Clubs & Societies The Alleyn Club supports a number of clubs and societies. In addition to welcoming OAs, many are also open to non-OAs and run activities for children. Contact details for each club and society can be found on page 21.
The DOGs (Dulwich Old Gits) Veteran side, managed by Fabrice Bollet, narrowly lost in the semi-final of the Evergreen Cup to the eventual winners Sutton and Epsom. It was great to see so many old faces continuing to turn out for the OAs. The now traditional end of season overseas tour saw 30 or so players and supporters travel to Spain on the first May bank holiday weekend. The team played two and won two, including a victory against an u23 Catalan representative side. The junior side of the club continues to do well, with more than 700 players registered across the different age groups (u7-u18). The ‘Minis’ were set up just over 10 years ago and the club is now beginning to see the first players who have been through the entire junior set up progress into the senior sides. An increasingly ‘One Club’ ethos is being promoted and hopefully this will develop further in future years. An XB or Development team is being set up that will contain a mixture of young guys and vets. A third pitch has been added at our grounds in Dulwich to accommodate the increase in the number of teams and additional fixtures. The 2011/12 season was a great success for the club and shows OAFC continues to flourish. Long may it continue. Alleynian Sailing Society Activities of the Sailing Society are usually subject to the foibles of the weather and this year was no different – our OA weekend in April was cancelled as a storm raged in The Solent. Any attempt to hold the Commodore’s Lunch outdoors would probably have met with the same fate, so we gathered in the safe haven of Chichester YC in June. It was a great opportunity to thank Geoff Dove (38-44), who has been Secretary and Treasurer for many years, for what he has contributed to the Society. The annual Boys’ Week in July, involving nineteen boys from the College, also fell foul of strong winds on the first day. We eventually sailed in strong winds and were rewarded by seeing four magnificent j-class boats practising for their regatta. Owen McEntee Hon Secretary owen_mcentee @ hotmail.com
OA Football Club www.alleynian.org/rugby
Rugby in Dulwich enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in a long time. Following on from the College 1st XV’s success in the Daily Mail RBS Cup, the OA 1st XV won their league and were promoted to the London 2 Southwest league for the 2012/13 season. Captained by Johnny Wright, the team won 17 of their 22 league fixtures, including every single home game at ‘Fortress Dulwich’. A 23-17 away victory on the Isle of Wight against the then league leaders, Sandown and Shanklin, was probably the pick of the season. The team was coached by Fraser Gemmell and Paul Boulard, who inspired in the players the right amount of aggressive determination, or ‘Dog’, that was needed to secure promotion. A special mention should be made to Brandon Murray who, I am told, scored over 500 points for the club, including 18 tries. The 2nd XV, captained by Tim Wood, won 12 of their 20 games in the tough Invicta 1 league, which includes the 2nd XVs of some clubs from the national leagues. The 3rd XV, captained by Sam Cross, finished runners up in the Kent Invicta 3 West league. The 4th XV, captained by Jonathan Gibson, were mid-table in the Kent Spitfire league. The OAs put together a good squad of players for traditional Boxing Day fixture against Old Whitgiftians. The side was captained by Charlie Southern (94-05) and the OAs continued the dominance they have enjoyed in the last few years.
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