Rugby Heritage Cup Pontlevoy 2023

As part of the wider Rugby World Cup 2023 celebrations, a world school’s rugby tournament called the Rugby Heritage Cup Pontlevoy 2023 will be running from September 2-7, 2023 at the Collège-Lycée de Pontlevoy in the Loir-et-Cher.

In total, 44 boys’ and girls’ teams will be coming from around the globe to take part in the French tournament and Cyprien Mérand, a former student at Pontlevoy, and co-organiser of the Rugby Heritage Cup said: “One week before the kick-off of the 2023 Rugby World-Cup, something extraordinary will be happening in Pontlevoy: the 1st school rugby world tournament in history!”

Participating teams will need also to demonstrate their talents in the kitchen and behind a camera and to win, “Everyone will be in with a chance because each discipline will carry the same weight in crowning the ultimate winners.”

The plan is to host a similar event for at each host tournament of the men’s RWC with the organisers saying – “This Rugby Heritage Cup is the first step of an adventure that we wish to hand it on to Australia in 2027…”

Rugby Heritage Cup Pontlevoy 2023 Teams and Format

5 continents and 44 teams will be represented in 2023, with Asia showcased by India (Don Bosco Ashalayam boys and girls) and Japan (Rugby Sevens Academy girls).

Girls Pool C

• Rugby Sevens Academy (Japan)
• College La Garenne (France)
• Tonga U15
• Shama Rugby Foundation (Kenya

Girls Pool E

• Don Bosco Ashalayam (India)
• Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr (Wales)
• College Bon Accueil (France)
• Lomagundi College (Zimbabwe)

Boys Pool E

• Don Bosco Ashalayam (India)
• Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr (Wales)
• AS Monaco Rugby
• Lomagundi College (Zimbabwe)

Each team consists of a minimum of 9 players and a maximum of 12 players + 2 staff. A pool mixed phase will be used to “define the levels of all the girls’ teams and boys’ teams taking part in the rugby tournament”

• The top 8 will play for the Cup
• The following 8, the Plate
• The 8 bottom-classed will play for the Development Trophy

Each team will play matches and the finals in their levels until they reach the trophy phases. Points for the girls and the boys tournament will be awarded for these rankings, which will then be added to the points won in the other two disciplines (Rugby chef and Rugby short) and the combined three events will determine the overall winners.

You can download and follow the rugby 7s schedule for Rugby Heritage Cup Pontlevoy 2023 here.

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