Junior calendar 2007/7: "Final" version

The "final" version of next season's calendar is now out, and predictably there are some significant changes from the earlier draft plus a few oddities (like the regional festival dates) which might point to some movement yet?

The key dates are as follows (all Sundays unless otherwise indicated):

Representative:

• County: 9th September; 30th September; 21st October; 4th November and 2nd December
• Regional (training unless indicated): 20th January (trials); 3rd February; Saturday 9th February; 10th February (match); 9th March; 16th March (match); 20th April; 27th April, 11th May (Festival).
• U18 TDGs: In weeks commencing: 22nd October; 17th December; 24th February; 25th March; 26th May; and 28th July
• U19 trials: 30th September and 21st October

Club:

• Regional 10s (U18s only): 7th October
• Rochford Festival: 14th October
• National 10s (U18s only): 28th October
• National Cup: 24th February; 30th March; 13th April.
• National Sevens: 25th May
• Training and matches: All other dates not listed above

Highlights:

• Regional/National 10s at a more sensible time... though a date clash with Rochford means (for U18s) two festivals in two weeks... unless Rochford could become the East's regional qualifier? Or would that be too sensible?
• National Cup staggers on for another year... but invites weather problems by moving to the New Year
• Six county and eight regional weekends (including one Saturday/Sunday in the latter).
• All the above leaves only 15 clear dates for club fixtures, and two of those may well clash with TDG weekends