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OLD MONMOTHIAN CLUB>SPORTS
& SOCIAL>RUGBY
Under
21's - please contact James
Baldwin, at
j_baldwin@hotmail.co.uk
or join the Facebook group ‘Monmouth
School - Cronk-Cunis Festival’
if you
would like to play in the Cronk Cunis Festival 2012
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Marches Sevens |
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MONMOUTH SCHOOL'S U18 and U16 Sevens can
be very proud of their achievements this
week at the National Schools’ Sevens, the
world’s largest rugby tournament, with some
7000 boys and girls competing annually.
The U18 Sevens, despite only having a
squad of 10, two of which were injured
during the tournament, showed tremendous
skill and spirit, beating King’s Bruton, Sir
William Borlase, Caterham, Bedford Modern,
Clifton College and Denstone College.
The squad reached the semi-finals before
being knocked out by Tonbridge, who went on
to win the tournament. After winning
the West of England Sevens earlier on this
month, the U18 Sevens are now ranked 6th
in the country.
The U16 Sevens stormed through the
play-offs to reach the quarter finals,
fighting off tough competition from RGS High
Wycombe, Forest (London), King’s Worcester,
Sherborne and Whitgift. The team
narrowly missed out on a place in the
semi-finals after putting up a valiant fight
against St. Joseph’s College, Ipswich.
Dr Steven Connors, Headmaster at Monmouth
School said, “We are delighted with both the
U16 and U18 Sevens’ results. The
dedication and determination of the players
and staff has been tremendous. This
tournament, along with the results of all
our teams this term, has proved that
Monmouth School can more than hold its own
against the big boys of school rugby, and we
are very proud to fly the flag for Welsh
rugby”.
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Lent Term 2012 Sevens Fixtures
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Date |
Opposition |
| Feb Sun
19th |
Christ
College Brecon Sevens U18 |
| Feb
Sun 26th |
Marches Sevens (Hereford Cathedral School) U18 |
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Sat 3rd |
Warwick Sevens U12 |
| Mar
Thu 8th |
Frases Bird Sevens (Haberdashers Askes) U13/ U15 U18 |
| Mar
Sun 11th |
West
of England Tauton U18 |
| Mar
Sun 11th |
Dean
Close Sevens U14 |
| Mar
Fri 16th |
Monmouth School Sevens U14 KO 13.30 |
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NATIONAL
SEVENS
ROSSLYN
PARK |
National Schools Sevens
The Worlds Largest Rugby Tournament 25th March 2012 |
| Mar
Sun 25th |
U13
London 16.00 |
| Mar
Mon 26th |
U18
London 16.00 |
| Mar
Tue 27th |
U16
London 14.30 |
Hallam Amos
- Monmouth School full back - has a debut to savour
as he becomes one of the youngest Welsh regional
rugby players
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MONMOUTH School’s Hallam Amos became one of the youngest Welsh
players to play regional rugby when he played for Newport Gwent
Dragons on Saturday 22nd October 2011vs.Wasps
at the age of 17 years and 28 days.
Some older fans might draw comparisons between Amos and another
former Monmouth School and Newport star Keith Jarrett (OM59-66)
who, at full back and centre, exploded onto the scene as a
teenager in the late 1960s. Amos marked this record with an
excellent try-scoring performance that fully repaid the faith
the Dragons management have shown in him as he ran well and was
solid in defense.
Stockport-born with English parents,
the Wales Under-16s international is dual qualified and mentored
at Monmouth School by Lions and 1971 Wales Grand Slam winning
wing John Bevan, who coaches as a teacher at Monmouth School.
Dragons director of rugby Robert Beale said Amos is a
player to look out for...a
young, talented player..."
Source: South Wales Argus Monday 24th
October 2011
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Cronk Cunis 2011, London
Forget a Marathon, Ironman Triathlon or swimming the channel.
The best way to ensure you can’t walk for a week is to enter the
Cronk-Cunis U21 Festival with only 15 players!!!
It is most certainly the best way to demonstrate the grit,
determination, raw strength and talent of Old Monmouthians RFC.
Even more than that it is the perfect way to have an amazing
laugh with old friends (and make new ones), both on and off the
pitch, and re-ignite those old rivalries |
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We arrived at the well organised event to find every team
professionally fitted out, with squads of a minimum of 20, but
on the pitch we dominated. First we played King Edwards, Oxford,
easy winners 22-0. As is Monmouth’s tradition with the luck of
the Gods in tournaments, our next game was Millfield – or as the
vibrant umbrella above their buffet tent said – ‘Millfield
Legends’. As always it was a fiery game and this would not fail
to entertain. They knew what a game they were in for straight
away, the 400 strong crowd grasped and applauded as the OM back
row (Wheeler, Lee & Sawyer) dominated proceedings - the sound of
the hits were radiating around the tournament. Had it not been
possibly the worst refereed game of the tournament the game
would have ended 0-0, (resulting in extra-time) as it was, 8-0
was the final result – as you can guess the referee was rapidly
invited to test the culinary skills of the Millfield supporters
under their umbrella!
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Now in the shield competition we faced Oratory, Reading – within
12mins we were 4 tries up and cruising.....this is when the
realisation of playing 90mins of high class rugby with no
substitutes was definitely hitting home. But in true Monmouth
style we never gave up, fighting tooth and nail to finish the
game winners, 24-10. Old Monmothians aren’t your usual old boys,
despite the fact most players had injuries – including 2 broken
fingers, a detached bi-cep, and a suspected metatarsal break –
we refused to pull out of the tournament and faced Dulwich
College in the semi-final of the Shield. Again we fought with
all we had, continuing our pack dominance combined with some
excellent pieces of flare in the backs. However in the end
Dulwich had a squad far too large for us to match, OM’s
eventually losing 31-12.
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With the pain numbed following a few beverages, we then hit
London town to enjoy the post-rugby experience to the full!
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Elsewhere in the
tournament Millfield lost to the eventual winners Peter Symonds
College, while Dulwich went on to win the Shield. Everyone had
an excellent day, all teams had massive respect for our effort,
and many will never forget the time they played us!
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A fabulous
day, not soon to be forgotten.
If you are under 21 by 1st
September 2012 and would like to play and ensure
we have a full squad when we enter next year please e-mail me,
James Baldwin, at
j_baldwin@hotmail.co.uk
or join us on Facebook ‘Monmouth
School - Cronk-Cunis Festival’
OM Rugby
Club Team; J.Baldwin, R.Kyle, J.Haines M.Evans, WR.Dixon,
E.Wheeler, S.Turner, D.Matthews, G. Lee, J.Sawyer, M.Asprou,
S.Mason, M.Olonilua,
G.Harding
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If you are no
longer blessed with being under 21 but still love your rugby and
want to play, the OM Rugby Club would love to hear from you.
Moving
Forward.....
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We are currently in talks with Clifton College and
Cheltenham College to set up annual games with their Old
Boys
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If you know of any tournaments the OM Rugby Club could
enter please get in contact via Facebook or
j_baldwin@hotmail.co.uk
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Michaelmas Term Fixtures 2011
| Date |
Opposition |
Location |
Result |
Comment |
| Sept Sat 3rd |
Kind Edward's School,
Birmingham |
HOME |
Monmouth 28 - King
Edward's 8 |
WON
Tries from Callum Phillips,
Tom James, Hallam Amos amd Sam Fisher |
| Sept Sat 10th |
Malborough College |
AWAY |
Monmouth 8 - Malborough
College 20 |
LOST
Scorer - Tom James |
| Sept Sat 17th |
Cheltenham College |
HOME |
Monmouth 11 - Cheltenham 6 |
WON |
| Sept Sat 27th |
Christ College Brecon |
AWAY |
Monmouth 38 - Brecon 10 |
WON
Tries
from Sam Fisher x2, Luc Jones x2, Kellard Phillips
following an excellent second half come back scoring 31
unanswered points! |
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| Oct Sat 1st |
Bristol Grammar School |
HOME |
Monmouth 30 - Bristol Grammar 11 |
WON
Tries from Phillips, Jones, Amos, Palmer
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| Oct Sat 8th |
The King's School Worcester |
AWAY |
Monmouth 5 - King's School
Worcester 30 |
LOST
Sam Fisher |
| Oct Tue 11th |
Brynmawr |
HOME |
Monmouth 48 - Brynmawr 0 |
WON
Tries:
Tom James x2, Sam Fisher, John Parker, Callum Phillips, Ollie
Jones, Jordan Hogan, Hallam Amos
Conversions: Jordan Hogan x |
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Nov Sat 5th |
King's College, Taunton |
HOME |
Monmouth 14 - King's
College 12 |
WON
Tries Luc Jones x2, Cons. Jordan Hogan |
| Nov Sat 12th |
Colston's Collegiate
School, Bristol |
AWAY |
Monmouth 20 - Colston's 16 |
WON
Try Hallam Amos, Drop Goal Jordan Hogan (in the dying minutes!)
Penalty x4 Jordan Hogan |
| Nov Thu 17th |
King Edward's Five Ways
Birmingham |
AWAY |
Monmouth 31 - King
Edward's Five Ways 0 |
WON |
| Nov Sat 26th |
Bromsgrove School |
HOME |
Monmouth 27 - Bromsgrove
16 |
WON
One of the best performances of the year
Tries from Upham, Amos x3 Cons - Hogan x2 and Penalty - Hogan |
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| Dec Sat 3rd |
Millfield School |
AWAY |
Monmouth 13 - Millfield 45 |
LOST |
| Dec Sat 10th |
Blundell's School |
HOME |
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| Dec Tue 13th |
Crawshays Welsh RFC U18 |
HOME |
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