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OLD KNOX GRAMMARIANSNews of Old BoysBenjamin Bayl OKG95Having just finished two seasons as Assistant Conductor of theBudapest Festival Orchestra, Ben has been conducting operas andsymphony orchestras in London, Paris, Copenhagen, Madrid, Barcelonaand various other cities. He occasionally returns to Australia andconducted Handel’s Orlando for Opera Australia in Melbourne in 2008.In March 2011 he made his debut with the Malaysian Philharmonic.After many years in London, Ben lived in Copenhagen and is nowmoving to Berlin.Old Boys RugbyKnox Old Boys Rugby Club has ridden a wave of success whichall started a decade ago. We are striving in 2011 to win a clubchampionship for a record three years in a row. Knox plays in thehighly competitive suburban Rugby Union Kentwell Cup. This is ahigh honour for the Club now in its seventh year in the top division,winning the competition twice and the Club Championships threetimes in this period.The hard work continues by the tireless committee and with hugeeffort and support from the OKGA, we field six teams each weekand are competitive in every grade. Our fearless leader, coach PeterBromley has left us to further his career with North’s Rugby and wewish him all the best.Nathan Charles OKG06Western Force hooker Nathan Charles is a young professionalsportsman at the peak of fitness and at the top of his chosen sport. Hewas called into the Wallaby training squad before last year’s northernhemisphere tour. What makes his achievements as an elite sportsmanmost remarkable is that he has done it all while carrying the weight ofknowledge that he has a potentially fatal disease with no known cure.Until recently only his family and a few friends knew that Nathan hascystic fibrosis. Now Nathan wants people to beaware of how they can support it.He has been made National Ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Australiaand the more funds Nathan can raise the more research can be doneand hopefully cures can be found. His extreme fitness and the regimehe follows, keeps him able to play rugby and he says he is one of thelucky ones. Nathan has started his own website to lift awareness ofCF, www.nathancharles.com.auAllen Cornall OKG09For those interested in playing or coaching go to www.knoxrugby.com.au.We thank our sponsors LJ Hooker Wahroonga and the McCarroll Car groupfor their continued support.Old Boys online registrationhttp://www.knox.nsw.edu.au/online-directory.htmlUse this link to register for Old Boys online. Then you can keepin touch with other Old Boys and also be updated via email withupcoming events on the Knox Calendar.Allen finished the epic journey from Albury to Tallangatta and backahead of schedule, completing the marathon swim on Lake Humein about 13 hours after a 4am departure. Chilly temperatures nearTallangatta saw Allen cut four kilometres from his trip, his numbingextremities forcing him to turn around.Allen said the effort performed in aid of the Prostate Cancer Foundationof Australia fulfilled a long-held dream. Just before he turned around, hewas thinking ‘why am I doing this? I could be doing something so much easier.But I remembered that this was something I always wanted to do; I’ve alwayswanted to swim the dam’.Allen said he was disappointed with the lack of attendance and the factthat he did not raise much money but hoped he raised awareness ofprostate cancer.The Thistle / June 2011 | 32