North Midlands Rugby Football Union Limited

The line-up for the finals day of the Army-sponsored West Midlands Schools Sevens which will be staged at Stourbridge‘s Stourton Park ground on October 22 has been completed.

A series of regional qualifying tournaments in Birmingham & the Black Country, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire produced two qualifiers in each of the boys contact and girls tag competitions.

This is the eighth year of the West Midlands Schools Sevens competition, which will has involved more than 1,100 youngsters aged under 16 playing in 94 teams in the regional qualifying events to produce qualifiers for the finals day.

The full ine-up for the finals day on October 22 is: Boys tournament: Woodlands School and Kenilworth School (Warwickshire), Church Stretton and Charlton (Shropshire), Rawlett and Madeley (Staffordshire), Coseley and Summerhill (Birmingham & Black Country), Nunnery Wood and Bishop Perowne (Worcestershire). Girls Tag finalists: Polesworth and St Benedicts (Warwickshire), Church Stretton and Belvidere (Shropshire), Aldridge and Painsley A (Staffordshire), Shenley Court and Summerhill (Birmingham & Black Country), The Chantry and Bishop Perowne (Worcestershire).

Six teams will also compete in a girls contact tournament at the finals day: Blessed Edwards and North Bromsgrove (Worcestershire), William Brookes, Church Stretton and Marches (Shropshire) and The Chase from Worcestershire.