Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup

The Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup is the annual Scottish schools' rugby union cup competition.[1] Competitions are held at under 18 and under 16 age group levels and are organised by Scottish Rugby.[1] The finals are held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]

The competitions have had many different formats over the years. For season 2015-16 there are three competitions for each age group: The Cup, The Shield and The Plate.[1] The main cup competitions involve a straight knock-out format.[2] In 2013-14 a new shield competition was introduced for those teams eliminated in the preliminary and first rounds of the cup competitions.[1]

The fixtures and results are regularly posted on the Scottish Rugby website and in the mainstream media. Previous sponsors include the Bank of Scotland, Bell Lawrie White and Brewin Dolphin.

U18 Cup

Key:

Match tied - cup shared

The inaugural competition took place from the start of the 1983-84 season.[3]

Prior to the 1997-98 season most Independent schools did not participate in the U18 Cup.

Winners of the U18 Cup competition include:

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1983-84 North Berwick High School 6-0 Marr College[3]
1984-85 Galashiels Academy Dunblane High School[3]
1985-86 Galashiels Academy 10-0 Dunblane High School[4]
1986-87 Kelso High School Dunblane High School[3]
1987-88 Galashiels Academy St Aloysius' College[3]
1988-89 St Aloysius' College 16-0 Galashiels Academy[5]
1989-90 St Aloysius' College 19-15 Galashiels Academy[6]
1990-91 Galashiels Academy St Aloysius' College[3]
1991-92 Marr College[3]
1992-93 St Aloysius' College[3]
1993-94 Marr College 16-12 St Aloysius' College[7]
1994-95 St. Aloysius' College 42-17 Queen Victoria School[3]
1995-96 St. Aloysius' College 13-12 Peebles High School[8]
1996-97 Galashiels Academy 8-7 High School of Dundee[9]
1997-98 Merchiston Castle School 27-8 Edinburgh Academy[10]
1998-99 Stewart's Melville College 8-3 Merchiston Castle School[11]
1999-00 Merchiston Castle School 22-8 Dollar Academy[12]
2000-01 Merchiston Castle School 10-5 Fettes College[13]
2001-02 Merchiston Castle School 44-21 George Watson's College[14]
2002-03 Dollar Academy 19-13 Stewart's Melville College[15]
2003-04 Dollar Academy 27-14 High School of Dundee[16]
2004-05 Dollar Academy 13-10 High School of Dundee[17]
2005-06 Stewart's Melville College 32-0 Robert Gordon's College[18]
2006-07 Bell Baxter High School 20-8 Dollar Academy[19]
2007-08 Merchiston Castle School 15-3 George Watson's College[20]
2008-09 Fettes College 39-28 Stewart's Melville College[21]
2009-10 Edinburgh Academy 13-11 Stewart's Melville College[22]
2010-11 Stewart's Melville College 19-10 Edinburgh Academy[23]
2011-12 Edinburgh Academy 12-11 George Watson's College[24]
2012-13 George Watson's College 22-17 Merchiston Castle School[25]
2013-14 George Watson's College 31-17 High School of Dundee[26]
2014-15 George Watson's College 23-17 Merchiston Castle School[27]
2015-16 George Watson's College 30-27 Dollar Academy[28]

U16 Cup

The inaugural competition took place from the start of the 2004-05 season.[29]

From season 2010-11 the competition evolved from the U15 Cup into the U16 Cup.

Winners of the U15 Cup competition include:

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2004-05 North Berwick High School 21-10 Galashiels Academy[30]
2005-06 Galashiels Academy 22-17 Robert Gordon's College[31]
2006-07 George Watson's College 12-5 Edinburgh Academy[32]
2007-08 George Watson's College 7-5 George Heriot's School[33]
2008-09 Edinburgh Academy 29-21 George Watson's College[34]
2009-10 Hutcheson's Grammar School 10-8 Stewart's Melville College[35]

Winners of the U16 Cup competition include:

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2010-11 Edinburgh Academy 36-8 Stewart's Melville College[36]
2011-12 George Watson's College 38-0 Dollar Academy[37]
2012-13 Merchiston Castle School 10-5 Strathallan School[38]
2013-14 George Watson's College 19-8 St Aloysius' College[39]
2014-15 Merchiston Castle School 25-24 Dollar Academy[40]
2015-16 George Watson's College/Strathallan School 5-5 —[41][42]

Scotland internationalists

A number of full Scotland internationalists have played in the schools' cup. Some of whom are listed below:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Schools' Cup Competitions". Scottish Rugby. 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "State School Entry Surge for Cup Competition". Scottish Rugby. 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rugby Record. Scottish Rugby. 2012. p. 471.
  4. ↑ "Schools cup is retained by Gala". The Herald (Glasgow). 26 March 1986. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. 1 2 "College gain revenge with cup win". The Herald. 16 March 1989. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "College retain trophy". The Herald. 22 March 1990. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Graham's try is Marr's cup winner". The Herald. 14 April 1994. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "St Aloysius' hold on but only just". The Herald. 21 March 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Galashiels upset odds to lift schools trophy". The Herald. 20 March 1997. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Millard inspires Castle to schools triumph". The Scotsman. 26 March 1998. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Final win goes to Stew-Mel". The Herald. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Rugby World Magazine Team of the Month". May 2000. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Master class by Merchiston". The Herald. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Merchiston thrill Murrayfield as they take Schools Cup". The Scotsman. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Wilson puts Dollar on all-time high". The Scotsman. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "Another day, another Dollar success". The Scotsman. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "Schools sport: Scots Dollar still strong". The Daily Telegraph (London). 10 February 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "School stars on the rise". The Scotsman. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "Bell Baxter strike blow for state sector". The Scotsman. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Crowd of 5,562 watch Edinburgh rivals contest a tight Bell Lawrie final". The Scotsman. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "Rugby:Fettes youngsters go out on a high after thrilling Schools Cup final". The Scotsman. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  22. ↑ "Rugby:Edinburgh Academy leave it late to clinch under-18 Cup final win". The Scotsman. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  23. ↑ "Stewart's Melville Coll 19 - 10 Edinburgh Academy: Third-time lucky for Stewart's Melville". The Scotsman. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  24. ↑ "Rugby:Academy hold on to claim the Under-18 Cup by a point". The Scotsman. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  25. ↑ "Rugby:College claim first ever under-18 title". The Scotsman. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  26. ↑ "George Watson’s 31 - 17 Dundee HS: U18 cup held". The Scotsman. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Watson's complete hat trick". The Herald (Glasgow). 28 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  28. ↑ "Dollar Academy 27-30 George Watson's: Watson's in U18 cup glory". The Scotsman. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "New U15 competition attracts entry of 76 schools". The Scotsman. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "North Berwick lift cup". The Scotsman. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  31. ↑ "Galashiels lift cup thanks to Robertson". The Scotsman. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "George Watson's see off Edinburgh Academy challenge". The Scotsman. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  33. ↑ "Watsons triumph in under 15 rugby cup". The Scotsman. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  34. ↑ "Edinburgh Academy 29-21 George Watson's College: Four tries in devastating opening salvo prove decisive as rivals serve up thrilling Under-15 Schools Cup final". The Scotsman. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  35. ↑ "Stewart's Melville College 8-10 Hutchesons' Grammar: Hutchesons hold off Stew-Mel to earn victory". The Scotsman. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  36. ↑ "Rugby: Edinburgh win Schools Cup". The Scotsman. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  37. ↑ "Dollar Academy u16s 0-38 George Watson's u16s: Watson's U16s shut out Dollar and cruise to six try victory". The Scotsman. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  38. ↑ "Strathallan U16s 5-10 Merchiston Castle U16s: Forward strength drives Merchiston to silverware". The Scotsman. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  39. ↑ "St Aloysius 8 - 19 George Watson’s: Capital joy". The Scotsman. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  40. ↑ "Main hails character in Merchiston fightback". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  41. ↑ "George Watson’s share U-16 Cup with Strathallan". Edinburgh Evening News. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  42. ↑ "George Watson’s College 5 Strathallan School 5: Under-16s Cup shared at Murrayfield". The Courier. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  43. ↑ "Barclay symbolises strength of Dollar". The Scotsman. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  44. 1 2 "Dollar crash to on-form Fettes in cup thriller". The Scotsman. 8 March 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  45. ↑ "Stewart's Melville v Edinburgh Academy: Godman recalls fond memories as schools gear up for Brewin final". The Scotsman. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  46. ↑ "Scotland Squad". Scottish Rugby. 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  47. ↑ "Dundee's tall order to halt top Dollar". The Daily Telegraph (London). 27 January 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

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