Sedbergh rugby are the team to beat | Sedbergh vs Whitgift | The Schools Championship

[@MrJDH1111]

What's the logic behind this new comp? Surely not the greatest optics to create a new competition exclusively for schools whose annual fees are £30-40k?

[@SB-th8uc]

Fair comment.

[@yungmil3708]

It’s also odd because the best team this year which is probably Harrow isn’t even in it . They have said they will open it up though next year so anybody can join

[@MrJDH1111]

@@yungmil3708 what I read is that it’s opened up to two more teams! That’s it! Staggering considering even Eddie Jones has said Independent schools dominating rugby is a bad thing

[@JackD87]

How many families of the players on this pitch do you think are paying those fees?

[@yungmil3708]

@@MrJDH1111 next year yes only two more but In 2024 they apparently want to open it to everybody

[@lamelamelame3]

It's not an "Ash Splash" -- it's a "Bellend Bellyflop"...for obvious reasons

[@robellis5888]

While everyone’s comments about this being elitist are true, the quality of some of play from Sedbergh was outstanding for a school side! Fair play

[@just.some.things3945]

Remember playing Sedbergh on that pitch after a trek all the way up from Coventry. We managed to score first and last! They may have scored four in between our two tries though…

[@jonlascelles6250]

Who did you play for? I remember playing there, too…

[@richardgamble8137]

Trying to understand the logic of the competition at the start of the season, Why not November after schools have had a chance to select best players on form and not coaches thought?

[@mattwake7792]

cant understand the logic of the whole tournament tbh only got a few schools

[@samdavison9695]

Ben Redshaw…remember the name

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

Significant advantage for Sedbergh as they have sports scholarships

[@rshaikh1523]

so does whitgift fella

[@sebwp4267]

Awesome work from Burton 👍

[@lolno6975]

As someone who plays rugby at a public school (John fisher but 2nd team as I'm not trying in 6th form), it's not fair but icl they're better than us. They get the WHOLE year to train but we be getting like 2-3 weeks before our first games.

[@fahmad5948]

Yh there's only a year group every 6 years that's talented enough to compete with private schools

[@09hunterboy8]

I thought Whitgift was supposed to be good ? They looked bang average and a bit scared out there .

[@yungmil3708]

Kind of a combination of Sedbergh having three England players in the back line combined with 2 academy players and whitgift having a down year . Best teams in the country this year would probs be Harrow, Sedbergh , Clifton and maybe Wellington.

[@09hunterboy8]

@@yungmil3708 yes, just my observation of what I watched .

[@casparreimnitz6082]

@@yungmil3708 Wtf are you on about. Has man never heard of Worth school. The beast from south gatwick. We are going to beat every one this year hundreds. Sedbergh kinda mid. Harrow mid. Clifton mid. Worth mad.

[@yungmil3708]

@@casparreimnitz6082 you guys are awful 😂😂😂.

[@casparreimnitz6082]

@@yungmil3708 Man clearly doesn't know the sport. We're the biggest side you can get nowadays. Ain't nobody that can beat us.

[@kiwishamoo6494]

Why are they so small and slow?

[@mag9604]

Last time the English played the Kiwis they made the Kiwis look slow?

[@jimmylangrish5143]

@@mag9604 You didn't win the world cup so who cares. + no sanix titles from england

[@mag9604]

@@jimmylangrish5143 Are you a kiwi

[@cliveuuking4602]

A rugby player recently slated the state of English rugby with the prevalence of public schools. The Establishment came down heavy on him. I wonder if he was right?

[@Quapii]

Bottom 1st xv team from nz would dominate them both

[@louisbutson6107]

Surely Hamilton boys would eat these lads for dinner

[@lukehamilton5392]

agreed

[@jimmylangrish5143]

100% but HBHS is like the best rugby school of all time so hardly a fair comparison

[@oldtighthead2459]

@@jimmylangrish5143 there's a boys school in Bloemfontein that might disagree with you ....

[@dn822]

@@jimmylangrish5143 they won't make top 10 IN South Africa no way

[@brolint8067]

@@jimmylangrish5143 Hamilton wouldn’t even make the top 10 in South Africa😂😂

[@simonjames772]

sedbregh are cool as

[@max200__]

The fact that these teams are the best of the best in England is sad, come to South Africa and these teams will be nothing

[@andrewcowman8731]

would English womens team be abtle to beat either team? I doubt

[@andrewcowman8731]

Just rot the pill down kids

[@thewhitedoncheadle8345]

pit them against grays of south africa 🤣🤣

[@mag9604]

The steroid users? lmao

[@09hunterboy8]

Mate you boring, Grey has a huge catchment area with 2000 boys. In the UK there are 100s of schools and there is more to life than just Rugby here .

[@dn822]

@@mag9604 any proof of this? The top schools in South Africa gets tested regularly. Those school old very high values. Very disrespectful because now you will have no evidence for your statement. I'm waiting

[@mag9604]

@@dn822 its all over the news, these boys be the size of men at 16 years old and you do know you can cheat a doping test right lying exists believe it or not

[@dn822]

@@mag9604 who's news?? Bs. Show the proof. My son played in a big school team and I can tell you you are talking absolute shit. When grey beat Hartebury college l. Hartebury had the bigger team. Absolute bs story

[@ILoveBikesMind]

No one cares about this, RFU is a joke