Club Captains Rant – October 2015

NEW SEASON – NEW RULES So here we are, the first rant of 2015/16 after a glorious sunny day down at TD on Saturday. Thanks to Georgie, JJ and the team for putting this together. Shame about the rugby result. It is clear that the new rules this season are managing to cause confusion in […]

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Vamping it up for 2015

After a year of no club captains rants (claiming to be working hard behind the scenes) Virge breaks silence with this 2015-16 exclusive season preview……. Another successful season on the pitch and an entertaining one off it we are busy planning for the future in order to secure the long term expansion and health of […]

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OC (Carthusian) lacking class

Well they say that the cream always rises to the top. This was in full evidence on Saturday afternoon in Oxford when the Carthusian (Sam Carne) could only manage a couple of “2 for 10 quid” bottles of warm Cava to celebrate with his team mates whereas the Local Comprehensive Lad (yours truly) supplied a […]

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OC juggernaut rolls on

The OC juggernaut rolls on and the 1’s are now nine points clear with five matches to go. We are expecting a big home crowd on Saturday for the game against 4th placed Hampstead as the game coincides with the Vets/Former Players lunch. JJ has ordered the port in. “Roll up roll up” as they […]

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A curate’s egg of a weekend

Well that was a curate’s egg of a weekend. The Barnstomers kicked things off with only their third win of the season in a match low on quality and played on a very mediocre pitch at Dulwich College. It wasn’t pretty but winning ugly was going to be the day’s theme. A gruelling thrash across […]

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