OLD ALLEYNIANS
Awards
TREVOR OWEN (53-61), who has been Scout Leader and Commissioner in South London and Hampshire for over 45 years, was presented with the Scout Association’s highest award, The Silver Wolf. This is awarded for dedicated service of the most exceptional nature. Sports JERRY WATSON (71-78) has been selected as a track umpire for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships and the World Athletics Championships, which will both be held in London this Summer. It is a great achievement to even be nominated to officiate at this, the highest level, and testament to Jerry’s enormous commitment to the sport that he will have the opportunity to be part of what is believed to be Usain Bolt’s final championships at a global level. SAM TWOMEY (08-10) and NICK EASTER (91-96) played for Harlequins against Montpellier in the European Challenge Cup Final. After 15 seasons, 54 international appearances and 281 appearances for Harlequins, Nick announced his retirement. He is now a Defence Coach at Harlequins. WILL FRASER (06-08) played for Saracens when they beat Racing Metro on their way to becoming European Champions. BENO OBANO (11-13) made his professional debut for Bath Rugby. Beno won two consecutive Daily Mail Cups whilst attending Dulwich, as well as being part of the team that went undefeated in 2013. EOIN MORGAN who attended the College in 1999 on a scholarship as
a teenager from Dublin for a term, played for England in the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup. The team missed out on the trophy after a blaze of West Indian willow in the last over. RICHARD EVANS (87-95) played for England in the Lawyer’s Cricket World Cup in Brisbane. GIDON GAUTEL (04-15) gave an inspirational talk to Year 12 boys about his eye-opening experience studying in China in 2015. Gidon, who started his Chinese studies at Dulwich, was awarded a prestigious Confucius Institute Scholarship to study in TsingHua Uniersity and successfully completed a Chinese language programme at advanced level at Qinghua University in Beijing. He completed his Chinese AS level in Y12 and was a finalist in HSBC/British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition in 2013.
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