Headteacher's Newsletter - Monday 16th October 2023

The U14A’s won right at the death against Wimbledon College with a last second penalty kick from Thomas (24-21) which cued understandable celebrations when the final whistle blew! They were then given a particularly tough draw in the National Cup against Whitgift School and despite their valiant efforts, Whitgift showed a different level of class and won 33-7. The U14B’s have had two gutsy performances against Dulwich College D’s (22-29) and Wimbledon College (17-32) but are constantly improving, they will definitely get that much awaited win soon! The U13A’s are perhaps our most improved side of the season so far, starting unbeaten in three games, beating Gunnersbury (45-25) and Wimbledon College (25-15) since our last round-up - really well done to all in the squad! After narrowly beating Gunnersbury 25-20, the U13B’s fell short against an athletic Wimbledon College side 20-35. The U12A’s got their first win at Tiffin School in a quality performance against Gunnersbury (25-10), definitely a proud moment for those who took part! They unfortunately lost against a strong Wimbledon College side (20-25) but are constantly progressing at an alarming rate - a really promising start to their Tiffin Rugby career. This is also true with the U12B’s, who beat Gunnersbury convincingly (30-0) and then a brilliant victory against Wimbledon College (25-15).

Sports Roundup Since our last round-up, we’ve had two more successful block fixtures across the school against Gunnersbury and Wimbledon College. With our participation exceptionally strong school-wide, we’re about to play our largest Year 7 block fixture so far against London Oratory School, with teams A to F running out to represent the school. It’s brilliant to see this level of participation in our youngest years which will help us build the sporting culture that we want to see throughout the school in the years to come. The 1st XV are still yet to be beaten after a comprehensive 40-0 victory against Gunnersbury - that makes them 6 from 6 with 215 points scored and only 47 conceded. Two stern tests against London Oratory and then Glyn in the third round of the National Vase await for the 1st XV - best of luck to them and hopefully they can keep their unbeaten streak alive and progress in the Vase! The 2nd XV put on a dominant display against Wimbledon College running out 49-21 winners after an especially good first half - lots of future 1st XV players in that side so it’s great to see these performances, hopefully providing a bit of momentum for them as a squad. The U16A’s have continued their strong start to the season with a gritty 14-10 win against a good Wimbledon College, helped by Oliver, who can’t stop scoring for the 1st XV this season, with another two tries for his own age group this week. In the 16Bs’ first fixture of the year, some great forward play and strong set piece work unfortunately wasn’t enough to get the win, but the performance means there is plenty to build on for the season. The U15A’s had a really strong performance and result against Gunnersbury (33-5) but were unfortunately not able to back that up against Wimbledon College in the A’s (17-26) or the B’s (10-22) after two close contests - much to be positive about though for this age group and their numbers at training have been particularly impressive.

In other sports news, two of our students have been selected to represent England Volleyball at the NEVZA Tournament which is overseas over the weekend of the 16th-18th October - Anja in Year 12 (pictured) and Rease in Year 10. A huge congratulations to both, it’s a tremendous achievement to be selected at such a high level. Best of luck in the tournament! This concludes our sports round-up for this week - good luck to all those representing Tiffin School in the last week of the half-term! Supporting TSBC

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