Champions Trophy Final: Bedford School 28 Epsom College 21

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Well done Bedford! (Guess what OB stands for.)

Some talented players on show. The rugby was at times excellent, at times naive, but credit to both teams for an exciting game.
 

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ob-
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prefix: ob-

1.
denoting exposure or openness.
"obverse"
expressing meeting or facing.
"observe"
2.
denoting opposition, hostility, or resistance.
"obstacle"
 

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Well done Bedford! (Guess what OB stands for.)

Some talented players on show. The rugby was at times excellent, at times naive, but credit to both teams for an exciting game.

what is an example of naive rugby?
 

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RA RA RA the OBs

Who was the ref OB ?

One of our refs, now on Panel, did the semi final Epsom v Blundells with two Society ARs. He said Epsom were a very good side, and that the whole school was watching the match.
 

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Well done Bedford! (Guess what OB stands for.)

Some talented players on show. The rugby was at times excellent, at times naive, but credit to both teams for an exciting game.

When were you at Bedford? I taught there 1977-80. Met Pat Briggs at a Steele Bodgers lunch yesterday. -first time I've seen him for 35 years.
 

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what is an example of naive rugby?
Without having seen the game, running the ball from under your own post under pressure instead of kicking to touch would qualify as naïve for me.
 

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Ref was Tom Foley who, coincidentally, led the main session at our last Society meeting.

Excellent referee. I watched him 4 or 5 seasons ago as a L5 at Maidenhead and he was way ahead of the others on Group. He has had a rapid rise up the rankings on Panel and into Elite.
 

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A bit before your time: 1949-57. Then National Service and on to Clare. Halcyon days.

What did you teach?
Maths and Theoretical Physics at Queens' then teaching both subjects at Bedford.
 

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Sometimes I wish I'd done a PhD too, but I was a Girton boy.
 

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anyone else from the university of life?

:biggrin:

(although the wife went to cambridge, so i'm almost worthy of posting on this page...)
 

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Maths and Theoretical Physics at Queens' then teaching both subjects at Bedford.
Did Jurisprudence with a young don at Queens' (can't remember his name) but maths had to wait until the Open University was invented. Bedford couldn't timetable French, German and Maths for A levels in those days.
 

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You lot are showing your toff-iness.
Good to see social boundaries are alive and well in the motherland.

Now sod off I have to walk ma'ams corgis. :biggrin::biggrin:
 
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