The 2025 Surrey Rugby Quins Cup Finals are the highlight of the season for young players in South West London and Surrey. Over 4 nights from the 22nd to 25th of April 2025, 6 finals (U14/U16/U18 Girls and U15/U16/U18 Boys) the top teams from across the region battled for glory at the Twickenham Stoop. As the pinnacle for players, the finals is also the highlight of the season for the London Society SW YMO Programme. With 12 YMO’s stepping onto the pitch over the week, all 6 finals were refereed by YMO teams of 3. Coming from 10 clubs across the region, the YMO’s range in age from 14-18 and are all part of the YMO programme which is a collaboration between London Society and Surrey Rugby.

The finals kicked off on Tuesday with Elsa Willemsen refereeing the U14 Girls Final. Assisted by Toby Gregory and William Morgan, Elsa managed an intense physical game between the two teams with the combined team of Reeds Weybridge/Weybridge Vandals/London Irish taking home the cup. This was followed by the U16 Girls match between Wimbledon and Old Reigations. With the assistance of Annie Hopper and Robert Jenkins, Morgan Softley oversaw a tight match that ended in equal points, with Old Reigations taking the win with the greater number of tries.

Wednesday started with the U15 Boys Final between Esher and Old Reigatians, refereed by Josh Dolling. Aided by Ben Major and Oliver Shaw, Josh manged the game well with Old Reigatian walking away the winners. Tom Redfern lead the team of 3 including Morgan Softley and Louis Line-Richard in the U16 Boys final. A repeat of the U15 final from 2024, both Wimbledon and Battersea Ironsides were out to prove themselves, but Tom kept control of the game with Wimbledon walking away with victory.

The heat turned up a notch on Thursday for the U18 Boys final between Guildford and Rosslyn Park. Natalie Gregory stepped up to the occasion with great control of the game and some cracking one-liners to keep the players in line. With the game being live streamed, the team of 3 including Morgan Softley and Josh Dolling showcased the YMO programme perfectly.

Friday night saw Morgan Softley step into the middle for the U18 Girls final which was also live streamed. With the help of Tom Redfern and Elsa Willemsen, Morgan refereed an intense battle between two well drilled teams in Guildfordians and Worthing. While there were some excellent line breaks and defence from Guildfordians, Worthing came out on top.

“What a great event to be part of, difficult to put the emotions experienced into words but I loved every moment” – Morgan Softley

“I had an amazing time on Thursday, it’s great to work as a team of 3 YMOs for such an important game! Looking forward to the next challenge” – Natalie Gregory

“One of the coolest things I have ever done, running out at the stoop with two other YMOs ready to referee a final” – Ben Major