Head's Newsletter 11 February 2022

GOING OUT IN A BLAZE OF GLORY

After two strong victories against Glyn School and Reigate College the Tiffin 1st XV faced their biggest challenge of the season in the form of a side Tiffin haven ’ t beaten in over a decade, John Fisher 1st XV. However Tiffin were not fazed by the weight of the challenge in front of them, and started the brighter of the two sides, with Alex C running in unopposed after a beautifully executed strike move from a Tiffin scrum inside the Fisher 22. Alex C then converted the extras and gave Tiffin a 7 - 0 lead within the first 10 minutes. Tiffin continued to force mistakes from their quality opposition and kept them penned inside their own half through a combination of structured attack and tactical kicking from fly half Kai. This pressure was awarded with a penalty conversion from Alex C to give Tiffin a 10 point buffer. The game continued in a similar fashion and after some hard running in the outside channel from captain Tom, scrum half Finley played a lovely disguised ball backinside to Tiffins bulldozer flanker Riccardo who fought his way over the tryline to add another 5 points to Tiffin's total. A fight back from John Fisher was inevitable and despite Tiffins dominant and brave tackles against a much larger opposition, John Fisher eventually found their way over the whitewash and added the extras to bring the score back to 15 - 7. Half time followed and gave everyone a chance to breathe. The second half was a much more attritional affair with both sides showing great commitment, however in the end no points were scored from either teams and Tiffin finished the victors for the first time in 12 years. A fantastic achievement for all the players and staff!

Tiffin Rugby Team of the Year