The selection process is underway for the North Yorkshire and Yorkshire Schools Rugby Union squads.

In the Under-16 group, players nominated and last year's squad were today playing a combined Scarborough/Ryedale/Cleveland at Middlesbrough RUFC.

A joint team will then be selected to play Claro/Craven; Hambleton/Richmond on Monday, October 4 at St Peter's School, kick off 2.00pm.

Players from this will be nominated to a semi-final trial on either Thursday, October 12 at Woodhouse Grove or Tuesday, October 19 at Queen Elizabeth GS, Wakefield.

From the semi-final trials players will be invited to the Development Day at St Peter's School on Sunday, October 31.

The Under-15 group have not yet selected their players.

Selby Schools players will be contacted for nominations by Neal French and York Schools players by Robbie Andrews (Millthorpe).

After that a match between York Schools and Selby Schools will be arranged.

A York/Selby Schools team will play in a North Yorkshire tournament on Wednesday, October 25 in the Richmond area.

A North Yorkshire team will then play in a Yorkshire tournament on Sunday, November 7 at Old Brodliens, kick off 10.00am.

From that players will be invited to attend an Under-15 Yorkshire final trial on Tuesday, December 7, at Queen Elizabeth GS at Wakefield.

The final Yorkshire U15 squad will then be selected.

Schools Rugby Union officials for the coming season are as follows:

Chairman: Dave Sanderson.

Secretary: Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS).

Treasurer: Graham King (Read School).

Under-18 Group

Committee & District Representatives: U17/U18 Chairman of Selectors Ian Gould (Ashville Coll); U17/U18 Team Manager Ashley Casey (Ripon GS).

District Secretaries: Hambleton/Richmond Richard Mescher (Richmond School); York/Selby Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS); Scarborough/Ryedale, Roger Gilbert (Scarborough Coll); Harrogate/Craven, Ian Gould (Ashville Coll).

U15/U16 Group

District Secretaries: Hambleton/Richmond Richard Meacher (Richmond School); York/Selby U15 Neal French; York/Selby U15 Maurice Montieth (St Peter's); York/Selby U16 Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS); Scarborough/Ryedale Grant Lenton (Whitby Comm Coll); Claro/Craven U16 Richard Head (Ermysted's GS).

North Yorks Club Rep: Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS).

NYSSAU Rep: Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS).

Yorkshire Schools Committee Reps

U18 Group: Rob Doyle (St Peter's), Roy McKay (Harrogate GS).

U16 Group: Wayne Isherwood (Sherburn HS), James Bellis (Giggleswick).

U15 Group: Neal French (Sherburn HS), Maurice Montieth (St Peter's).

Cleveland Contact: Mike Wright (Nunthorpe School).

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