- Old Swinford Hospital RFC
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Old Swinford Hosptial RFUC Location Stourbridge, England Coach(es) 
Andrew Coalter
Simon Daws
Team kitContents
Introduction
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. 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.
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 Evans1987-1988 T Vaughan1988-1989 A Bradley1989–1990 
W Coles1990-1991 J Simpson1991–1992 R Greasley1992-1993 G England1993-1994 A Driver1994–1995 J Hyatt1995–1996 B Corfield1996-1997 A Gibson1997–1998 J Shaw1998–1999 D Quinn1999–2000 D Burr2000–2001 T Daplyn2001–2002 A Cambridge2002–2003 R Harding2003–2004 J Pette2004-2005 C Pennell2005–2006 H Southall2006–2008 D Willis2008-2009 S Sutherland2009-2010 A Nixon2010-2011 R Williamson2011-2012 E TaylorCoaches
Dates Name 1989–2002 
Peter Jones2000-2002 Peter Jones & Nick Tisdale2002-2008 Andrew Coalter&Nick Tisdale2008–present Andrew Coalter & Simon DawsNotable 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)
Tours
Year To Captain Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against 1991 
CanadaJ Simpson 1993 CanadaG England 1996 
South AfricaB Corfield 1998 
South AmericaJ Shaw 2000 
AustraliaD Burr 2002 South AfricaA Cambridge 2 0 4 43 114 2004 
New Zealand and 
The Cook IslandsJ Pette 3 0 2 110 64 2006 Australia and 
FijiH Southall 4 0 1 189 20 2008 South Africa and 
NamibiaD Vermont 5 0 0 207 64 2010 Australia and 
MalaysiaA 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 Castlecroft (Report) 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
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Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital4 4 0 0 116 51 Ysgol Gyfun Morgannwg4 2 0 2 109 67 John Fisher School4 2 0 2 92 79 Wisbech Grammer School4 2 0 2 77 83 Worthing College4 0 0 4 28 142
Final 16
Old Swinford Hospital36–21 Cowbridge Comprehensive SchoolQuarter Final
Old Swinford Hospital5–31 Millfield School2007/2008
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Team Pld W D L PF PA Kirkham Grammar School4 4 0 0 126 24 Old Swinford Hospital4 3 0 1 155 19 Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr4 2 0 2 79 60 Bury Grammar School4 1 0 3 36 139 Medina High School4 0 0 4 21 175
2006/2007
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Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital4 4 0 0 179 33 Llandovery College4 3 0 1 126 26 Ysgol Gyfun Llanari4 2 0 2 102 116 Isleworth and Syon Boys' School4 1 0 3 73 101 Uxbridge School4 0 0 4 0 204
Final 16
Old Swinford Hospital24–19 Skinners' SchoolQuarter Final
Old Swinford Hospital19–12 Campion SchoolSemi-Final
Old Swinford Hospital10–27 Hartpury College2005/2006
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Team Pld W D L PF PA The Manchester Grammar School3 3 0 0 99 34 Old Swinford Hospital3 2 0 1 90 32 Greenhill School3 1 0 2 64 72 Emanuel School3 0 0 3 10 125
2004/2005
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Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital3 3 0 0 109 33 Adams Grammar School3 2 0 1 94 43 Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys College3 1 0 2 47 42 Chew Valley School3 0 0 3 0 132
Final 32
Old Swinford Hospital19–14 Ysgol Gyfun GlantafFinal 16
Old Swinford Hospital17–19 Lymm High School2003/2004
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Team Pld W D L PF PA Old Swinford Hospital3 3 0 0 58 20 Colston's School3 2 0 1 69 36 Latymer Upper School3 1 0 2 46 57 St Benedicts School, Ealing3 0 0 3 0 132
Final 32
Old Swinford Hospital22–29 Ivybridge Community CollegeSee also
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References
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