OG Sporting News

FOOTBALL

A huge thank to Guildfordians FC for a very enjoyable fixture against the RGS 1st XI on 5 January 2020 which the School won 5-3. A number of OGs play regularly for Guildfordians FC which is based at Stoke Park, Guildford and fields two teams in Divisions 3 and 7 South. The club are always keen to welcome new OG players so if you’re interested, email og@rgsg.co.uk

OG SHOOTING SUCCESS

Congratulations to the nine Old Guildfordians Rifle Club members selected for the GB squad preparing for the 2023 World Long Range Target Rifle championships:

David Armstrong OG 1986 Matthew Charlton OG 1989 Liam Cheek OG 2012 Matthew Ensor OG 1997 Chloë Evans (OGRC rule 4c) Miles Horton-Baker OG 2019 Derek Lowe OG 1991 James Shepherd OG 2010 Jon Underwood OG 1988

In addition, an update on the “Summer” competitions (all shot in September 2020 in glorious weather, with appropriate social distancing):

Jon Underwood managed to win the St Georges Cross to add to his impressive haul of major wins and there were four OGs in the top 25 overall: Chloë Evans,

Liam Cheek, Archie Whicher and Jon

Underwood. Congratulations should also go to David “Milko” Armstrong who managed 2nd in the Jersey Summer meeting, using an old jacket and a borrowed rifle!

As a club, the OG Rifle Club won the Bank of England, the Steward, and came 1st and 2nd in the Marlingham (Public Schools Vets) matches. Well done to all members as this was truly a team effort... all done within bubbles of self-isolation (there were certainly plenty of bubbles!).

One bright side to COVID-19 is that Old Guildfordians continue to be the top club in the UK for 2020 and the RGS maintains its top shooting school status as neither the Astor nor Ashburton competitions were shot this year! Archie Whicher OG 1984 (Captain, OGRC) Jon Underwood with St Georges Trophy 2020 (top) and his St Georges Cross (bottom)

CRICKET

The 2020 RGS School cricket season was silenced in the Trinity Term 2020. No one strode out to bat, no whomp of leather on willow. All was quiet at Bradstone Brook. To compensate for the lost season, Richard Black, RGS Head of Cricket, arranged something special; a game between what would have been our 1st XI from the Class of 2020, plus a few extra young OGs, vs the MCC. On 13 September 2020 our boys faced club players at Bradstone Brook.

The game was competitive but lighthearted and one the OGs will certainly remember. Special mention should go to Ali Curran OG 2017 and Harry Foster OG 2020 who both bowled well to end with figures of 7-0-44-4 and 8-0-40-3 respectively.

Nevertheless, the MCC scored 209-9 in 40 overs beating our OG field who scored 111 for 10 in just 30.5 overs. The RGS OG cricket team featured the following players:

Will Perceval OG 2020 (Capt) Charlie Vincent OG 2020 Harry Foster OG 2020 Ayush Bose OG 2020 Tom Perceval OG 2019 Harry Relph OG 2020 (Wkt) Alastair Curran OG 2017 Ben Shaw OG 2017 Harvey Brooks OG 2020 Sam Finch OG 2020 Alex Tiplady OG 2020

SPORTING SHORTS

HOCKEY continues to be played at universities across the country with about half the current Exeter 1st team comprised of OGs! A number of OGs are enjoying great success for teams in the England Hockey League Men’s Premier Division. Our popular OG fixtures against the School will resume when COVID-19 restrictions allow.

CROSS COUNTRY ALUMNI RACE OGs will again be racing next year and welcome anyone looking to take part. Please email og@rgsg.co.uk for details, as well as joining the School’s Strava group for motivation.

GOLF If you would like to join the OG Golf Society, please email langfordp53@ gmail.com or allenjp@talk21.com