Barclays Mini Festival Cup - 2007/08
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Festival Cup Sponsors
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Triangular 'Play By' dates
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25-Nov
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Round One
'Play By'
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16-Mar
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Round Two
'Play By'
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| FINALS |
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30-Mar
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Results:
The link below can be used to report the result immediately after each match.
The match result should sent sent to be publsihed as soon as possible to enable the next riund, or the Plate competition, to be organised.
Late Results
The following results are still outstanding:-
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Links & Downloads
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- County Festival arrangements
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NEW THREE YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL ANNOUNCED
Lancashire County Rugby and Barclays Commercial are delighted to announce a new three-year sponsorship deal of the County's newest competition, the Barclays Mini Festival Cup.
At the very last meeting of the Sportsmatch Panel, the Government agency established to encourage British business to invest in grassroots sport, Barclays Commercial’s interest in the new series of Lancashire Mini Festivals for Under 11s and Under 12s was recognised.
With informal triangular fixtures played regularly throughout the county, Lancashire has arranged a series of ‘festival’ days to take place during the season.
Each club will play in two such events, the outcome of which will determine the participants in the Lancashire's first ‘BARCLAYS’ Minis Triangular Festival, to be held at Blackburn on Sunday, 30th March 2008.
Jeremy Smith, Regional Director of the Barclays Commercial Finance Team, based in Manchester, is very pleased to be involved with the youngsters’ rugby matches.
“Barclays Commercial is delighted to support and invest in new ideas. Lancashire approached us with an innovative structure to develop competitive rugby for the ‘mini’ age group, emphasising the traditional fun and family atmosphere.”
Barclays Commercial Bank provides relationship banking to 151,000 larger and medium business customers in the UK (£1m to £1bn turnover). Jeremy Smith and his Corporate Finance team provide local business with asset-based lending – a form of finance which allows businesses to borrow money based on the value of the range of assets that it has, from debtors to stock, property and/or plant and machinery items.
County Treasurer, Robert Grant, is very appreciative of the two companies’ involvement.
“We have set ourselves a long term-aim to build lasting and productive relationships with major commercial partners. Barclays Commercial is now a key member of the ‘Club Lancashire’ team.”
THE COMPETITION
The team at the top of each group of three is drawn to host the respective triangular fixtures. At each age group, six teams will play off for the 2007/08 trophy on Sunday 30th March, the top of each the three 'conference' areas, East, West and North, plus the three next best sides, based on results, tries scored and - if required - the results of matches between equally ranked sides, or failing that the results against 'common' opposition.
(NB. A score of 35* - 5 in the table below represents a score with a margin on in excess of 30 points, eg 36 -5)
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| ROUND ONE |
to be played by Sun 25th November |
| 21st October |
18th November |
18th November |
| Rochdale 7 Aldwinians 14 |
Southport 7 Widnes 35 |
Tarleton 30* Chorley 0 |
| Rochdale w/o v Tyldesley |
Southport 0 Warrington 30* |
Tarleton 28 Fylde 7 |
| Aldwinians w/o v Tyldesley |
Widnes 0 Warrington 14 |
Chorley 0 Fylde 30* |
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| 11th November |
11th November |
4th November |
| Manchester 21 Leigh 21 |
Waterloo 14 Ormskirk 7 |
Blackburn 0 Preston GH 14 |
| Manch. 37* Old Bedians 7 |
Waterloo 7 Liverpool Colleg 14 |
Vale of Lune 25 Preston GH 0 |
| Leigh 37* Old Bedians 7 |
Ormskirk 7 Liverpool Colleg 7 |
Vale of Lune 14 Blackburn 7 |
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| ROUND TWO |
to be played by Sun 16th March |
| 20th January |
16th March |
16th December |
| Old Bedians 7 Aldwin's 33 |
Widnes 7 Warrington 14 |
Vale of Lune 7 Blackburn 0 |
| Old B'ians 0 Rochdale 30* |
Widnes 7 Liverpool Coll'iate 7 |
Blackburn 26 Tarleton 21 |
| Aldwinians 14 Rochdale 14 |
Liv'pool Coll 0 Warrington 21 |
Vale of Lune 30* Tarleton 0 |
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| 10th February |
9th March |
9th March |
| Leigh 12 Manchester 21 |
Ormskirk 28 Waterloo 0 |
Preston 30* Chorley 0
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| Leigh v Tyldesley??? |
Ormskirk 21 Southport 0 |
Preston 30* Fylde 0 |
| Manchester 21 Tydesley 0 |
Waterloo 19 Southport 0 |
Fylde 21 Chorley 0 |
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| FESTIVAL DAY |
Sunday 30th March |
| UNDER 11s |
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| ROUND ONE |
to be played by Sun 25th November |
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| POSTPONED |
18th November |
11th November |
| Ashton U Lyne W/D |
Ormskirk 5 Liv'pool Colleg. 21 |
Blackburn 30* Tarleton 0 |
| Leigh v Manchester 16/03 |
Ormskirk 0 Widnes 30* |
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Widnes 28 Liverpool Colleg. 0 |
(no 3rd side) |
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| 21st October |
11th November |
4th November |
| Rochdale w/o v Tyldesley |
Liverpool St H 21 Waterloo 35 |
Vale of Lune 21 Preston GH 0 |
| Rochdale 35 Aldwinians 7 |
Liverpool St H 28 Southport 14 |
Preston 7 Fylde 21 |
| Aldwinians w/o v Tyldesley |
Waterloo 30* Southport 0 |
Vale of Lune 21 Fylde 0 |
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| ROUND TWO |
to be played by Sun 16th March |
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20th January |
3rd February |
| Tyldesley W/D |
Liverpool Coll 28 Ormskirk 0 |
Tarleton 5 Blackburn 0 |
| Ashton U Lyne W/D |
Liverpool Coll 21 Waterloo 0 |
Tarleton 21 P Grass/H 0 |
| Manchester (above) |
Ormskirk 0 Waterloo 28 |
Preston G/H 0 Blackburn 14 |
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| 13th January |
3rd February |
2nd March |
| Aldwinians 7 Leigh 21 |
Southport 7 Widnes 35 |
Fylde 7 Vale of Lune 35 |
| Aldwinians 7 Rochdale 7 |
Southport 37 LSH 7 |
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| Leigh 14 Rochdale 17 |
Widnes 30* Liverpool St H 0 |
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| FESTIVAL DAY |
Sunday 30th March |
Lancashire’s Under 11s & 12s
BARCLAYS Mini Festival Cup
The inaugural Under 11s and Under 12s County Competition begins with the publication of the 2007/08 draw. Following a regional knock-out based on three local ‘conference’ areas it concludes with an end-of-season Festival, on Sunday 30th March.
Club fixture secretaries are requested to agree between themselves an appropriate date to hold the triangular series of matches. For obvious reasons, these dates should be arranged earlier, rather than later, avoiding deteriorating weather.
The structure and rules are intended to be very simple: an extension of the Under 12s’ & Under 11s’ calendar, playing the normal Continuum rules (i.e. now at Under 12s with 6 forwards, refer to the Lancashire or RFU websites). Other than for the Festival itself, team sheets will not be required, but Youth Registration cards should be shown and agreed by the respective clubs before the match commences. Squads for the triangular stages will not be limited, but a selection will have to be made for the Festival, probably to a maximum of 18.
Depending on the numbers applying, (1) there may sides drawn with a BYE or a Preliminary Round, worked on either a one-off game or on a round-robin basis, to determine the places for Round One in the respective ‘conference’ areas. The winners (to be played by Sunday, 25th November) will progress to Round Two (to be played by Sunday, 16th March) whilst the runners up will progress to the alternate, secondary element of the Festival on the same day.
Alternatively, depending on numbers, (2) the matches on the two dates may be combined to provide the necessary sides to progress to the Festival.
Applications have been acknowledged on the website, as will the competition’s progress through the season. Success in this event will be reflected in the seeding for the Junior Challenge Under 13s’ draw for 2007/08.
All Coaches, Managers and other supervising adults involved are expected to have been CRB cleared, and all participating players must be registered under the club’s name with the Youth Registrar and cleared to allow photographs to be taken during the competitions, celebrating the performances of the players involved (by signing the necessary clearance).
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