The OA team retain the Corbould Cup (we really do need to find out if there is an actual trophy!) but the students ran well to achieve the closest score in recent years.  This was particularly evident in the tight competition between the leading OA woman (Lucinda Lumley, A 2014) and Olivia Bellamy (M, 10) who were battling only seconds apart throughout the whole race. Olivia was the first Ampleforth College runner home in just over 30 minutes which is an outstanding effort; it bodes well for her next race in a week's time at the North Yorkshire XC Championships. 

The full results (attached) show lots of encouraging improvements from the students, and a few of the veterans (!), from only a few months ago.

Thanks to Ceri Dent as safety staff, Sonia Paston-Bedingfield for the photos and the support from many others around the course.

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Dr Brendan J Anglim

James McBrien (O86) writes:

The annual OA Super Saturday event once again brought together past and present athletes in a fantastic display of skill, camaraderie, and competitive spirit. From the rugby field to the hockey pitch, the netball court to the cross-country course, the day was filled with thrilling encounters that showcased the talent and determination of both the college’s current squads and the returning OA teams. Support from the whole school was impressive and cheering noise level loud!

Please do share information about this Memorial with friends and family. 

Particular highlights at the junior end include the girls U13A Hockey Team, who have won or drawn over 75% of their 18 fixtures this season under the encouragement of Miss Edgar. The boys U14A XV saw the return of John Slingsby to the coaching staff and their 259 points scored this season bodes well for the future talent coming up through the school.

On Saturday 28th September, for an event organised by the Old Amplefordian Rugby Football Club, 150 OAs descended upon the Galtres Community Centre in Easingwold to celebrate 4 decades of rugby excellence at Ampleforth College from 1963-2003. John and Pauline Willcox were guests of honour and were joined by several fellow coaches including Frank Booth, Geoff and Carol Thurman, Keith and Pat Elliot, Andrew and Gill Hollins, John and Celia Allcott, Paul and Cath Brennan, Dave and Liz Callighan, Chris Belsom and Simon Howard. 

After the FA Cup, the oldest knock-out competition in British Football is The Arthur Dunn Cup. It carries the name of Old Etonian Arthur Tempest Blakiston Dunn (1860-1902). In 1901 not long before he died suddenly at the age of just forty-two, Dunn had put forward the idea of an Old Boys cup competition, no doubt mindful that the dominance of the Public Schools in the FA Cup had been broken, and the Arthur Dunn Cup was born in 1903 as a lasting memorial.