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January 2012
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SPORT
Rugby Round Up
Following their successful tour to South
Africa over the summer holiday, the 1st XV
were runners-up in the pre-season Esher
Tournament, auguring well for a season that
later saw them defeat Radley convincingly,
27-13, in front of a large OA crowd. In the Daily
Mail Cup on 7 December they beat RGS High
Wycombe 12-7 to win a place in the last 16.
Abingdon news
British Schools Shooting Team
Ben Bryant and Finn Ryley were among the six members of the British Schools Shooting Team
who took part in a three-way championship with Denmark and Sweden last summer. The British
Schools came a close second to Sweden. Finn Ryley won a silver medal in the overall individual
championship and later represented the British Schools against Denmark at Bisley.
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1st XV v Radley
1st XV v RGS High
Wycombe in the
Daily Mail Cup
U14s at York
U15A XV v Marlborough
The Club as a whole has played 220 matches,
winning more than 57% of them, and the U15As
finished the season unbeaten. The U14s
returned unbeaten from their half-term rugby
tour to York demonstrating their strength in
depth by fielding an U14E team.
Congratulations to Joe Hogan who has been
selected for trials for the U18 Schools and Clubs
squad, and to Gregor Hearn and Peter Allan
selected for trials for the Independent Schools’
Barbarians XV, while player-of-the-year Michael
Dewar deserves special praise for his play last
season.
More than 160 people attended the Touchliners
Dinner where Abingdon’s rugby supporters
were joined by guest-of-honour Michael Owen,
former British Lion who led Wales to their 2005
Grand Slam victory.
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