enjoying a brilliant comeback […]
U18 6 Nations Festival: Eight Exiles among 26-man Scotland U18 Squad
Scotland have named their 26-man squad for the forthcoming U18 6 Nations Festival. The tournament kicks off this Saturday, with Scotland facing England at 12pm. The Festival consists of three matchdays, with Saturday’s taking place at Ystrad Mynach, Wales’ Centre of Sporting Excellence, with the further two taking palce on Wednesday 4th April and […]
Scotland U18: Scotland name squad for Sunday’s England clash
Scotland have named their U18 squad to take on England at Bridgehuagh in Stirling this Sunday at 12pm. The young Scots lost narrowly to Wales last weekend, a late try giving the Welsh a 32-30 victory, so they will be looking to bounce back this weekend ahead of the U18 6 Nations Festival at […]
Scotland U18: Here’s the Scotland U18 Squad to face Wales on Sunday
Scotland U18 have named a 26-man squad for Sunday’s game against Wales U18 on the BT Murrayfield back pitches. Kicking off at 11.30am, the squad, picked by Head Coach Iain Monaghan, is a mixture of home-based players and Scottish Exiles. In total there are 6 Scottish Exiles in the squad. Among the forwards […]
