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England and the British & Irish Lions. Caron never lost his hunger to play either, making his final appearance for London Cornish at the age of 50. Caron always enjoyed the camaraderie of sport and the company of his many PE colleagues. While his Theology degree may have seemed unusual preparation for locker-room badinage , it did equip him with a remarkable ability to move from the unvarnished to the refined when the occasion demanded. Caron was promoted to Senior Master in 2004, a role which he soon made his own. A firm believer in the value of pupils acquiring skills outside the classroom, Caron oversaw the fast-expanding extra curricular programme which included

across the age groups. Caron was a strong believer in inculcating values of integrity and sportsmanship on the Games field, while still pushing the boys to realise their full potential. He looked back with particular pride on his last season in charge of the 1st XV in 2007 when the team set a record in its history by winning twelve, drawing one and losing two. Their fixture list included Harrow, St Paul’s, Epsom College, Berkamsted and Merchant Taylors’ Crosby. Caron’s rugby expertise was honed in his time Down Under, where he became an Australian-accredited rugby coach. As well as inspiring the boys at Sandy Lodge, Caron coached Middlesex, London and South-East England U18 sides, with some of his charges going on to represent

Caron Evans-Evans Caron is the sort of person you would happily follow into battle and who would, even then, find time to check on your wellbeing before his own. Possessed of a fierce work ethic, a prop forward’s instinct for action and a keen sense of moral purpose, he has done everything and more over 26 years at Merchant Taylors’. Caron joined in 1997 from Latymer Upper, having previously coached sport at Sydney Grammar School on an exchange year. As Director of Sport at MTS he was instrumental in its transformation: he helped professionalise the Department and coached the rugby 1st XV as well as hockey and cricket teams drawn from

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