Bath Rugby Youth Teams

BATH YOUTH RUGBY COLTS - U18 FINALISTS in Portugal Youth Rugby Festival 2009.

The Bath Colts were defeated 0-10, in the Festival Final, by Crawshays Welsh Representative Squad. 

The Final was a hardfought affair, providing the culmination of two days of sunshine rugby, in the heat of Lisbon.

Bath Youth Rugby Colts Squad - sent a selected 25 player Squad to the inaugural Portugal Rugby Festival 2009 in Lisbon, over the weekend of 4th & 5th April 2009.

Accompanying the Bath Colts Squad was be Mr Paul BOX (Somerset Referees' Society), and Paul provided a senior refereeing role at the Festival.

The Colts had a wealth of experienced touring staff - Lead Coach Dave Hanham and assistant coaches Kev Woodland & John Harrison were supported by Tour Manager Paul Breakey, Tour Treasurer John McMeekin, Welfare Officer, Mark Edwards, Tour Video Photographer Jim Hobby, and assistant Roger Hanson.

The Portugal Youth Festival 2009 had twelve participating Colts Squads, including six from the UK: Bath Colts,  South Woodham Ferrers RFC (Essex), Bromley RFC (Kent), Crawshays Welsh RFC (Invitation Representative Squad), and Queen Elizabeth School, Carmarthen and Stockport Grammar School, Cheshire.

The matches were 15 minutes duration each way, and the Bath Colts played three pool games spread over Saturday (KO 11.10am & 1.20pm 3.40pm), before Sunday's  knockout play offs, quarter, semi and final.

Match Results:

BATH 53 (9 tries) -v- Agronomia 0

BATH 50 (8 tries) -v- CDU Porta  0

BATH 41 (7 tries) -v- Alcabandos 0

BATH 19 (3 tries) -v- GDS Cascais 7 (1 try) - Quarter Final

BATH 45 (7 tries) -v- Stockport Grammar School 12 (2 tries) - Semi Final

BATH 0  -v- Crawshays Welsh Representative Squad 10 (2 tries) - Final