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was the top try scorer with Matthew Hooper and Marcus Kershaw also very influential. And there cannot be many better kickers at this age group than fly-half Charlie Roach. In the Bs, Nicholas Baines, Lewis Taylor, Jamie Deverell and Matthew Vaughan were excellent, and Henry Craig showed the most improvement.
RUGBY 1st XV Captain: Al Mackenzie | 1st XV Vice-Captain: Rory Crowther This season, more than 300 boys represented the School rugby teams in 135 matches, with Kingswood winning 60% of these.
Junior Rugby The U12As were the only team to finish unbeaten, superbly led by Louis Kenyon who was at the heart of an outstanding pack of forwards who were all equally influential in their own way. This enabled half backs Fraser Riddoch and Rafferty Weston to control matches and release Rory Bushell and Noah Nejad to have an impact in the backline. The U12Bs only lost twice, emphasising the strength and depth in this year group. Noah Davis, Oscar Power and Elliot Ede were all fantastically consistent. Vic Lee showed the most improvement in this age group, across the season. It was a much tougher season for the U13s, but Tom Roach, James Redman and Liam Toner were shining lights in an A team that recorded 4 excellent wins. For the Bs, Oliver Lechmere and Floyd Jones stood out in the backs, whilst Sunichi Gurung and Angus Martin were the pick of the forwards.
Senior Rugby The U14Bs had an excellent season built on hard work, a large and motivated squad, and their neverending willingness to learn and develop as players. There was also a maturity in the leadership and decision-making of the team as a whole and their captain Max Mohr in particular, which meant that they won and drew games they might otherwise have lost. The U14As finally started to show what a great prospect they are for the future with a strong finish to the season. Well led from the front by captain Charlie Fry, other stand out players included fly half Ethan Hawtin, prop Louis Fryer and loose forwards Tom Connors and Kit Compton. The emergence of two genuinely good wingers in Gustav Asamoah-Bondzie and Marvin Lau was also a major positive. The U15s were one of the most successful age groups, with both teams losing just 2 matches. Ashish Tamang and Ciaran McCarthy’s line-out work was a key feature, as was the driving play of Joe Crosby and captain Rory Padkin in the back row. In the backs, Jules Hawking
Rarely can a team have had more injuries in a season than the U16As who struggled as a result. Those who remained however, including the clear Player of the Season Jack Hau, kept going right to the end to secure an excellent final win against Dean Close. The most improved players were Finn Sayce and Conor Finnamore. The U16Bs fared better, winning two thirds of their matches. Marcus Kendall made several try-saving tackles throughout the course of the season, and Jack Brain was often the spark in attack. Player of the season in this team was Robin Ledbury, who must have made more tackles and created more turnovers than any other player in the school this season. He is a fantastic example to anyone, especially smaller players, of what can be achieved through real bravery and good technique. A 50-0 win for the 3rd XV was a fitting end for the handful of Year 13s in their final match, in particular James Little and Adam Tuffery. The heart of the team, however, was made up of Year 12s of whom Rupert Bayliss, James Parker, Oliver Hall and Oliver Jenkins have shown real promise. The most consistent player was hooker James McLeod. Facing some very large sides this year, the 2nd XV outplayed opponents through teamwork and sheer determination at the breakdown. All players must be commended, but those of particular note are three Year 13s - captain Nick Harris, pack leader William Moorey and top try scorer and players’ player Joe Tait.
1st XV A relatively young team had an excellent season with 10 wins and only 4 losses, and an unbeaten second half of term. The hard