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    Harrogate rugby club under 15s win international tournament in Portugal

    by Alex Noonan

    | 15 Apr, 2022
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    After taking part in the Portugal Rugby Youth Festival, Harrogate rugby club's under 15s beat Welsh side, Cwmbram, in the final, winning 12-7.

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    Harrogate rugby club's under 15s have won the International Rugby Festival Tournament in Lisbon.

    The 'Harrogate Raptors' won the event in Portugal, beating Welsh side, Cwmbram, 12-7 in the final.

    Matthew Grant, Harrogate rugby's under 15s group manager said:

    "It was a life changing experience for the kids. They won gracefully and represented the club really well. There was no fighting or trouble and everyone was well behaved.
    "It was great that we brought 25 players and everyone got some minutes."




    The tournament saw Harrogate play five teams from Portugal and Wales, winning all of them.

    Oliver Spence, Harrogate's captain, was named player of the tournament.




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    The final between Harrogate and Cwmbram was 7-7 after twenty minutes, which took the game into extra-time. Harrogate then scored the 'golden try' to win the tournament.

    The festival was held over two days and featured teams from across the world. The games were livestreamed across Portuguese TV and featured 118 teams throughout all age groups.