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Posts Tagged ‘Team of the Year’


Old Bristolians – Grassroots Team of the Year

Posted 377 days ago

HOW DO you turn darkness into light? Old Bristolians found a way. Five years ago, Robbie Stuart, their second-team captain and Brizzley Bear mascot at Bristol, complained of feeling tired. On the day that England beat Australia in RWC 2007, he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Undeterred by the gruelling chemo that lay ahead, he set about organising events – from dodgeball…

Cobham U18 – Team of the Year

Posted 739 days ago

To measure the success of a mini-rugby section, try looking at the older age groups that emerge from it. The Cobham U18 side that has just completed an incredible journey contains six players who have been right through the system since first picking up a ball aged five: Tom Bliss, Richard Philip, Olly Mays, Matthew Cragg, Peter McCallum and George…

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