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ETIHAD Harlequins Curtain Raiser Cup Finals
Last Sunday the Under 11 A squad returned to Harlequins to begin the defence of the ETIHAD Harlequins Curtain Raiser Cup they won in such style last season.
The A squad had enjoyed the longer format of the game in their convincing 28 - 7 win over the Cambridgeshire champions Shelford the week before but once again the tournament was played out with the shortened format of the game and thus not offering conversions. We have also stuttered at recent tournaments (in particular at the Ealing Festival where we drew 0-0 with both Ealing and Harpenden) so it would be interesting to see if the boys could continue their improved form.
Unfortunately the games were not played on the Stoop but we are sure that this just gave everyone the added incentive to qualify and do so!
On paper it looked a very tough qualification route as we were drawn up against Lewes (Sussex), New Milton (Hampshire) and Twickenham (Middlesex). We finished top of the group and now look forward to the Semi Finals in February (19th) when hopefully we can take one step closer to retaining the Cup.