St Joseph’s Festival: Team by Team Breakdown | Including Predictions
This weekend sees one of the highlights of the schoolboy rugby calendar roar back into life as 2022’s edition of the St. Joseph’s Festival gets under way in Suffolk. 2021 had it all; penalty shootouts, a number of new emerging talents and a quintessential incredible attacking display from the boys donning the Blue Stripe, […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview | Schools Cup Round 2 and plenty more
Half time might well come as a blessed relief to a number of players and schools for as we head towards the final weekend before the half term break we have another massive midweek of school action on our hands. Round 2 of the U18 Schools Cup takes place, along with Round 1 of […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup – A stunning weekend into take us into Festivals week
Just when you though the season might be at peak excitement and peak unpredictability, along comes yet another weekend that blows your socks off. With the St Joseph’s Festival, Merchiston Festival, and some unbelievable standalone fixtures coming up this weekend, not to mention the Schools Cup in midweek, the appetite has well and truly […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – Final foray before half term for many
With just a week to go before half term and the St Joseph’s and Merchiston Castle Festivals, this weekend is a chance for many to sign off for the break in style, for others to lock in that unbeaten half term, and for some to get that welcome confidence boost. Of course for many […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup – October rolls in and the superb rugby keeps on coming
As September became October, so the ‘start of term’ feel to the school rugby season moved on. We are into the meat of the season now. It was a brilliant weekend, with some absolutely terrific games of rugby, full of intense competition and exciting, skilful, rugby as schools around the country looked to entertain […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Roundup – Schools Cup provides major drama in opening round
The U18 Schools Cup kicked off this week and kicked off in some style, there are fewer teams than in past years but what that has meant is an intensity to the fixtures right from the off. Some huge names in schools rugby have found themselves in the Plate competition because of the sheer […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Preview – Huge fixtures wherever you turn
It’s another huge weekend on the schools rugby scene after a busy week of Cup action and some blockbuster outings last week. Such is the excitement, selecting our Ten to Watch for this weekend was almost impossible – at one stage it was a list of 25. The breadth of quality and excitement is […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview – The Schools Cup Returns!
It is a huge midweek on the Schools Rugby calendar as the U18 Schools Cup kicks off, with games on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There will be fixtures across the Schools Vase and Schools Bowl as well in what is the busiest week on the calendar so far, with sides up and down the […]
Schools Rugby: Midweek Preview – Mammoth midweek as fixtures come thick and fast
This week sees a huge amount of school rugby with a number of independent schools packing in a midweek fixture ahead of an exeat weekend for many this weekend. That means that while Saturday’s fixture list may be slightly shortened by so many independent schools being off over the weekend, the midweek schedule is […]
Schools Rugby: Weekend Roundup – 16th/17th September – A weekend to remember
If ever there was a weekend to justify the hype, it was weekend two of the 2022/23 schools rugby season as teams threw together some truly exceptional performances and some of the most tension filled games filled the score sheets. Our three live games conceded to glorious, but ultimately unsuccessful, comebacks and some absolutely […]
