The County Grammar School Magazine 1970

SPORTSBack Row : Mr. D . J. Bowers, M. Warner, D . Lyons, B . Chaplin, N. Lee, P. Bayliss, P. Thouless, A . Walton,J. Kelly, S . Webster, A . Drew .Front Row : D . Copsey, D . Piper, D. Turner, D . Mallett (Capt.), C . Durrant, M. Hill, M. Smalls .RUGBY 1969 - 70The school 1st XI had a limited degree of success this year ; the poor resultsof the start of the season must be ascribed to injury and the youth and inexperienceof the side . Throughout these early matches it was comforting to note the rapiddevelopment of the teams' abilities in the midst of disheartening defeats . The latermatches combined skill with sensible teamwork and understanding . The lack of sizeand weight in the scrum was offset by speed about the pitch ; the forwards wereadmirable in the loose and did much to deny possession at the beginning of theseason but when individual talents blended some exciting tries resulted . Sheehan, atfull back, was at all times elusive in his running and reliable in handling and tackling .His successor, Lyons, also coped well .The high spots of the season were the matches against Cawston College andan Old Boys XV ; the results being wins for the school, 16 - 14 and 14 - 11 respectively. In addition the teams played well to lose to Yarmouth Technical School byeight points to six .The team would like to thank Mr . Bowers for his invaluable advice andextremely worthwhile training sessions and the Headmaster and other members ofthe staff for their encouraging support throughout the season .RESULTS :-A. EARSHAM HALL - Lost 12 - 3 .H. YARMOUTH T . S . - Lost 6 - 8 .A. HEWITT SCHOOL - Lost 15 - 0 .A . H .M .S. GANGES - Lost 9 - 3 .A. CAWSTON COLLEGE - Won 14 - 16 .H. HEARTSEASE SCHOOL - Won 25 - 9 .H. OLD BOYS XV - Won 14 - 11 . D. MALLETT (Captain) .