Head's Newsletter 23 November 2017

CROSS COUNTRY NEWS

RUGBY NEWS The 1 st XV have had a change in fortunes recently after establishing a consistent side who have committed to training and have seen three winning performances in a row against Christ’s Hospital, London Oratory and Windsor. This has largely been down to an improvement in squad attitude and inspirational performances from Captain Gavin Griffiths and, most notably, back row forward Jake Fawsett who has now scored a more than respectable 16 tries in 11 games. Special mention must also go to Rory Coats who, after playing most positions across the backline this season due to his versatility, has now established himself at fly-half. The 1 st XV are now looking to continue this fine run of form against Caterham on Saturday, a team which they beat well last season. Elsewhere there have been other notable successes. The U12ABC teams recorded record wins over Kings Wimbledon, 75 – 0, 75 – 5 and 65 – 5 respectably, whilst most teams recorded wins against Windsor. Tiffin rugby is on the up! Are you a TIPRA supporter yet: Tiffin parents supporting Tiffin school rugby? To find out who your TIPRA parent representative is please email ablackburn@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk. Follow us on Twitter @tiffinrugby for updates on school rugby!

The senior race at Charterhouse was an impressive team performance on one of the most fearsome and challenging courses of the year. Kieran Desmond was first over the line in 8 th closely followed by Humphrey Allen in 13 th , with Kai Pischke and Jamie Krammer completing the team to land firmly in the top half of the field. It is, in particular, heartening to see a relatively new athlete such as Kai taking to the field with such enthusiasm and success. The teams final position represents a great step up from previous good performances at the event. Eric Williams eventually managed to arrive at the minibus to Charterhouse. An indication of his strong and fast improving abilities had been given with his winning of both intermediate and senior categories at the Borough championships, and hopes were high for a repetition of his glorious silver medal race as a Junior two years ago. Eric certainly did not disappoint. The mammoth hill under the Hogwartesque towers was majestically conquered twice on this most trying of pre-Christmas courses, and despite having to chase after the Junior team (who did not have time to reconnoitre the course), he crossed the line first and with a truly superlative effort. This was surely the moment he crossed from a very promising young athlete into a seasoned and now fully confident performer. We eagerly look forward to further

Fawsett powers his way to another try

improvements, both in his running and in his time keeping!