NatWest Schools Cup: Durham School defeat local rivals Barnard Castle to advance Durham School defeated local foes Barnard Castle 17-3 on Thursday afternoon to advance from the sixth round of the NatWest Schools Cup. The game was a well-fought battle between two rivals. Durham opened the scoring with a penalty and then scored a try through No6 Dominic Warby which was converted by full-back Adam Redman. Barney were very good at the breakdown as the backrow Coser twins (Jonny and Guy) worked hard to retain the ball in the contact. Both teams had two or three chances to score but some excellent defence kept the game tight. Choosing to kick to the corner instead of going to goal, Durham could have extended their lead a number of times. The last 90 seconds saw a well-worked move from the Durham backs to cut through the Barney back line through full back Redman who offloaded to center Jacob Bushnell who scored under the posts. Redman converted to finish the game 17-3. Ben Mason is Director of Sport and Master in charge of Rugby at Durham School