Tuesday 19th February saw the kick off of a new era for schools rugby league in the principality with the inaugural Wales Schools Finals Day, held on a bright sunny day at Celtic Crusaders’ Brewery Field in Bridgend. Schools rugby league in Wales has been going for some years now in the Carnegie Champion Schools […]
Category Archives: Schools RL
2006 Year 8 Final – Castleford High 16 Brynteg 14
Just five days after Bridgend Blue Bulls’ exit in the National Conference Premier semi-finals at the hands of South London Storm, a second Bridgend rugby league side has failed to retain a trophy that they won last year after Brynteg Comprehensive School narrowly lost 16-14 to Castleford High in the Year Eight Powergen Champion Schools […]
2005 Year 7 Final – Brynteg 40 Castleford High 4
Brynteg added another chapter to their rich rugby history with a remarkable win in the Powergen Champion Schools Tournament. Having produced rugby union talents such as Gavin Henson, their first foray into rugby league resulted in a sensational victory at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Ben Evans grabbed the Chev Walker Man of the Match Medal – […]
2004 – Wade Deacon 32 Whitchurch High 10
Ryan Risley scored a hat-trick and took home the Chev Walker Man of the Match medal as Wade Deacon ran away with the Year 7 Final in the Millennium Stadium. There was some consolation for Whitchurch as Elliott Jones scorched over for the try of the match, much to the delight of the massing crowd […]