Open tournament 2008

Sedburgh were the winners of the Open tournament 2008 at Rosslyn Park.

Quarter finals

ST. PETER'S YORK 15-24 MILLFIELD

SEDBERGH 14-12 SIR GAR

GLANTAF 24-19 WARWICK

JOHN FISHER 29-15 KIRKHAM

Semi finals

MILLFIELD 19-21 SEDBERGH

GLANTAF 7-26 JOHN FISHER

Final

SEDBERGH 19-0 JOHN FISHER

“I’m still in shock! I can’t believe it. The team spirit is just unbelievable; everyone works for each other. It’s a great achievement for the school, and it’s credit to the coaches full stop. They just work with you, work with you, work with you. And the lads themselves, they’ve worked for this sort of stuff.

Fisher were very physical, they were very good. They had pace, and we just had to defend, we barely played structure with the ball in the hand, we just had opportunist tries. It’s an amazing tournament, all credit to the officials. It’s got every team in the country, it’s how you find out where you stand.

It’s a fantastic tournament, and I’ve played in it a few times now. To win it is something else. It’s just a breeding ground for talent as well. I think they should get more club scouts here!” Charles Simpson-Daniel, Sedburgh Captain

“We’ve had a struggle with injuries and various different things, and the boys showed tremendous spirit. I’m extremely proud for the boys really. All we did was take each game as it came. We had a hell of a semi final against Millfield – a win in the last second – and we defended extremely well in this final against a very quick Fisher side. We’re over the moon.” Dan Harrison, Sedburgh Coach