Champion Schools
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The Champion Schools tournament (known as the Carnegie Champion Schools due to sponsorship) is a full contact knock-out rugby league football
competition open to every secondary school
in England, Scotland and Wales and is the largest rugby league tournament in the World "RFL-13-05-07" The competition is operated by the Rugby Football League
(RFL) and the English Schools Rugby League (ESRL). There are competitions for boys and girls in school year groups 7
-11
, pupil ages 11–16.
The competition began in 1981 and was re-launched in 2002 by the RFL in partnership with English Schools Rugby League. The ESRL credit the Champion Schools tournament with having "rejuvenated schools rugby". The RFL believe "this competition has played a vital role in introducing Rugby League to an ever increasing number of young people throughout the United Kingdom". The Champion Schools tournament is the largest knock-out rugby league tournament in the world.
Most of the finals are held at RAF Uxbridge
, but the Year 7 boys finalists have the privilege of playing the curtain raiser at Wembley
ahead of the Rugby League Challenge Cup
Final. The Year 7 boys finals have also in the past been played at the Millennium Stadium
and Twickenham
. National finalists from all age groups parade around Wembley in their school uniforms and watch the Challenge Cup Final as guests of the Rugby Football League.
Size 4 balls are used for year 7 and 8 games. Size 5 balls are used for years 9, 10 and 11.
. The girls matches at years 7, 8, 9 and 10 are played with 20 minutes for each half. All girls competitions use a size 4 ball. No conversion attempts are made, the games are tries only. Kicking is allowed in general play, for example punts and grubber kicks, but secondary kicking, such as dribbling, is not. Passive scrums consisting of 5 players per team are used. One-on-one tackle
s are not permitted.
before a crowd of 20,000. St. Patrick's won 6–3 to become Lancashire's champion school.
In academic year 2006/7 over 1,500 teams and 25,000 players competed. Andy Harland, the RFL's National Development Manager, stated: "Since 2002/2003 season more than 80,000 pupils have played in this tournament, so this year we expect to break the 100,000 barrier which is a huge achievement not only for rugby league but sport in this country".
In 2007, the ESRL fixture secretary, Ron England, noted how the tournament had provided a focus to spreading the sport to more schools. The link to Wembley is cited as one factor in the success of the competition. Another factor highlighted is the enthusiasm of teachers which is considered a driving force. The schools are linked into their local service area and professional clubs. Mr England was positive about the future performance of Welsh and London schools: "They're at a terrific standard". England stated his belief that the best boys' schools teams were playing to a higher standard than in the past, "I think the best individual schools now are at a level that the old district teams were at four or five years ago. Schools have got more ambitious and there's a strong link with the service areas and professional scholarships ... as for the girls, we are seeing the talent emerge and we are now attracting a whole new concept and depth to the development of girls quality competition."
In 2008/09, a 1,678 teams took part in the tournament - an increase of 175 from the previous year. 27,537 students participated. Castleford High School
has been a dominant force in the tournament since its re-launch, in 2009 the school fielded 6 teams in the national finals for the third year in succession.
entering the Champion Schools competition also compete for this Cup during the Wales Schools Finals Day. At each age group, both finalists for the Wales Schools Cup progress to the national stages of the Champion Schools.
The inaugural Wales Schools Cup was held in 2008, the finals were played at Brewery Field
in Bridgend.
competition for Years 12 and 13. The regionally based competition was introduced in 2008 and started in January.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
competition open to every secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in England, Scotland and Wales and is the largest rugby league tournament in the World "RFL-13-05-07" The competition is operated by the Rugby Football League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
(RFL) and the English Schools Rugby League (ESRL). There are competitions for boys and girls in school year groups 7
Year Seven
Year Seven is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand. It is usually the seventh year of compulsory education and incorporates students aged between eleven and thirteen.-Australia:...
-11
Year Eleven
Year Eleven is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is usually the eleventh year of compulsory education and incorporates students aged between fifteen and seventeen....
, pupil ages 11–16.
The competition began in 1981 and was re-launched in 2002 by the RFL in partnership with English Schools Rugby League. The ESRL credit the Champion Schools tournament with having "rejuvenated schools rugby". The RFL believe "this competition has played a vital role in introducing Rugby League to an ever increasing number of young people throughout the United Kingdom". The Champion Schools tournament is the largest knock-out rugby league tournament in the world.
Most of the finals are held at RAF Uxbridge
RAF Uxbridge
RAF Uxbridge was a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Its grounds covered originally belonging to the Hillingdon House estate, which was purchased by the British Government in 1915, three years before the founding of the RAF...
, but the Year 7 boys finalists have the privilege of playing the curtain raiser at Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
ahead of the Rugby League Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
Final. The Year 7 boys finals have also in the past been played at the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
and Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
. National finalists from all age groups parade around Wembley in their school uniforms and watch the Challenge Cup Final as guests of the Rugby Football League.
Rules
In the event of a drawn match in a knock-out round before the final, the team that has scored the most tries will be declared the winner. If both teams have scored an equal number of tries the visiting team will progress in the competition. If a final is drawn, the trophy will be shared by both teams with each having it for 6 months.Boys
All boys games are played at 13-a-side. Year 7 and 8 competition matches are played with two halves of 25 minutes duration. Years 9, 10 and 11 play for 30 minute halves.Size 4 balls are used for year 7 and 8 games. Size 5 balls are used for years 9, 10 and 11.
Girls
Girls play 9-a-side rugby leagueRugby league nines
Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be...
. The girls matches at years 7, 8, 9 and 10 are played with 20 minutes for each half. All girls competitions use a size 4 ball. No conversion attempts are made, the games are tries only. Kicking is allowed in general play, for example punts and grubber kicks, but secondary kicking, such as dribbling, is not. Passive scrums consisting of 5 players per team are used. One-on-one tackle
One on one tackle
A “one-on-one tackle” is a play in rugby league football in which a single defender attempts to tackle the ball carrier. It is the only situation in which the defending player is permitted to attempt to dispossess the ball carrier...
s are not permitted.
History
The present Champion Schools competitions began in 1981. Before that, Regional Champion School Competitions were held. Many of the Yorkshire Schools' competition records have been lost but the Lancashire Schools' (North West Counties) records go back to the beginning of the Champion School Competition in 1926. St. Patrick's (Wigan) played St. Bede's (Widnes) in that 1926 final at Central ParkCentral Park (Wigan)
Central Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England. It was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000.-History:...
before a crowd of 20,000. St. Patrick's won 6–3 to become Lancashire's champion school.
In academic year 2006/7 over 1,500 teams and 25,000 players competed. Andy Harland, the RFL's National Development Manager, stated: "Since 2002/2003 season more than 80,000 pupils have played in this tournament, so this year we expect to break the 100,000 barrier which is a huge achievement not only for rugby league but sport in this country".
In 2007, the ESRL fixture secretary, Ron England, noted how the tournament had provided a focus to spreading the sport to more schools. The link to Wembley is cited as one factor in the success of the competition. Another factor highlighted is the enthusiasm of teachers which is considered a driving force. The schools are linked into their local service area and professional clubs. Mr England was positive about the future performance of Welsh and London schools: "They're at a terrific standard". England stated his belief that the best boys' schools teams were playing to a higher standard than in the past, "I think the best individual schools now are at a level that the old district teams were at four or five years ago. Schools have got more ambitious and there's a strong link with the service areas and professional scholarships ... as for the girls, we are seeing the talent emerge and we are now attracting a whole new concept and depth to the development of girls quality competition."
In 2008/09, a 1,678 teams took part in the tournament - an increase of 175 from the previous year. 27,537 students participated. Castleford High School
Castleford High School Technology and Sports College
Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16....
has been a dominant force in the tournament since its re-launch, in 2009 the school fielded 6 teams in the national finals for the third year in succession.
Boys
Teams play in local competitions before playing regional ones if they qualify, followed by national stages.Girls
Teams progress from regional stages to a national festival for which qualifiers are divided into two groups. The groups play round-robin matches with the winners and runners up from each group progressing to the competition semi-finals and then final.Subsidiary competitions
Local and regional stages of the competition decide champions titles at those levels, City Champions for Birmingham at each age group, will for example, progress next to the West Midlands Finals stage. Later, the West Midlands champions will meet their East Midlands counterparts before the winners of those encounters move on to the competition's national stage.Wales Schools Cup
One of the major subsidiary competitions of the Champion Schools is the Wales Schools Cup. All schools in WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
entering the Champion Schools competition also compete for this Cup during the Wales Schools Finals Day. At each age group, both finalists for the Wales Schools Cup progress to the national stages of the Champion Schools.
The inaugural Wales Schools Cup was held in 2008, the finals were played at Brewery Field
Brewery Field
Brewery Field is a 8,000 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales 1,100 of which is seated capacity...
in Bridgend.
2005/06 National Finals Results
| Gender | Year | Winners | Score | Runner–up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Location | School | Location | |||
| Boys | 7 | Wade Deacon | Widnes, Cheshire | 20–4 | Abraham Guest | Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire |
| Boys | 8 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 16–14 | Brynteg Brynteg Comprehensive School Brynteg Comprehensive School is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. It is located on Ewenny Road in the town of Bridgend, Wales... |
Bridgend, Glamorgan |
| Boys | 9 | St John Fisher St. John Fisher Catholic High School (Wigan) St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Beech Hill, Wigan, Greater Manchester.It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.-General information:... |
Wigan, Lancashire | 26–10 | St Wilfrid's St Wilfrids Catholic High School, North Featherstone St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, Dual Language and Vocational Specialists is a mixed 11–18 comprehensive school catering for both Catholic and non-Catholics.-History:... |
Featherstone, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 10 | Malet Lambert Malet Lambert High School Malet Lambert School is a comprehensive secondary school for 11-16 year old pupils in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The school is situated on James Reckitt Avenue in the east of the city and its front facade stands overlooking East Park... |
Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire | 20–10 | Outwood Grange Outwood Grange College Outwood Grange Academy is a modern comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Outwood, near Wakefield, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11–18, and with in excess of 2400 pupils is one of the largest schools in England. The college, established in 1971, was formerly known as... |
Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 11 | St Peter's | Wigan, Lancashire | 30–14 | Airedale High | Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 7 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 48–8 | South Craven South Craven School -Summary:South Craven School is a secondary school in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest school in the Craven District and carries over 1,700 pupils.As of 2011, South Craven School is a trust school, achieving foundation status in 2006.... |
Cross Hills, Keighley, North Yorkshire |
| Girls | 8 | Holy Family | Keighley, West Yorkshire | 16–12 | St John Fisher St. John Fisher Catholic High School (Wigan) St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Beech Hill, Wigan, Greater Manchester.It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.-General information:... |
Wigan, Lancashire |
| Girls | 9 | Cardinal Newman | Warrington, Cheshire | 24–12 | All Saints | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Girls | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
2006/07 National Finals Results
| Gender | Year | Winners | Score | Runner–up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Location | School | Location | |||
| Boys | 7 | Normanton Freeston Freeston Business and Enterprise College Freeston Business and Enterprise College is a state run, coeducational high school situated in Normanton, West Yorkshire near the city of Wakefield... |
Normanton, West Yorkshire | 12–10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 8 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 22–6 | Wade Deacon | Widnes, Cheshire |
| Boys | 9 | Airedale High | Castleford, West Yorkshire | 26–12 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 10 | St John Fisher St. John Fisher Catholic High School (Wigan) St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Beech Hill, Wigan, Greater Manchester.It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.-General information:... |
Wigan, Lancashire | 19–18 | Great Sankey Great Sankey High School Great Sankey High School is a secondary school located in Warrington, Cheshire. The school is a state school, built in the 1970s and extensions have included a mathematics & humanities block and theatre. The school also has a linking leisure centre and arts theatre... |
Warrington, Cheshire |
| Boys | 11 | Whitehaven High | Whitehaven, Cumbria | 24–22 | Malet Lambert Malet Lambert High School Malet Lambert School is a comprehensive secondary school for 11-16 year old pupils in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The school is situated on James Reckitt Avenue in the east of the city and its front facade stands overlooking East Park... |
Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire |
| Girls | 7 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 24–4 | Lowton High | Lowton, Lancashire |
| Girls | 8 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 4–0 | Cardinal Newman | Warrington, Cheshire |
| Girls | 9 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 8–8 |
Holy Family | Keighley, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 10 | Cardinal Newman | Warrington, Cheshire | 20–16 | All Saints | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
2007/08 National Finals Results
| Gender | Year | Winners | Score | Runner–up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Location | School | Location | |||
| Boys | 7 | Standish | Standish, Lancashire | 58–8 | Pickering Pickering High School, Hull Sirius Academy is a secondary school in Hull, England.The last headteacher of Pickering High School was Mrs Elaine Wadsworth and was replaced by Principal Dr Cathy Taylor when it became an Academy. The school has Sports College specialism... |
Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire |
| Boys | 8 | Freeston Freeston Business and Enterprise College Freeston Business and Enterprise College is a state run, coeducational high school situated in Normanton, West Yorkshire near the city of Wakefield... |
Normanton, West Yorkshire | 18–10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 9 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 24–4 | Wade Deacon | Widnes, Cheshire |
| Boys | 10 | Airedale High | Castleford, West Yorkshire | 28–10 | Great Sankey Great Sankey High School Great Sankey High School is a secondary school located in Warrington, Cheshire. The school is a state school, built in the 1970s and extensions have included a mathematics & humanities block and theatre. The school also has a linking leisure centre and arts theatre... |
Warrington, Cheshire |
| Boys | 11 | Great Sankey Great Sankey High School Great Sankey High School is a secondary school located in Warrington, Cheshire. The school is a state school, built in the 1970s and extensions have included a mathematics & humanities block and theatre. The school also has a linking leisure centre and arts theatre... |
Warrington, Cheshire | 16–14 | St Wilfrid's St Wilfrids Catholic High School, North Featherstone St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, Dual Language and Vocational Specialists is a mixed 11–18 comprehensive school catering for both Catholic and non-Catholics.-History:... |
Featherstone, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 7 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 12–12 |
Holy Cross | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Girls | 8 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 28–4 | Lowton High | Lowton, Lancashire |
| Girls | 9 | North Halifax North Halifax Grammar School The North Halifax Grammar School is a grammar school, specialist science college and specialist languages college in Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the east of Illingworth, towards Holmfield and Holdsworth... |
Halifax, West Yorkshire | 16–12 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 20–4 | St John Fisher St. John Fisher Catholic High School (Wigan) St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Beech Hill, Wigan, Greater Manchester.It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.-General information:... |
Wigan, Lancashire |
| Girls | 11 | Cardinal Newman | Warrington, Cheshire | 28–12 | All Saints | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
2008/09 National Finals Results
| Gender | Year | Winners | Score |
Runner–up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Location | School | Location | |||
| Boys | 7 | Outwood Grange Outwood Grange College Outwood Grange Academy is a modern comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Outwood, near Wakefield, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11–18, and with in excess of 2400 pupils is one of the largest schools in England. The college, established in 1971, was formerly known as... |
Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 20–12 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 8 | Brooksbank | Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire | 32–14 | Standish | Standish, Wigan, Lancashire |
| Boys | 9 | Freeston Freeston Business and Enterprise College Freeston Business and Enterprise College is a state run, coeducational high school situated in Normanton, West Yorkshire near the city of Wakefield... |
Normanton, West Yorkshire | 32–12 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 20–6 | Wade Deacon | Widnes, Cheshire |
| Boys | 11 | Airedale | Castleford, West Yorkshire | 30–16 | Great Sankey Great Sankey High School Great Sankey High School is a secondary school located in Warrington, Cheshire. The school is a state school, built in the 1970s and extensions have included a mathematics & humanities block and theatre. The school also has a linking leisure centre and arts theatre... |
Warrington, Cheshire |
| Girls | 7 | Hollingworth High | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 36–0 | De La Salle | St Helens, Merseyside, Lancashire |
| Girls | 8 | Settle Middle | Settle, North Yorkshire | 20–12 | Holy Cross | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Girls | 9 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 20–4 | Wade Deacon | Widnes, Cheshire |
| Girls | 10 | Settle College | Settle, North Yorkshire | 16–8 | Castleford High | Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Girls | 11 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 20–12 | Deanery High Deanery High School The Deanery Church of England High School is a Secondary school in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It currently has around 1,600 pupils and it consistently gets good GCSE grades, amongst the best in the Wigan borough... |
Wigan, Lancashire |
2009/10 National Finals Results
| Gender | Year | Winners | Score | Runner–up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Location | School | Location | |||
| Boys | 7 | Dowdales | Barrow, Cumbria | 24–6 | Temple Moor | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Boys | 8 | Outwood Grange | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 38–8 | Brentwood County High | Brentwood, Essex |
| Boys | 9 | Brooksbank | Calderdale, West Yorkshire | 32–24 | St Benedict's | Whitehaven, Cumbria |
| Boys | 10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 32-6 | St Peter's and St Paul's | Halton, Cheshire |
| Boys | 11 | |||||
| Girls | 7 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 46-10 | Settle Middle School | Settle, North Yorkshire |
| Girls | 8 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 64-4 | Feltham | London |
| Girls | 9 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 38-6 | Holy Cross | Lancashire |
| Girls | 10 | Castleford High Castleford High School Technology and Sports College Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16.... |
Castleford, West Yorkshire | 24-18 | Settle High | Settle, North Yorkshire |
| Girls | 11 | |||||
New Champion Colleges competition
The successful growth of the Champion Schools tournament has led to the creation of the Carnegie Champion CollegesChampion Colleges
Carnegie Champion Colleges is a rugby league competition administered by the Student Rugby League. It is open to teams in the 12-13 year groups at Sixth Forms and FE Colleges in the UK...
competition for Years 12 and 13. The regionally based competition was introduced in 2008 and started in January.
See also
- Champion Colleges competitionChampion CollegesCarnegie Champion Colleges is a rugby league competition administered by the Student Rugby League. It is open to teams in the 12-13 year groups at Sixth Forms and FE Colleges in the UK...
- Junior rugby league in EnglandJunior rugby league in EnglandRugby league is played at a school level in many schools in the rugby league heartlands of the traditional counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumberland; recently it has been introduced into some schools outside the traditional areas in particular in London, Essex and Hertfordshire...
- Rugby league in EnglandRugby league in EnglandRugby league football is a team sport in England. The sport receives funding from Sport England as an "English priority" sport. The top-level competition in England—called Super League—is not an entirely all-English affair, as it includes a team from France, and also featured a team from Wales from...
- Rugby league in ScotlandRugby league in ScotlandRugby league is comparatively minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of association football, and to a lesser extent sports such as rugby union, curling and shinty...
- Rugby league in WalesRugby league in WalesRugby league is a sport played in Wales. The governing body of the game in Wales is the Wales Rugby League.There is a long but sporadic history of rugby league in Wales. Over the decades many hundreds of players have "gone north" to play for the leading English clubs...