Rugby Tour South Africa 2014
A message from the Headmaster
When I was a schoolboy in more exciting a prospect than a sports tour abroad. In my case I was able to come to England with a cricket touring side and this was a wonderful experience. So I can identify with the emotions of the current generation of boys from Malvern and I have no doubt that this tour to South Africa will be something they will remember forever. South Africa offers some wonderful opportunities for the testing opposition we will encounter.
I would like to thank our hosts in South Africa for their brought this tour to fruition. Their reward will no doubt be the welcome that South Africa will offer.
Touring in South Africa
Touring as a rugby squad is the single best way for a developing side to move up to the next level as a team. A tour provides a tremendous environment and opportunity to get to know your teammates and work together on the team’s strengths and weaknesses. And there is no better place to do this than South Africa where the passion for Rugby is almost as intoxicating as the beautiful scenery.
aged 17. We played against our neighbouring school and greeted us around the main pitch. We got thumped that day was out there willing us on!
Malvern can expect an unbeatable level of physicality in the tackle and at the breakdown. South African schoolboy Rugby is some of the most exciting Rugby to watch too – your opposition will stop at nothing to excite their many supporters.
Rugby at Malvern
Sports tours are an integral part of independent school life. I have been fortunate experience for boys and staff for many different reasons. I am very much looking forward to sharing my experiences of South Africa with the Malvern College boys that the ‘rainbow nation’ has to offer. At the same time they will have the chance the opportunity to play in what is your own mini international game of Rugby and an opportunity not to be missed. After the matches boys will be billeted with the friends and memories alike.
Western Cape and I am sure you will be made to feel very welcome. South though they are very different between the four white lines!
If you are fortunate enough to be able to be part of such a tour the experience can be life changing and one that will live with you forever.
Tour itinerary
Friday 18 July Depart
Saturday 19th July Arrive Cape Town
Sunday 20th July Training session and Table Mountain trip
Monday 21st July Day on Robben Island
Tuesday 22nd July
Wednesday 23rd July Sightseeing in Cape Town
Thursday 24th July Matches v. Somerset College
Friday 25th July Transfer to the Garden Route Game Lodge and game drive
Saturday 26th July Game drive and transfer to Knysna – Match
Sunday 27th July Transfer to Reddam School
Monday 28th July Matches v. Reddam School
Tuesday 29th July Transfer to Cape Town – Cape Peninsula Tour
Wednesday 30th
Thursday 31st July Sightseeing on the Waterfront Depart South Africa
Friday 1st August
Nick Tisdale
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Being a professional Rugby player at Worcester Warriors & Gran Parma (Italia)
Favourite Rugby Player: Bakkies Botha
Favourite Food: Italian
Life Ambition: To coach Malvern College to greater success in Rugby.
Ryan Watkins
Position: Centre
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing in
Favourite Rugby Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Favourite Food:
Life Ambition: what I do.
JB Swart
Position: 8
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for University of Stellenbosch
Favourite Rugby Player: Bismarck Du Plessis
Favourite Food: Seafood
Life Ambition: To be successful and enjoy life.
Mark Cox
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for Worcestershire School Teachers against Tisdale’s Warrior’s staff team in front of a packed Sixways stadium
Favourite Rugby Player: Gareth Edwards and Jason Robinson
Favourite Food: Steak in a ‘diane’ sauce with fries and a glass of red
Life Ambition:
to see as much of the world as possible (great to tick South Africa off).
Daniel Eglin
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for Tadley 1st XV
Favourite Rugby Player: Will Greenwood
Favourite Food: Lamb chops
Life Ambition: To write and publish a book.
Will Mathews
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Touring
Favourite Rugby Player: Philippe Sella
Favourite Food:
Life Ambition: longer!).
James Page
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Worcester Warriors/
Midland Under 18 representation
Favourite Rugby Player: Schalk Brits and James
Favourite Food: Spaghetti Carbonara
Life Ambition: To be a billionaire.
Adolfo Bella
Age: 17
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing representative rugby in Australia
Favourite Rugby Player: Stephen Larkham
Favourite Food: Italian
Life Ambition: To do something truly meaningful.
James Calderwood
Age: 18
Position: Front Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: The only Malvern
Favourite Rugby Player: Ben Smith/Ben Tameifuna
Favourite Food: Sushi
Life Ambition: Travel to every country in the world at least once.
Nikolay Remezkov
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Worcester
Favourite Rugby Player: Piers Morell
Favourite Food: Ribeye steak
Life Ambition: want.
Kassra Gerami
Age: 18
Position: Second Row/Back Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing every game for 1st XV this season
Favourite Rugby Player: Sonny Bill Williams (SBW)
Favourite Food: Chicken
Life Ambition: Create world peace.
Will Corscadden-Hayward
Age: 17
Position: Second Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Surviving training
Favourite Rugby Player: Wesley Fofana
Favourite Food:
Life Ambition:
Tom Arnold
Age: 17
Position: Second Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Stepped a back
Favourite Rugby Player: Courtney Lawes
Favourite Food: Sausages
Life Ambition: To go to Cambridge University.
Edward Street
Age:
Position: Second Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Scoring a try and setting two up for the 2nd XV
Favourite Rugby Player: Kieran Read
Favourite Food: Pasta with gorgonzola sauce
Life Ambition: To use the opportunities I am enjoy.
Harry Children
Age:
Position: Flanker
Greatest Rugby Achievement:
Midlands representation
Favourite Rugby Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Favourite Food: Curry
Life Ambition:
William Kitching
Age: 18
Position: Flanker
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Winning the
Favourite Rugby Player: Courtney Lawes
Favourite Food: Beef
Life Ambition: To become an engineer.
Piers Morell
Age: 17
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Midlands Under
Favourite Rugby Player: Richie McCaw
Favourite Food: Fish Pie
Life Ambition: Be happy and successful.
Lucas Schreiber
Age:
Position: Flanker
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Representing
Malvern College 1st XV
Favourite Rugby Player: Courtney Lawes
Favourite Food: Mexican
Life Ambition: To become a billionaire.
Nathan Groves
Age: 17
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Scoring at Twickenham playing against Leicester
Favourite Rugby Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Favourite Food: Yorkshire pudding and chips (with gravy)
Life Ambition: Promoting Rugby in Third World countries.
Ben Cooke
Age: 18
Position: Centre
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Becoming 1st team captain
Favourite Rugby Player: Jason Robinson
Favourite Food: Roast pork
Life Ambition: To take advantage of every opportunity presented to me.
Tom Waller
Age: 17
Position: Fullback
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Representing
Favourite Rugby Player: Israel Folau
Favourite Food: Steak and chips
Life Ambition: To earn lots of money.
Matthew Withnall
Age: 17
Position: Wing
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Winning a regional tournament with Ledbury Rugby Club
Favourite Rugby Player:
Tuilagi
Favourite Food: Steak
Life Ambition: To be successful.
George Barrell
Age:
Position: Centre/Fullback
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Making my
Favourite Rugby Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Favourite Food: Chicken
Life Ambition: To play for England.
Charlie Wickes
Age: 17
Position: Wing
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Selected to play
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Pizza
Life Ambition:
Nnamdi Ndili
Age:
Position: Left Wing
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Scoring 19 tries in a season
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: KFC
Life Ambition: To become an architect/ businessman.
Michael Yeung
Age: 17
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Intercepted a pass
Favourite Rugby Player: Mike Brown
Favourite Food: Pasta
Life Ambition: Go to a good university.
Robert James
Age: 18
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Being captain of the mighty 3rds
Favourite Rugby Player: Duncan Jones
Favourite Food: Special Fried Rice
Life Ambition: To tour the world with a rock band.
Will Raby-Smith
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: winger
Favourite Rugby Player: Danny Care
Favourite Food: Steak
Life Ambition: To become a doctor.
William Rose
Age: 17
Position: Prop
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for the 3rds
Favourite Rugby Player: Jamie Gibson
Favourite Food: Pasta Carbonara
Life Ambition: To become a designer.
Tom Barkan
Age:
Position: Winger
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for the A
Favourite Rugby Player: Mike Brown
Favourite Food: Fajitas
Life Ambition: how to be the best person I can be.
Gabriel Elsden
Age: 17
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Captaining my school team
Favourite Rugby Player: Manu Tuilagi
Favourite Food: Pizza & chips
Life Ambition: To enjoy myself no matter what I do.
Jack Shaw
Age: 17
Position: Centre/Winger
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Making that
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Bacon sandwiches
Life Ambition: Get rich or die trying.
Joshua Cook
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing in the A team for Rugby
Favourite Rugby Player: Tendai “The Beast”
Mtawarira
Favourite Food: Fillet steak and chips
Life Ambition:
Hedley Horler
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Rugby
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Dominoes pizza
Life Ambition: To travel the world and learn something new every day.
Will Shaw
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Scoring a try for
Favourite Rugby Player: Schalk Brits
Favourite Food: Pasta
Life Ambition: To travel the world.
Jack Charters
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: penalty kick in Yorkshire Cup Final
Favourite Rugby Player: Manu Tuilagi
Favourite Food: Steak and chips
Life Ambition: To play Cricket or Rugby professionally.
Bertie Davis
Age:
Position: Second Row
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Getting into the
Favourite Rugby Player: Lewis Moody
Favourite Food: Cheese
Life Ambition: To travel the world.
Joe Hefferan
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: game
Favourite Rugby Player: Israel Dagg and Wesley
Fofana
Favourite Food: Steak and chips
Life Ambition: To play Football for Manchester City.
Jules Hobbs
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Worcester
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Chinese takeaway
Life Ambition: To become a professional Rugby player.
Tony Cesar
Age:
Position: Flanker
Greatest Rugby Achievement: the sport since a kid
Favourite Rugby Player: Juan Manuel
Leguizamon
Favourite Food: Steak
Life Ambition: To grow up to be someone people admire.
Ed Denman
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Getting a write up in the Tetbury local paper for scoring a try
Favourite Rugby Player: Ryan Watkins
Favourite Food:
dining room
Life Ambition: To make every extra training
Fraser Cox
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Unbeaten season
Bredon Buzzards Under 11s
Favourite Rugby Player: Danny Care
Favourite Food:
Life Ambition: To score a try on tour!
AJ Renton
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Getting in to the Worcestershire county Rugby side
Favourite Rugby Player: Jonny Wilkinson
Favourite Food: Pizza
Life Ambition: To get rich and own my own business.
George Amphlett
Age:
Position: Centre/Fullback
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Playing for Worcester Warriors Junior Academy
Favourite Rugby Player: Gordon D’Arcy
Favourite Food: Calamari and Mussels
Life Ambition: To play at the highest standard of Rugby I possibly can.
Luc Wilson
Age:
Position: Fullback/Wing
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Making regional barbarians team at Under 12
Favourite Rugby Player: Rene Ranger
Favourite Food: Steak
Life Ambition:
Lleyton James
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Captain of Cayman Island Junior Rugby team
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Steak and roast potatoes
Life Ambition: To become a doctor.
Andrew Tudor
Age:
Position:
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Winning the
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Cantonese chicken
Life Ambition: To study Veterinary Science at university.
Charles Sharp
Age:
Position: Centre/Wing
Greatest Rugby Achievement: Scoring eight
Favourite Rugby Player:
Favourite Food: Kebab
Life Ambition: To earn money and get an A* in French.
The Malvern College Rugby tour is proud to support the following charities:
Wooden Spoon
Wooden Spoon was founded in 1983 and since then have been making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people. Supported by volunteer committees and great in the local community to fund local projects.
Wooden Spoon is one of the largest funders of respite and young people and children in need.
Help for Heroes
suffers life changing injuries in the line of duty deserves the very best support for life. Individual support is a huge part of what they do. Every decision they make is driven by listening to
Centres across the country that form part of the Defence
The Ministry of Defence and The Royal British Legion.
the International Rugby Board’s Spirit of Rugby Award.
With the generous team spirit of the rugby community and projects truly make a difference.
both serving and veteran. They are proud to work with other
Adaptive Adventure Training and Sports Rehabilitation to help seriously wounded Service personnel gain independence and they can’t.
recovery for our heroes and their families.
