Spirit of rugby shines through at Festival Finale
14 April 2010
- Lichfield RFC host final RFUW Regional Festival
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Lichfield RFC played host to the last ever RFUW Regional Youth Festival on April 10
and 11 with 650 girls, aged between 12 and 18, taking part.
English regional teams and
invitational side and regional Welsh winners Llanelli Scarlets played some exciting rugby with the focus of
the festival being on individual player development.
In the Under 15s competition
Midlands East were victors in the Cup competition with a hard fought 10-5 win
over Thames Valley who enjoyed their best tournament result.
In the Plate, the West
Midlands overcame South 14-5 while in the Bowl, South West North ran out clear
winners over Yorkshire with a 15-0 win.
In the Under 18s tournament
Thames Valley claimed their first ever piece of silverware with a 7-5 victory
in the Bowl final, while West Midlands lifted the Plate trophy after a 19-5
victory over Llanelli Scarlets.
The Cup final was between the South and the East, and in the end they had to
share the honours with both sides failing to break
each other’s line.
After a lengthy review and
consultation process the RFUW Regional Programme will
now be replaced by a Divisional Rugby programme. Constituency
Body Representative Rugby will be formally recognised within the Player Pathway. Further details about CB and Divisional
Representative Rugby will be available over the course of the next few months.
Information about the Player
Pathway activity during this summer can be found here: http://regionalrugby.com/General/Downloads/Talent_ID%20_Development_Info_and_Process_Feb_2010.pdf
