The 2019 Barry Burns Northern Eights will take place on Wednesday 6th March. This year's event will take place at Bolton School, a new venue. Enquiries should be directed to Martin Prentki.
2018 TOURNAMENT: REPTON WIN AGAIN
Repton won the Barry Burns Northern Eights for the fourth year in succession at the Kings School Chester.
18 teams competed in three groups of six with Repton, Cheadle Hulme, Shrewsbury and Queen Ethelburga’s College from York, who were making their debut in the tournament, qualifying for the semi-final. Repton were already looking the most dangerous side in the tournament and they disposed of Queen Ethelburga’s in their semi-final. Meanwhile Shrewsbury were dominant against Cheadle Hume but without managing to break them down and it took a penalty shootout to see Shrewsbury through.
The final was a close affair with Shrewsbury running their old rivals much closer than many expected and there were chances at both ends. However Repton finally managed to catch Shrewsbury on the break and score the crucial goal for minutes from the end.
In the Plate competition Manchester grammar school defeated the hosts Kings School, Chester, in the Final.
PAST WINNERS
2006 QEGS Blackburn
2007 St. Bede's College
2008 Tournament cancelled (severe weather)
2009 RGS Newcastle
2010 Manchester Grammar School
2011 Manchester Grammar School
2012 Cheadle Hulme
2013 Repton
2014 St. Bede's College
2015 Repton
2016 Repton
2017 Repton
2018 Repton