Barnard Castle School booked their place in the Final of the Daily Mail Cup with a magnificent victory oven St Peter's, Gloucester, at the weekend.

The 27-11 win will be rewarded with a trip to the home of English rugby, Twickenham, to face Oakham of Surrey in the Under-18s showdown.

The final will be played on Sunday, March 29 will be the first time Barnard Castle have graced the Twickenham turf.

Played on Saturday at Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, Barnard Castle dominated the semi-finals' early proceedings and were rewarded when Matthew Brown clipped over a penalty. Minutes later, quick thinking by Lee Dickson (No 9) set up Brown and he went over for a try, making it 8-0.

Barnard Castle, coached by Martin Pepper, set up camp in St Peter's half and went close on a couple of occasions. Ed Targett and James Hamer were unlucky not to score and only a last minute tackle stopped Matthew Brown going over for his second try. On 39 minutes, Barnard Castle almost made their pressure pay off before a breakaway try on the stroke of halftime saw St Peters climb to within three points of Barnard Castle, 8-5.

The second half began with Barnard Castle on the back foot and St Peter's knocked over a penalty to level the score at 8-8. St Peter's couldn't make their pressure payoff and were punished when Mathew Tait broke away, running the length of the pitch to score and put BCS in the ascendancy. Matthew Brown converted, sending the travelling Barney Army wild in the stand.

On the hour, Mathew Tait broke down the left before releasing James Hamer to touchdown underneath the posts. Brown, reliable as ever, kicked the conversion putting BCS ever closer to the Final. Ross Batty replaced Andrew Pettler midway through the second half and an injury to George Carpenter saw the arrival of Stuart Croxford. The Barney pack proved too strong for St Peter's and hooker James Tait went over making the score 27-11.

The final whistle came to the delight of players and fans alike. A fantastic Barnard Castle School performance, rewarded with a trip to the home of English rugby.