Rankings Advisory

Canterbury Rankings are proud to be associated with:

Alan Martinovic, Colston's School Bristol.

Dan Harrison Sedbergh School.

Huw S Thomas, Rugby World Schools Correspondent.

Future members of the Advisory Board are to be announced very soon.

A view from Huw S Thomas, Rugby World Schools Correspondent.

"It is encouraging to see that the teams that are competing for the top spots in the rankings are those that are drawing many an admirable comment from close followers of schoolboy rugby.

The schools and colleges that have reached the last 8 of the Daily Mail U18 Schools Cup are all strongly placed with positions over the next month or so sure to reflect success in the competition.

The Bell Lawrie Scottish Cup winners, Merchiston Castle plus the two outstanding Welsh Schools League sides of the moment - Coleg Sir Gar and Bridgend College - are others that feature prominently.

Schools were forgetting to update their own results on a regular basis and their rankings were being affected by this omission. The new association with SchoolsSports.com allowing schools to enter results will help overcome this problem.

But we are happy that the computer rankings are a fair but not infallible reflection of the strength of the schoolboy rugby scene and we keep looking carefully at results on the varying circuits to make adjustments wherever and whenever needed."

A view from Alan Martinovic, Colston's School Bristol.

5th February 2007
"Given the 6 Nations is now underway and some exciting new talent is on display particularly from France. Is there anybody from schools listed in the Canterbury rankings who you think we will see in a future Six Nations? Who has been the most valuable player in your team this season? Who has been the most committed? Who has been the most improved? Why not organise a vote amongst the players?"

2nd November 2007
"I think the rankings are quite a fair reflection of what has taken place this term, there are no great surprises here, although one issue is that some teams play a lot within the rankings list and so are able to accumulate a lot of points. Schools that play strong opposition outside of this list receive no points. Methodist College, Belfast, Terenure College, Dublin, Blackrock College, Dublin should be included as they are as strong as anybody in the list.

Do we give any more points for an away win? Home advantage is significant particularly if the whole school turns out to support home team!!"

Advisory Board Member's Profiles:

Dan Harrison

Age:
35 Years Old

Player Profile:
Received 100 caps for Wharfedale in the National Leagues.
Capped by Yorkshire at scrum half.
For the last 6 years selector for the North U18.

Coaching Profile:
Been Director of Rugby and 1st XV coach at Sedbergh 8 years.
For the last 2 years been the North U18 backs coach.

Alan Martinovic

Born in Exeter, Devon Attended Hele's School, Exeter.

Player Profile:
Played for Exeter and Moseley.

Coaching Profile:
Coached Bath United for 3 years.
Coached Colston's 1st XV for 15 years
Daily Mail Cup Winners in 1995,1996,1997, 1998,1999,2000,2004.
National Schools Festival Winners on 6 occasions.
Produced 84 school boy internationals in 10 years.
Over 30 ex-pupils currently playing professional rugby.

The following have represented their country at full international level:

Duncan Bell, Lee Mears, Alex Brown, Gareth Delve, Olly Barkley, Shane Geraghty, Andrew Lloyd, Tom Varndell.
Tip for next Colston's player to be capped;- Jordan Crane