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Carl Watson (89-94) and son, George
2015 Rugby World Cup preparations
Carl Watson (89-94) We were extremely pleased to see
The Scotland national rugby team who trained on the 1st XV pitch at Half Term ahead of their Autumn Test, using the school facilities on a three-day training camp. RGS will host the team this year when Scotland will use the school for their 2015 World Cup preparations.
Carl Watson returning to the RGS from Hong Kong during the Summer Holidays with his son, daughter and niece. Carl and his son, George shared a moment in Carl’s old Fifth form classroom. The 89th Annual ONA Dinner in which a record number of ONs attended with 160 tickets reserved. The dinner was a great success, particularly for the reunions who attended. Thank you to reunion organisers Tim Hill (82-89), Martin Purvis (79-84) and Dr Peter Robinson (54-60) for organising 25th, 30th and 60th reunions. Special thanks also to Mr Bill Elliott (52-88), retired teacher who managed to fill four tables with former students who studied A Level Applied Mechanics with him in the 70s and 80s and to our highly entertaining guest speaker, journalist and author, Tony Boullemier (57-64).
The 70th Reunion, September 2014
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Will Welch (98-08) and Tom Penny (03-13) who recently trained on the 1st XV pitch with the Newcastle Falcons.
A 70th Reunion inspired by Burland Jacob (44-49) on 15 September 2014, celebrating 70 years since the 1944 starters first entered the school. Incidentally, on 14 September 1944 the whole school returned from Penrith (see page 16 for a separate report on the Penrith Reunion) having been evacuated there since 1 September 1939. Fourteen ONs and their wives and partners returned to school for the day, which included school lunch, school tours and an A Level History lesson with Mr Tilbrook, head of History.
