Worksop College rugby 1941-1942
Further to my article on the Worksop College rugby team of 1941 the following may also be of interest. The 8 results below are the only ones that can be found, the remaining 6 (probable opponents would have been C.S. Harden’s XV, Old Worksopians, Rosslyn Park Colts, Waterloo ‘A’, Blackheath ‘A’, Wrekin College) are unknown…
| Worksop College XV | Vs | Sedbergh | Won | 30-0 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | Ampleforth | Won | 6-3 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | Denstone | Won | 17-3 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | St Peters York | Won | 28-0 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | Trent | Won | 76-0 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | Mount St Mary’s | Won | 63-0 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | An RAF XV | Won | 14-3 |
| Worksop College XV | Vs | An RAF XV | Won | 53-3 |
Rest of England team versus the Home Counties
M.G. Locket (Downside), R.D.N.Fabricius (Solihull), L.F.L. Oakley (Bedford), J. Carmichael (Worksop College), P. Parker (Bedford), S.T. Thoebold (Haileybury), A. Fairbairn (Haileybury), A.C.W. Abrahams (Bedford), A.G. McCullum (Imperial Service College), G. Lamb (Clifton), J.H. Hartridge (Oundle), H.D. Jennison (Worksop College), M.J. Sussey (Rugby), J.P. Sawtell (Radley), T.A.S. Anderson (Worksop College)
The Rest won the match 34-11 with Carmichael scoring 3 tries and Anderson converting 3.
By the end of the season the Worksop College XV had played 14 matches and won 14. The team had scored a total of 403 points, and conceded only 13 (not 389 & 12 as was widely reported). N.M. Hall the stand-off half (fly half) had scored 129 points. Bedford School were also unbeaten winning 12 games, scoring 354 points and conceding 26.
Back row (left to right) - R.V. Thompson, E.R. Holliday, J.M. Taylor, T.B.Greenwood, C.H. Ewart, W.G. Briggs
Middle row (left to right) - P.J. Walker, E. Hall, C.S. Harden Esq, G.S. Joss, D.F. Bachelor
Front row left to right) - P. Carmichael, T.A.S. Anderson, H.D. Jennison (Captain), N.M. Hall, J.B. Millar
Rachel Allen said
am March 22 2009 @ 7:47 pm
Thankyou that was fast. All i know is he went there and then to sandhurst. I think his father was there in 1930,s?
Kev said
am April 17 2009 @ 3:39 pm
Did you play squash? I think i remember playing you. You were a tough cookie and had a hell of a backhand
Raoul Brar said
am September 24 2010 @ 9:10 am
Haha, wow worksop look cool back here.
Im at the school now, and looking back on what it used to look like it looks amazing.
Im in Pelham and im in Remove.
Are any of these rugby players alive ?
Simon Langley said
am September 24 2010 @ 9:36 am
C.H. Ewart is the only one who is still alive I believe. Had a letter from him a year or so ago.
N.M. Hall who was England captain in the 50s died in 1972.
Martyn Cleasby said
am February 1 2011 @ 8:37 am
Good stuff on College history, Simon - well done! The XV were amazing at that time n’est-ce pas?
cheers
Martyn