England U18 name exciting side for tour opener v France
The England U18 side to face France U18 at 11am tomorrow has been announced. It is the first of a three match tour in South Africa that will also see England take on South Africa Schools A on Tuesday at South Africa Schools on Saturday 20th August. Tour captain Gabriel Ibitoye, of Trinity […]
National Rugby Awards: School Team of the Year Nominees
The shortlist for the National Rugby Awards School Team of the Year has been revealed. Bedford, Brighton College, Cranleigh, Kirkham Grammar, Trinity, and Warwick are the six nominees for the award. Each enjoyed superb seasons across several age groups last season, and have done for a number of years now. Highlights included Bedford […]
School players inspired at NatWest Schools Cup Academy Day
The pathway from the school play fields and the NatWest Cup to international honours is one that we at Fifteen Rugby are always keen to highlight. On Sunday that pathway was brought alive in a way that it has never been before. NatWest Rugby organised for 30 school players to experience a day in […]
Harlequins announce new Senior Academy players & name squad for Floodlit 7s
Harlequins have today announced that four players will join their Senior Academy ahead of the 2016/17 season. The four are three current schoolboys, plus 21 year old Jonas Mikalcius, a winger from Hartpury College, who is Hartpury RFC’s top try scorer and a Lithuanian international. The three schoolboys all progress from the clubs […]
England U19 held by France in 52 point thriller
England U19 and France U19 played out an exciting 26-26 draw at Kingston Park on Saturday. It was actually a stunning comeback from the French, who were 18-7 down at half time, and 26-12 down as the game neared its conclusion. France initially took the lead with an early converted try, before a […]
U18 5 Nations Festival: England U18 storm past Wales to claim perfect Festival record
England U18 put in a stunning performance to beat Wales 41-9, sealing the U18 5 Nations Festival on the final day. The day did not start well for England, whose U18 ‘A’ side was beaten 17-5 by Italy but the senior U18 side recovered things brilliantly with a stunning win over their Welsh counterparts. […]
U18 5 Nations Festival: England U18 name team to face Scotland
England have named their side for their second game in the U18 5 Nations Festival, against Scotland tomorrow in Caerphilly at 13.30. Head Coach Josh Fletcher has made a number of changes following their opening 15-12 win against Ireland U18 at SGS Filton College on Thursday, both in terms of position and personnel. […]
U18 Tri Nations Festival: France claim title with victory over England Counties
France U18 Poles Espoires sealed the U18 Tri Nations Festival title with a 14-8 victory over England Counties U18 yesterday at Ashbourne RFC, Dublin. The French side had beaten Ireland U18 A 23-10 at the weekend, so their second victory wraps up the title, while the remaining game in the series, Ireland U18 A […]
U18 5 Nations: England beat Ireland in scrappy affair at SGS Filton
England opened the U18 5 Nations Festival with a 15-12 win over Ireland at SGS Filton College. It was a hard fought win in a game that really was in the balance for the majority of it, with both sides making plenty of errors as they tried to keep the ball alive in conditions […]
England U18 name side for U18 5 Nations opener
England have named their side for their U18 5 Nations Festival opener against Ireland U18 at SGS Filton College tomorrow. The fixture, kicking off at 13.00, is the first game of the Festival, which will then move to Wales for the duration of the Championship, where it will be split between the Caerphilly Centre […]
