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gathered together for dinner in College Hall to celebrate the recent significant successes in School and OW Fives : Win Coll is the 2016 West of England Schools and also under-16 Rugby Fives champion for both singles and doubles ; and Will Ellison ( C , 00-05 ) is ranked first nationally . Everyone thoroughly enjoyed a tremendous evening . The OW contingent : David Barnes ( A , 54-60 ), James Bristow ( D , 96-01 ), Andrew Horsewood ( D , 01-06 ), Ben Hale ( F , 02- 07 ), Nick Baines ( F , 06-11 ), Matt Hale ( F , 08-13 ), Ben Chua ( E , 09-14 ), James Smith ( E , 09-14 ) Bertie Robertson ( F , 10- 15 ) and Tom Watkinson ( I , 10-15 ).
OW Football Club
JS Gray ( I , 04-09 ) records : The first-ever OW football tour proved to be successful as we returned unbeaten from the Czech Republic with our heads held high . A group of 13 men , spanning almost a decade of school years , had been selected and , after a Friday evening exploring Prague , we faced our opening fixture against Stodulky FC . If any men were struggling for energy , tour organiser Tom Guest ( C , 97-02 ) – to whom much of the credit must go – soon shook us well awake . He seized the ball on the halfway line , cut inside from left and produced a 35-yard curling effort that nestled in the top corner to leave the opposition stunned . Some penalty area pinball allowed an equaliser but in the second half , encouraged by skipper Pete Fuller ( Coll , 04-09 ), the OWs began to play the ball around and Taro Kiley ( H , 98-03 ), Billy Fitton ( C , 05-10 ) and Tom Bouch ( C , 06-08 ) all ensured that the European debut was a victorious one .
On Sunday against Jinocany , the OWs created an inordinate number of chances but in the end could only manage a 1-1 draw , Pietro Emo Capodilista ( F , 03-08 ) claiming the honours for the away team .
Football aside , the trip was punctuated by men doing their very best to fill up their custom-made ekker rolls , with Dr James
Top row ( l-r ): Peter Fuller , Alex Portz , James Gray , Tom Bouch , Rupert Mercer , James Rann , Thomas MacThomas . Bottom row ( l-r ): Pietro Emo Capodilista , Charlie Court , Taro Kiley , Tom Guest , Billy Thurston , Billy Fitton .
Rann ( Coll , 97-02 ) leading a particularly enlightening tour of Prague ’ s Old Town .
Destinations are already being explored for next year and any OWs wishing to be a part of the trip or the Club on a regular basis should email Pete Fuller via peterfuller23 @ gmail . com .
OW Golf
The annual competition for the Sinister Pot was held at Sandford Springs Golf Club on 11th October , somewhat later in the year than usual because of some of the participants requiring replacement parts . Captain of the Sinisters was CD Brims ( K , 63-68 ). Captain of the Dexters was GC Scott-Malden ( D , 62-67 ). Also playing were JN Scott-Malden ( Coll , 63-68 ) and AJC Normand ( F , 76-81 ). The match ended in a win for the ( left-handed ) Sinisters for the third successive year and a discussion was held as to whether this entitled them to keep the Pot in perpetuity . A hot was not held due to the fragility of certain players ’ hips and knees .
OW Rackets
Will Morse ( K , 01-06 ) records : Three Winchester pairs entered the 2016 Noel Bruce , with OW I and OW II making it to the 1 / 4 finals for the first time since digital records began .
OW II then faced Wellington I and produced a scintillating display in the first 3 / 5ths of the match to lead by 2-0 against a pair that included an ex-doubles world champion , but in the event failed to make it through .
The OW I pairing of Jun Portz ( current world doubles champion ) & Jun Bailey saw off Malvern and a strong Haileybury side . They then dealt with Harrow , winners of the NB on numerous occasions , with Bailey making a mockery of his time away from the game with a
Christian Portz
Mike Bailey
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