SPORTS REVIEW SUMMER 2017
Sporting highlights Representative honours for Caterham rugby stars Caterham School sportsmen Tyler Norwood and Jude Williams have been selected to represent Surrey at Under 16 level following the pair’s key role part in Surrey’s recent victory over Hampshire.
England Rugby pick for Old Cat Elliot Old Caterhamian Elliot Hall has been selected into the initial 33 man England squad for the forthcoming Student World Cup this summer. Elliot, who is now studying Sport Science at Loughborough University, has made remarkable progress in Rugby League after only taking it up at University. Until that point Elliot had focussed his attentions on Rugby Union where he had significant success, gaining representative honours at County level at Under18, representing London South-East Under 18 and also playing for the Independent Schools Lambs National XV. Elliot was also part of the highly successful Caterham 1st VII who made the last 32 of Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens in 2015. He will now go through a tough training schedule as the initial squad is whittled down to a touring party of 24 for the World Cup which will take place in Australia. During the Easter holiday, Elliot Hall was part of the squad who won against the RAF team 26-6 in the first of their warm up games for the World Cup later this summer.
Another National Lamb at Caterham Fifth Year pupil, Jude Williams, has been selected for the Independent Schools Lambs National XV at U16 level. This is a great achievement by Jude and is just reward for the hard work he has put in. Jude, alongside Tyler Norwood and Ollie Repton, was one of three Fifth Year boys to play in the 1st XV this year and this exposure to a quicker and more physical level of rugby has paid dividends with this selection. Jude will hopefully make his debut against the Worcester Warriors Academy and there are further fixtures Vs Saracens Academy and Irish Exiles. Jude is the latest in a string of recent success at this level for Caterham, following in the footsteps of Matt Foulds, Rory Carter, Elliot Hall and Cory Nelson who have all represented the Lambs in recent seasons.
Tyler Norwood also played for Harlequins U16 team at the BMW Wellington Academy Festival in the week before Easter. Tyler was a key part of the Harlequins side who went unbeaten for the whole week against other participating academy sides. Caterham School also celebrated two representatives, Conor McNeil and Che Ocugboju, in the South East Independent Schools Lambs Under 18 team for the Lambs’ regional festival. The Lambs side comprises the finest players from schools across England. Mr Dan Richards, Head of Rugby at Caterham, said “Both boys did very well on the day and were great ambassadors for the School. Well done to all four boys on their representative honours, they are continuing a fine tradition and track record of representational honours for the side.”
Mr Taylor’s Penguins Rugby Pick Mr Alistair Taylor, our Head of Strength & Conditioning, was invited to play for prestigious invitational team Penguins Rugby in their annual fixture vs Cambridge University at the historic Grange Road ground on February 1. The Penguins have a huge list of historic alumni including recent IRB World Player of the year, Beauden Barrett, Owen Farrell (who played in this very fixture in 2010) and Caterham’s Head of Rugby, Mr Daniel Richards! Alistair is currently attached to Championship side Richmond FC and balances his playing around his many School commitments. It is a great honour to represent the Penguins and shows that Alistair is a player held in very high regard.
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