Date: November 18 2009
Venue: Aston Old Edwardians RUFC, Perry Common, Birmingham B44 0HP
Competition: Birmingham Rugby League Champion Schools – local stage
Great Barr School led the way as the local stages of the Birmingham Champion Schools Rugby League competition were completed at Aston Old Ewardians. Competing in five age groups from year 7 (11 and 12 year olds) to year 11 (15 and 16), Great Barr went through in all bar the year 9 section.
Hot on their heels were Kingsbury, who qualified in three of the five groups. Sides from King Edwards, Bishop Challoner and St. Edmund Campion also qualified.
Other schools competing were Leasowes, who beat qualifiers Kingsbury in the Year 7 group as well as running them close in year 8, and Aston Manor, who played out a 4 tries-all thriller with Leasowes in Year 11
All qualifying schools from this stage will assemble again at Aston Old Eds on Wednesday November 25 for the Bimingham Finals.
Results: (Scoring is by tries only)
Year 7 Results
King Edwards 0 – 4 Great Barr; Leasowes 1 – 3 Great Barr;
Kingsbury 4 – 0 King Edwards; Great Barr 2 – 4 Kingsbury;
Leasowes 3 – 2 Kingsbury; Great Barr 4 – 1 King Edwards
Great Barr and Kingsbury qualify for the next stage.
Festival’s “best & fairest” awards:( by school)
Harrison Agnew (Great Barr); Shemar Campbell (Kingsbury); Nico (Leasowes)
Year 8 Results
Bishop Challoner 4 – 1 Leasowes; Kingsbury 4 – 6 Great Barr;
Great Barr 3 – 2 Leasowes; Kingsbury 7 – 5 Bishop Challoner;
Bishop Challoner 3 – 4 Great Barr; Kingsbury 3 – 2 Leasowes
Great Barr & Kingsbury qualify for the next stage.
Festival’s “best & fairest” awards (by school) : -
Callum Van Fowler (Great Barr); Wadhikeh Brown (Kingsbury); Josh Hale Leasowes)
