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

Rosslyn Park champs in 1973: Back from left: J Curley, J Skeath, N Robinson, J Ireland. Front row: I Ball, D Brown, S Tickle

Fast feet: England fly-half John Horton sets up an England try pursued by Argentina lock Ricardo Passaglia at Twickenham in October 1978
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IF St Brendan’s College Bristol are the fallen rugby giants of the West County, Cowley High School from St Helen’s must surely be their equivalent in the North West.
From the mid-30s right up until the early 90s Co...