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Finalists Hartpury and Truro put south on top

26 November 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury College will clash against surprise finalists Truro and Penwith College in an all-southern ACE League final next week. Truro […]

Hanley: RFU should go into inner cities to grow player pool

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Hanley is urging the RFU to copy France and go into the inner cities to grow the sport’s player pool, rather […]

Young guns who fired the triumph of 2003

19 November 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS While we rightly ruminate on the 20th anniversary of England’s World Cup triumph we should also doff a 30th anniversary cap to a […]

Rugby School secure overdue victory

19 November 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School earned just their second win this season amidst the 200th anniversary celebrations of rugby’s creation legend. It is […]

ACE hots up as big guns do battle in stage two

12 November 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE illustrious ACE league entered its second stage, with the best four teams from both the North and South divisions […]

Whitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon

5 November 2023 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning 26-25. Fly-half Seb Cox […]

Davies is on the money to win it for Kirkham

29 October 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS PLAYER of the tournament Ollie Davies’ dramatic drop goal won Kirkham Grammar School their first ever St Joseph’s Festival title. […]

Fall in player numbers

29 October 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at both youth and senior […]

Young Guns: Gloucester hooker Gareth Blackmore

15 October 2023 0 comments

From playing barefoot rugby in South Africa to battling in England’s west country of Gloucester, tyro Gareth Blackmore has already enjoyed quite the rugby journey. […]

Matthews keeps Ipswich on track

15 October 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Ipswich continued their flawless start to the season with a 45-19 victory in a bicentenary fixture over Rugby. Zachary Matthews […]

Denstone denied by smart camera

8 October 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Berkhamstead secured a 39-36 victory against Denstone College at StoneX Stadium on Wednesday. With the clock in the red, Denstone […]

Seabourne tasked with steadying falling Tykes

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The 32-year journey of Leeds Tykes has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s a story marked by name changes, yo-yoing between leagues, […]

Martinovic: We need to focus on state schools

10 September 2023 0 comments

Alan Martinovic fears that the England Rugby player development pathway recently criticised by Eddie Jones will run into more difficulties if Labour wins the next […]

Why Is Rugby Gaining Ground in a Non-Traditional Market Like Kentucky?

7 September 2023 0 comments

Rugby, a sport often associated with international strongholds, is finding unexpected traction in Kentucky. Factors contributing to its rise range from increased media coverage to […]

Ringland: Time to cut back on subs

16 July 2023 2 comments

By NICK POWELL Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions player Trevor Ringland has called for rugby to “de-physicalise” by reducing the number of substitutes […]

Hill and Fisher helping out in Kuala Lumpur

9 July 2023 0 comments

THE Penguins international coaching academy continued its worldwide campaign by funding two coaches to work with schools and Cobra RFC in Kuala Lumpur. Former Richmond […]

Amateurs set for talks over their future at Hazelwood

11 June 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES London Irish Amateur RFC’s chairman Kevin Flynn is this week meeting administrators appointed after the collapse of the London Irish professional side […]

When I needed a helping hand…

11 June 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER You could fill a noisy bar with the journalists past and present queuing to buy David Emery a thank you drink. […]

26-man squad for S Africa

28 May 2023 0 comments

Leader: England U20 captain Lewis Chessam Inset, new head coach Mark Mapletoft PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND U18 head coach Jonathan Pendlebury has named a 26-man […]

Work to do but Bill can meet the challenge

21 May 2023 0 comments

DESPITE efforts to improve the league structures, there are clearly problems that have not been resolved. In restructuring the leagues, the RFU did not fully […]

New Zealand schools side in ’93 was the best ever

21 May 2023 0 comments

The greatest national schools team ever? That debate kicked off on Twitter recently and my mind immediately went back 30 years to 1993 and interviewing […]

Academy at TJs thriving with Withers at the helm

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK At a time when participation levels have fallen across the country, Tonbridge Juddians’ academy are revelling in healthy numbers and recently secured […]

Leinster school system a major advantage – Ferris

5 May 2023 0 comments

Ex-British & Irish Lion Stephen Ferris says it will be a huge challenge for other Irish provinces and clubs across Europe to match the level […]

Jeff’s right, we must support grassroots

30 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF Probyn is absolutely right in stating that the future of rugby in England depends on more resources being made available by the RFU to […]

Prep Schools

26 March 2023 0 comments

THE Prep Schools competition format of each team playing solely their group games continued into another year. If a winner had to be picked, it […]

U13 Boys

26 March 2023 1 comment

THE Welsh schools outperformed their English counterparts as of the 11 groups that had Welsh participation just shy of half of them had Welsh winners. […]

Rosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title

26 March 2023 1 comment

By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in a memorable final. It […]

Rosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Vase – 76 years on and Rugby have reason to celebrate

26 March 2023 1 comment

Rugby School won a first title at Rosslyn Park for 76 years as they beat King’s School Macclesfield 36-12 in the final of the U18 […]

Young guns show they are the best

26 March 2023 0 comments

U16 Colts HARROW continued to show the fruits of their early investment into rugby talent as they beat Bromsgrove 12-0 in the final to win […]

Rosslyn Park Sevens: Under 18s Girls – Cardinal Newman make their mark

26 March 2023 0 comments

It is almost unprecedented for a team to dominate at Rosslyn Park quite as much as Cardinal Newman’s U18s did, but their 258 points for […]

11 Mixed

26 March 2023 0 comments

THE U11s Mixed Festival took place on Friday, giving a new day slot for the U11s and the chance for U11 girls to get involved […]

Trinity stunned as Oakham seal first title for 20 years

19 March 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS CUP FINALS DAY By NICK POWELL Oakham secured a first Schools Cup title since 2003 as they stunned Trinity 31-24 with an incredible fightback. […]

Denstone lay down marker for National Sevens

12 March 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS THE Schools Cup Final takes place on Thursday as reigning champions Trinity face Oakham at Twickenham. After beating Finborough in […]

Unbeaten Oakham book final date with Trinity

5 March 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Oakham are heading to Twickenham for the final of the U18s Schools Cup after beating Finborough 38-19 at Shelford RFC. […]

Not enough rugby is played in our schools

26 February 2023 0 comments

I WAS very interested to read last week’s article by Chris Hewett regarding the dwindling numbers playing competitive rugby. I understand that my old club […]

Christ College take Brecon 7s

26 February 2023 1 comment

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Christ College laid down a huge marker ahead of the Rosslyn Park 7s next month after claiming the Brecon 7s […]

Samuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich

19 February 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the Ipswich School 7s last […]

Millfield take the honours following poor start

12 February 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Millfield kicked off their 2023 7s campaign in style as they were crowned champions at the South Coast 7s last […]

Rugby School launches 200th celebration

5 February 2023 1 comment

SCHOOLS RUGBY RUGBY School will begin celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the creation of the game by launching The Global Pass, which will see […]

Dream Team with Peter Walton

29 January 2023 1 comment

Peter Walton, the former Scotland, Newcastle & Northampton flanker, picks the best XV he’s played with or against 1. Nick Popplewell – Apart from his […]

Gordon’s begin with a bang in Spring League

29 January 2023 3 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY The inaugural NextGenXV Spring League continued on Wednesday with a Surrey derby seeing Gordon’s secure a 38-3 victory over Reed’s. […]

Dream Team with Jonny Roddam

22 January 2023 1 comment

Jonny Roddam, the former Harlequins, Sale, Doncaster, Sedgley Park & Fylde hooker and current head of boys sport at Kirkham Grammar and forwards coach at […]

RFU has no right to deliver this low blow

22 January 2023 2 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU has just introduced one of the biggest changes to the game in its 152-year history, […]

The golden voice… that glorious try…

22 January 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS WE are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of what many consider the greatest try ever scored and frankly there is little more to […]

Blundell’s power through to semis

22 January 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Blundell’s have progressed to the semi-finals of the Schools Cup after beating a spirited Marlborough College 37- 22 in their […]

Education links pay dividends for North Walsham

15 January 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK National Two East side North Walsham have developed strong local educational links in recent years and are starting to reap the rewards […]

Tiffin girls beginners kick off the year in style

15 January 2023 0 comments

By ELISE HAMERSLEY School’s rugby has begun a slow return after the winter break, and with the 15s league season drawing to a close for […]

Moody defiant in battle against brain tumours

12 January 2023 0 comments

Lewis Moody shared the inspiration and goals of his charity as they continue their goal of raising awareness in the fight against brain tumours, speaking […]

How baseball kept Bish on right track

18 December 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for Cardiff City Council, has […]

Trinity stay in running with Harrow win

11 December 2022 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Trinity kept their hopes of winning back-to-back National Schools Cups alive as they ended Harrow’s unbeaten start to the season […]

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