St Helens Schools’ Year 6 Touch Rugby Tournament
More than 150 schoolchildren took part in the St Helens Primary Schools Rugby League tournament today at the Newton Le Willows Sports Club, with St Theresa’s coming out on top after a fantastic day of competition.
Organised by St Helens Rugby League Football Club in partnership with St Helens School Games Programme, 31 teams battled it out to get their hands on the coveted Whittle Cup.
The day was also part of the Sky Try initiate which aims to “make a difference by increasing the amount
of viewers, spectators and participants to Rugby League”.
After a thrilling exhibition of rugby which included an epic ‘golden point’ quarter final which lasted 40 minutes, St Theresa’s beat St Peter and Paul in a closely contested final to clinch the famous trophy.
All teams played a series of group matches with the top eight teams going forward into a cup competition whilst the remaining sides played each other in friendly matches.
Each team had to have a minimum of two girls on the pitch at any time and a number of Year 5 pupils made their mark on a day when sport was the real winner.
- Heading for the try line
- Another attack builds
- Possession was the key to success
- The break is on
- St Helens’ professional Matthew Fozard signs an autograph
- Teams were competing for the Whittle Cup
- Rainford C of E Primary school
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- Halted in his tracks
- A try looms for this young speed merchant
- The standard of rugby was top class throughout the tournament
- A player looks for the perfect pass
- Pro player Matthew Fozard was referee for the day
- Action from one of the quarter finals
- A player makes a pass just in time
- So close!
- Players try and avoid the touch which means they are stopped
- The race is on!
- The players cool down
- T-R-Y!
- The agony and the ecstasy
- Rebecca Bentham bursts through to score a try
- One players takes evasive action
- St Theresa’s
- A look of determination
- Time to celebrate!
- An attacker is touched to halt his progress
- St Theresa’s celebrate with the Whittle Cup
- The organisers who made the day possible
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary school
- 31 schools took part
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- Sutton Oak C Of E School