Highfields Year 7 rugby squad attended the Staffordshire u12 festival at Willenhall rugby club.
The competition has a long history in Staffordshire and it allows our players who don’t play rugby outside of school the opportunity to play a high number of games to improve their experience of the game. The festival was split into a morning session and an afternoon session. In the morning session, the team played three games in a random pool of schools - there were 6 pools of 4 teams. They were up against some very experienced schools who did outplay them, but the boys kept their heads up despite playing in awful weather conditions.
Where the team finished in the morning pool placed them into one of the afternoon four-tiered competitions which is the Cup, Shield, Plate, and Bowl. The Highfields Team were placed in the Bowl competition against Codsall Middle School, Queen Mary Grammar school B Team, Hart Academy, and Windsor Park Middle School. They started off with a very respectable one try each draw against Queen Mary grammar school who had beaten them in a friendly 2 weeks prior. This result then installed a new sense of belief as they beat Windsor park from Uttoxeter by 4 tries to 1. Along came Codsall Middle who were seen off by 3 tries to nil and then they beat Hart Academy 2 tries to nil.
The tries which were scored were shared out between George Wassell, Miles Parker-Simmonds, Kasey Jones-Tipper and Freddie Box. This meant Highfields had won three and drawn one which won us the Staffordshire u12 Bowl competition. Mr Moody, Pe Teacher said, ‘The afternoon became a team effort and especially for some of the boys, as it was the first time they had represented their school.’
‘They put everything into playing and have come away with a lot of bruises and aching bones. I could have taken many more year seven pupils who have attended rugby club and it just shows how well the year group has taken to their extracurricular program so congratulations to them all.’
The good news also continues for Highfields Rugby, the U15 rugby team has been competing in the Staffordshire 15 a side competition where they have had a great amount of success reaching the semi-final. They went to Burton rugby club and beat John Taylor High School 32- 26 to reach the quarter-final against Hart Academy who they beat 17-12 coming back from 12- 5 down. Their semi-final is against Newcastle under Lyme school after - congratulations to them as well.
