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RUGBY TOURAUSTRALIA
2015
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Sherborne School Rugby Tour to Australia 2015
I am delighted to be sending you my best wishes for your forthcoming tour toAustralia. Going on rugby tour is an exciting experience, not to be missed! England always enjoy travelling to the Southern Hemisphere; the opportunity to experience the culture of another continent, especially one so passionate about its rugby, will be very special.
I believe that Sherborne has had a very successful rugby season, from the U15s winning the NatWest Vase, to the 7s team winning at the Colston’s Sevens. So I hope all of your preparations and training continue to go well. Make sure you have really worked on your conditioning as that will be of huge importance.
Remember your school’s values and those of rugby too. Wear your shirts with pride and play with passion, play as a team and for those teammates that you have been brought up playing alongside over the past few years.
A special bond is created by those on tour - the experiences you’ll share with your team mates will never be forgotten. Enjoy it, believe in yourselves and give it your best! I’m sure you will do your school, yourselves and your families proud.
Best wishes
Stuart Lancaster England Head Coach
Dear Senior Rugby Squad
Sherborne has had an exceptionally successful rugby season this year and it is typical of the Shirburnian spirit and the dedication of David Muckalt and his colleagues that you are now travelling to the other side of the world to find further challenges.
There is no doubt that this tour will be physically and competitively demanding; Australia’s proud sporting tradition suggests that the opposition will be daunting. There will be opportunities also to be tested in other ways. You will have a chance to learn from new landscapes – both physical and cultural – and to demonstrate the generosity of spirit and sensitivity for which Sherborne is famed. I am sure that you will return having gained as much from your time off the pitch as you have on it.
In the last couple of years we have had the pleasure of hosting sides from King’s, Parramatta and St Ignatius’, Riverview, who were a credit to their schools both on and off the field. They are hosting us in return on this tour and I am grateful to them in advance for their hospitality. Similarly to Churchies in Brisbane, who I know have given a warm welcome to us in the past when they have visited Australia.
Having always been strong, rugby at Sherborne is now increasingly ambitious. Events such as this are an integral part of our work to keep progressing and to keep improving; you are central to that effort.
You are also ambassadors for both School and Country. Take up the challenge to represent us, and yourselves, at our best. Undoubtedly this experience will bond you even closer as a group and I hope you will also form new ties and lasting friendships with your host families and others in Australia.
With warmest wishes for a successful tour and my thanks to the accompanying staff who include David Guy, David Muckalt, Rhidian McGuire, Tom Mason and Tom Scott. May you have a truly wonderful experience.
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From the Head of RugbyDavid Muckalt
Touring is an integral part of the rugby experience at Sherborne School. The School first toured in 1978 and has run regular trips to the Southern hemisphere and Europe. The School last toured Australia in 2011 and since returning we have enjoyed hosting touring parties from The King’s School, Parramatta and St Ignatius’ College, Riverview.
Having visited Australia on three previous tours, I am fully aware of the unique experience that awaits the Sherborne touring party. There is a shared belief between schools in the UK and in Australia that the touring experience will enhance the unity within the team and generate life long memories and friendships. This is enhanced through the hosting and billeting of players which allows young men to experience new cultures first hand. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who will be offering this experience to the Sherborne group this summer.
The tour provides a competitive and challenging environment which will test all 47 players and five coaches. The aim of this tour is to help players develop their skills in a different environment and face tough physical and mental challenges that the strong fixture list will provide. Our tour will see us take on two of Brisbane’s top schools, The Southport School and Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie), and two of Sydney’s top Schools, The King’s School and St Ignatius’, Riverview, before heading to Cairns for our last fixtures against Trinity Anglican School and St Augustine’s College. The players and staff will balance training and playing with ensuring that time is left to experience what Australia has to offer.
We are very much looking forward to the challenges that Australia has in store for us and I am confident that we will return from the tour having had the opportunity to develop and bond as a squad in preparation for our 2015-16 season. The experience will undoubtedly serve as a source of life long memories and hopefully, friendships. I encourage all the Sherborne touring party to embrace the challenges that await us and to do so in the same respectful manner that acts as one of pillars that the game is built upon.
David MuckaltHead of Rugby / Tour Manager
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SAM BRUCE
Height in cm: 178
Weight in kg: 80
Position: Centre
Sporting hero: Chris Roberts
Home town Yeovil
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Hazelgrove
Favourite film: Toy Story
CASPAR BAILEY
Height in cm: 180
Weight in kg: 83
Position: Scrum-Half
Sporting hero: Carlos Spencer
Home town Dorchester
Honours: Sherborne 1st XV, Bath Academy (U14-U18), Dorset & Wilts (U13-U16), South West U16
Prep school / previous school:The Thomas Hardye School
Favourite film: Step Brothers
DOMINIC BELL
Height in cm: 186
Weight in kg: 88
Position: Full Back/Centre
Sporting hero: Brian O’Driscoll
Home town Twickenham
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep
Favourite film: Gladiator / The Departed
LUKE BESSE
Height in cm: 172
Weight in kg: 80
Position: Prop/Hooker
Sporting hero: Michael Carberry
Home town Romsey
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Farleigh School
Favourite band: The Black Keys
ARCHIE BOURNE
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 82
Position: Hooker
Sporting hero: Brian Moore
Home town Salisbury
Honours: Colts A, Dorset and Wilts
Prep school / previous school:Norman Court
Favourite film: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
PLAYER PROFILES
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PLAYER PROFILES
WILL CALDWELL
Height in cm: 193
Weight in kg: 90
Position: Second Row
Sporting hero: Sachin Tendaulkar
Home town Dorchester
Honours: 2nd XV, D&W u12’s trials
Prep school / previous school:The Thomas Hardye School
Favourite band: Eminem
HENRY CARR-SMITH
Height in cm: 171
Weight in kg: 74
Position: Flanker
Sporting hero: Lewis Moody
Home town Salisbury
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Woodcote House
Favourite film: Step Brothers
ALEX COPINGER-SYMES
Height in cm: 170
Weight in kg: 65
Position: Wing/Centre
Sporting hero: Jason Robinson
Home town Dundee
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Forres Sandle Manor
GEORGE CRANE
Height in cm: 162
Weight in kg: 62
Position: Scrum Half
Sporting hero: Jason Robinson
Home town Jersey
Honours: 1st XV
Prep school / previous school:St Michael’s Jersey
Favourite film: Law Abiding Citizen
ARCHIE CRIPWELL
Height in cm: 180
Weight in kg: 72
Position: Wing/full back
Sporting hero: Usain Bolt
Home town Washington DC
Honours: 3rd XV
Prep school / previous school:Farleigh
Favourite film: Gladiator
MONTGOMERY CAIRNES
Height in cm: 180
Weight in kg: 80
Position: Full-Back/Winger
Sporting hero: Rene Ranger
Home town Lymington
Honours: 1st XV, Hampshire county u14-u16
Prep school / previous school:Hampshire Collegiate School
Interesting fact about yourself:I appeared on the TV show “three in a bed”
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PLAYER PROFILES
JOSH EVANS
Height in cm: 173
Weight in kg: 62
Position: Scrum Half
Sporting hero: Danny Care
Home town Wareham
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Castle Court
Favourite band: Tinie Tempah
HUGO FENWICK
Height in cm: 179
Weight in kg: 104
Position: Prop
Sporting hero: Richie McCaw
Home town Sherborne
Honours: 1st XV
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Favourite film: American Sniper
JAMES FENWICK
Height in cm: 187
Weight in kg: 98
Position: Back Row
Sporting hero: Sean O’Brien
Home town Sherborne
Honours: 1st XV, Bath EPDG, Dorset and WIlts
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Interesting fact about yourself: Grade 1 piano (nearly)
CARL FLETCHER
Height in cm: 188
Weight in kg: 108
Position: Prop
Sporting hero: Ronnie Coleman
Home town Devizes
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Favourite film: The Matrix
OSCAR CRUZ
Height in cm: 172
Weight in kg: 78
Position: Hooker
Sporting hero: Schalk Brits
Home town Gibraltar
Honours: Andalusia U18’s (regional side), captain U16’s Marbella Rugby Team
Prep school / previous school:Bayside School, Gibraltar
Favourite film: Shark Tale
XANDY DEMBINSKI
Height in cm: 182
Weight in kg: 81
Position: Outside Centre
Sporting hero: Mr Mason
Home town Andover
Honours: 1st XV, Bath Academy
Prep school / previous school:Farleigh
Favourite film: Finding Nemo
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PLAYER PROFILES
JAMES HAGUE
Height in cm: 190
Weight in kg: 106
Position: prop
Sporting hero: Charlie Faumuina
Home town Marston Magna
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep
Favourite film: Fury
FERGUS HAMILTON
Height in cm: 171
Weight in kg: 84
Position: Centre
Sporting hero: Kyle Eastmond
Home town Winchester
Honours: South West England U16’s, Bath Academy, Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV seasons, Captain 1st VII
Prep school / previous school:Farleigh
Interesting fact: I haven’t grown in three years.
GIAN-MARCO HAMMOND
Height in cm: 184
Weight in kg: 103
Position: Prop
Sporting hero: Andrea Pirlo
Home town Hong Kong
Honours: Hong Kong rugby, 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:French International School Hong Kong
Interesting fact:I speak four languages
WILL HARGRAVE
Height in cm: 183
Weight in kg: 95
Position: Second Row
Sporting hero: Mike Brown
Home town Tokyo
Honours: 5th XV
Prep school / previous school:British School in Tokyo
Favourite film: Hot Fuzz
GABRIEL HEALY
Height in cm: 177
Weight in kg: 83
Position: Back Row
Sporting hero: Didier Drogba
Home town London
Honours: Dorset and Wilts, Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Favourite film: Pulp Fiction
GUS FRANCE-HAYHURST
Height in cm: 178
Weight in kg: 75
Position: Hooker
Sporting hero: Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor
Home town Sherborne
Honours: 3rd XV
Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep
Favourite film: The Jungle Book
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PLAYER PROFILES
JACK HILLS
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 75
Position: Fly Half/Center
Sporting hero: Johnny May
Home town Taunton
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Kings Hall
Favourite film: Cool Runnings
ANGUS HUNTINGTON
Height in cm: 181
Weight in kg: 80
Position: Flanker
Sporting hero: Peter Winterbottom
Home town Lymington
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Durlston Court School
Favourite film: American Sniper
GUS JOHNSON
Height in cm: 185
Weight in kg: 79
Position: Centre/Wing
Sporting hero: Josh Lewesy
Home town Basingstoke
Honours: Colts A, 1st VII
Prep school / previous school:Elstree School
Favourite film: The Italian Job
CIARAN JOHNSTON
Height in cm: 170
Weight in kg: 65
Position: Scrum Half
Sporting hero: Ben Youngs
Home town New Milton
Honours: London Irish EPDG, Hampshire U16
Prep school / previous school:Highcliffe
Favourite film: Monsters Inc
DAN KENDALL
Height in cm: 180
Weight in kg: 70
Position: Fly Half /Full Back
Sporting hero: Mike Brown
Home town Chichester
Honours: Colts B
Prep school / previous school:Westbourne House
Favourite film: American Sniper
BEN HEBER
Height in cm: 174
Weight in kg: 65
Position: Fly Half
Sporting hero: Danny Cipriani
Home town Chichester
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Westbourne House
Favourite Band: Foster the People
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PLAYER PROFILES
TOM LEWIS
Height in cm: 188
Weight in kg: 93
Position: Full Back
Sporting hero: Jarryd Hayne
Home town Hamilton
Honours: Bath Academy, Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV, 1st VII
Prep school / previous school:Woodcote House School
Favourite film: Shawshank Redemption
WILLIAM MANN
Height in cm: 188
Weight in kg: 81
Position: Second Row
Sporting hero: Emile Heskey
Home town Bruton
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Hazelgrove
Favourite film:Monsters Inc
THOMAS MASON
Height in cm: 186
Weight in kg: 105
Position: Prop/Number 8
Sporting hero: Casper Bailey
Home town Exeter
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:British School Al Khubairat
Favourite film: Cool Runnings
SANDY MILLER
Height in cm: 170
Weight in kg: 60
Position: Scrum Half/Full Back
Sporting hero: Will Genia
Home town Ditcheat
Honours: Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV, Colts A captain
Prep school / previous school:Hazelgrove
Favourite band: Linkin Park
SEB KEY
Height in cm: 180
Weight in kg: 79
Position: Hooker/Back Row
Sporting hero: Christian Cullen
Home town Sherborne
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep
Favourite film: The Lion King
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JAMES KENNEDY
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 71
Position: Back Row
Sporting hero: James Haskell
Home town London
Honours: 2nd XV
Prep school / previous school:Cottesmore School
Favourite film: High School Musical 1, 2 and 3
PLAYER PROFILES
BENEDICT PUGSLEY
Height in cm: 182
Weight in kg: 70
Position: 2nd row
Sporting hero: Julian Savea
Home town Bovey Tracey
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Mount House
Favourite film: Interstellar
ALEXANDER RADFORD
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 80
Position: Wing
Sporting hero: Jonah Lomu
Home town Charlton Horethorne
Honours: 1st XV
Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep
Favourite band: Disclosure
ZAK SMITH
Height in cm: 184
Weight in kg: 91
Position: Back Row
Sporting hero: Mr McGuire
Home town Brinkworth
Honours: 1st XV, 1st VII, Southwest, England U16, Bath Rugby Academy, Somerset
Prep school / previous school:Prior Park College
Interesting fact : Appeared in Rugby World magazine
REUBEN SALISBURY
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 72
Position: Full Back
Sporting hero: Leigh Halfpenny
Home town Gillingham
Honours: Bath EPDG, Dorset and Wilts U16
Prep school / previous school:Gillingham
Favourite film: Frozen
BEN MURRAY
Height in cm: 190
Weight in kg: 90
Position: Second Row
Sporting hero: Dan Cole
Home town Blandford Forum
Honours: 1st XV
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Favourite film: Dumb and Dumber
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ED MILNER
Height in cm: 185
Weight in kg: 86
Position: Second Row
Sporting hero: Martin Johnson
Home town Midhurst
Honours:
1st XV
Prep school / previous school:Dorset House
Favourite film: Cool Runnings
PLAYER PROFILES
HENRY WILSON
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 85
Position: Hooker/Flanker
Sporting hero: Lewis Moody
Home town Brockenhurst
Honours: 2nd XV/1st XV/1st VII
Prep school / previous school:Durlston Court
Favourite film: Man on Fire
RAFE YEWDALL
Height in cm: 188
Weight in kg: 90
Position: Centre
Sporting hero: Isreal Folau
Home town Bideford
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Blundell’s
Favourite film: Mean Girls
ALEX WARREN
Height in cm: 175
Weight in kg: 81
Position: Prop/Hooker/Flanker
Sporting hero: Thierry Dusatoir
Home town Rostov-on-Don
Honours: Colts A
Prep school / previous school:Cothill House
Favourite film: Sharknado
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GEORGE WALLINGTON
Height in cm: 178
Weight in kg: 82
Position: Fly Half
Sporting hero: Shaun Johnson
Home town Dorchester
Honours: 1st XV, Dorset and Wilts U16
Prep school / previous school:Sandroyd
Favourite film: Forrest Gump
MATT VERSLOOT
Height in cm: 186
Weight in kg: 75
Position: Centre
Sporting hero: Lindsay Vonn
Home town Singapore
Honours: 3rd XV
Prep school / previous school:Port Regis
Interesting fact:Competed at British Alpine Ski Championships
ITINERARY
SATURDAY 4TH JULYDepart London Heathrow.
SUNDAY 5TH JULYOvernight in flight.
MONDAY 6TH JULYArrive in Brisbane and transfer to
Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre.
TUESDAY 7TH JULYTraining day.
WEDNESDAY 8TH JULYFixtures vs The Southport School.
THURSDAY 9TH JULYMorning surf lesson.
Transfer to Anglican Church GS for 3 night billet.
FRIDAY 10TH JULY Morning sightseeing,Afternoon training.
SATURDAY 11TH JULYFixtures vs Anglican Church GS.
SUNDAY 12TH JULYTransfer to Sydney.
Overnight in Sydney Harbour Youth Hostel,Evening Sydney Harbour cruise.
MONDAY 13TH JULYMorning sightseeing.
Afternoon fixtures vs The King’s School Parramatta and 2 nights of billeting.
TUESDAY 14TH JULY Full day sightseeing in Sydney inc:
Manly Beach, Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera Houseand Darling Harbour
WEDNESDAY 15TH JULYMorning visit to Bondi Beach.
Transfer to St Ignatius’ College Riverview for 2 night billet.
THURSDAY 16TH JULYMorning sightseeing.
Afternoon fixtures vs St Ignatius’ College Riverview.
FRIDAY 17TH JULYTransfer to Sydney Harbour,
Full day sightseeing.
SATURDAY 18TH JULYTransfer to Cairns.
SUNDAY 19TH JULYFull day excursion to the Great Barrier Reef.
MONDAY 20TH JULYTournament fixtures vs St Augustine’sCollege and Meiwa High School Japan.
End of tour dinner and awards.
TUESDAY 21ST JULYAfternoon departure for Heathrow
via Melbourne.
WEDNESDAY 22ND JULYArrival at London Heathrow.Tour party depart for home.
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COACHING STAFF
DAVID GUY
David Guy is the Director of Sport at Sherborne having previously been the Head of Rugby. He is currently the 1st XV backs coach and in previous years has coached England Schools U16 Saxons, England North and England South West. David is married with two children and one daft cocker spaniel. He enjoys beach holidays in the summer and skiing with the family in the winter, and is returning to Australia for the 5th time; his last visit was with Sherborne School in 2011.
TOM MASON
Tom Mason is Head of Geography at Sherborne and has been at the school for 3 years. He has coached the U16 age group at the school alongside running teams in hockey and cricket. Tom also has the onerous task of leading the ski racing trip to Switzerland each year.
TOM SCOTT
Tom Scott teaches modern languages and has been at Sherborne for five years, although he is also an Old Shirburnian. He has coached both U16 and U14 sides within the school and is also Head of Athletics, although he is most likely to be found training for his latest hobby/obsession: triathlon.
ALEX MCCALL
Alex currently runs his own business but is also the Head Physiotherapist for the England rugby U16’s group. Alex is happily married and has recently become a father for the second time, so what better way to celebrate than to leave home for 3 weeks! Alex will be on his first tour with Sherborne School but he is an experienced tourist as he has recently demonstrated by delaying his flight out by a day and upgrading his own flight to Business Class!
DAVID MUCKALT
David Muckalt is in his 3rd year at Sherborne and is the Head of Rugby and Deputy Director of Sport. He joined Sherborne following 5 years at Giggleswick School and 7 years at The Manchester Grammar School. In both his previous schools he enjoyed tours to Australia. David is the Head coach of the 1st XV and also coaches the England u16 XV. He has himself played at international level, representing the England Counties XV and played as a semi-professional for 10 seasons in the English Championship. He will be acting as the Tour Manager for his 5th visit to Australia and is looking forward to renewing friend-ships with staff at Churchie, The King’s School and Riverview, all schools that he has visited in previous trips, as well as more recently looking after the 2013 King’s UK touring party and the 2014 Riverview UK Touring party. David is a very quiet and unassuming member of the tour party so you may need to look hard to find him!
RHIDIAN MCGUIRE
Rhidian is Head of Physical Education at Sherborne and has been there for 2 years following a spell as Head of Rugby at Bath based Prior Park College. He coached this season’s successful under fifteen A team who won the Nat West Vase final at Twickenham in March and is also involved with Bath academy as an U16 coach. As a player he gained representative honours as a Cambridge Blue and Wales U18 international.
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Sherborne Rugby 2014-15 Season Overview
The 2014 season saw Sherborne School play over 200 fixtures with teams at all age groups enjoying a weekly programme which balanced technical and tactical coaching with the challenge of a tough fixture a week throughout the Michaelmas Term. The rugby programme at Sherborne is purely optional and with 20 teams playing regularly it speaks volumes about the quality and provision that we offer and the experience that the boys have on a weekly basis.
This season, the 1st XV had one of their most successful seasons for well over a decade winning 13 of their 16 fixtures, with the high-lights being victories against Radley College (Centenary Cup Match, 26-7), Marlborough College (22-0), St Pauls (Mike Davis Cup, 28-18) and Clifton College (33-12). The brand of rugby on display from the XV this season was built around a strong set-piece and a very exciting back line, many of who will be in Australia this summer as they look forward to another season. The School boasted 7 Bath Academy players and Jack Edmondson represented England u18’s in the annual FIRA competition. Alongside the 1st XV, the 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths and 6ths (occasional) all had successful seasons with many players experiencing their first season of open age grade rugby.
Our Colts year group had a very productive season reversing many of their previous year’s defeats showing that size is not the essential ingredient in achieving success! This year group have had to endure a few difficult periods during their time at the School, however, a fantastic team spirit has certainly helped them bond and with many of the A and B XV players travelling to Australia, I am sure that this characteristic will benefit them moving forward into open age grade rugby.
Our Junior Colts year group were able to enjoy a trip to Twickenham with our u15A XV winning the National Vase Competition against Oakham School and one Tyrece Johnston-Fisher (over 2 million hits on you-tube). Whilst we are certainly not a School that celebrates the winning of trophies as a measure of our success, this victory showed a great deal about this year group of players. Our entry into the Vase competition came as a result of a surprising defeat in round 3 of the Cup with many boys falling into the trap that because they had beaten the opposition before, all that would be needed for us to progress was for us to turn up, how wrong! The learning experience was clear for all to see; The resilience that the squad then showed to commit fully to a competition that we would not expect to see ourselves in, and then to win the last 5 rounds on the way to the final all away from home, showed that this group of future 1st XV players have a strong team ethos and work ethic, traits which will undoubtedly serve them well.
Sherborne Rugby 2014-15 Season Overview
Our Mini-Colts have had a tough introduction to rugby at Sherborne School with almost every team being twice the size. However, the boys have started to recognise the benefits of playing the Sherborne way and whilst they have struggled to contain sides defensively, they have scored some outstanding tries throughout the season and moving forward, this belief in the style of rugby being more important than size, will be rewarded (although I do hope that they grow a little bit over the summer!)
The 1st VII have been afforded the opportunity to focus purely on 7’s during the Lent Term, which has certainly helped us to close the gap on the regular big hitters on the Schools 7’s circuit. With six tournaments in place the 1st VII played at Millfield, Brecon (1/4 finalists), Colstons (Winners), Oakham, Bryanston (Plate Winners) and Rosslyn Park in the Open School Competition (Semi-Finalist). The 1st VII were captained by Fergus Hamilton and their efforts throughout the short season have been very commendable and with 11 of the 17 players in the squad set to return next year, the future of sevens at the school looks promising!
There have certainly been many highlights this season and to pick one would be very difficult, I must congratulate the 1st XV on their superb season winning 13 of their 16 fixtures and being unbeaten since half term (8 consecutive wins), and not losing a match on the Upper. The Colts have had a fantastic season with the A XV losing a very close County Cup semi-final and the C XV unbeaten. The Junior Colts A victory at Twickenham in the Vase Final was a fantastic occasion for all involved with the School and they were support-ed by the JCD XV who had the pick of the playing records at this age group. The Mini-Colts have certainly found this season tough but I have witnessed a tremendous spirit which will serve them well as they move through the school. In the sevens the 1st VIIs performanc-es at Colstons (Winners) and Bryanston (Plate Winners) and their tremendous efforts reaching the semi-final of the Rosslyn Park Open competition have all contributed to what has been the most successful season to date in my tenure as Head of Rugby.
This season, the rugby at Sherborne School has improved with the common dominator in all age groups being the recognition and acceptance that playing as a team is a vital ingredient in success. Departing 1st XV Captain Matthew Key has been inspirational in instilling this and he will leave a legacy of how great things can be achieved with great team work, strong values and clear goals. The Australia Tour provides our 2015 Captain, Fergus Hamilton, to build on some of these strong values and he will need the support of all the tourists in Australia to ensure that he can continue to build on the strong rugby foundations that have been laid before him.
David Muckalt(Head of Rugby)
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Many thanks to the following boys and their families, and friends for supplying auction lots: Caspar Bailey, Dom Bell, Archie Bourne, Monty Cairnes, Will Caldwell, Henry Carr-Smith, Alex Copinger-Symes,
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Beth Morse in the Headmaster’s office for tour logistics
Sophie Harris and Louise Litchfield in the Marketing Office
Adrian Ballard and Joanna Farrow in the Foundation Office
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North Dorset Coaches for their support in transport
Angus Cater, Rory Copinger-Symes, Lizzie Fenwick, Tim Johnson, Dan Kendall, Alex Kennedy, Tony Lethbridge and Alison Wilson for helping us secure sponsors for this brochure
Stuart Lancaster and his team at the RFU
The Headmaster, Ralph Barlow, for his support of the team
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