Running Lines: Volume 7
Unfortunately, heavy rain forced the closure of all grounds with the exception of Hordern Oval and Queens Park No 1 which only enabled seven fixtures to go ahead against our neighbours from Waverley College.
Our results were;
| Team | Opposition | Result | Win/Loss |
| 1sts | Waverley | 25-17 | Loss |
| 2nds | Waverley | 21-0 | Loss |
| 3rds | Waverley | 25-0 | Loss |
| 4ths | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 5ths | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 6ths | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 16A | Waverley | 26-7 | Loss |
| 16B | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 16C | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 15A | Waverley | 47-12 | Loss |
| 15B | Waverley | 50-0 | Loss |
| 15C | Waverley | 49-0 | Loss |
| 14A | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 14B | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 14C | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 13A | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 13B | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
| 13C | Waverley | Cancelled | NA |
- Player of the Day: Junior Teams (13s, 14s & 15s)- Jack Best (15A). We wish Jack all the best as he returns to Irelandafter his exchange.
- Player of the Day: Senior Teams (16s & Opens)- Max Fogarty (3rd XV)
- Rugby All Rounder of the Day (for effort/attitude on and off the field):
Fergus Dawson-Damer (U15s)
- Team of the Day- 1st XV
The 1st XV are the Team of the Day.
Buoyed by a big crowd in attendance despite the inclement weather the 1st XV gave an excellent account of themselves only to fall short against Waverley College.
Both the 1985 & 1994 1st XV gathered with the current 1st XV prior to kick off and presented their jerseys. It was fabulous to have the old boys in attendance with the esprit de corps and school spirit clearly evident.
Fullback Riley Keen gave Cranbrook an early lead with a penalty goal early in proceedings.
Both teams exchanged tries in the opening half as team went to the break on the even keel.
Waverley then scored back to back tries to take a decisive lead by the middle of the second period.
However, Cranbrook stormed back into contention via barnstorming running from No 8 Cameron Mackenzie and with ten minutes to go it was 22-17 to Waverley and a win was certainly on the cards.
Unfortunately, the boys in white gave away a penalty in kicking range and Waverley took their opportunity to close out the match.
Cruz Cronan, James Jackson and Jack Weeks were tireless in the set piece and tight exchanges. While skipper and half back, Tom Marchant and fly half Joey Tagg marshalled their troops well. Lance Tovio and Taj Aufai-Farani made invaluable contributions in the midfield.
Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected for the CAS representative teams. We wish them well in their upcoming fixtures.
- Cruz Cronan- U16s
- Charlie Harris- U16s
- Taj Aufai- Farani- U16s
- Jed Smith- Opens
- Cameron Mackenzie- Opens
- Lance Tovio- Opens
Our program takes a break over the school holidays before we take on Trinity Grammar.
Mark DeBrincat
Master in Charge of Rugby