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The season started out with a game against Wilmslow High School with a tough defeat, but we weren’t going to let one game put us down.

Rugby is about having fun, working hard and just being the best you can be. In school rugby we got to do all of those. We got to represent the school by playing matches, but one of the best parts was the experience. A few people had played for years, but some were just starting off and we all saw each other improve and helped each other. Now, we can all play our role successfully in the team. People have grown and become better because of the coaching that we have had and the good drills, which were also fun. The reason we won matches wasn’t because we had skill but because when our heads dropped or we weren’t up for it at the start of the match, our coach lifted the spirits. 70/88

B Moss and J O’Brien

From then on out, the boys showed great dedication to the team, showing up to every training session and arriving at The Grammar every Saturday to represent our school and play to the best of our ability. We went on to play in ten other fixtures against the likes of St Anselm’s, Audenshaw, Manchester Grammar School and many others in which we produced some fantastic rugby. The union season came to a close with our final game being on the 14th of January in which we finished on a high with a strong performance.

To finish off, we participated in two rugby sevens tournaments at AKS Lytham and the Cheshire sevens in which we adopted a much faster style of rugby. As a whole, this season has turned out to be a huge success, we have shown great passion and commitment and our team spirit has been at the centre of it all.

Year 8 Rugby Captain

Year 9 have had a bit of a mixed season this year, but we have had a very fun season. Our first win of the season was a very good match against AKS Lytham, beating them 39-0 and the game ending early due to an injury, I think with more time we could have got at least 50 points.

The most memorable moment of our season was our rugby tour to Holland in October. The trip was fun, and the rugby was also great. We won 2 out of 3 games, only losing by 3 points to Oisterwijk. After the game, the hospitality was amazing, and we really enjoyed the food and the Dutch people there, especially in Oisterwijk.

Another stand out moment for our team was 4 of our players being selected for the Sale Sharks DPP training: L Potter-Whittard, A Stewart, C Matthews, and R Lingard. For me, the standout performers this year would have to be S Sudhakar, R Lingard, and D Stevenson with excellent performances in school and on tour in Holland.

We are hoping to recruit more players to our team for next season. We would love to have more players to strengthen our squad.

L Potter-Whittard and A Stewart