The first Capita Symonds F.E. Rugby Tournament was held today, the 25^th February, at Trojans FC.  Over 250 young people attended to try and win the prestigious title but, of course, there can be only one winner!

180 boys and 60 girls competed for the title of Capita Symonds FE Rugby Tournament Champions in this inaugural year and the teams were determined to make their mark!

After a day of excellent competitive rugby the winners were Brockenhurst College for the Men’s trophy and Peter Symonds College from Winchester for the Ladies’ trophy.  Both teams were presented with trophies and vouchers for a new set of team shirts by Craig Manton, Operations Director of Capita Symonds in Southampton.

‘We were very impressed with the standard of rugby and the level of support from local colleges.  We look forward to supporting the event in future years following the inaugural tournament.’ stated Craig. 

Louise Hall, Director of Sport for Brockenhurst College commented;

 ‘It was a superb tournament, very well organised.  We had a great day and look forward to defending the trophy next year. Everyone would like to say a huge thank you to the RFU and Capita Symonds for organising the event.’

The RFU and Hampshire Rugby were instrumental in the success of the tournament.

Jamie Sanders, Rugby Development Officer for Hampshire, commented;

‘It was great to see such a high quality of rugby from the higher education colleges and it’s fantastic that Capita Symonds allowed us the opportunity to run such a popular competition for the colleges in Hampshire. We look forward to expanding it next year’.

The ladies event attracted teams from across Hampshire and Sharon Evans, Community Rugby Coach for Women and Girls thanked all involved for their assistance.

‘It’s fantastic for the girls to have an opportunity to play in a festival and to put our skills into practice.  We are grateful to Capita Symonds for sponsoring the event and look forward to being here next year’.

Capita Symonds would also like to thank Hampshire Referees Society, Trojans FC and Solent University for their help and expertise in organising the day.

   The winning teams

The full results were:

Men’s Cup Winners – Brockenhurst College, Brockenhurst (RFU accredited college)

Men’s Cup Runners Up – Oaklands Catholic College, Portsmouth

Ladies Cup Winners – Peter Symonds College, Winchester

Plate Winners – Peter Symonds College, Winchester

Plate Runners Up – Tauntons College, Southampton

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