North State Schools Under 14s Festival
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Tuesday, 11th March 2008
POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
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Liverpool St Helens RFC
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Competition Rules &
Previous Winners
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WITH NO SUITABLE DATE FOUND TO HOLD THE EVENT IN 2007/08, THE FESTIVAL IS TO BE HELD OVER UNTIL A DATE IN SEPTEMBER 2008.
THE DATE FOR THE 2008/09 FESTIVAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
Now in its fifteenth year, the North Division Under 14s State School competition has become a firmly established event and is considered to be one of the highlights of the Northern Counties schools' rugby playing calendar.
As winners or finalists in their County Championship, County Cup or their regional Festivals, the event brings together a school from Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland joins two schools from both Lancashire and Yorkshire to build the eight-team competition.
Over the years the teams and players who have played in the Festival have shown a lot of skill, commitment and passion. Hutton GS, who have qualified from Lancshire in 2008, currently head the leaderboard having winning the event three times.
Teams qualifying in 2008:
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Pool 2 |
| (CH) Lymm HS |
(Y) Harrogate GS |
| (Y) Prince Henry HS |
(L) Hutton GS |
| (N) Ponteland HS |
(CU) Cockermouth HS |
| (L) Wade Deacon HS |
(D) High Tunstall HS |
The event is managed by Ken Andrews, this year in conjunction with students from Cowley Language College, St Helens
The competition could not be staged without the assistance of the Liverpool & District Referees Society. The organisers encourage junior match officials to take part in the event, and all coaches, spectators and players are expected to show their support.
If any parent or teacher has a photograph of the 2008 event, and would be willing to share the image with the website and possibly the RFU monthly magazine 'Touchline', please Click here...
The 2008 Festival
The format remains as two 'round-robin' pools of four teams ends with the two pool winners competing in the final.
A trophy is awarded to the successful side, and medals are presented to the finalists. Past winners...
More to follow...
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If anyone has anyone has any photographs from the event,
an email to north16group@aol.com would be appreciated
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