--- title: "Year 8 Girls Crowned Tag Rugby World Cup Champions!" url: "https://alsophigh.org.uk/news/2026-10-01-year-8-girls-crowned-tag-rugby-world-cup-champions" school: "Alsop High School" --- # Year 8 Girls Crowned Tag Rugby World Cup Champions! ![Image of Year 8 Girls Crowned Tag Rugby World Cup Champions!](https://files.schudio.com/alsop-high-school-2/images/news/Youth_Field_Sports_Match_in_Overcast_Weather_(1).png) 1 October 2026 Our Year 8 students enjoyed a fantastic day of rugby league as they took part in a **Tag Rugby World Cup event**, competing against schools from across Liverpool. The event was hosted by **Liverpool School Sports Partnership (LSSP)** alongside **Liverpool Lions** and **St Helens Rugby League**, giving our students a brilliant opportunity to experience the sport and develop their skills. The students were fortunate to receive expert coaching from some outstanding names in the game, including **Wales international Dani McGifford, England captain Jodie Cunningham, and St Helens Women’s player and RFL Development Officer Mikayla Gillespie**. After being introduced to the basics of tag rugby, the students had the chance to put their new skills into practice as they competed against other schools from across the city. Our Year 8s took to the game brilliantly! Throughout the competition, they produced some **strong defensive displays, rapid attacking play and excellent teamwork**, growing in confidence with every match. Their hard work and determination paid off as they **finished in 1st place and brought home the trophy!** A fantastic achievement from the whole team and a brilliant introduction to rugby league. **Well done, Year 8!** ![](https://alsophigh.org.uk/images/news/3(2).png) ![](https://alsophigh.org.uk/images/news/Youth_Team_Trophy_Celebration_(1).png) [ Chef’s Masterclass ](https://alsophigh.org.uk/news/2026-09-25-chef-s-masterclass) [Chess Club ](https://alsophigh.org.uk/news/2026-10-09-chess-club) ### Our School - [Welcome from Executive Principal](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/welcome-from-our-headteacher) - [About our School](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school) - [Vision and Values](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/values-and-ethos) - [Our Learning Habits](https://alsophigh.org.uk/student-support/our-learning-habits) - [Our News](https://alsophigh.org.uk/news) - [Visit our School](https://alsophigh.org.uk/visit-our-school) - [Admissions](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/admissions) - [Our Staff](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/meet-the-staff) - [Governance](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/governors) - [School Performance Information](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/school-performance) - [Ofsted Information](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/ofsted-information) - [Policies and Reports](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/policies-and-reports) - [Work for Us](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/work-for-us1) - [Omega Multi-Academy Trust](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/omega-multi-academy-trust) - [Contact Us](https://alsophigh.org.uk/contact) - [Sixth Form Consultation](https://alsophigh.org.uk/our-school/sixth-form-consultation) ![Alsop High School](https://files.schudio.com/alsop-high-school-2/images/logo/logo-2_(1).png) **Alsop High School** Queen’s Drive Walton Liverpool Merseyside L4 6SH Tel: 0151 235 1200 Email: ## Follow Us - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/alsophighsch?locale=en_GB) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/omega-multi-academy-trust) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/alsophighschool?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==) [![](https://files.schudio.com/alsop-high-school-2/images/logo/omega-logo-white(1)_(1).png)](https://omegamat.co.uk) © Copyright 2022–2026 Alsop High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://alsophigh.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) Update cookies preferences Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Kannada Korean Latvian Lithuanian Malay Malayalam Marathi Nepali Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish