IT is a moment that will live with the boys of St Peter's School, York, for the rest of their lives.

Saturday had seen England reign supreme against the Welsh at Twickenham, but for sixty glorious minutes yesterday, it was the St Peter's Under-15s team who ruled on the hallowed turf.

For Tom Woolsey and Will Butler, they will be able to tell their grandkids the stories about how they scored tries at the home of English rugby union, while skipper Michael Morris will be able remind people of the day he lifted aloft the trophy in front of a packed West Stand.

Not even a wonder-try from James Endersby could take anything away from the entire squad for what they achieved on a sun-drenched Sunday afternoon as they won the Daily Mail Schools' U15s Cup with a comprehensive 16-7 victory over their fellow Yorkshiremen from Outwood Grange, Wakefield.

Yes, there were a few nerve jangling minutes, as Outwood bravely attempted to ensure the trophy was taken back to West Yorkshire, but St Peter's showed maturity beyond their tender years to hold on.

With more than a 1,000-strong supporters having made the trip south to cheer them on, the boys did not disappoint.

The first half was a complete demonstration of their attacking potential as Outwood were penned into their own half, while the second saw them defend ferociously.

Having soaked up the atmosphere with an amble around the pitch during the first of the three Daily Mail Cup finals - Solihull's 15-13 victory in the U18s Vase - the York boys got to work straight away.

A rampaging run from centre Miller took St Peter's into the Outwood 22 only for a Wakefield hand to interfer with play and hand full-back Charles Parry an early shot at goal.

Unfortunately the nerves of the occasion got to the normally assured Parry at the wrong moment and his kick slid wide.

Outwood were determined to use their back division at every given opportunity as they looked to set the dangerous Endersby off and running, but as entertaining as their open style of rugby was it, at times, caused them more problems than St Peter's.

A wild attempted pass from Endersby just outside his own 22 was hacked on by James Pang for Ben Hough to sprint forward and touch down, only for referee Mark Wilson to rule the young fly-half as offside.

St Peter's were not to be denied, though, and after 11 minutes the power of their pack came to the fore as Woolsey drove over for the opening try.

Parry missed the conversion, but was succesful with a 14th-minute penalty to give the York boys an 8-0 lead.

Outwood looked all at sea and matters were not helped when St Peter's Jason Burton went on a scintilating run which saw the powerful second row hand off one would-be tackler on a 30-yard charge, before being hauled down just short of the line.

But where Burton was denied, Butler was not, as the constant pressure on the Outwood line saw the young hooker take the ball at pace, spin his tackler and dive over in the corner.

At 13-0, the question was by how many would St Peter's wrap up this tournament, but an injury to the impressive Woolsey right on the stroke at half-time was to prove descisive.

Although the Yorkshire No8 received treatment at the interval and battled on through the pain, the knock obviously had its effect.

Outwood were much more lively after interval and the threat of their talented backs were beginning to have its say.

Superb tackling by Hough on Endersby and Parry on Ben Sykes kept Grange at bay, but after 41 minutes Twickenham was treated to a glorious try.

A tap penalty ten metres into the Outwood half saw the ball flung to Endersby and the centre went through all the gears to outpace the St Peter's defence and coast between the posts.

It was a nervous time for St Peter's and that score obviously stung them. But just as much as Outwood were determined to give Endersby the ball, St Peter's were determined that they would not be caught out again.

Hough, Mark Jagger, Alistair MacLeod, Pang and Rory Robertson all put in telling hits on him, to make sure that Endersby realised he would not win this game in the last minute like he had the semi-final at Castlecroft.

In fact, Pang was twice unlucky not to prosper from interceptions as he read the Outwood game plan and the passing of Adam Robinson brilliantly.

As the clock ticked down, the desperation in the Outwood side began to tell and St Peter's stepped up a gear to peg them back.

Woolsey went close from another forward-orientated drive, while Jagger was finally hauled down agonisingly short of the line.

But with just seconds left on the clock, Outwood strayed offside and Parry slotted the ball between the sticks to put the game out of sight.

The whistle was met with a mad celebaration as the side of 14-year-olds booked their own little page in history.

Daily Mail Schools' Under-15 Cup final (at Twickenham)

St Peter's 16

Outwood 7

St Peter's: Parry 7, Pang 8, Miller 8, Jagger 8, Troughear 7, Hough 8, Hilling 7 (Wackett 38m, 7), Morris 8, Butler 9, Denison 7, Burton 8, Stower 7, Robertson 7, MacLeod 8, Woolsey 9. Subs: Knox, Johnson, Ramsden, Slingsby, Thomas, Watt.

Outwood: Hodson, Sykes, Mann, Endersby, Evetts, Robinson, Taylor (Crawley 36m), Mohan, Huphrey, Barraclough, Kaihau, Wray, Morse, Ledgeway, Smith: Subs: Grice, Hawkhead, Huby, Brickwood, Bradley, Oxer, Sowerby, Lunn.

St Peter's man of the match:

Will Butler

The pocket-battleship covered every inch of the Twickenham pitch, consistently found his men at the line-outs and even popped up for a glorious try.

Updated: 11:50 Monday, March 25, 2002