There were times when it looked like it would never happen, that not enough schools would come forward, that it was all getting left behind - but today the first ever county schools rugby tournament for U14 girls teams took place in Welwyn.
Apparently eight teams took part - which is spectacular. The winners seem to have been either a (combined?) Welwyn Schools team or a Welwyn school that my informants could not remember the name of, with a similarly constituted Hertford Schools (or school) team finishing as runners up. No great surprise this as most of the county's U14s play at one club or the other and both teams were apparently had a number of experienced players. Both of these teams now move onto the next stage.
Third and fourth also sounds to have been an excitingly close thing between Hitchin Girls School and Highfield School, Letchworth - all the more so because each team was full of mainly newcomers to the game who had been coached (and were supported) by different girls from Letchworth U17 team, a friendly rivalry that was still in evidence several hours later!
Anyway, the day was obviously a great success and I'd really appreciate it if anyone who was there could supply a more coherent report than the ones I have received so far. It clearly deserves to be recorded and reported.
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