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1944-45 1st XV (Unbeaten)
Back Row L-R: George Pacy, Derek Fox, Bailey, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leonard, 6, 7, Ardron
Middle Row L-R: 1, Derek Wilkinson, Geoff Booth (Secretary), Andy Jagger (Captain), Les Tate, Derek Birkin, G. Davies
Front Row L-R: Cliff (Geoff?) Hale, Robinson
Report dated March 31st 1945
The two rugby teams of Hemsworth Grammar School have won every match this season. The final games were played on Saturday, the first team beating West Leeds 82 points to Nil, and the reserves defeating West Leeds' second team by 3 - 0.
During the season the first team played 12 matches and scored 403 points against 25 by their opponents. On three occasions more than 50 points were obtained by Hemsworth. Leslie Tate set up a school record by scoring 39 tries, the previous record of 27 tries having been held by Harwood, who has now left. The other principal scorers were A. Jagger (19 tries) and Derek Wilkinson (15).
The team which served Hemsworth so well in practically every match was:
F. Fox (Full-back); C. Hale; Leslie Tate (vice-captain); Geoff Booth, G. Davies (Three-quarters). Andrew Jagger (Captain) and Derek Birkin (Half-backs). J. Greensmith, R. Callaghan, Ron Cotterill, Keith Ardron, K. Robinson, Derek Wilkinson, George Pacy, J. Bailey (Forwards). R. Wadsworth played regularly up to Christmas.
In recognition of their success school colours were presented last Thursday to the following:
Repeat Full Colours - Tate, Booth, Jagger.
Full Colours - Davies, Bailey, Callaghan, Wilkinson, Robinson.
Half Colours - Fox, Hale, Birkin, Ardron, Greensmith, Cotterill, Pacy.
The second team won all its nine games and scored 136 points against 11. S. Dyas captained the side for most of the season and the team was composed of:
Robert Atkinson (Full Back), Ogley, Terry, Archer, Graham Fry (Three-quarters). Bradley, Pratt, Sam Dyas (Half Backs). Alan Harper, Storer, Donald Clarke, Rodgers, Jones, Garbett, Foster, O. Morris (Forwards). |