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THE FIRST XVBack Row, left to right : Mr . D . Bowers, S . Read, A . Younger, R . Kimp, M . Tonks, D . Postle, P . Stasi, K . Hewitt,M . Williamson, B . Shepherd, C . Blakey, Mr. J . C . Little .Middle row : J . Dyer, D . Amberton, D . Payne (captain), The Warden, M . Ireland, M . Hedley, A . Edwards .Front : T . Maxwell, S . Shurety .aggression to add to his skipper's controlled steadiness . An improvement was made this seasonin that latterly he began to play with his team mates in particular around the base of the scrum .This trend must continue if he is to do his great ability proper justice . Like Payne, Ireland playedfor the Eastern Counties and in fact narrowly missed a final English school-boy trial .Naturally the College eight was built and operated around these two outstanding players . Inset pieces it was a good pack because it was an efficient ball-getting machine . The work of Youngeras hooker, and Tonks as line-out man was invaluable as was the tremendous effort put in byPedro Stasi in the engine room . Stasi's weight and strength would be an asset in any pack, andhe and Tonks must be the players around whom we shall build next season . Shepperd and Blakeypartnered Ireland in what turned out to be a most useful back row . Perhaps not as constructiveas the Watling, Green and Cronin days, nevertheless they covered as much ground as theirnotable predecessors and when Chris Blakey learns to give a pass, he will be worth his place inany side as he never knows when to stop running and his tackling is certain . Full marks to Shep .who converted from full-back to flank forward admirably ; he too has an insatiable desire forrunning and tackling but he must stall the urge to grab forty winks whenever the ball is out ofplay, particularly at penalties!This side could be quite brilliant outside the scrum . After a shaky start to the season, Ambertonsettled down to distributing the kind of pass that fly-halves always hope for but don't often get.A courageous player, our secretary made many splendid openings around the base of the scrumand scored several fine tries in the process . When he was on form, Hedley was again a matchwinner,he in particular scored many superb individual tries . However we had a short spell which