Three Hundred And Eighteenth Entry
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| 318th Pass Out Parade |
| Graduation Certificate Dennis Petrie |
| L to R: Paul Leggot Denis Petrie Colin Brown and Chris Padgett |
| Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentice Association |
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| Multum A Parvo |
Having defeated the R.A.F. Locking Apps. 23 - 0 (away) R.A.F. Hereford Apps. played R.A.F. Halton Apps. (home) on Sat., 27th March '71.
On a hot afternoon more suited to cricket than rugby football the final of the tnter-Schoots Rugby Competition got under way. Hereford started in great form and
Forster was particularly unlucky in being bundled into touch with about five yards to go. Halton counter-attacked and scored a very good try, most of. their pack
having handled the ball en route, A further try to Halton soon followed making the score 0 - 6.
Hereford's chance to score soon followed when a penalty was awarded some 30 yards out following a scrum infringement by Halton. Moore was, however,
unsuccessfui with his kick. Another penalty was awarded to Hereford soon after, and the value of team training was proved with a tap penalty followed by a
scissors movement reaping dividends, with Watk ins drawing the cover to the blind side of the field. Meanwhile Amor put in a powerful, diagonal run to score a very
good try about six yards in from touch. At half-time the score was Hereford 3 Halton 6.
Despite being out·weighed in the pack Hereford managed to contain a lively Hallon team who had now had their tails up and were pressing hard. There followed a
series of loose mauls Which culminated tn,the big Halton lock forcing his way over for a disputed try, the Hereford defenders claiming ,that the ball had not been
grounded. The referee, S9t. Pow ell R.A.F. Abingdon, disagreed however. The score was now 9 - 3 to Halton. Hereford continued to fight back however, and were
unlucky to be further behind following a lucky bounce which enabled Halton to score again. The kick failed and we were now 12 - 3 down. Hereford
showed their excellent team spirit during the next stage of play, refusing to give up and fighting every inch of the way. Amor, Wales, Watkins, Segust and Padgett
were performing prodigies on tackling back and covering all over the field. Hereford then sustained a crushing blow when they lost Kitching the hooker, with an
ankle injury with about 15 minutes of play to run. Despite this set-back Hereford continued to chase every ball, and strove to gain another score. Their efforts finally
paid off. Following a line-out Segust, who had been creating havoc at the end of the line with some very shrewd breaks, managed to collect a loose ball which he
sent out to Watkins who drew his man well before sending the ball on to Barber. With a clever dummy Barber drew his man and passed to Amor who then came
inside his man and scored a beautiful try under the posts. Watkins converted this try and the score was now 8 - 12 to Halton. Excitement mounted with the
numerous spectators, many from Halton, willing their team to efforts. There was to be no more scoring however and a clean well· fought final came to a close.
On a hot afternoon more suited to cricket than rugby football the final of the tnter-Schoots Rugby Competition got under way. Hereford started in great form and
Forster was particularly unlucky in being bundled into touch with about five yards to go. Halton counter-attacked and scored a very good try, most of. their pack
having handled the ball en route, A further try to Halton soon followed making the score 0 - 6.
Hereford's chance to score soon followed when a penalty was awarded some 30 yards out following a scrum infringement by Halton. Moore was, however,
unsuccessfui with his kick. Another penalty was awarded to Hereford soon after, and the value of team training was proved with a tap penalty followed by a
scissors movement reaping dividends, with Watk ins drawing the cover to the blind side of the field. Meanwhile Amor put in a powerful, diagonal run to score a very
good try about six yards in from touch. At half-time the score was Hereford 3 Halton 6.
Despite being out·weighed in the pack Hereford managed to contain a lively Hallon team who had now had their tails up and were pressing hard. There followed a
series of loose mauls Which culminated tn,the big Halton lock forcing his way over for a disputed try, the Hereford defenders claiming ,that the ball had not been
grounded. The referee, S9t. Pow ell R.A.F. Abingdon, disagreed however. The score was now 9 - 3 to Halton. Hereford continued to fight back however, and were
unlucky to be further behind following a lucky bounce which enabled Halton to score again. The kick failed and we were now 12 - 3 down. Hereford
showed their excellent team spirit during the next stage of play, refusing to give up and fighting every inch of the way. Amor, Wales, Watkins, Segust and Padgett
were performing prodigies on tackling back and covering all over the field. Hereford then sustained a crushing blow when they lost Kitching the hooker, with an
ankle injury with about 15 minutes of play to run. Despite this set-back Hereford continued to chase every ball, and strove to gain another score. Their efforts finally
paid off. Following a line-out Segust, who had been creating havoc at the end of the line with some very shrewd breaks, managed to collect a loose ball which he
sent out to Watkins who drew his man well before sending the ball on to Barber. With a clever dummy Barber drew his man and passed to Amor who then came
inside his man and scored a beautiful try under the posts. Watkins converted this try and the score was now 8 - 12 to Halton. Excitement mounted with the
numerous spectators, many from Halton, willing their team to efforts. There was to be no more scoring however and a clean well· fought final came to a close.
| THE HEREFORD MAGAZINE FINAL OF THE INTER-SCHOOLS (1st YEAR APPRENTICES) RUGBY COMPETITION TEAM: Lewis. Moore,. Wales. Amor, Forster, Barber, Watkins. Padgett. Raymont, Segust, Knolt, Cook, Organ, Kitching, McKnight. |
| Tom McKnight 2nd From Left |
