Former Felsted School pupil Max Malins made his England Rugby International debut in last weekend’s Autumn Nations Cup game vs Georgia at Twickenham. Max started his sporting journey in Felsted Prep School as one of the first sports scholars, showing a talent in both hockey and rugby before moving to play for the Felsted 1st XV in the Senior School. Now aged 23, Max can operate at full back or fly...
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Three rugby players from Felsted School have been selected for the England Under 18 development camp, which will determine final selection for the upcoming international fixtures and the 6 Nations Festival. The selections continue the Essex-based school's sporting success and it now has the most boys attending from all schools across the country, alongside Wellington College and Beechen Cliff...
A sixth form pupil at Bishop’s Stortford College has been selected to play rugby for The Lambs. Tom Howell will link up with the team and participate in the their tour of South Africa. The Lambs team was formed to give boys the opportunity to showcase their rugby skills when they have been unable to do so, due to other commitments or lack of selection opportunities. Tom will visit Cape Town,...
Fraser Dingall playing for the school in 2016 Two former pupils from Bedford School have been named in the England Rugby squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament. Fraser Dingwall, 20, attended the school from 2013 to 2017 and became Head Boy and Captain of the First XV. At 14, Fraser was noticed by the Northampton Saints Academy and soon after began his international career with Scotland, where...
West Buckland School's U14 and U15 teams both won their finals in the North Devon Schools Rugby Cup, marking the first time since the competition began in its current format, that both teams have been crowned champions in the same year. The victories crowned the school's most successful rugby season for many years. Both finals, which were rescheduled to January due to bad weather, featured West...
Felsted School’s tennis and rugby players travelled to new climates over the summer in preparation for the new academic year. The tennis players travelled to Miami for an intense ten days of matches against local schools on clay and hard courts, helping to refine their skills. They also had time built into their tour for other activities such as canoeing, paddle-boarding, sailing, swimming and...
Three Upper Sixth boys from Dean Close School have signed their first professional rugby contracts with Gloucester Rugby Club. Archie Benson (1st XV captain), Josh Gray and George Barton (vice-captain) are all looking forward to life as full time sportsmen later this year, having just completed their A-levels. All three represented England’s U18s in the Six Nations tournament over the Easter...
Bromsgrove School’s U18 Rugby 7s side have been crowned winners of the Rosslyn Park HSBC National School 7s Vase. The side played fantastic rugby throughout the tournament. In their group games, all matches were won (0-22 against Pocklington, 43-0 against King's School, Bruton, 26-10 vs Wisbech and 36-17 vs Worksop). Bromsgrove then went through to the group winners play-off against Ysgol y...
An aspiring rugby player from West Buckland School has been selected to join the Independent Schools RFC Lions U18s National squad on their rugby tour to South Africa. Magnus Carter-Burns, Year 13, was selected for the squad from all of the independent schools in the country and are notorious for their high level of play. West Buckland School has a history of producing players who have represented...
Llandovery College has appointed former Welsh International Nathan Thomas as its new head of Rugby. Nathan gained nine caps for his country and one for the Barbarians. He had spells with Cardiff Blues and the Scarlets, along with seven seasons at English Premiership team Bath, where he won the European Cup. He has been heavily involved with senior rugby at the college for the last five years and as...
Truro School has appointed former rugby player Dan Sanderson as its new director of sport. Dan, a self-confessed “sports fanatic”, will start in September 2018 and will lead all aspects of both traditional team and individual sports, ensuring that pupils are nurtured towards healthy lifestyles. He said: “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of director of sport at Truro School. With the...
Cameron in action for Sedbergh The captain of Sedbergh School’s rugby team has been selected for England’s tour of South Africa. Cameron Redpath, 18, will join the side for next month’s test matches against the hosts and complete his school exams whilst out there. He has played for Scotland U16s & U18s, and England U18s and U20s teams and made his debut for Sale against Worcester in the...
Llandovery College recently hosted Warren Gatland, head coach of the Welsh rugby team, at its annual Sports Awards Evening. The college welcomed Warren to the glittering event celebrating the sporting achievements of its pupils. He gave a speech highlighting the benefits of sport for general health and wellbeing, not only for young people but across all generations. Warren has coached Wales since...
Rugby players from Monmouth School for Boys were recently visited by a former pupil and top referee. The U18s met Wayne Barnes at the Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools 7s tournament last week. The Old Monmothian holds the record for the most Aviva Premiership matches officiated and has also taken charge in three World Cups. He left Monmouth to study law at the University of East Anglia, which he...
A former sportsman and BBC commentator recently gave a talk to upper sixth students at Bromsgrove School. Alastair Hignell CBE spoke about his career as a professional cricketer and rugby player, as well as his diagnosis with MS and his current work in spreading awareness and fundraising for research. The Cambridge-born fullback captained the prestigious university in both sports and made his rugby...
Hallam Amos presents a Wales jersey to Monmouth School for Boys’ captain of rugby, Alexi Webb, flanked by players from Monmouth School Boys’ Prep, Toby Crewe-Read (front left) and Harry Dawes A former pupil and current Welsh international rugby player made a surprise visit to Monmouth School for Boys yesterday. Hallam Amos returned to his old school on the eve of the Six Nations tournament to...
A Monmouth School for Girls student has helped lead a charity campaign aiming to raise funds for a Welsh cancer treatment centre. Darcey Roberts-Waite is a young ambassador for Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and saw first-hand the work they do when her father was treated there. Darcey said: “When I was six years old, my dad, Mark, was diagnosed with bowel cancer and we were told to prepare for...
Past pupils Tomi Lewis and Aron Hemmings join the Wales U20s squad Six former Llandovery College pupils have been selected to represent Wales at this year’s Six Nations. Captain Alun Wyn Jones and George North were selected for the men’s squad, with Carys Phillips captaining the women’s team. The U20s squad includes last year’s leavers Corey Baldwin, Tomi Lewis and Aron...