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The final was a tighter contest from the outset, but
the
been proud, resulted in Jerome Alexander hitting the cross
ows looked stronger and took the first goal. In
bar. That was the closest either team were to altering the
owhc to win the first championship
typical fashion, Mac Nicoll arrived late in the opposition
score line, leaving
goal mouth to get the slightest of touches on the ball just
and earn bragging rights for 12 months. Well done team.
as it was about to cross the goal line. What a hero. The
More fixtures will be organised throughout the year—
second half saw some fresh legs enter the fray, but the
both one-to-one and maybe the odd mini-tournament as
game began to wilt slightly as both teams showed signs of
well. If you’d like to get involved please contact the owhc
fatigue. Intricate play of which Arsène Wenger would have
captain Jerome Alexander. Jerome Alexander
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OWRFC Young and Old. Several of the founder members turned back the years, helping the 2nd xv overturn the Law Society 75-12
performing heroically on the pitch but also taking over
on the social aspects of the game and we hope makes for
the captain’s armband following the early season injury of
a thoroughly enjoyable club. Please do not hesitate to
club skipper Nick Gulliford. We would also reserve special
contact James Britton or Dougie Harrison if you would be
thanks for John and James Robertson for their hard work
interested in playing for the club; or even just joining our club
behind the scenes during the season.
membership and receiving weekly updates of our progress.
The club is now going through a transitional stage with
Finally, we would also like to send our congratulations
some old heads moving on and it is very encouraging that we
to Max and Thom Evans on their try-scoring exploits in
have continued to successfully recruit young blood in order
this year’s Six Nations Competition. Both of them have
to take the club forward—however we are always delighted
been registered players of owrfc since leaving school, and
to welcome new players. We still have a no training policy
have represented owrfc on many occasions—proving that
but play a competitive standard of rugby in the London
owrfc is the perfect nursery for aspiring international
regional leagues. This is combined with a dedicated focus
players of the future ! James Britton
nother Old Wellingtonian Cricket season has
attack, lead by Oli Stott and Mike Brownrigg, ensured that
been and gone with the traditional mix of highs,
there were rousing celebrations as the umpire gave the
lows, laughs and smiles.
opposition number 11 out, Harrow one run behind.
The Club is lucky
enough to be able to play the vast majority of their matches
The theme of the players continues to be that of a lot
on Turf and so feels a part of all the dynamic and changing
of cricketers enjoying a few games, rather than a core of
Wellington environment. Although there are fewer pupils
players playing a lot of games. This means that there are often
around on Sundays than when the majority of us were
people enjoying their Turf debut on Sundays throughout
at College, it’s still great to be able to talk with current
the Summer and new players are always welcome.
students and find out what’s the same, what’s different
Apart from the games mentioned above there
and enjoy the buzz that envelops the great old place.
have been other close finishes, played generally in good
As for the cricket it has, as ever, been competitive,
weather, although rarely in the same sun one seems to
enjoyable and played in a great spirit with some tremendous
have perpetually basked in during our youth. We were
finishes. As the world changes owcc does not stand still.
unbeaten during the
Last year we had an experiment, with a ‘Twenty over’ game
game lost to the weather. Many thanks to Chris Potter
on the eve of Speech Day. That has now been formalised
for all his help and support during the season. During that
and the
ows showed that experience can triumph over
ow Cricket week, with only one
week specifically, we could not have done without him.
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sports like Rugby and Cricket for a long time
Our cunning plan was to prove that not only were we
the best then, but we’re still the best now.
now, so it seemed about time that this changed.
The ows put out a healthy sized squad, with plenty of
We thought the best way to kick-start some momentum
variety of age and talent, all of whom seemed more than
was to organise a tournament of matches against other Old
happy to strut around proudly displaying the new strip.
School teams from the typical circuit that we used to play
owhc got off to a fine start breezing through the open-
against. After months of extensive deliberation, hundreds
ing game with a 5-0 win over Canford, who were so shocked
of e-mails and plenty of last minute panic/administration,
by our dominance that questions were floating around
owhc launched our renaissance in a tournament at
suggesting bad sportsmanship on our part—they thought
the University of Westminster Sports Ground, Chiswisk,
we had trained together. Our second match was another
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