Head's Newsletter 27 April 2018

Our own player of the day was undeniably Alex Cormack – his performance throughout was magnificent – but captain Sam Clough collected the award for Tournament player of the day, as nominated by the London Scottish representatives present. NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION

U13 Isleworth 7s Tournament In hideously cold and wet conditions, the U13s beat Heathlands and Orleans park to progress to the semi-final of the Isleworth and Syon 7s tournament. Continuation of their confident ball handling and good defensive shape and discipline led to a 5 tries to nil victory and safe passage to the final. Having already been beaten by a large and powerful Gunnersbury side in the group stage, the Tiffin squad were fired up to gain revenge. Excellent organisation defensively and superb tackling forced handling errors and turnovers and by half time we led 3 tries to nil. The second half saw us continue to apply pressure to Gunnersbury, forcing and capitalising on more handling errors and eventually winning the final by 5 tries to 2. This was a huge team effort and all of the 12-man squad contributed significantly to a very deserving victory; they also played with superb attitude and spirit. Standing from L to R; Mr O’Connell, Daniyal Haider, Alex Cormack, Rory Dale, Luka Mar- kovic, Hector Mizukubo Watanabe, Daniel Moffatt, Hashim Tahir

Yoan Kuzmanov In Year 12 won the gold medal with his team, Richmond Volleyball, in the National Volleyball Championship Under 18. They are the new champions in the UK. His coach commented, “Yoan, who is part of the National Team pathway, has

become a great example for his peers and the younger players in the Club because of his technique, hard work and dedication, as well as his leadership skills”.