While Wales took the Grand Slam in Cardiff, Rydal Penrhos’ Rugby team lifted the Plate at the Powder Byrne Schools Six Nations tournament.
Held at London Scottish FC’s ground in Richmond, Surrey the inaugural competition took place in 2011 with school teams representing the six nations. Played over two days the ten teams are split into two groups of five with the top two teams of each group qualifying for the main tournament and runners up competing for the Plate.
Successfully navigating through the early games of the pool stages with wins over London Scottish (28-14) and Tiffin School (17-12) the Rydal Penrhos team conceded their first loss against Merchiston School 14-38 despite excellent tries by Toby Twigg and Rhodri Mayor, converted by Dion Jones.
Finishing in 3rd place in their group, Rydal Penrhos qualified for the plate competition. In a semi-final match against Fettes College, Rydal Penrhos won convincingly with a score line of 28-0 and secured a place in the final.
The final saw Rydal Penrhos take on Tiffin School once more and through quality of play and increased confidence, Rydal Penrhos earned a 36-0 win and the Plate.