Northampton School for Boys, or NSB, is aiming to win a schools league and cup double in rugby union this season. The school recently crowned the best rugby school in England, finishing top in the Daily Mail Trophy, a merit-table competition played by some of the biggest senior schools in the country, many of which are private. As the first state-school team to finish top in this competition, NSB is bucking the trend of independent schools in England. They have reached the national schools cup final in two other age groups and have seven under-18 internationals.