Old Swinford Hospital RFC

Old Swinford Hospital RFUC

Location	Stourbridge, England
Coach(es)	Andrew Coalter Simon Daws
Team kit

Old Swinford Hospital RFC is the rugby union football club of Old Swinford Hospital School in Stourbridge. The school is acknowledged as one of the top rugby schools in the country, holding a highly successful playing record and with many players playing at regional level and an increasing number going on to play professionally and internationally.

Rugby at the school starts at Under-12 level and is played in individual year groups until Under-16 level where the players enter the senior rugby system, where there are four senior XV's for players to play in.

The school's 1st XV and U15 teams both compete in the Daily Mail Cup and it is not uncommon for the teams to reach the late stages of the competition, in the 2011/2012 season the 1st XV made it to the final of the U18 cup at Twickenham, unfortunately losing to Dulwich College 15-8. However Swinford scored the only try through Cass Brookes. This has led to a large following by members of the school both past and present. On many occasions a 1st XV match will attract a large proportion of the school community to the sidelines.

The current captain of the 1st XV is Huw Taylor of Foley House

Unusual Matches

In the late 70's a game of Rugby was being played on Top Field, which concealed the old World War II air raid shelters, long since closed up. During the game a maul was formed and the roof of the air raid shelter collapsed leading to the pile of players falling through the hole. After that the field was not declared playable until the shelters had been filled and reinforced.

1st XV Captains

Dates	Name	Notes
1986-1987	M Evans
1987-1988	T Vaughan
1988-1989	A Bradley
1989–1990	W Coles
1990-1991	J Simpson
1991–1992	R Greasley
1992-1993	G England
1993-1994	A Driver
1994–1995	J Hyatt
1995–1996	B Corfield
1996-1997	A Gibson
1997–1998	J Shaw
1998–1999	D Quinn
1999–2000	D Burr
2000–2001	T Daplyn
2001–2002	A Cambridge
2002–2003	R Harding
2003–2004	J Pette
2004-2005	C Pennell
2005–2006	H Southall
2006–2008	D Willis
2008-2009	S Sutherland
2009-2010	A Nixon
2010-2011	R Williamson
2011-2012	E Taylor
2012-2013	R Williams
2013-2014	H Taylor
Coaches Dates Name 1989–2002 Peter Jones 2000-2002 Peter Jones & Nick Tisdale 2002-2008 Nick Tisdale & Andrew Coalter 2008–present Andrew Coalter & Simon Daws Notable players Richard West Joe Shaw James Tideswell George Robson James Collins Chris Pennell Rhys Crane Daniel Willis (Ex Worcestor Warriors player. Retired at age 19 due to a knee injury) Max Stelling (Worcester Warriors) Sam Smith (England U17, England U18) Huw Taylor (England U17, England U18) Tours Year To Captain Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against 1991 Canada J Simpson 1993 Canada G England 1996 South Africa B Corfield 1998 South America J Shaw 2000 Australia D Burr 2002 South Africa A Cambridge 2 0 4 43 114 2004 New Zealand and The Cook Islands J Pette 3 0 2 110 64 2006 Australia and Fiji H Southall 4 0 1 189 20 2008 South Africa and Namibia D Vermont 5 0 0 207 64 2010 Australia and Malaysia A Nixon 5 0 0 N/A N/A 1st XV Playing Record Daily Mail Cup 2007/2008 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round Queen Mary's Grammar, Walsall 5–55 Old Swinford Hospital 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital 32–5 Newcastle-Under-Lyme School 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 32–3 Wellingborough School 5th Round Old Swinford Hospital 50–0 Haileybury School 6th Round Worcester 6th Form College 7–14 Old Swinford Hospital Quarter Final Barnard Castle School 39–10 Old Swinford Hospital 2006/2007 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round Prince Henry's High School, Evesham 0–50 Old Swinford Hospital 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital 21–8 Hereford Cathedral School 4th Round Prince Henry's High School, Evesham 0–50 Old Swinford Hospital 5th Round Old Swinford Hospital 25–32 Warwick School 2005/2006 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round: Bye 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital 39–0 Solihull VI Form College 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 15–5 King Edward's Birmingham 5th Round Old Swinford Hospital 24–15 Solihull School 6th Round Hereford Cathedral School 7–26 Old Swinford Hospital Quarter Final Durham School 10–5 Old Swinford Hospital 2004/2005 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round Sutton Coldfield College 0–52 Old Swinford Hospital 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital 22–14 Hereford Cathedral School 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 22–9 Lady Manners School 5th Round Northampton School for Boys 8–17 Old Swinford Hospital 6th Round Old Swinford Hospital 27–23 Oakham School Quarter Final Old Swinford Hospital 47–23 Durham (Report) Semi-Final Exeter College 19–18 Old Swinford Hospital (Report) Castlecroft 2003/2004 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round KES Five Ways 0–42 Old Swinford Hospital 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital 45–0 KES Stratford 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 12–19 Hartpury College 2002/2003 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round Old Swinford Hospital 26–3 Worcester 6th Form College 3rd Round KES Lichfield 0–WO Old Swinford Hospital 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 13–5 Leicester Grammar School 5th Round Old Swinford Hospital 14–10 Northampton School for Boys 6th Round Solihull School 10–35 Old Swinford Hospital Quarter Final Old Swinford Hospital 10–44 Barnard Castle School 2001/2002 1st Round: Bye 2nd Round Fairfax School 3–58 Old Swinford Hospital 3rd Round Hereford Cathedral School 10–49 Old Swinford Hospital 4th Round The King's School, Worcester 25–23 Old Swinford Hospital 2000/2001 1st Round Kenilworth School 13–60 Old Swinford Hospital 2nd Round Old Swinford Hospital 42–25 King Henry VIII School 3rd Round Old Swinford Hospital WO–0 Bromsgrove School 4th Round Old Swinford Hospital 10–11 Oakham School The National Schools 7's 2009/2010 Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital 4 4 0 0 116 51 Ysgol Gyfun Morgannwg 4 2 0 2 109 67 John Fisher School 4 2 0 2 92 79 Wisbech Grammar School 4 2 0 2 77 83 Worthing College 4 0 0 4 28 142 Final 16 Old Swinford Hospital 36–21 Cowbridge Comprehensive School Quarter Final Old Swinford Hospital 5–31 Millfield School 2007/2008 Team Pld W D L PF PA Kirkham Grammar School 4 4 0 0 126 24 Old Swinford Hospital 4 3 0 1 155 19 Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr 4 2 0 2 79 60 Bury Grammar School 4 1 0 3 36 139 Medina High School 4 0 0 4 21 175 2006/2007 Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital 4 4 0 0 179 33 Llandovery College 4 3 0 1 126 26 Ysgol Gyfun Llanari 4 2 0 2 102 116 Isleworth and Syon Boys' School 4 1 0 3 73 101 Uxbridge School 4 0 0 4 0 204 Final 16 Old Swinford Hospital 24–19 Skinners' School Quarter Final Old Swinford Hospital 19–12 Campion School Semi-Final Old Swinford Hospital 10–27 Hartpury College 2005/2006 Team Pld W D L PF PA The Manchester Grammar School 3 3 0 0 99 34 Old Swinford Hospital 3 2 0 1 90 32 Greenhill School 3 1 0 2 64 72 Emanuel School 3 0 0 3 10 125 2004/2005 Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital 3 3 0 0 109 33 Adams Grammar School 3 2 0 1 94 43 Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys College 3 1 0 2 47 42 Chew Valley School 3 0 0 3 0 132 Final 32 Old Swinford Hospital 19–14 Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf Final 16 Old Swinford Hospital 17–19 Lymm High School 2003/2004 Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital 3 3 0 0 58 20 Colston's School 3 2 0 1 69 36 Latymer Upper School 3 1 0 2 46 57 St Benedicts School, Ealing 3 0 0 3 0 132 Final 32 Old Swinford Hospital 22–29 Ivybridge Community College See also Old Swinford Hospital Daily Mail Cup The National Schools 7's External links Old Swinford Hospital Old Swinford on Schools Rugby References