Head's Newsletter 21 October 2022

Wimbledon College (12 - 17) and Gunnersbury (12 - 38) - let ’ s hope they can take inspiration from those wins to gain a bit more consistency in their performances! The 15B ’ s have unfortunately had a couple of fixtures postponed during October, let ’ s hope after half term we return to their scheduled fixtures to get them playing regularly. The 14A ’ s picked up where they left off in September with two impressive victories against Gunnersbury (14 - 12) and London Oratory (5 - 35), but dropped one game against a very strong Wimbledon College side (12 - 33). Having won four games this season, and losing two, the hope is that after half - term their good vein of form can continue. After a disappointing loss against Wimbledon College (5 - 50), the 14B ’ s had a better performance against London Oratory (35 - 26) in an entertaining game, let ’ s hope next time they can be on the right side of their result next time! Despite the 13A ’ s losing their first game of the month against Gunnersbury (25 - 10) in a close, physical game, the 13A ’ s picked up where they left off in September, comprehensively beating Wimbledon College and London Oratory (40 - 0). The 13B ’ s enjoyed an unbeaten month, beating Wimbledon College 20 - 40, Wilson ’ s School 20 - 30 and rounding out the month against London Oratory in an entertaining 35 - 35 draw. Even the 13C ’ s got in on the winning feeling, beating Wimbledon College 35 - 10. The depth of rugby in Year 8 is outstanding, further shown by an extremely competitive house rugby event, where Livingstone ran out winners in a fiercely contested final against Raleigh. The U12 ’ s had their first Saturday fixture at Tiffin on a sunny morning at Grists, running out 30 - 5 winners against Claremont Fan Court School - it ’ s great to see so many numbers keen to become the next generation of Tiffin Rugby and their constant improvement is a testament to their commitment.

RUGBY AT TIFFIN

Rugby at Tiffin has continued in its positive vein to round off a successful half term. We are regularly fielding A - F teams in Year 7, with even a G team fixture coming up against St. George ’ s Weybridge, further showing our commitment to getting as many students playing as possible - the U12F ’ s even pulled out a brilliant result to beat London Oratory U12F ’ s 20 - 0! There is something about a score in the last minute that the 1st XV have become accustomed to this season - after comprehensively beating Gunnersbury 31 - 7, they heartbreakingly lost to a last - minute penalty to Wimbledon College (7 - 8) and also lost to a try on the last play against London Oratory (22 - 27). However, in the National Bowl, Tiffin found themselves on the right side of a last - second play to score a try to win the game against St. Andrew ’ s Catholic School (36 - 29) to progress to the third round, which will be played after half - term against St. George ’ s Weybridge. Good luck to the 1’ s on their Bowl run! The 2nd XV remain unbeaten so far this season with a dominant 38 - 0 win against Gunnersbury, and, perhaps more importantly, a narrow win in a behind - closed - doors grudge match against the 3rd XV who put up a great performance with many places to be fought for. With 5 wins, 0 losses and a points difference of a staggering 129, the 2nd XV are certainly enjoying being the school ’ s most successful team thus far in the season. The 16A ’ s have had a tough couple of fixtures during October, having played against a very good London Oratory side (34 - 0) but will be encouraged by a good performance despite defeat against Wimbledon College (7 - 20). The 16B ’ s progression this season has been immense, after losing to Wimbledon College last season by at least 50 points, this season was a close encounter (5 - 14) where they competed physically and on another day could ’ ve even won the match! The 15A ’ s have been a bit of a mixed bag during October, with their Vase and Bowl run disappointingly coming to an end against Teddington (17 - 24) and Grey Court (24 - 19) respectively. However, there have been a couple of very impressive victories notably against