U18 Super Series Round 2 review (7th November) - Richmond Falcons take top spot as Boswells make it two in a row.

The boys’ competition began with round one winners and number one seeds Urmston Grammar facing Newcastle Staffs, who were unable to prevent the North West side from securing a straight sets victory (25-21, 25-21).

Number three seeds Richmond Falcons also made a strong start, defeating newly-promoted Richmond Hawks in straight sets (25-11, 25-19).

Meanwhile, MK City A, who had earned promotion from the Gold Pool, produced an impressive opening performance against fourth seeds The Boswells School, securing a 25-17, 25-20 victory.

Number two seeds Leeds Gorse Orange completed the opening round of matches with a comfortable 2-0 win against Stockport Blue (25-19, 25-21).

The second set of matches between the opening winners saw Urmston Grammar continue their strong form, defeating MK City A in straight sets (25-20, 25-18) to secure their place in the gold match.

Richmond Falcons faced a tougher challenge against Leeds Gorse Orange, with both teams taking a set before the Falcons came out on top in the decider (25-20, 23-25, 15-8).

In the matches between the first-round losing teams, The Boswells School were pushed to three sets by Newcastle Staffs before eventually prevailing (26-28, 25-16, 15-10).

Richmond Hawks, meanwhile, bounced back from their opening defeat with a straight sets victory over Stockport Blue (25-16, 25-19).

The gold match saw Richmond Falcons take on round one winners Urmston Grammar in a three-set encounter, with the Falcons eventually prevailing (25-17, 22-25, 15-12) to finish top of Round 2, improving on their third-place finish in October. 

The bronze match also went the distance as Leeds Gorse Orange recovered from losing the opening set against MK City A to secure third place with a 2-1 victory (25-20, 20-25, 15-12).

The contest for fifth and sixth saw Richmond Hawks take on The Boswells School, with the newly-promoted side finishing fifth after winning a three-set encounter (25-18, 20-25, 15-12).

Newcastle Staffs completed their day with a 2-1 victory over Stockport Blue in the seventh and eighth-place match (25-21, 15-25, 16-14).

The final Grand Prix points tallies per team were Richmond Falcons (40), Urmston Grammar (39), Leeds Gorse Orange (38), MK City A (37), Richmond Hawks (36), The Boswells School (35), Newcastle Staffs (34) and Stockport Blue (33).

Girls' competition

The Boswells School continued their strong start to the 2026-27 season, returning to the U18 Super Series as round one winners and looking to maintain their position at the top.

The number one seeds opened their day with a straight sets victory against Ashfield Vipers (25-23, 25-17), who had earned promotion to the Super Series following the opening round.

Number two seeds Leeds Gorse Orange also started positively, defeating newly-promoted Wapping Wildcats in straight sets (25-12, 25-20).

Urmston Grammar, who finished third in October, secured a 2-0 victory against Richmond B (25-21, 25-18).

Meanwhile, Richmond A made an impressive start against fourth seeds Malory Eagles, winning in straight sets (25-18, 25-19) to progress to the next stage.

The second set of matches between the opening winners saw Boswells face Richmond A, with the Boswells side maintaining their unbeaten record through another straight sets victory (25-14, 31-29).

Leeds Gorse Orange also continued their winning form, defeating Urmston Grammar 2-0 (25-16, 25-16) to set up a repeat of the round one gold match.

In the matches between the first-round losing teams, Malory Eagles recovered from their opening defeat to beat Ashfield Vipers in straight sets (25-7, 25-15).

Richmond B also bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Wapping Wildcats (25-21, 25-22), keeping their hopes of a fifth-place finish alive.

The gold match brought together familiar opponents The Boswells School and Leeds Gorse Orange, who had also contested the top two positions in October.

Boswells once again proved too strong, securing a straight sets victory (25-23, 25-22) to make it two successive Super Series triumphs without dropping a set across either round.

The bronze match saw Richmond A take on Urmston Grammar, with the London side securing third place after a 2-0 victory (25-20, 25-20), improving on their fifth-place finish in the opening round.

The battle for fifth and sixth between Malory Eagles and Richmond B went the distance, with Malory eventually prevailing in three sets (25-19, 15-25, 15-11).

The final match of the day between Ashfield Vipers and Wapping Wildcats also required a deciding set, with Ashfield securing seventh place after a 2-1 victory (20-25, 28-26, 16-14).

The results saw the Grand Prix points handed out as The Boswells School (40), Leeds Gorse Orange (39), Richmond A (38), Urmston Grammar (37), Malory Eagles (36), Richmond B (35), Ashfield Vipers (34) and Wapping Wildcats (33).

Photos by Richmond Volleyball and Urmston Grammer

Don't forget to tune into the draw for the December Super Series live on the Volleyball England YouTube Channel this Wednesday (11th October) at 4pm.