Herts U15s: Photos and match reports

Herts U15s lose narrowly to Kent

In a close and exciting match, Hertfordshire U15s lost 29-26 to Kent at Old Albanians on 18 November. After a long delayed start due to Kent's transport problems, Kent got stuck in straight from the kick off stretching Herts and using their big pack to rumble downfield. Herts were pinged for holding on and a tap and go saw Kent work the ball through their forwards to the Herts line. One of the big Kent forwards drove over the line and first blood went to Kent with the try converted. Herts were on the back foot.

Herts responded with a penalty of their own which was drilled into touch by Zoe Harrison (minus boot). From the resulting line-out the ball was recycled well and a powerful run from Helena Rowland saw her crash over for Herts' first try. Herts were now finding their heads and a blistering run from Zoe Harrison found Hannah Botterman in support who jinked the defence and went over the whitewash. Zoe Harrison added the conversion to take the score to 12-7. Kent again used their forwards to rumble up the pitch and from a Kent scrum 5m out the ball was moved down the line for a large forward to crash over to even the score. Zoe Harrison then stormed through the Kent defence to score and then convert her try. From the restart  Herts gave away a penalty which was drilled into touch. From the line-out Kent moved the ball to their  flying centre who outpaced the Herts defence to score in the corner. It was real end to end rugby with the Kent centres making telling runs whenever they had the ball in their hands, and being stopped by the Herts defence. Against the run of play Helena Rowland powered through the Kent defence to score, with Zoe Harrison converting the try to give Herts a  26-17 lead at half time.

From the restart Herts were awarded a scrum only to hold onto the ball and give away a penalty. The ensuing pressure exerted by the Kent pack led to another Kent try under the posts and a conversion to put them within two points of Herts. Herts now threw everything at Kent, who absorbed the pressure and then spent a long period of time attacking the Herts line. Despite a valiant defence by Herts, Kent broke out to score in the corner to go ahead. Herts were now camped out in their own half and despite their best efforts time eventually ran out.

Credit to all the Herts girls who put up a superb display. Considering they are a fairly new squad every single player stood up and played to the best of their ability. Thank you to all the parents and friends who attended today - your vocal support was much appreciated.

Team: Isabella Allison, Sapphire Bennett, Alexandra Bentley, Katie Boggas, Hannah Botterman, Jessica Duncan, Tian Figg, Zoe Harrison, Millie Kay, Anna Liddelow, Chloe Olliffe, Daisy- Mae Parker, Ellena Perry, Charlotte Robinson, Lillian Ross, Rhiannon Rouch, Helena Rowland, Chelsea Singfield, Izzie Sloan, Jeanine Stephenson, Cara Wardle, Rebecca Wye

Herts U15 Girls put Essex to the sword

Hertfordshire Under 15 girls travelled to Upminster on 28 October and achieved an outstanding 90-10 win in their first county game of the season.

Herts started positively with the forwards securing clean ball which led to Helena Rowland scoring with a conversion from Zoe Harrison. Essex straight away fought back using their powerful forwards with their fly half going over to score a try in the corner. Herts responded immediately, with the ball being passed down the line to Anna Liddelow who outpaced the opposition to score in the corner. Herts were now getting into their stride, and Zoe Harrison followed this up with an individual try on the left. Essex brought their big pack into action, and again drove over for a well worked try. Herts upped the tempo and went over the whitewash only to be pinged for a forward pass. Superb direct running from Herts led to Anna Liddelow going over in the left corner for her second try. Herts backs then started to rampage through the Essex defence with Helena Rowland scoring and Zoe Harrison converting. Herts were now dominating, and Hannah Botterman broke four tackles and then passed to Zoe Harrison who scored and converted her own try. 

The shackles were off, and in the second half Hannah Botterman sold an outrageous dummy to score under the post, and Zoe Harrison followed it up with a conversion. Zoe Harrison led the charge, scoring with one catch from the restart, and scoring again within thirteen seconds. Hannah Botterman then sold another dummy, to score under the posts, which Sapphire Bennett converted. Things weren't going Essex's way, and an attempted kicking clearance ended with Zoe Harrison charging the ball down to score. Again Sapphire Bennett converted the try. Herts were now dominating in all aspects of the game with Hannah Botterman's straight and hard running resulting in another try. The pattern continued with Zoe Harrison scoring the tries, and Sapphire Bennett kicking the points. Herts ended the game with a tally of 14 tries and 10 conversions to Essex's two tries. All in all a fantastic display by the Herts girls in their first match together and a good start to the county season. 

Team: Isabella Allison, Sapphire Bennett, Alexandra Bentley, Katie Boggas, Hannah Botterman, Jessica Duncan, Tian Figg, Zoe Harrison, Millie Kay, Anna Liddelow, Chloe Olliffe, Rosanna Moynihan, Ellena Perry, Charlotte Robinson, Lillian Ross, Rhiannon Rouch, Helena Rowland, Chelsea Singfield, Izzie Sloan, Antonia Soldana, Jeanine Stephenson, Cara Wardle, Rebecca Wye

Picture from Herts vs Kent November 2012 (with thanks to the Wardle family)

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Herts U18 Girls overwhelm Essex (and junior county result roundup)

Hertfordshire U18 Girls acheived an overwhelming 87 – 0 victory over Essex at Upminster on Sunday.
The Herts girls scored fifteen unanswered tries, along with six conversions.

With the match so early in the season, it was largely seen as a friendly warm-up for the London
and South East county tournament in December. Regrettably Essex were unable to field a full team
and so Herts loaned them a couple of their players, with the match set up as four quarters with
regular change-overs. While this allowed the coaches to try out a series of different combinations,
particularly in the forwards pack, it also made for a somewhat disjointed match with no real pattern
emerging other than Herts domination in both the forwards and backs.

Try scorers were Sydney Gregson with six tries, Marie Beaufils with three tries, Harriet Austin with
two tries, Corinne McDonough with two tries, and Bryony Pomfret and Elizabeth Crake each with
one try. Abbie Maxwell added five conversions with Stevie Farrow contributing one. Though tries
were fairly regular throughout, the opening five minute period in the second quarter proved telling
as Sydney ran in three tries, running some fine lines picking up the ball at speed from the centres to
find big holes in the Essex defence.

It’s fair to say that Essex weren’t able to provide the strength of opposition to really test the Herts
girls and a sterner test can be expected in the next match against Kent – always a tough fixture.

Herts team: Harriet Austin, Marie Beaufils, Catrin Bowser, Katy Cook, Elizabeth Crake, Hayley
Everett, Stevie Farrow, Melissa Gargaro, Sydney Gregson, Ellie Hurer, Chloe James, Emilie James,
Florence Jones, Hannah Jones, Abbie Maxwell, Corinne McDonough, Pat Metcalfe-Jones, Bryony
Pomfret, Megan Smith, Olivia Stembridge, Katy Walker

Other results:

U18s:

Cheshire 17 Yorkshire 12

Cumbria/Durham 5 Northumberland 7

Cumbria/Durham 0 Lancashire 10

Lancashire 7 Northumberland 12

Staffordshire 43 EastMidlands 7

North Mids 38 NLD 5

North Mids 50 Leicestershire 0

Leicestershire 0 NLD 21

Essex 0 Hertfordshire 87

Middlesex 15 Eastern Counties 32

Kent 7 Surrey 12

Hampshire 24 Sussex 5

Cornwall 0 Devon 51

Gloucestershire 36 Dorset & Wilts 17

Oxfordshire 24 Somerset 5

Oxfordshire 5 Berkshire 27

Berkshire 26 Somerset 0

U15s:

Cheshire 10 EastMidlands 17

Cumbria/Durham 19 Northumberland 5

Cumbria/Durham 5 Lancashire 29

Lancashire 38 Northumberland 7

North Mids 12 NLD 22

North Mids 10 Leicestershire 5

Leicestershire 34 NLD 5

Essex 10 Hertfordshire 86

Middlesex 34 Eastern Counties 5

Kent 40 Surrey 0

Hampshire 20 Sussex 25

Cornwall 14 Devon 46

Gloucestershire 17 Dorset & Wilts 15

Oxfordshire 12 Somerset 5

Oxfordshire 0 Berkshire 17

Berkshire 20 Somerset 0

Girls Girls Girls! Hemel Hempstead RFC hosts some terrific girls rugby!

Girls rugby is still a growing sport so its not unusual to see clubs join forces to make up a team and today was no exception.  The U15 girls team  entered into this seasons  RFU U15 girls league was made up of girls from Camelot  RFC, Luton RFC and Royston RFC , all wearing the Camelot shirts. ( Their next match will be at Royston where they will run out in Royston kit.) The opponents were also a  cluster team comprisng girls from Newmarket, St Neots and Harlow. It was the first time the girls from Hemel Hempstead had joined forces with Royston and  Camelot team manager  Debby Klyen and Royston coach Kevin Green were wondering if they would weld together as one team. Their concerns were groundless, the Camelot/Royston/luton girls played brilliantly, winning  their first RFU league match 58-27, with the four girls from Camelot all scoring 1 try!

On the other pitch at the club the brand new Herts U18 girls Baa Baa's team, also entered into the RFU U18 girls league, were playing their second warm up match against the Berkshire U18 Baa Baa's.  The Herts Baa Baa's is made up of girls from Camelot, Old Albanians, Bishop Stortford and Hertford . Girls who would have left the game if this new team had not been formed. "Its going to be a tremendously successful project" said Amanda Bate County Volunteer Co-ordinator. " We have tireless support from some amazing volunteers,  Kevin Green who is sorting out the fixtures and Debby Klyen of Hemel Hempstead is the team manager for the Baa Baa's and Jane Everett (former England, and OLd Albanians Ladies,) and  Julie Gibbs ( Hertford and Tabard Ladies) providing excellent coaching. Credit must go to these 4 volunteers who have gathered 25 girls so far, and in a few short weeks shaped them into a team. So good are these girls that 7 of them were selected last week to be part of the Herts U18 county team!!  

Any girl at senior school who would like to play rugby at Camelot should contact Debby Klyen debra.klyen@gmail.com

Royston girls don Hemel Hempstead shirts all for their love of rugby

Many would think its a strange thing to do, wear another clubs shirts! But the Royston RFC girls know better. 

Kevin Green who has been coaching the girls explained, "because girls rugby is still a growing sport, clubs cluster to make up teams and this season Royston girls are clustering at U15 with Hemel Hempstead and Luton . 

The cluster team is entered into the RFU U15 girls league, and today we played our first league match against another cluster team ( St Neots, Newmarket, Harlow). The girls played fantastically well, especially as it was the first time they'd been together this season. 

The final score reflected how well they'd played, 58-27! The next home match will be at Royston next week and we will all be proudly wearing Royston shirts.!"

Any senior school girl wishing to play rugby at Royston should contact  Jamie Johnson -ccc@roystonrugbyclub.co.uk

U15 and U18 Herts Squads

Following the Herts trials on Sunday 30th September, the following were selected for the U15s Herts squad:

• Bella Allison
• Sapphire Bennett
• Alexandra Bentley
• Katie Boggas
• Hannah Botterman
• Jessica Duncan
• Zoe Harrison
• Millie Kay
• Anna Liddelow
• Chloe Olliffe
• Daisy-Mae Parker
• Ellena Perry
• Lilian Ross
• Rhiannon Rouch
• Helena Rowland
• Chelsea Singfield
• Izzie Sloan
• Jeanine Stephenson
• Cara Wardle
• Rebecca Wye

In the U18s age group the following were selected:

• Harriet Austin
• Marie-Louise Beaufils
• Catrin Bowser
• Lotte Clapp
• Victoria Cogger
• Katy Cook
• Elizabeth Crake
• Emily Davis
• Hayley Everett
• Stevie Farrow
• Sydney Gregson
• Elle Hurer
• Chloe James
• Emilie James
• Florence Jones
• Hannah Jones
• Rosie Kay
• Abbie Maxwell
• Corinne McDonough
• Pat Metcalfe-Jones
• Sidney Nurthen
• Bryony Pomfret
• Megan Smith
• Olivia Stembridge
• Aleah Townsend
• Katy Walker

New Hertfordshire cluster team established

Calling all girls aged 16 and 17!

If you'd like to play rugby come and join the new Herts Ba Baa's U18 girls rugby team, preparing now for season 2012-13 which kicks of in September.

The following clubs are working together to provide rugby at this age group for anyone in any part of the country. You can contact any of the following clubs through their coaches..

Bishops Stortford John Boyle JBoyle@netshapetech.com


Hemel Hempstead RFC Chaulden Lane, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2BS Manager Debby Kline -debbyk1@sky.com

Hertford RFC, Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9NZ
Head Coach- Mel Timpsonmelanietimpson@btinternet.com
Old Albanians RFC  The WoollamsPlaying Fields, 160, Harpenden Rd, St Albans, AL3 6BB
Head coach Jane Everett  junior.oasaints@yahoo.co.uk

Royston RFC The Heath Sports Club, Therfield Heath, Baldock Rd, Royston, SG8 5BG
Manager Fiona-fas2a-fiona@yahoo.co.uk

All these clubs also have girls  teams at U13, (years 7&8,)  and  U15 (years 9 & 10), as well as providing rugby for girls aged 6 to 10 years.

Youth Calendar for 2012-13

Herts Girls U15 County Training Afternoon Sun 22nd January Welwyn RFC 1.30pm

The county coaches were really pleased with the way all the U15 squad improved both individually and as a team over the county season and want to help players continue that development. They also want to begin to identify Year 9 players with the potential to play for the county next season.

They will be holding a county training session on Sunday 22 January at Welwyn RFC, Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HX from 1.30pm - 3.30pm. They are also intending to hold a second training session on Sunday 12 February, and to try to arrange at least one match for this "Herts Baa Baas" team on one or more of the other divisional dates (19 Feb, 25 March, 1 April).

All girls in year 9 or 10 (or those in year 8 with dispensation) are encouraged to attend this session, regardless of experience or ability.

If you haven't already filled in a Herts Girls Permission Form 2011-12 then please complete the form (see right) and bring it on the day. If you attended the county trials we will already have one for you.

On 12 February, we hope to run an U13s training alongside the U15s. If any coaches would be willing to help with the U13s, or if any club would like to host on 12 February, please let me know.

Could coaches let me have a list of girls intending to attend the afternoon in advance to help with planning, though girls who just turn up on the day will still be allowed to take part.

Colin Summerfield
Herts Girls U15s manager
ca.summerfield@btinternet.com

County festival: the full results

London & South East County Festival


U18s
Pool 1
Surrey 19 Kent 7
Sussex 0 Kent 12
Surrey 24 Sussex 0


Pool 2
Hampshire  0 Hertfordshire 24
Essex   0 Hertfordshire 27
Hampshire  12 Essex   12

Play-offs

5th/6th: Sussex 0 Essex 19

3rd/4th: Kent 3 Hampshire 0

1st/2nd: Surrey 0 Hertfordshire 10

U15s
Pool 1
Surrey 0 Kent 17
Sussex 5 Kent 5
Surrey 5 Sussex 7


Pool 2
Hampshire  5 Hertfordshire 10
Essex   0 Hertfordshire 34
Hampshire  20 Essex   0

Play-offs

5th/6th: Surrey 30 Essex 0

3rd/4th: Sussex 12 Hampshire 7

1st/2nd: Kent 10 Hertfordshire 7

For the results from all other Divisional festivals see the Letchworth blog.

Herts U15s: L&SE County festival report

Hertfordshire U15 Girls were runners up in the inaugural London and South East Division county rugby festival on Sunday, narrowly losing out to Kent in the final.

The first match in the pool round brought a 10 – 5 victory over Hampshire. In the opening minute the ball was moved quickly across the backs for wing Hannah Botterman to score in the corner. It was 5 – 0 at half time with Herts dominating the first half. Early in the second half Hampshire broke through with a long run to score. In the final play of the match scrum half Rosie Kay scored to give the Herts girls a nail-biting win.

The second match was a comprehensive 34 – 0 victory against Essex. Full back Katy Walker completed a hat trick, wing Beth Summerfield scored twice and fly half Zoe Harrison added a try and two conversions.

The final was delayed to 3.30pm, by which time the sun was beginning to set and the mist was beginning to crawl across the pitch. The girls were cold but gave their all in a hard, physical match against Kent which resulted in several injuries on both sides. In the first half Floss Jones had to come off after being barged in the face, and Hannah Botterman was sidelined with an ankle injury.

Play was frenetic and it was hard to discern much in the way of shape or pattern. Kent won much of the ball on the ground but the Herts girls' tackling in defence was ferocious. So even though Kent had more ball in hand, they couldn't do much with it. Kent scored first, in the dying minute of the first half, to take the score to 7 – 0 at half time.  Herts evened the score eight minutes into the second half through a Zoe Harrison try, after winning a 5m scrum, which she then converted.

Two minutes from the end Kent elected to kick a penalty. It rattled around the posts and in the gloom the spectators on both sides were divided as to whether it had gone over. The man that mattered, the referee, decided it had. In the confusion Herts ran back to take a quick restart but were tackled by a Kent player – who presumably was equally confused. The 12-minute halves were too short for Herts to come back, though they kept fighting to the end. Final score was 10 – 7 to Kent in a close, feisty match which was a huge progression from the Herts girls' first match against the same opposition a month earlier. Herts gave Kent an almighty shock and a run for their money.

Afterwards coach Gareth Bowser said, “All the coaches were immensely proud of the girls. Each and every one of them did all we asked, and more. It was a fantastic team performance.

“We’d also like to thank sponsors ExL Driving School for providing the girls with Herts RFU polo shirts to wear after the match.”

Team: Harriet Austin, Fran Bannon, Louise Baxter, Sarah Blissett, Hannah Botterman, Katy Cook, Lucy Corrigan, Hayley Everett, Leanne Green, Zoe Harrison, Rosie Kay, Floss Jones, Aine McMahon, Emily Marsh, Ellena Perry, Kayleigh Read, Ella Sim, Megan Smith, Beth Summerfield, Kate Summerfield, Katy Walker.

Herts U15 v Surrey: match report

The second match of the county rugby season saw Hertfordshire U15 Girls score an emphatic 45-15 win against Surrey at a windy Old Albanians.

In a tightly fought first half, Hertfordshire scored first with a try by fly half Zoe Harrison. Surrey responded with three tries in succession – two by their captain Sarah Bern, and one from Eleanor Boatman. At this point the game seemed to be echoing the previous match against Kent but this time there was a greater cohesion, profiting from the additional training and match time together. Five minutes before half time Katy Walker evaded a couple of tackles to score under the post for Hertfordshire. This was converted by Zoe to take the score to 12 – 15 at half time.

With the wind at their backs for the second half, Hertfordshire made good use of Zoe’s excellent kicking game to stamp their authority. As the match went on Hertfordshire’s strength in depth also began to show as Surrey’s couple of outstanding players found it hard to sustain their high work rate of the first half.

Hertfordshire ran in five more tries in the second half with two more from Zoe, two from Hannah Botterman and one from Katy Cook. Zoe continued to demonstrate her superb kicking skills with four conversions, at least two of which were straight out of the top drawer.

Coach Gareth Bowser was pleased with the team’s performance. He commented, “It’s great when you see things we have worked on at training being transferred to a match. The girls have worked hard and deserved their win today.”

Team: Fran Bannon, Louise Baxter, Sarah Blissett, Hannah Botterman, Katy Cook, Lucy Corrigan, Hayley Everett, Leanne Green, Zoe Harrison, Floss Jones, Aine McMahon, Emily Marsh, Ellena Perry, Kayleigh Read, Ella Sim, Megan Smith, Beth Summerfield, Kate Summerfield, Katy Walker.

Carol Summerfield

Mixed fortunes for Herts in opening county fixtures

In the first match of their county rugby season Hertfordshire U15 Girls suffered a defeat against Kent, losing by 32-3. The Hertfordshire team is drawn from six clubs across the county and this was the first time many of the girls had played a match together. There were some good individual contributions and the teamwork improved as the game went on and they got used to playing together. Hertfordshire scored first with a penalty kicked by Zoe Harrison. Kent then ran in four tries in the first half. The Hertfordshire girls injected more energy in the second half to limit Kent to just two more tries.

Team: Fran Bannon, Louise Baxter, Sarah Blissett, Hannah Botterman, Lucy Corrigan, Hayley Everett, Leanne Green, Zoe Harrison, Floss Jones, Rosie Kay, Georgia Ma, Aine McMahon, Emily Marsh, Ellena Perry, Megan Smith, Beth Summerfield, Kate Summerfield, Katy Walker.

In the U18s match Hertfordshire triumphed over their Kent opposition, winning 24-13.

Herts U18 v Kent 2011 - free slideshow

Kent put the Hertfordshire girls under pressure right from the start, which resulted in an early penalty that Kent slotted over the bar. Just before half time Hertfordshire’s Vicci Cogger, playing in her first county under 18s game, scored a try which was converted by Abbie Maxwell. In the second half Kent scored two tries and Hertfordshire scored three: one by Liz Crake and two by Lotte Clapp. Shira Kilgallon added a conversion.

Team: Marie Beaufils, Oren Blindell, Lotte Clapp, Victoria Cogger, Jade Cooper, Scarlett Cooper-Wall, Elizabeth Crake, Emily Davis, Becky Dawson, Charlie Faloona, Ruth Flory, Melissa Gargaro, Sydnie Grace, Sydney Gregson, Shira Kilgallon, Abbie Maxwell, Rachel McCullough, Bryony Pomfret, Kate Sellars, Olivia Stembridge.

Herts Senior team lost 15-12 to Kent (no match report yet!)


Other county results

RFUW introduce new age band for girls rugby

Wednesday April 27, 2011                                      Issued by Julia Hutton

From September 1st 2011 a new Under 13s age band will be introduced for girls’ rugby in England.

After extensive research and consultation throughout the game, the Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) will introduce the new age band to provide more competitive and more constructive rugby for girls under the Under 15s age bracket.

Previously, Under 15s and Under 18s age bands were introduced in 2007/2008 to increase players at youth level and provide sufficient competitive outlets.

Since then the game has developed with more girls playing rugby. Minor amendments have been made to accommodate changes within the schools environment and the need to develop competitions for girls. However, several Under 15s age bands were still struggling for numbers which was reflected by more clustering of clubs and a lack of players in many Constituency Body squads.

Through introducing the new Under 13s age band for the forthcoming season the RFUW are confident this will provide girls with a better development route, it would reduce the perception of size differentials as well as encouraging girls to stay in the game. This is especially important with the popularity of Tag Rugby in primary schools.

David Rose, the RFUW’s Head of Development, said: “The RFUW is committed to developing as many opportunities as possible for girls to play rugby. We have taken notice of the feedback we received from schools and clubs and this has resulted in the new age band. The Under 13s age band will assist in girls making the transition from primary schools where Tag Rugby is a hugely popular game for girls. We are excited about the opportunities the additional age band will provide the RFUW to further develop participation.”

To make the age band change, coaching and teacher training will be delivered by the RFU’s coaching department and distribution will be through the RFU delivery teams, English Schools Union and County Schools Union, together with supportive resource material.

Ends…

Background Information:

The RFUW established an Age Band Review Group in 2010 to conduct a review of the current Player Pathway. This group considered the opinions of players, coaches and administrators.

U13s pilot programmes were run in four areas of the country involving schools and clubs and feedback was collated.

The Competitions Review Group supported the recommendations from the Age Band Review Group to introduce the U13s age band for the 2011/2012 season.

Newmarket girls - Festival 20th March 2011

Dear All

We would like to invite you and your teams to an afternoon of girls rugby at Newmarket RUFC, Suffolk.  It will be a very special day for us, as this will be the first time in the Club’s history that a girls team has hosted an event at Newmarket and we would be very glad for you to join us.

If you are able to come, please could you let me know as soon as possible so that I know numbers for catering etc.  We have both U15’s and U 18’s and all abilities, so all are very welcome and the aim to enable all who come a game of rugby, whether in their own squads or compiling barbarian squads

I look forward to meeting you all and hearing from you soon

Kind regards

Claire Burt

Newmarket Girls

Claire.burt@btinternet.com

01638 714951

Herts double against Kent

Hertfordshire beat Kent today 12-7.(HT 12-7)Try scorers: Ellena Perry & Syd Gregson. Conv: Zoe Harrison

Ellena's try came from a rucking and mauling session and followed big yards made by Vicci with Bryony in support. Syd's try was a brilliant catch and run down the line from Kent kick-off, evading and handing off several to score under the post.

However, that performance pales beside the U18s who destroyed Kent 60-0, including ten unanswered tries - four from Georgia Peedle, four from Lotte Clapp, one from Olivia Stembridge and one more (plus five conversions) from Claire Shutler.

County results, 7th November 2010

Seniors
Leicestershire 7, Hertfordshire 30


U18
Leicestershire 0, Hertfordshire 78 (HT-0-44)
Tries: Georgia Peedle (3), Claire Shutler (3), Lotte Clapp (3), Becky Dawson (2), Sam Voyle, Courtney Arberry, Ruth Flory; Conversions: Claire Shutler (2), Georgia Peedle (2).

U15
Leicestershire 5, Hertfordshire 32
Tries: Bryony Pomfret (2), Sydney Gregson (2), Florence Jones, Zoe Harrison. Conversions: Zoe Harrison

Notts, Lincs & Derbys 5, Hertfordshire 20
Tries: Bryony Pomfret (2), Lily McClure and Vicci Cogger


The U18 game was played over 70 minutes, the two U15 games were each played over 35 minutes.

Congratulations to everyone involved. Full details of these games - and others - (including a list of all players, and who scored when) can now be found on the Rugby Roundup website (look under "Competitions", and then either "Under 15s" or "Under 18s").

Herts Schools Rugby Competition for Girls 20th Oct Hertford RFC Results

U13 (Years 7 + 8) Trophy

Winners: Presdales.
Runners-up: Nobel.
3rd: Tring.
4th: Monks Walk.

A total of 23 Schools took part in the U13 Tournament.

U15 (Years 9 + 10) Trophy

Winners: Presdales.
Runners-up: Chauncy

U15 (Years 9 + 10) Shield

Winners: Knights Templar
Runners-up: Queens

A total of 7 Schools took part in the U15 Tournament.

County fixtures 2010-11

RFUW have issued the county fixtures for next season, for both senior and junior teams. Hertfordshire's games are:

7th November
Seniors, U18 and U15 v Leicestershire (away)

12th December
Seniors v Notts, Lincs & Derbys (home)
U18 and U15 v Eastern Counties, and Kent (triangular, at Eastern Counties)

National Girls 7's Harpenden RFC Sat 29th May Results

U18 Cup Winners: Ellingham + Ringwood; U18 Cup R/Up: London Irish.



U18 Plate Winners: Tyldeseley; U18 Plate R/Up: Letchworth Saracens.



U15 Cup Winners: Ellingham + Ringwood; U15 Cup R/Up: Worcester.



U15 Plate Winners: Burfield; U15 Plate R/U: Morpeth.

Gloucester 10's Hartpury College 17-18 April

Under 18 Tournament:

Cup: Winners - Worcester; Runners up - Welwyn.

Shield: Winners - Reading; Runners up - Thornbury.

Plate: Winners - Burfield; Runners up - Newport.

Under 15 Tournament:

Cup: Winners - Worcester; Runners up - Welwyn.

Bowl: Winners - Ellingham and Ringwood; Runners up - Newport.

Plate: Winners - Exeter; Runners up - Reading.


Results involving Herts Team:

U15 Tournament:

Group stage:

Welwyn 17 Burfield 0
Welwyn 12 Drybrook 0
Welwyn 26 Cleve 0

Cup Quarter Final:

Welwyn 22 Newport 5

Cup Semi Final:

Welwyn 10 Cardiff 5

Cup Final:

Welwyn 0 Worcester 12

U18 Tournament:

Group stage:

Welwyn 5 Burfield 0
Welwyn 10 Reading 7


Cup Quarter Final:

Welwyn 19 Thornbury 14

Cup Semi Final:

Welwyn 12 Cardiff 7

Cup Final:

Welwyn 0 Worcester 17