Match 1 - The Kings School, Canterbury

Joe, distributing.



A devistating forward charge.



Liam, a frightening sight.




We were at the top of our game. We saw what we shall saw. We played what was front of us and we never lay down! Playing a well drilled home side containing two current England age group representatives (fly half and outside centre). The team played some of the very best rugby they have played all year to trail by 6-10 at half time and were certainly in the game. Changing ends and having to run up hill (yes uphill) and into the wind sapped our defense and two late tries blew the score out to a margin that was not reflective of the closeness of the game. Netani and Joe were outstanding in a team that to a man lifted their game to a new level. Apart from two injured players (Goose and Lachlan Lynch) the whole squad got a run. The evening function really cemented some of the very special attributes of rugby tours in the minds of the staff. Seeing the two teams, after a very ‘willing encounter’ sharing a meal and a story spoke volumes of the special nature of this game we all love. Tomorrow it is off to Taunton to play Queens College, a school we last played five years ago. On the way Russell will get to visit Stonehenge.