Taylorian

TAYLORIAN 2024

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U15A P: 11 / W: 6 / D: 1 / L: 4 / F-A: 262-159 / PD: 103 Squad: H. Muir, Z. Waterman, T. Baldwin, L. Emini, R. Patel, A. Goodman, Z. Wang, F. Butler (Capt.), H. Meakin, W. Ford (Vice-Capt.), L. De Silva, B. Blau, H. Ozer, O. Bradford, E. Elliott, A. Khan, O. Wilson, R. Abhayawickrama, M. Ord, L. Godber, M. Ord, T. Souesi, J. Sivaganesh, P. Sen, D. Patel, A. Scott, V. Sidhu, A. Khan, N. Bridge, S. Embleton.

Opposition

Venue

Result

Try Scorers

St George’s School, Harpenden

Away

14-29

E. Elliot.

Watford Grammar School

Home

24-19

St Clement Danes School*

Home

43-7

Bishop’s Stortford High School

Home

33-0

Mill Hill and Belmont School

Away

20-25

O. Bradford; B. Blau; Z. Wang; H. Ozer. Conversions: W. Ford (4)

Dr Challoner’s Grammar School*

Away

28-5

Magdalen College School

Away

20-7

H. Ozer.

Reading Blue Coat School

Home

10-13

Hitchin Boys School*

Away

12-34

Richard Hale School

Home

38-0

Reed’s School

Home

20-20

*National Vase fixture

U15B P: 8 / W: 4 / D: 1 / L: 3 / 259-87 / PD: 172 The U15B boys were fantastic across the 2023 season. Over thirty boys played for a team that had some brilliant wins and some narrow losses. There was plenty of attacking intent shown throughout, and 259 points were scored in just eight games. Having started off with a tough fixture which highlighted the step-up in physicality in U15s rugby, the boys bounced back with a triumphant victory against local rivals Watford Grammar the following week. Another win against Bishop’s Stortford and a tough loss against Mill Hill – where Taylors’ were the better team for most of the game – rounded off the first half of term. Just after half-term, Rugby Week provided the highlight of the season. The occasion created a tenacity within the team’s defence that had been missing from previous fixtures. Cohesive team pressure was applied to the opposition for the entire match; plenty of tough tackles flew in to

leave a good Reading Blue Coat team scoreless at full time. Injuries then began to creep into the U15As, meaning some well-deserved call-ups for several players, and an opportunity for C Team players to stake their claim in their place. Despite the ever-changing squad, however, the team grew closer as a group. The match against Reed’s School provided a particularly stern test, and even though a result did not fall our way, it provided the boys with a learning opportunity about team unity and effective ball progression. Unfortunately, this was the team’s last outing;

the cold weather rolled in, and the final two fixtures were cancelled due to frozen pitches. Mr J. D. Richardson Squad: B. Ahmed, T. Baldwin, N. Bridge, P. Brown, R. Casey, B. Cooper, C. Cutt, A. Dhana, S. Embleton, A. Galli, L. Godber, T. Harvey, A. Mohan, A. Mohan, K. Naik, N. Nistorel, M. Ord, D. Patel, C. Pick, A. Scott, V. Sidhu, J. Sivaganesh, T. Souesi, H. Suggett, A. Vasvari, A. Bhasin, C. Boxall, R. Heredia, M. Marley-Shaw, A. Patel, N. Patel, C. Railton, M. Shaw, M. Wanniarachchige.