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Cup specialists await their next golden era

24 October 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools CAMPBELL College Belfast have a fine record in the Ulster Schools Cup, second only to […]

All in the genes for Lions star Pedlow

24 October 2021 1 comment

THE most versatile and colourful rugby player ever produced by CCB must surely be centre Cec Pedlow who won 30 Ireland caps and made two […]

Jeeps one of many Rolls Royce players

17 October 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools BEDFORD might not be the biggest of towns but is nonetheless home to two notable […]

Hard to replicate those post-war halcyon days

10 October 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been sporadic but the Horsham […]

Hill’s rigid stance led to ‘great schism’

10 October 2021 0 comments

POSSIBLY the most notable Old Blue is George Rowland Hill, an influential rugby administrator in the game’s formative years and the first individual to receive […]

Coleraine’s contribution is vast, on and off field

3 October 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Coleraine graduate: Ireland and Ulster wing Andrew Trimble Coleraine’s nine Ulster Cup wins 1884: Coleraine […]

Wooller and Williams put Rydal on the rugby map

26 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Modern talent: Sean Lonsdale is being nurtured by Exeter Chiefs NORTH WALES has historically been […]

Stars of genius from school of diligence!

19 September 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is – Industria – which loosely […]

Big personalties, big performances

12 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the schools game but they […]

Five tries and the chop for Lambert

12 September 2021 0 comments

ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries on his debut against […]

Bridgend Grammar, where the Lions roam

5 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WHEN assessing the rugby talent factories in Wales, Bridgend Grammar School – which later morphed […]

Scots’ brains trust restoring Uppingham’s former glory

29 August 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools BACK in the dawn of rugby history Uppingham played their own unique hybrid version of […]

Belvedere specialise in producing truly greats

15 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BELVEDERE College, like all Leinster schools, have always operated in the shadow of mighty Blackrock […]

Normanton ruled before the axe fell

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing the praises of a […]

Rugby’s Great Schools: Oundle was finishing school for Curry twins

25 July 2021 36 comments

Tom and Ben Curry are among the alumni to have learned their rugby at Oundle School

Rugby’s Great Schools: Methody have led way from the start

18 July 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools We recently featured the considerable rugby achievements of Royal Belfast Academical Institute (RBAI) so it’s […]

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors wing/centre Jack Johnson

4 July 2021 0 comments

Premiership defences will have to watch out for much more than Ollie Lawrence in the Worcester backline with the towering force of Duhan van der […]

Brecon was a nursery for pioneering Welsh Lions

27 June 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CHRIST College Brecon was one of the cradles of Welsh rugby, a considerable claim to […]

Young Gun: Cornish Pirates fly-half Harry Bazalgette

20 June 2021 1 comment

Harry Bazalgette has championed BUCS Super Rugby for putting him on the path to the top level of the game after the conclusion of his first season […]

Lions pride runs deep in this Belfast powerhouse

20 June 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ANY discussion on the best rugby schools in the UK and Ireland must certainly include […]

Mount are on the climb again under Campbell

13 June 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE influence of the big rugby playing Catholic schools in England has been considerable over […]

Leading lights shining bright at Kingsholm

6 June 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools DEAN CLOSE are probably still best known nationally for their hockey prowess with the Girls […]

Stonyhurst College – Rugby aces among the school’s Saints and VCs

30 May 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STONYHURST College in Lancashire can famously claim to have spawned three Saints, seven Archbishops, seven […]

Small numbers, but big success at Bryanston

23 May 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BRYANSTON is not a venerable institution, it was only founded in 1928, but the school […]

Saints give thanks for their feeder school

16 May 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester flying the flag for […]

Underhill inspires next class of Tommie guns

9 May 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Sir Thomas Rich School – universally known as Tommies – have been producing quality players […]

Glorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying

2 May 2021 25 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the English-speaking world but they […]

St Benedict’s Ealing: Benny’s have done the old monks proud

18 April 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools

Free-flowing Fisher put an emphasis on speed

11 April 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools JOHN Fisher School might have been founded as recently as 1929 – but the Roman […]

St Peter’s learned how to take on the big boys

28 March 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NO sooner had I mentioned recently that Campion were the only state school thus far […]

Clifton’s hackers caused public school stand-off

7 March 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ALTHOUGH Clifton will reluctantly concede that the annual game between Edinburgh academy and Merchiston Castle, […]

Guildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup

28 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GUILDFORD’S finest hour, and major claim to rugby fame, was winning the inaugural Daily Mail […]

Rugby’s great schools – Lancaster RGS: A finishing school for top coaches

21 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools to bring Lancaster Royal Grammar School under the microscope

Rugby’s Great Schools: Sevenoaks globetrotters took on best in the world

7 February 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers brought through the programme at Sevenoaks School

Giggleswick were lords of their manor

31 January 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Honour: The King meets England in 1938, Giggleswick star Mike Marshall second from right GIGGLESWICK […]

St Edward’s forged their style in Llanelli

24 January 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Hothouse of talent: First XV 1962-63 Young stars: The U16 team who won the Oxford […]

Have boots will travel was school rugby motto

17 January 2021 0 comments

IF THERE was one defining characteristic that sets Cowley Rugby apart, it was their willingness to travel far and wide in pursuit of new opponents […]

Suddenly, Oakham find magic of the Cup

10 January 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Hand-off: Charlie Walker in full flight during Oakham’s 2011 Daily Mail Cup final against Whitgift […]

Rugby Great Schools: ‘Professional’ Colston’s set the bar sky high

7 January 2021 0 comments

Colston’s conveyor belt of talent in modern rugby is quite something…

St Brendan’s became back row powerhouse

27 December 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools The name of St Brendan’s Bristol might not mean much to the modern-day schoolboy rugby […]

Durham have shone since rugby’s dawn

20 December 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Recent star man: Cameron Nordi-Kelemeti, now with Newcastle. Charlie Adamson kicks at goal in Brisbane, […]

Reigate’s renowned 56 club were unbeatable with 15 on the pitch

13 December 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools UNLIKE some of their opponents these days, Reigate GS cannot claim to have been around […]

Cheltenham’s ‘rouges’ shaped modern game

15 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE rugby world has much to thank Cheltenham College for. They have bequeathed us the […]

Sherborne’s stock is on the rise again

8 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Touchline talk: From left, Steve Leek, Chris Mapp, Richard Tregarthen and Rob Kitchen, who played […]

QEGS’ consistency up with the country’s finest

25 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ALWAYS the bridesmaid, never the bride. Well except for one occasion. QEGS Wakefield’s modern history […]

Rugby in Yorkshire in safe hands while Geoff Wappett’s

21 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at the role Bradford GS has played in Yorkshire’s rugby union base over its 140-year history

Yorkshire rugby’s in safe hands while Wappett’s legacy lives on at Bradford

11 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Influential: Coach Dan Scarborough at Bradford GS Bradford GS guru Geoff Wappett Stylish seventies: Bradford […]

Llandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU

4 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961 defeat IT says much […]

Brighton’s become a force under Buoy

27 September 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools SUSSEX is not normally considered a hotbed of rugby in England – although that hasn’t […]

Kinghorn the latest Accies lad to excel

20 September 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Best of the best: Fraser Gillies holds the schools Cup after Edinburgh Academy completed their […]

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