All posts tagged "Schools"
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoSaints and Bath academy lads top of class
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHow the Continental Tyres Schools Vase and Bowl semi-finals took shape
By TOM JEFFREYS A quite period gives us the chance to look back at some of the scintillating rugby played at...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts loving life in ‘rugby mental’ Portugal
By BEN JAYCOCK Ciaran Roberts swapped life in west London for Portugal this summer to play in the promising Portuguese Top...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe need ‘whole game solution’
IT is significant that the latest statement by the Championship clubs, seeking to protect their position in the English rugby hierarchy,...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Sadia Kabeya
ENGLAND FLANKER Birthplace: Lewisham Date of birth: 22/02/02 Community club: Streatham & Croydon RFC Club: Loughborough Lightning England debut: v Canada...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoProud men who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSecrets of learning about the dark arts
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week’s paper, and in particular Nick Cain’s article, put a smile...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoElite will battle on after the Christmas break
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Christmas holidays mean the end of the rugby season for most schools. While the elite of...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRugby celebrate historic win over Baa-Baas
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School celebrated the end of their bicentennial season in style with a double win in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHartpury lads seal 12th ACE league crown
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS AS we head towards the Christman holidays, and for many, the end of the rugby season,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLooking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward
By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoBloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently
My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams - The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten records are sure to come to an end
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoSet-pieces which make the difference
Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoFinalists Hartpury and Truro put south on top
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury College will clash against surprise finalists Truro and Penwith College in an all-southern ACE League...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHanley: RFU should go into inner cities to grow player pool
By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Hanley is urging the RFU to copy France and go into the inner cities to grow the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoYoung guns who fired the triumph of 2003
RUGBY MATTERS While we rightly ruminate on the 20th anniversary of England’s World Cup triumph we should also doff a 30th...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRugby School secure overdue victory
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School earned just their second win this season amidst the 200th anniversary celebrations of rugby’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoACE hots up as big guns do battle in stage two
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE illustrious ACE league entered its second stage, with the best four teams from both the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoWhitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon
By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDavies is on the money to win it for Kirkham
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS PLAYER of the tournament Ollie Davies’ dramatic drop goal won Kirkham Grammar School their first ever...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoFall in player numbers
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester hooker Gareth Blackmore
From playing barefoot rugby in South Africa to battling in England’s west country of Gloucester, tyro Gareth Blackmore has already enjoyed...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoMatthews keeps Ipswich on track
SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Ipswich continued their flawless start to the season with a 45-19 victory in a bicentenary fixture...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoDenstone denied by smart camera
SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Berkhamstead secured a 39-36 victory against Denstone College at StoneX Stadium on Wednesday. With the clock...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSeabourne tasked with steadying falling Tykes
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The 32-year journey of Leeds Tykes has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s a story marked by name...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoMartinovic: We need to focus on state schools
Alan Martinovic fears that the England Rugby player development pathway recently criticised by Eddie Jones will run into more difficulties if...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoWhy Is Rugby Gaining Ground in a Non-Traditional Market Like Kentucky?
Rugby, a sport often associated with international strongholds, is finding unexpected traction in Kentucky. Factors contributing to its rise range from...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRingland: Time to cut back on subs
By NICK POWELL Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions player Trevor Ringland has called for rugby to “de-physicalise” by reducing...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHill and Fisher helping out in Kuala Lumpur
THE Penguins international coaching academy continued its worldwide campaign by funding two coaches to work with schools and Cobra RFC in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoAmateurs set for talks over their future at Hazelwood
By PAUL REES London Irish Amateur RFC’s chairman Kevin Flynn is this week meeting administrators appointed after the collapse of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen I needed a helping hand…
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER You could fill a noisy bar with the journalists past and present queuing to buy David Emery...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago26-man squad for S Africa
Leader: England U20 captain Lewis Chessam Inset, new head coach Mark Mapletoft PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND U18 head coach Jonathan Pendlebury...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoWork to do but Bill can meet the challenge
DESPITE efforts to improve the league structures, there are clearly problems that have not been resolved. In restructuring the leagues, the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoNew Zealand schools side in ’93 was the best ever
The greatest national schools team ever? That debate kicked off on Twitter recently and my mind immediately went back 30 years...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoAcademy at TJs thriving with Withers at the helm
By BEN JAYCOCK At a time when participation levels have fallen across the country, Tonbridge Juddians’ academy are revelling in healthy...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLeinster school system a major advantage – Ferris
Ex-British & Irish Lion Stephen Ferris says it will be a huge challenge for other Irish provinces and clubs across Europe...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoJeff’s right, we must support grassroots
JEFF Probyn is absolutely right in stating that the future of rugby in England depends on more resources being made available...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPrep Schools
THE Prep Schools competition format of each team playing solely their group games continued into another year. If a winner had...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoU13 Boys
THE Welsh schools outperformed their English counterparts as of the 11 groups that had Welsh participation just shy of half of...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title
By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Vase – 76 years on and Rugby have reason to celebrate
Rugby School won a first title at Rosslyn Park for 76 years as they beat King’s School Macclesfield 36-12 in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoYoung guns show they are the best
U16 Colts HARROW continued to show the fruits of their early investment into rugby talent as they beat Bromsgrove 12-0 in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: Under 18s Girls – Cardinal Newman make their mark
It is almost unprecedented for a team to dominate at Rosslyn Park quite as much as Cardinal Newman’s U18s did, but...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago11 Mixed
THE U11s Mixed Festival took place on Friday, giving a new day slot for the U11s and the chance for U11...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTrinity stunned as Oakham seal first title for 20 years
SCHOOLS CUP FINALS DAY By NICK POWELL Oakham secured a first Schools Cup title since 2003 as they stunned Trinity 31-24...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDenstone lay down marker for National Sevens
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS THE Schools Cup Final takes place on Thursday as reigning champions Trinity face Oakham at Twickenham....
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten Oakham book final date with Trinity
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Oakham are heading to Twickenham for the final of the U18s Schools Cup after beating Finborough...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoNot enough rugby is played in our schools
I WAS very interested to read last week’s article by Chris Hewett regarding the dwindling numbers playing competitive rugby. I understand...
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