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I am delighted to be sending you my best wishes for your forthcoming tour toAustralia. Going on rugby tour is an exciting experience, not to be missed! England always enjoy travelling to the Southern Hemisphere; the opportunity to experience the culture of another continent, especially one so passionate about its rugby, will be very special.

I believe that Sherborne has had a very successful rugby season, from the U15s winning the NatWest Vase, to the 7s team winning at the Colston’s Sevens. So I hope all of your preparations and training continue to go well. Make sure you have really worked on your conditioning as that will be of huge importance.

Remember your school’s values and those of rugby too. Wear your shirts with pride and play with passion, play as a team and for those teammates that you have been brought up playing alongside over the past few years.

A special bond is created by those on tour - the experiences you’ll share with your team mates will never be forgotten. Enjoy it, believe in yourselves and give it your best! I’m sure you will do your school, yourselves and your families proud.

Best wishes

Stuart Lancaster England Head Coach

Dear Senior Rugby Squad

Sherborne has had an exceptionally successful rugby season this year and it is typical of the Shirburnian spirit and the dedication of David Muckalt and his colleagues that you are now travelling to the other side of the world to find further challenges.

There is no doubt that this tour will be physically and competitively demanding; Australia’s proud sporting tradition suggests that the opposition will be daunting. There will be opportunities also to be tested in other ways. You will have a chance to learn from new landscapes – both physical and cultural – and to demonstrate the generosity of spirit and sensitivity for which Sherborne is famed. I am sure that you will return having gained as much from your time off the pitch as you have on it.

In the last couple of years we have had the pleasure of hosting sides from King’s, Parramatta and St Ignatius’, Riverview, who were a credit to their schools both on and off the field. They are hosting us in return on this tour and I am grateful to them in advance for their hospitality. Similarly to Churchies in Brisbane, who I know have given a warm welcome to us in the past when they have visited Australia.

Having always been strong, rugby at Sherborne is now increasingly ambitious. Events such as this are an integral part of our work to keep progressing and to keep improving; you are central to that effort.

You are also ambassadors for both School and Country. Take up the challenge to represent us, and yourselves, at our best. Undoubtedly this experience will bond you even closer as a group and I hope you will also form new ties and lasting friendships with your host families and others in Australia.

With warmest wishes for a successful tour and my thanks to the accompanying staff who include David Guy, David Muckalt, Rhidian McGuire, Tom Mason and Tom Scott. May you have a truly wonderful experience.

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From the Head of RugbyDavid Muckalt

Touring is an integral part of the rugby experience at Sherborne School. The School first toured in 1978 and has run regular trips to the Southern hemisphere and Europe. The School last toured Australia in 2011 and since returning we have enjoyed hosting touring parties from The King’s School, Parramatta and St Ignatius’ College, Riverview.

Having visited Australia on three previous tours, I am fully aware of the unique experience that awaits the Sherborne touring party. There is a shared belief between schools in the UK and in Australia that the touring experience will enhance the unity within the team and generate life long memories and friendships. This is enhanced through the hosting and billeting of players which allows young men to experience new cultures first hand. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who will be offering this experience to the Sherborne group this summer.

The tour provides a competitive and challenging environment which will test all 47 players and five coaches. The aim of this tour is to help players develop their skills in a different environment and face tough physical and mental challenges that the strong fixture list will provide. Our tour will see us take on two of Brisbane’s top schools, The Southport School and Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie), and two of Sydney’s top Schools, The King’s School and St Ignatius’, Riverview, before heading to Cairns for our last fixtures against Trinity Anglican School and St Augustine’s College. The players and staff will balance training and playing with ensuring that time is left to experience what Australia has to offer.

We are very much looking forward to the challenges that Australia has in store for us and I am confident that we will return from the tour having had the opportunity to develop and bond as a squad in preparation for our 2015-16 season. The experience will undoubtedly serve as a source of life long memories and hopefully, friendships. I encourage all the Sherborne touring party to embrace the challenges that await us and to do so in the same respectful manner that acts as one of pillars that the game is built upon.

David MuckaltHead of Rugby / Tour Manager

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SAM BRUCE

Height in cm: 178

Weight in kg: 80

Position: Centre

Sporting hero: Chris Roberts

Home town Yeovil

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Hazelgrove

Favourite film: Toy Story

CASPAR BAILEY

Height in cm: 180

Weight in kg: 83

Position: Scrum-Half

Sporting hero: Carlos Spencer

Home town Dorchester

Honours: Sherborne 1st XV, Bath Academy (U14-U18), Dorset & Wilts (U13-U16), South West U16

Prep school / previous school:The Thomas Hardye School

Favourite film: Step Brothers

DOMINIC BELL

Height in cm: 186

Weight in kg: 88

Position: Full Back/Centre

Sporting hero: Brian O’Driscoll

Home town Twickenham

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Sherborne Prep

Favourite film: Gladiator / The Departed

LUKE BESSE

Height in cm: 172

Weight in kg: 80

Position: Prop/Hooker

Sporting hero: Michael Carberry

Home town Romsey

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Farleigh School

Favourite band: The Black Keys

ARCHIE BOURNE

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 82

Position: Hooker

Sporting hero: Brian Moore

Home town Salisbury

Honours: Colts A, Dorset and Wilts

Prep school / previous school:Norman Court

Favourite film: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum

PLAYER PROFILES


PLAYER PROFILES

WILL CALDWELL

Height in cm: 193

Weight in kg: 90

Position: Second Row

Sporting hero: Sachin Tendaulkar


Honours: 2nd XV, D&W u12’s trials

Prep school / previous school:The Thomas Hardye School

Favourite band: Eminem

HENRY CARR-SMITH

Height in cm: 171

Weight in kg: 74

Position: Flanker

Sporting hero: Lewis Moody

Home town Salisbury

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Woodcote House

Favourite film: Step Brothers

ALEX COPINGER-SYMES

Height in cm: 170

Weight in kg: 65

Position: Wing/Centre

Sporting hero: Jason Robinson

Home town Dundee

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Forres Sandle Manor

GEORGE CRANE

Height in cm: 162

Weight in kg: 62

Position: Scrum Half

Sporting hero: Jason Robinson

Home town Jersey

Honours: 1st XV

Prep school / previous school:St Michael’s Jersey

Favourite film: Law Abiding Citizen

ARCHIE CRIPWELL

Height in cm: 180

Weight in kg: 72

Position: Wing/full back

Sporting hero: Usain Bolt

Home town Washington DC

Honours: 3rd XV

Prep school / previous school:Farleigh

Favourite film: Gladiator

MONTGOMERY CAIRNES

Height in cm: 180

Weight in kg: 80

Position: Full-Back/Winger

Sporting hero: Rene Ranger

Home town Lymington

Honours: 1st XV, Hampshire county u14-u16

Prep school / previous school:Hampshire Collegiate School

Interesting fact about yourself:I appeared on the TV show “three in a bed”


PLAYER PROFILES

JOSH EVANS

Height in cm: 173

Weight in kg: 62


Sporting hero: Danny Care

Home town Wareham

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Castle Court

Favourite band: Tinie Tempah

HUGO FENWICK

Height in cm: 179

Weight in kg: 104

Position: Prop

Sporting hero: Richie McCaw

Home town Sherborne

Honours: 1st XV

Prep school / previous school:Port Regis

Favourite film: American Sniper

JAMES FENWICK

Height in cm: 187

Weight in kg: 98

Position: Back Row

Sporting hero: Sean O’Brien

Home town Sherborne

Honours: 1st XV, Bath EPDG, Dorset and WIlts


Interesting fact about yourself: Grade 1 piano (nearly)

CARL FLETCHER

Height in cm: 188

Weight in kg: 108

Position: Prop

Sporting hero: Ronnie Coleman

Home town Devizes

Honours: 2nd XV


Favourite film: The Matrix

OSCAR CRUZ

Height in cm: 172

Weight in kg: 78

Position: Hooker

Sporting hero: Schalk Brits

Home town Gibraltar

Honours: Andalusia U18’s (regional side), captain U16’s Marbella Rugby Team

Prep school / previous school:Bayside School, Gibraltar

Favourite film: Shark Tale

XANDY DEMBINSKI

Height in cm: 182

Weight in kg: 81

Position: Outside Centre

Sporting hero: Mr Mason

Home town Andover

Honours: 1st XV, Bath Academy


Favourite film: Finding Nemo


PLAYER PROFILES

JAMES HAGUE

Height in cm: 190

Weight in kg: 106

Position: prop

Sporting hero: Charlie Faumuina

Home town Marston Magna

Honours: Colts A


Favourite film: Fury

FERGUS HAMILTON

Height in cm: 171

Weight in kg: 84

Position: Centre

Sporting hero: Kyle Eastmond

Home town Winchester

Honours: South West England U16’s, Bath Academy, Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV seasons, Captain 1st VII


Interesting fact: I haven’t grown in three years.

GIAN-MARCO HAMMOND

Height in cm: 184

Weight in kg: 103

Position: Prop

Sporting hero: Andrea Pirlo

Home town Hong Kong

Honours: Hong Kong rugby, 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:French International School Hong Kong

Interesting fact:I speak four languages

WILL HARGRAVE

Height in cm: 183

Weight in kg: 95


Sporting hero: Mike Brown

Home town Tokyo

Honours: 5th XV

Prep school / previous school:British School in Tokyo

Favourite film: Hot Fuzz

GABRIEL HEALY

Height in cm: 177

Weight in kg: 83

Position: Back Row

Sporting hero: Didier Drogba

Home town London

Honours: Dorset and Wilts, Colts A


Favourite film: Pulp Fiction

GUS FRANCE-HAYHURST

Height in cm: 178

Weight in kg: 75

Position: Hooker

Sporting hero: Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor

Home town Sherborne

Honours: 3rd XV


Favourite film: The Jungle Book


PLAYER PROFILES

JACK HILLS

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 75

Position: Fly Half/Center

Sporting hero: Johnny May

Home town Taunton

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Kings Hall

Favourite film: Cool Runnings

ANGUS HUNTINGTON

Height in cm: 181

Weight in kg: 80

Position: Flanker

Sporting hero: Peter Winterbottom

Home town Lymington

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Durlston Court School


GUS JOHNSON

Height in cm: 185

Weight in kg: 79

Position: Centre/Wing

Sporting hero: Josh Lewesy

Home town Basingstoke

Honours: Colts A, 1st VII

Prep school / previous school:Elstree School

Favourite film: The Italian Job

CIARAN JOHNSTON

Height in cm: 170

Weight in kg: 65


Sporting hero: Ben Youngs

Home town New Milton

Honours: London Irish EPDG, Hampshire U16

Prep school / previous school:Highcliffe

Favourite film: Monsters Inc

DAN KENDALL

Height in cm: 180

Weight in kg: 70

Position: Fly Half /Full Back

Sporting hero: Mike Brown

Home town Chichester

Honours: Colts B

Prep school / previous school:Westbourne House


BEN HEBER

Height in cm: 174

Weight in kg: 65

Position: Fly Half

Sporting hero: Danny Cipriani

Home town Chichester

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Westbourne House

Favourite Band: Foster the People


PLAYER PROFILES

TOM LEWIS

Height in cm: 188

Weight in kg: 93

Position: Full Back

Sporting hero: Jarryd Hayne

Home town Hamilton

Honours: Bath Academy, Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV, 1st VII

Prep school / previous school:Woodcote House School

Favourite film: Shawshank Redemption

WILLIAM MANN

Height in cm: 188

Weight in kg: 81


Sporting hero: Emile Heskey

Home town Bruton

Honours: Colts A


Favourite film:Monsters Inc

THOMAS MASON

Height in cm: 186

Weight in kg: 105

Position: Prop/Number 8

Sporting hero: Casper Bailey

Home town Exeter

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:British School Al Khubairat


SANDY MILLER

Height in cm: 170

Weight in kg: 60

Position: Scrum Half/Full Back

Sporting hero: Will Genia

Home town Ditcheat

Honours: Dorset and Wilts, 1st XV, Colts A captain


Favourite band: Linkin Park

SEB KEY

Height in cm: 180

Weight in kg: 79

Position: Hooker/Back Row

Sporting hero: Christian Cullen

Home town Sherborne

Honours: Colts A


Favourite film: The Lion King


JAMES KENNEDY

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 71

Position: Back Row

Sporting hero: James Haskell

Home town London

Honours: 2nd XV

Prep school / previous school:Cottesmore School

Favourite film: High School Musical 1, 2 and 3

PLAYER PROFILES

BENEDICT PUGSLEY

Height in cm: 182

Weight in kg: 70

Position: 2nd row

Sporting hero: Julian Savea

Home town Bovey Tracey

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Mount House

Favourite film: Interstellar

ALEXANDER RADFORD

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 80

Position: Wing

Sporting hero: Jonah Lomu

Home town Charlton Horethorne

Honours: 1st XV


Favourite band: Disclosure

ZAK SMITH

Height in cm: 184

Weight in kg: 91

Position: Back Row

Sporting hero: Mr McGuire

Home town Brinkworth

Honours: 1st XV, 1st VII, Southwest, England U16, Bath Rugby Academy, Somerset

Prep school / previous school:Prior Park College

Interesting fact : Appeared in Rugby World magazine

REUBEN SALISBURY

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 72

Position: Full Back

Sporting hero: Leigh Halfpenny

Home town Gillingham

Honours: Bath EPDG, Dorset and Wilts U16

Prep school / previous school:Gillingham

Favourite film: Frozen

BEN MURRAY

Height in cm: 190

Weight in kg: 90


Sporting hero: Dan Cole

Home town Blandford Forum

Honours: 1st XV


Favourite film: Dumb and Dumber


ED MILNER

Height in cm: 185

Weight in kg: 86


Sporting hero: Martin Johnson

Home town Midhurst

Honours:

1st XV

Prep school / previous school:Dorset House


PLAYER PROFILES

HENRY WILSON

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 85

Position: Hooker/Flanker

Sporting hero: Lewis Moody

Home town Brockenhurst

Honours: 2nd XV/1st XV/1st VII

Prep school / previous school:Durlston Court

Favourite film: Man on Fire

RAFE YEWDALL

Height in cm: 188

Weight in kg: 90

Position: Centre

Sporting hero: Isreal Folau

Home town Bideford

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Blundell’s

Favourite film: Mean Girls

ALEX WARREN

Height in cm: 175

Weight in kg: 81

Position: Prop/Hooker/Flanker

Sporting hero: Thierry Dusatoir

Home town Rostov-on-Don

Honours: Colts A

Prep school / previous school:Cothill House

Favourite film: Sharknado


GEORGE WALLINGTON

Height in cm: 178

Weight in kg: 82

Position: Fly Half

Sporting hero: Shaun Johnson


Honours: 1st XV, Dorset and Wilts U16

Prep school / previous school:Sandroyd

Favourite film: Forrest Gump

MATT VERSLOOT

Height in cm: 186

Weight in kg: 75

Position: Centre

Sporting hero: Lindsay Vonn

Home town Singapore

Honours: 3rd XV


Interesting fact:Competed at British Alpine Ski Championships

ITINERARY

SATURDAY 4TH JULYDepart London Heathrow.

SUNDAY 5TH JULYOvernight in flight.

MONDAY 6TH JULYArrive in Brisbane and transfer to

Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre.

TUESDAY 7TH JULYTraining day.

WEDNESDAY 8TH JULYFixtures vs The Southport School.

THURSDAY 9TH JULYMorning surf lesson.

Transfer to Anglican Church GS for 3 night billet.

FRIDAY 10TH JULY Morning sightseeing,Afternoon training.

SATURDAY 11TH JULYFixtures vs Anglican Church GS.

SUNDAY 12TH JULYTransfer to Sydney.

Overnight in Sydney Harbour Youth Hostel,Evening Sydney Harbour cruise.

MONDAY 13TH JULYMorning sightseeing.

Afternoon fixtures vs The King’s School Parramatta and 2 nights of billeting.

TUESDAY 14TH JULY Full day sightseeing in Sydney inc:

Manly Beach, Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera Houseand Darling Harbour

WEDNESDAY 15TH JULYMorning visit to Bondi Beach.

Transfer to St Ignatius’ College Riverview for 2 night billet.

THURSDAY 16TH JULYMorning sightseeing.

Afternoon fixtures vs St Ignatius’ College Riverview.

FRIDAY 17TH JULYTransfer to Sydney Harbour,

Full day sightseeing.

SATURDAY 18TH JULYTransfer to Cairns.

SUNDAY 19TH JULYFull day excursion to the Great Barrier Reef.

MONDAY 20TH JULYTournament fixtures vs St Augustine’sCollege and Meiwa High School Japan.

End of tour dinner and awards.

TUESDAY 21ST JULYAfternoon departure for Heathrow

via Melbourne.

WEDNESDAY 22ND JULYArrival at London Heathrow.Tour party depart for home.


COACHING STAFF

DAVID GUY

David Guy is the Director of Sport at Sherborne having previously been the Head of Rugby. He is currently the 1st XV backs coach and in previous years has coached England Schools U16 Saxons, England North and England South West. David is married with two children and one daft cocker spaniel. He enjoys beach holidays in the summer and skiing with the family in the winter, and is returning to Australia for the 5th time; his last visit was with Sherborne School in 2011.

TOM MASON

Tom Mason is Head of Geography at Sherborne and has been at the school for 3 years. He has coached the U16 age group at the school alongside running teams in hockey and cricket. Tom also has the onerous task of leading the ski racing trip to Switzerland each year.

TOM SCOTT

Tom Scott teaches modern languages and has been at Sherborne for five years, although he is also an Old Shirburnian. He has coached both U16 and U14 sides within the school and is also Head of Athletics, although he is most likely to be found training for his latest hobby/obsession: triathlon.

ALEX MCCALL

Alex currently runs his own business but is also the Head Physiotherapist for the England rugby U16’s group. Alex is happily married and has recently become a father for the second time, so what better way to celebrate than to leave home for 3 weeks! Alex will be on his first tour with Sherborne School but he is an experienced tourist as he has recently demonstrated by delaying his flight out by a day and upgrading his own flight to Business Class!

DAVID MUCKALT

David Muckalt is in his 3rd year at Sherborne and is the Head of Rugby and Deputy Director of Sport. He joined Sherborne following 5 years at Giggleswick School and 7 years at The Manchester Grammar School. In both his previous schools he enjoyed tours to Australia. David is the Head coach of the 1st XV and also coaches the England u16 XV. He has himself played at international level, representing the England Counties XV and played as a semi-professional for 10 seasons in the English Championship. He will be acting as the Tour Manager for his 5th visit to Australia and is looking forward to renewing friend-ships with staff at Churchie, The King’s School and Riverview, all schools that he has visited in previous trips, as well as more recently looking after the 2013 King’s UK touring party and the 2014 Riverview UK Touring party. David is a very quiet and unassuming member of the tour party so you may need to look hard to find him!

RHIDIAN MCGUIRE

Rhidian is Head of Physical Education at Sherborne and has been there for 2 years following a spell as Head of Rugby at Bath based Prior Park College. He coached this season’s successful under fifteen A team who won the Nat West Vase final at Twickenham in March and is also involved with Bath academy as an U16 coach. As a player he gained representative honours as a Cambridge Blue and Wales U18 international.


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Sherborne Rugby 2014-15 Season Overview

The 2014 season saw Sherborne School play over 200 fixtures with teams at all age groups enjoying a weekly programme which balanced technical and tactical coaching with the challenge of a tough fixture a week throughout the Michaelmas Term. The rugby programme at Sherborne is purely optional and with 20 teams playing regularly it speaks volumes about the quality and provision that we offer and the experience that the boys have on a weekly basis.

This season, the 1st XV had one of their most successful seasons for well over a decade winning 13 of their 16 fixtures, with the high-lights being victories against Radley College (Centenary Cup Match, 26-7), Marlborough College (22-0), St Pauls (Mike Davis Cup, 28-18) and Clifton College (33-12). The brand of rugby on display from the XV this season was built around a strong set-piece and a very exciting back line, many of who will be in Australia this summer as they look forward to another season. The School boasted 7 Bath Academy players and Jack Edmondson represented England u18’s in the annual FIRA competition. Alongside the 1st XV, the 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths and 6ths (occasional) all had successful seasons with many players experiencing their first season of open age grade rugby.

Our Colts year group had a very productive season reversing many of their previous year’s defeats showing that size is not the essential ingredient in achieving success! This year group have had to endure a few difficult periods during their time at the School, however, a fantastic team spirit has certainly helped them bond and with many of the A and B XV players travelling to Australia, I am sure that this characteristic will benefit them moving forward into open age grade rugby.

Our Junior Colts year group were able to enjoy a trip to Twickenham with our u15A XV winning the National Vase Competition against Oakham School and one Tyrece Johnston-Fisher (over 2 million hits on you-tube). Whilst we are certainly not a School that celebrates the winning of trophies as a measure of our success, this victory showed a great deal about this year group of players. Our entry into the Vase competition came as a result of a surprising defeat in round 3 of the Cup with many boys falling into the trap that because they had beaten the opposition before, all that would be needed for us to progress was for us to turn up, how wrong! The learning experience was clear for all to see; The resilience that the squad then showed to commit fully to a competition that we would not expect to see ourselves in, and then to win the last 5 rounds on the way to the final all away from home, showed that this group of future 1st XV players have a strong team ethos and work ethic, traits which will undoubtedly serve them well.

Sherborne Rugby 2014-15 Season Overview

Our Mini-Colts have had a tough introduction to rugby at Sherborne School with almost every team being twice the size. However, the boys have started to recognise the benefits of playing the Sherborne way and whilst they have struggled to contain sides defensively, they have scored some outstanding tries throughout the season and moving forward, this belief in the style of rugby being more important than size, will be rewarded (although I do hope that they grow a little bit over the summer!)

The 1st VII have been afforded the opportunity to focus purely on 7’s during the Lent Term, which has certainly helped us to close the gap on the regular big hitters on the Schools 7’s circuit. With six tournaments in place the 1st VII played at Millfield, Brecon (1/4 finalists), Colstons (Winners), Oakham, Bryanston (Plate Winners) and Rosslyn Park in the Open School Competition (Semi-Finalist). The 1st VII were captained by Fergus Hamilton and their efforts throughout the short season have been very commendable and with 11 of the 17 players in the squad set to return next year, the future of sevens at the school looks promising!

There have certainly been many highlights this season and to pick one would be very difficult, I must congratulate the 1st XV on their superb season winning 13 of their 16 fixtures and being unbeaten since half term (8 consecutive wins), and not losing a match on the Upper. The Colts have had a fantastic season with the A XV losing a very close County Cup semi-final and the C XV unbeaten. The Junior Colts A victory at Twickenham in the Vase Final was a fantastic occasion for all involved with the School and they were support-ed by the JCD XV who had the pick of the playing records at this age group. The Mini-Colts have certainly found this season tough but I have witnessed a tremendous spirit which will serve them well as they move through the school. In the sevens the 1st VIIs performanc-es at Colstons (Winners) and Bryanston (Plate Winners) and their tremendous efforts reaching the semi-final of the Rosslyn Park Open competition have all contributed to what has been the most successful season to date in my tenure as Head of Rugby.

This season, the rugby at Sherborne School has improved with the common dominator in all age groups being the recognition and acceptance that playing as a team is a vital ingredient in success. Departing 1st XV Captain Matthew Key has been inspirational in instilling this and he will leave a legacy of how great things can be achieved with great team work, strong values and clear goals. The Australia Tour provides our 2015 Captain, Fergus Hamilton, to build on some of these strong values and he will need the support of all the tourists in Australia to ensure that he can continue to build on the strong rugby foundations that have been laid before him.

David Muckalt(Head of Rugby)


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New Forest National Park, Balmer Lawn Hotel is,

stylish, contemporary, yet traditionally comfortable and, did you know?

Leisure includes squash club, tennis, in and outside pools, gym, sauna, and spa bath.

Beresfords Restaurant with award winning food,

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Spa Facilities with six

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Seven function suites for weddings, celebrations, conferences and events. Individual rooms including family suites, and four

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AuctionAcknowledgments

Our grateful thanks go to all the parents, former parents and alumni who have supported the tour by giving generous auction items to the silent online auction held in December 2014.

Thank you also to all of you who very generously bid on and were successful in securing the lots. We hope you have enjoyed them.

Many thanks to the following boys and their families, and friends for supplying auction lots: Caspar Bailey, Dom Bell, Archie Bourne, Monty Cairnes, Will Caldwell, Henry Carr-Smith, Alex Copinger-Symes,

Archie Cripwell, Xandy Dembinski, Hugo and James Fenwick, Gus France-Hayhurst, Fergus Hamilton, Gabriel Healy, Ben Heber, Jack Hills, Angus Huntington, Gus Johnson, Dan Kendall, James Kennedy, Tom Lewis, Will

Mann, Tom Mason, Ben Murray, Ben Pugsley, Zak Smith, Matt Versloot, Alex Warren and Rafe Yewdall.


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AcknowledgmentsSuch tours as this are not possible without the support and hard work of a number of people.

The friends and colleagues listed below have been a major part of the planning process:

Three anonymous donors who have supported the tour through the Foundation

Kimberley Wallis in the Sports Office

The rugby coaching and conditioning team for preparing the boys

Lucy Robins and her team in the Bursary for financial management

Beth Morse in the Headmaster’s office for tour logistics

Sophie Harris and Louise Litchfield in the Marketing Office

Adrian Ballard and Joanna Farrow in the Foundation Office

John Willetts and his team in the ITC office

Greg Smith and Craig Lovedayat Emaginationstore.com for producing this brochure

North Dorset Coaches for their support in transport

Angus Cater, Rory Copinger-Symes, Lizzie Fenwick, Tim Johnson, Dan Kendall, Alex Kennedy, Tony Lethbridge and Alison Wilson for helping us secure sponsors for this brochure

Stuart Lancaster and his team at the RFU

The Headmaster, Ralph Barlow, for his support of the team


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Good luck from one winning team to another.As one of the leading Mercedes-Benz groups in southern England, Sandown Mercedes-Benz is delighted to support Sherborne School’s 2015 rugby tour to Australia. We wish the very best of luck and every success to all players and teachers making the trip Down Under.

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