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2009 Brother Doyle Trophy:
Old Boys Victorious
St Ambrose First XV vs 2009 SAOBA XV
(Pictured with team captains Luke Brown and Tom King are SAOBA members George Tsiantar and Tony Dixon)
Old Boy XV: P. O'Connor, T. King (Capt), C. Hosty, L. Biesty, C. Loughlin, J. Marsden, M. Turner, B. Emerson, L. Dobbs, J. Conville, T. Barnes, R. Conville, N. Clancy, A. Smith, O. Weir, Replacements: S. Waterhouse, M. Crawford.
St Ambrose First XV: D. Gandy, J. Newsham, J. Morris, T. Gomulko, L. Brown (Capt), P Clear, T. Edwards, J. Carr, S. Wright, J. Skibinski, T. Nolan, A. Bevan, S. Brindley, B. Quiligotti, Replacements: T. Gurrie, C. Oldham, J. Murphy, J. O'Rourke.
Match Report
St. Ambrose College Old Boys ran out 19 - 0 winners in a tough encounter against the Catholic College’s current first team to lift the Brother Doyle Trophy.
Played in honour of an inspirational former Christian Brother sports master, the Saint Ambrose College Old Boys’ Association sponsored a new kit for the old boys team, which will be passed on to the next generation only to be worn for this one off annual encounter.
Playing in accordance with RUF guidelines only against boys who had left the previous year, the current first team could not break down the Old Boys’ resolute defence.
Fly half James Conville, winger Thomas Barnes and back row James Marsden scored for the Old Boys as their increasing pressure in difficult muddy conditions paid dividends.
James Conville said: “It was a fantastic match played in the right spirit and gave us all a wonderful opportunity to meet old friends at a place we all still hold very dear.”
Old Boys XV Captain Tom King holds the cup on behalf of his team
Pictoral report
The whole school came out to watch despite the rain.
Game on
Still elusive: Warrington rugby wizard Luke Dobbs dodges through again
A familiar sight: the ever-reliable Conville taking another conversion.
Half Time Break
No 17 Max Crawford returns as Full Back
Is that smoke near the year 11s?
No, just steam in the scrum
The Old Boys show their strength
Mr Thompson waits to present the Brother Doyle Trophy
in front of a dejected school first XV
The big moment
What a result
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See you at the 2010 Old Boys Dinner
"the last one before demolition !"
St Ambrose College, Saturday November 13th 2010
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Team photo
2009 Old Boys XV before kick off. St Ambrose College, 2pm, 16th December 2009
Back : Niall Clancy, Connor Hosty, Rob Conville, Liam Biesty, Max Crawford, James Conville, Chris Loughlin, Billy Emerson, Mike Turner,
Front: Luke Dobbs, Tom Barnes, Peter O'Connor, James Marsden, Tom King (Capt), Oliver Weir, Adam Smith, Sam Waterhouse.
Jack Fitzwilliam-Pipe (not pictured)
Sponsors George Tsiantar (Tsiantar Architects), Tony Dixon (SAOBA committee)
Kit sponsored by SAOBA (www.saoba.org). Tsiantar Architects, Nike, JP Juices "the juice that cares"
Mural, St Ambrose Gym
We would like to thank Tom King and James Conville for kit procurement,
and Mrs Conville for programme production.
TEAM SHEETS
Old Boy XV
P. O'Connor, T. King (Capt), C. Hosty, L. Biesty, C. Loughlin, J. Marsden, M. Turner, B. Emerson, L. Dobbs, J. Conville, T. Barnes, R. Conville, N. Clancy, A. Smith, O. Weir, Replacements: S. Waterhouse, M. Crawford.
St Ambrose First XV
D. Gandy, J. Newsham, J. Morris, T. Gomulko, L. Brown (Capt), P Clear, T. Edwards, J. Carr, S. Wright, J. Skibinski, T. Nolan, A. Bevan, S. Brindley, B. Quiligotti, Replacements: T. Gurrie, C. Oldham, J. Murphy, J. O'Rourke.
2010 Old Boys Dinner
Saturday November 13th 2010
For details see future events
See you there