Rugby report

This half term’s rugby fixtures finished on Saturday against St Benedict’s School, Ealing, with a block from U12 to U18s with some excellent performances. Wednesday last week was a major moment for the school with our first senior 5th XV fixture for five seasons against Kingham Hill 2nd XV, and our 1st XV beat Sherborne School away 27-26 in an epic encounter to book their place in the last 16 of the U18 Continental Tyres Cup. Over half term, our U14s go on a mini tour of the South East, and our U15s head to the Langley School Festival.

Our last Team of the Week for this half term is below, with coaches nominating pupils who have best demonstrated the rugby club values on and off the field of play.

Team of the Week:

1. Jack D (U16 A) – Scored a brace of superbly powerful tries
2. Oskar S (U12 B) – Threw himself into all the tackles and rucks and never gave up.
3. Will B (5th XV) – Strong running and excellent lines in the centre for the 5th XV.
4. Max S (U16 B) – Impressed at set piece.
5. Will S (U13 B) – Scored six tries in one game!
6. Alfie G (4th XV) – A terrier on the pitch, tackled his heart out.
7. Sam G (U14 B) – First ran good lines to every ruck.
8. Ethan K (U14 A) – Excellent from the base of the scrum.
9. Angus U (U13 A) – Good game management under pressure.
10. Oli B (U15 A) – Incredible work rate and a never give up attitude.
11. Ibrahim A (2nd XV) – Some excellent carries and a superb approach to the match.
12. Angus P H (U12 A) – Great endeavour throughout, distributed well under pressure.
13. Jack T (U15 C) – Controlled the attack very well.
14. Jamie W (U15 B) – No fuss when being taken off despite scoring two tries.
15. Aiden L (U14 C) – Scored a hat trick in his first-ever rugby match.

See the fixture results here