KES celebrate cup triumph at Allianz Park

KING Edward VI School commemorated the 25th anniversary of their Daily Mail Cup triumph with a match against Bishop Wordsworth’s Grammar School on Wednesday.

KES won the very first national schools cup for rugby, now known as the NatWest Schools’ Cup, at Twickenham in 1991.

To celebrate, the current first XV from KES played Salisbury-based Bishop Wordsworth’s, their opponents in the final, in a one-off match at Allianz Park, home of Aviva Premiership side Saracens.

The two schools also hosted a post-match reception for the players and coaches that were involved in the original match.

Amongst King Edward VI School’s opponents that day was Richard Hill, who went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup with England.

Headmaster, Bennet Carr, said: “This event was an excellent opportunity for former team-mates to meet up again after 25 years and to reminisce about their great cup run which ended in glory at Twickenham.”

King Edward VI School remains one of only two state schools to have won the annual competition which this year saw 515 school teams enter.