St Joseph's Rugby Festival Explained

The St Joseph's College, Ipswich National Schoolboy Rugby Festival is a schools rugby union competition in the UK.

The Festival was started in 1987 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the College. Schools invited to take part come from both the state and independent sectors. The Festival has a record of featuring future England players, including former captain Chris Robshaw, British and Irish Lion Mako Vunipola, Charlie Sharples, Mike Tindall, Jonathan Joseph, Zach Mercer and most recently Marcus Smith, who won player of the tournament for Brighton College in 2016.

16 British teams, including hosts St Joseph's, compete in a 2 day competition. On day 1, 4 groups of 4, drawn randomly, play each other. On day 2, the top 2 from each group enter the De La Salle Cup and the bottom 2 enter the plate competition.

Past De La Salle winners include John Fisher School, Millfield, Brighton College and St Joseph's College.

Player(s) of the Tournament

YearWinnerSchoolRef
2006Ryan ManyikaBrighton College[1]
2007Luke PlummerFilton College[2]
2008Jonathan Joseph Millfield School[3]
2009Chris SmartBedford School[4]
2010St Joseph's College[5]
2011Max Northcote-GreenMillfield School[6]
2012Millfield School[7]
2013Dan Lewis
Lewis Ludlam 		St Joseph's College
2014Zach Mercer Merchiston Castle School[8]
2015Roman Malin-HiscockHampton School[9]
2016Marcus SmithBrighton College[10]
2017Toby SmithBrighton College[11]
2018Dan JohnMillfield School

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bumper crowd at rugby festival. Ipswich Star. 4 September 2017 . 16 October 2006.
  2. Web site: Filton take honours at rugby festival. Ipswich Star. 5 September 2017 . 23 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Famous names can inspire players at St Joseph’s Rugby Festival. Ipswich Star. 4 September 2017 . 16 October 2015.
  4. Web site: John Fisher and Dulwich win at national rugby festival. Your Local Guardian. 5 September 2017 . 21 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Gallery: Rugby festival glory for St Joseph’s. East Anglian Daily Times. 4 September 2017 . 18 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Gallery: Plaudits but no title for St Joseph’s. Ipswich Star. 4 September 2017 . 18 October 2011.
  7. Web site: GALLERY: St Joseph’s College National Schools Rugby Festival. East Anglian Daily Times. 4 September 2017 . 23 October 2012.
  8. Web site: Zach Mercer – England U18s and Bath No.8. The Rugby Paper. 4 September 2017 . 3 July 2015.
  9. Web site: 1st XV win St Joseph's Festival. Hampton School. 4 September 2017 . 22 October 2015.
  10. Web site: St Joseph’s Festival: Dramatic finish to a wonderful 30th St Joseph’s Festival. Fifteen Rugby. 4 September 2017 . 16 October 2016.
  11. Web site: Brighton College take top honours at St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival. Ipswich Star. 26 October 2017 . 24 October 2017.

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