although for this one he’ll have thanked his forwards and that brilliant maul, as they absolutely sucked in all of the defence, allowing Pierre Thompson to release Nzegwu simply to walk it over. As time wore on, there was an inevitable slowing in the score-rate; however, there was still time for Dulwich to grab another couple of tries before the day was out. First Omar Malik went crashing over before Jonathan Waugh followed suit shortly after, both of which were converted by Neden to take the score beyond the half-century to 53–5 at the final whistle. This was the second highest ever score in a Schools Cup final, behind Bradford Grammar Schools 74–17 victory over RGS Guildford in 1993. Warwick should not be too disheartened, though: they have been excellent all season and it has to be said that this was almost a freakishly good performance from Dulwich. Having won the U15s Cup, and done the same last year, there are special days to come from this Warwick side. For Dulwich, though, the ‘back to back to back’ dream is realised – quite literally for three of the team: Josh Ibuanokpe, Joe Charnley and John Winter were all collecting their third winners’ medals. They are the finest Schools Cup side since Colston’s great side of six in a row, and in the modern era this achievement simply has to rank alongside that. Dulwich’s three victories have been achieved with minimal imports and with a high turnover of players. The crowd were in fine voice to celebrate and this victory for the 1st XV is not only about the 22 boys who were lucky enough to take the field. Every member of staff, every parent, the Old Alleynian Community and all who support the school were represented and should be as proud as those who took the field. Without them behind the team and the proud traditions instilled in the boys, this momentous occasion would not have been possible.
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