Overall the season was a great success, most of which was down to the desire of the squad as a whole to play for each other. The coaches would like to thank Laurie Davies for his commitment as the team captain, but, more importantly, to the whole squad, as they were a pleasure to coach throughout the season.
Mr Antonio Leonardis and Mr Jason Gwynne
5th XV
Record: played 4; won 1; lost 3; points for 60; points against; 118; points difference -58 William Jury-Simpson (L6, BH), Alexander Grutter (U6, Xt), Jasper Ng (L6, Xt), George Wyatt (L6, Xt), Oskar Elliott (L6, L), Clarence Koo (U6, L), Plai Sukhum (U6, L), Daniel Wong (L6, L), AJ O’Neill, (Captain, L6, NH), Angus Sinclair Maddocks (U6, NH), George Stubbs (L6, NH), Benjamin Wood (Vice Captain L6, NH), Ramiro Medina Morales (U6, S) Andrew Luk (L6, Xt), Stanley Moorsom (U6, H), Matthew Chye (U6, NH), Campbell Gaston-Penny (U6, NH), Simon Hazeldine (U6, NH), Finlay Milton (L6, Xt), Harry Steel (U6, Xt), Revie Wood (U6, H)
Senior teams meant that there was great depth in the squad and, as a result, College scored early points. The margin narrowed as more and more players were called to higher teams. However, the keen desire to win was evident and the boys scored another two tries in the last ten minutes, which took them to a clear victory. Subsequent matches against Stowe School and Uppingham School were again blighted by injury, resulting in a change of captain and some games being played with only 12 men. Yet, ever keen for competitive game time, the team played with consistent good spirit and enthusiasm, creating excellent opportunities and scoring some welldeserved points.
Mr David McKee
Colts A
Record: played 10; won 5; drew 1; lost 4; points for 229; points against 148; points difference 81
Coach: Mr David McKee In a term when the odds seemed stacked against playing any fixtures, the team was delighted with a swing of luck after Half Term, when a return to fitness for both College players as well as opposition sides meant that a number of 5th XV fixtures were able to take place. The first outing was a combined U16C/5th XV against Rendcomb College, where the boys met some stiff opposition against a team with several games already under their belt. Nonetheless, expertly captained by AJ O’Neill, they fought back stoically and, despite being the wrong side of the points difference, were brave going forward and tenacious in their ball retention. The second fixture, against Rugby School, saw the full team come together for the first time in a game situation. The return to form for the other
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The Cheltonian 2015-2016
Joshua Pimlott (5th, L), Thomas Stanton (5th, H), Paddy Christopher (5th, H), Barnaby Harris (5th, H), Daniel Ward (5th, NH), Zeno BurchiKhairy (5th, Xt), Charlie Boyce (Captain, 5th, H), Max Taylor Baggs (5th, BH), Cameron Terry (5th, NH), Olly Hill (5th, L), Jordan Pemberton (5th, H), Oliver Ferris (5th, NH), Oliver Ruthven (5th, L) Tom James (5th, L), Aiden Ali (5th, S), William Cooper (5th, L), Finlay Logan (5th, BH), Gus Roberts (5th, Xt), Benedict Schallamach (5th, BH), Edward Winstanley (5th, S), Oliver
Pritchard (5th, Xt), Roger Mortimore (5th, S), Harrison Ottley-Woodd (5th, L), Sam Cook (5th, NH), Jimmy Daly (5th, H) Coaches: Mr Nick Runciman; Mr Will Packer After reaching the latter stages of the NatWest Cup as Junior Colts the previous season, the Colts A team entered the 2015 season with high expectations. The first match of the campaign involved a trip over the border to Monmouth School. On paper it was a tough opener, having lost to their Welsh counterparts the previous year. However, after an impressive pre-season and week of training, College outscored their hosts, eight tries to one, which resulted in a 54-7 score line. A brace of tries was scored by Cameron Terry on his College debut, and wingers Zeno Burchi-Khairy and Joshua Pimlott shared a further four scores between them. Barring the broken foot sustained by tighthead prop Max, it was the perfect start to the season. Sadly for the team, that was the last time Cameron Terry wore the Colts A shirt as news of his impressive performance found its way to the ears of the College XV coaches. With injuries to key individuals and Thomas Stanton also being promoted to the 1st XV, the squad was severely decimated at times. The boys who were called into the side, however, did not let themselves down at all and confronted every challenge that was thrown at them. Strong wins were achieved against Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School, Abingdon School and Rugby School, as well as a midweek draw away at Radley College, in the traditional pre half-term fixture. The biggest highlight of the season for me was the home encounter versus Stowe School. The game was played in ghastly conditions and, although College were far from their convincing best, the boys showed great character to secure victory. With the scores level and the game entering the final play of the match, the side claimed a famous win with the returning Max Taylor Baggs scoring a fantastic team try. Charlie Boyce led the team fantastically well throughout the season and was a real loss in the middle period of games, which he missed because of concussion. Joshua Pimlott was leading point
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