Wellington lead Daily Mail Schools Trophy after win over Epsom College

Wellington are top of the Daily Mail Schools Trophy again thanks to Kirkham ending Sedbergh’s short reign. A quick start and some excellent defence helped the Lancastrians to beat their Cumbrian rivals for the first time in 14 years.

Kirkham won 22-12 to remain unbeaten in the Trophy, which is run on a merit table basis, and to bolster their own challenge which puts them in third place behind Wellington and Sedbergh.

Sedbergh had taken the Trophy lead last week by toppling Wellington in a memorable evening game at Broadstreet, 37-34, only to fall from first place by then losing at home to Kirkham.

Kirkham have won eight Trophy games thanks to an all-round team led against Sedbergh by halfbacks Conor Dever and Conor Wilkinson.

First-half opportunities were finished off by two tries from Juan du Randt to be followed by an excellent individual effort from fellow centre Owain Davies.

‘We’ve crept up the table a little bit unnoticed,’ commented Kirkham’s Aled Trenhaile whose team now head to Mount St Mary’s on Saturday.

Wellington took full advantage of Sedbergh’s defeat by sweeping aside Epsom College, 37-10, to regain the leadership.

Sam Aspland-Robinson, who had scored three against Sedbergh, added two more alongside a brace from fellow three-quarter Conor Dolan.

Woodhouse Grove, the inaugural winners in 2013, have gradually put a new team together this term and that promise was highlighted by the Bradford school becoming the first team to beat Grammar Schools at Leeds, 22-0.

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