A TEENAGE rugby team from north Durham has reached the regional final of a competition to play at Twickenham.
The year ten squad from St Bede's RC Comprehensive, in Lanchester, beat Leeds Grammar School 18-16 to make it to the final.
Jonathan Hames scored a penalty with the last kick of the game in the Daily Mail Vase contest.
Earlier in the match, winger Dominic Bunny scored two tries and the side is now three games away from the National Final at Twickenham on April 5.
Paul Diston, head of PE, said: "I am as proud as punch and there is a real buzz going around the whole school.
"They have shown a real commitment to their rugby and are going from strength to strength."
Most of the team plays for Consett Rugby Club. They are training four times a week to prepare themselves for the forthcoming games.
The next match is against Hutton Grammar School, from Preston, Lancashire, to be played at Consett Rugby Club, on a date to be fixed.
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