Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe - Rugby 1st XV, 1969/70
Back row (left to right): GR (Geoff) Parkins 6T2, CC (Chris) Woodbridge 6S2, JC (Jerry) Cook 6A2, JC (John) Marcinkiewicz 6B1 (at back), JD (Jim) Tomlinson 6M2, PR (Pete) Beasley 6A1, GA (Greg) Hutcheon 5S, DA (David) Beasley 6M3 (at back), M (Michael) Saunders 5T, C Cannell 6S2, SR Bruffell 6S2.
Front row (left to right): G (Gordon, "Haggis") Black 6T2, MHN (Michel Henri) Nublat 6T2, PJ (Pete) Howland 6M1, SB (Steve) Gamester 6M3, RO (Bob) Davies 6M2, KJ (Kevin) Anderson 6T2, KV (Kevin) Pickering 6M2.
My thanks to Bob Davies for sending me the photo.
From The Wycombiensian, May 1970:
RUGBY - 1st XV
Played 26 Won 22 Drawn 1 Lost 3
The team has scored 621 points and conceded 206, remaining undefeated since 5th November. The success this year has been due mainly to a combination of untiring coaching from Mr. Learmonth (to whom the team wish a quick recovery) and personal desire to achieve fitness and team spirit, which has proved the deciding factor in many victories. This spirit was also instrumental in helping to raise the £150 needed to go on a tour to Merseyside at Easter. The team is indeed glad that Mr. Learmonth can come on the tour, for, with Mr. Samways, who has helped the team through recent weeks, he should bring us home with three more victories to end this memorable season.
As it would be difficult and perhaps unfair to single out indi¬vidual players, I hope the team will forgive me if I merely say that it has been an enjoyable season and a great team effort.
1st XV colours have been awarded to:
1967 S.Gamester
1968 D.Beasley, J.Tomlinson
1969 J. Cook, P. Beasley, M. Nublat, C. Woodbridge, G. Black.
1970 K. Pickering, K. Anderson, G. Parkins, C. Cannell, P. Howland, R. Davies.
Results
| Chipping Norton Sch. | W |
41-3 |
| Windsor Grammar School | L |
9-21 |
| St. Bartholomew's Grammar School | L |
16-29 |
| Sir William Borlase, Marlow | W |
43-0 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar School | W |
14-3 |
| Emanuel School | D |
17-17 |
| St. Benedict's School | W |
23-13 |
| Watford Grammar School | W |
18-11 |
| Oxford School | W |
16-3 |
| Tiffin School | L |
6-17 |
| Abingdon School | W |
17-3 |
| Luton College | W |
24-8 |
| Leighton Park School | W |
48-8 |
| Rickmansworth Grammar School | W |
43-8 |
| St. Alban's Grammar School | W |
21-0 |
| Hitchin Grammar School | W |
35-0 |
| Staff XV | W |
32-3 |
| Wasps School XV | W |
12-3 |
| Met. Police Cadets | W |
39-3 |
| Pinner Grammar School | W |
58-0 |
| Harrow County Grammar School | W |
9-5 |
| Saracens Schools XV | W |
14-10 |
| St. Nicholas Grammar School | W |
19-11 |
| Hampton Grammar School | W |
9-5 |
| Gunnersbury County Grammar School | W |
16-4 |
| High Wycombe 1st XV | W |
22-8 |