In late September a group of 25 students in Years 8 and 9 accompanied by Mr Steve Muir, Mr Tom Lever and Director of Rugby, Mr Ben Manion headed off on a 16 day tour of the United Kingdom to follow the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup. The tour was a fantastic opportunity for these Rugby enthusiasts to get a real feel for the game in the Northern Hemisphere, develop new friendships and soak up the culture as we travelled around Britain.

The touring party was lucky enough to see the Wallabies’ victorious early pool games against Fiji and Uruguay as well as the brilliant win over England at Twickenham (the highlight for many!). The atmosphere was something the boys will never forget. The College’s own games were no less successful with the boys winning all four of their matches against a very spirited opposition.

Outside of the Rugby, the boys took time to visit the home of Shakespeare, walk around the grounds at Rugby School (where William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball and ran with it creating the game of Rugby), explore the Think Tank Science Museum, stepped back to the Middle Ages at Warwick Castle and saw first hand the educational institutions of Eton College and the University of Oxford.