Head's Newsletter 17 March 2017

U14s winning the Plate at the Surrey Sevens

U12 Following on from their success at the Ibstock Schools 7s, hopes were high for the boys at the Surreys’, although we were only too well aware how much harder it was going to be. An opening victory against The Cedar’s School was followed by close defeats at the hands of Glyn and Emanuel, frustrating as we were ahead in both games only to concede silly second half tries. Dulwich College proved too strong and we proceeded to the afternoon stages as 4th placed team in our group. Playing much better 7s and rotating the whole squad effectively, we recorded very good victories against St James School, Ashcombe, and Hinchley Wood, scoring 65 points and conceding just 20. Our final game was against Reeds who had also gone unbeaten through the afternoon. Saving the best for last, we scored at a rate of a try per minute to win by 40 points to 5. U15 Tiffin U15 finished 4 th in a very difficult group at the John Fisher Founders Day 7s on Thursday 9 th March. Some of the strongest teams in the South of England graced the competition, and Tiffin were on the end of heavy defeats to Hampton and Wimbledon College, and Abingdon School. The U15s recovered to beat QE Barnet by several tries, and have made great improvements. A better performance is expected for the upcoming Surrey Schools’ 7s this Thursday. 1st VII Tiffin 1st VII reached the final of the Plate in the Middlesex 7s after strong performances from Stef Frost, Will Sharp and Hayden Hyde. The Surrey 7s proved a difficult day and with the result of the day a 14-12 loss to Dulwich who have won the Daily Mail Trophy and the National 7s numerous times. The boys look forward to next Wednesday’s National Schools 7s where the squad has an excellent chance of progression to the second day.