THREE students are celebrating winning county recognition for rugby.

The pupils all attend Teesdale Comprehensive School, Barnard Castle, and play for Mowden Rugby Club, in Darlington.

Luke Edwards has been selected at under-15s level and made his debut for the county team in a fixture at Darlington Rugby Club last week.

School friends Luke Kelly and Joe Mercer have also both been called up to the county's under-14s squad.