Rugby at Sir Thomas Rich’s

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Sir Thomas Rich’s School Rugby Football Club has a long and illustrious history with many Old Richians gaining international schoolboy caps.

Skills and coaching

Rugby is participated in by all pupils in the autumn term in their Games afternoons. It is an major option for pupils in the Sixth Form. In the junior years at Tommies, boys are taught a full range of skills, with the emphasis being placed on safety and mastering the basic skills. In Year 7 & 8 we have four teams in each year group and everybody wanting to play is given a chance to do so. Emphasis is placed on enjoying the game and each session is planned to challenge the players and have a large element of fun.

As the boys move up the School their basic skills are gradually supplemented with more complex concepts as their own understanding of the game grows. Boys are encouraged to practise skills specific to their position both in their own time and in organised positional clinics. For instance, all the scrum halves in the club will meet for a passing practice with the older boys helping the younger boys. In the Sixth Form we run three senior teams. House matches are organised for all pupils throughout the school.

Fixtures and tours

The fixture list is now composed of the strongest fixture list the School has ever had with fixtures such as, Colston’s, Old Swinford Hospital and Warwick School; as well as the important Daily Mail Cup fixtures. Although there are occasional midweek fixtures, the rugby fixtures take place on Saturdays from September to February half term.

Overseas tours for the 1st XV and Development XV occur every two years. Previous tours have gone to Australia in 2007 and 2009.

 From February half term onwards all years play Sevens, preparing for regional and national tournaments.

The Sevens season comes to a head when we take our 1st VII to the Nationals at Rosslyn Park. In 2010 we won the Dean Close U18 Invitational Tournament and reached the Semi Final in the King’s School, Worcester Tournament. The u14’s also reached the Semi Final of the Warwick School 7’s tournament as well.