Schools Rugby Midweek Preview: 15s, 7s, and Tourists
A fun week of schools rugby looms as half term moves ever closer, with games early on in the week in both fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side formats. With the 7s season now in full flow, and so far steering clear of too much tough weather…long may that continue, many are taking the chance to play […]
School 7s: Whitchurch High School seal South Coast 7s triumph
Portsmouth Grammar School hosted their prestigious South Coast 7s event on Sunday and there was some absolutely outstanding 7s played throughout the day. Sixteen teams met and there were some of the very biggest names in schools rugby in action, among them many serial 7s tournament winners, the likes of Epsom College, Millfield, and […]
St Joseph’s Festival: Wellington College make history with maiden St Joseph’s Festival title
Wellington College sealed the De La Salle Trophy at the St Joseph’s Festival on their return to the tournament after over a decade since their last appearance. On their return to the tournament there was plenty of talk of their potential, particularly given their history and results this season, but living up to that […]
St Joseph’s Festival: Stunning day 1 at St Joseph’s kicks off one of the most open tournament in memory
The opening day of the 2019 St Joseph’ Festival certainly lived up to expectation as one of the most open Festivals in recent memory unfolded in front of us. The additions of heavyweight school sides Wellington College and Kirkham Grammar School were almost impossibly hyped, chiefly by us, but that hype became quickly justified […]
2019 St Joseph’s Festival: Group by Group & Individual Team Analysis
Ahead of this weekend’s annual St Joseph’s Festival, we take an in depth look at every group, each team, and who we think could be the big contenders. Elsewhere we have previewed the tournament as a whole, taken a look at the format, the schedule, and what to expect and you can view that […]
St Joseph’s Festival: Draw made for 2019 tournament, big new names join the party
The draw for the 2019 St Joseph’s Festival has been made and there are some exciting new entrants into the Festival this year. Already known as one of the most prestigious and challenging tournaments in all of schoolboy rugby to win, the tournament will step up a level further this year with two absolute […]
2018 St Joseph’s Festival: Group by Group breakdown – who’s in contention?
This weekend is one of the great weekend’s of the schools rugby season as the 2018 St Joseph’s Festival kicks off. The rugby starts at 9am on Saturday 20th October, running through to the final at 4.15pm on Sunday 21st. It is a packed two days of rugby, with 24 games on Saturday and […]
St Joseph’s Festival 2018 – Preview
The annual St Joseph’s Festival takes place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October, with 16 teams congregating in Suffolk. This will be the 32nd edition of the tournament at the Ipswich based school, and year on year it has produced some dramatic, high-quality, and enthralling rugby. The last two years have been […]
School 7s: Strong Portsmouth Grammar School South Coast 7s draw sees heavyweights assemble
This weekend the South Coast 7s at Portsmouth Grammar School kicks off, drawing some of the top teams in the country. Following last week’s Seaford 7s, the South Coast 7s will be one of the key tournaments this weekend, and looks as though it will be a huge early form indicator for the Rosslyn Park […]
St Joseph’s Festival: Day 1 Roundup, Day 2 Preview – Group 3 goes down to the wire
A brilliant opening day of the 31st Annual St Joseph’s Festival went down to the wire in a couple of groups, none more so than in Group 3. Hampton, Millfield, and QEGS Wakefield all finished level on points in Group 3, with Millfield beating QEGS and Hurstpierpoint College, Hampton beating Millfield and Hurstpierpoint, and […]
