Scissorum-In-Memoriam

Weekly Newsletter 09 September 2022

Pre-season rugby camp at Cardiff Met University Sport Merchant Taylors’

On Monday 29th August, 116 boys departed from school to head to their preseason rugby camp at Cardiff Met University, becoming the largest trip the school has undertaken. A quick stop for sandwiches at Membury Services ensured everyone was well fed ahead of training that afternoon with Mr Bruce leading one of the biggest warm-ups ever with typical calm assurance! We then split into a skills circuit for all pupils addressing some of the core components of rugby – passing, small sided games, tackle technique and more. The boys were delighted to have their own rooms for a small sample of university life and before we knew it we were getting ready for dinner. Mr Davies kicked things off with the first edition of “Davies Diaries” featuring some of the highlights of the day and some fun challenges for late comers. James Hely-Hammond stole the show with a Hawaiian shirt, pink sunglasses and pink scrumhat for the evening. 63 boys and staff headed to Nandos for some chicken platters whilst the other 63 enjoyed the delights of a very filling rodizio dinner at Viva Brazil.

Tuesday was an early start for breakfast, before the U15 and U16 trained whilst the Seniors had a session in the lecture theatre to discuss out team shapes and calls for the year. They then had the opportunity to apply some of these in a training session of their own before down time through to lunch. A second training session for all groups took place in the afternoon before each group undertook a tough conditioning session with the Cardiff Met Strength and Conditioning staff. Everyone worked hard but the U16s stood out for their outstanding effort, meaning everyone was delighted to have a big dinner again that evening at Nandos and Viva Brazil. Wednesday featured a final training session with all groups training at the same time, before departing for London. It was a fantastic trip and the boys were superb throughout. A huge thanks to the staff – Mr Simpson, Mr Waterhouse, Mr Davies, Mr Roots, Mr Evans-Evans, Mr de Weymarn, Mr Bruce, Mr Hale and Mr Samuel. Mr E Conway

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