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

LANCASHIRE might not quite be the rugby hotspot at senior level it once was but the Red Rose county remains a powerhouse at schools level and Kirkham GS have been one of the schools to sustain that tradition.

Kirkham, situated midway between Preston and Blackpool, switched to rugby from football relatively late in 1924 and for a while it would be fair to say they operated in the shadow of other schools in the north west – the likes of Blackpool GS, RGS Lancaster, Cowley and St Edwards.
They had their moments – Stephen ...