Devon hosts the South-West Lunch
Eleven of us met up for the annual OC South West lunch, once again held at the Flintlock Inn, Marsh, just inside Devon. The meal was up to the usual high standard we have come to expect at this venue […]
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Record number attend Over 70s reunion
It was a glorious day with Cranleigh looking at its very best for this year’s reunion of the OC Over 70s. More than ever were present to enjoy a reception in the Emms Centre followed by lunch in the refurbished Hall […]
Glorious OCs run riot at Twickenham
The Old Cranleighans ran in eight tries to beat Buxton 50-0 in the final of the RFU Junior Vase at a sun-baked Twickenham in front of a large and vocal OC crowd. It was a game as one sided as has been seen at headquarters for some time […]
A weekend to remember
The 122nd Old Cranleighan Dinner, which had been sold out for months, proved to be a huge success. The 70-odd OCs who had got in early made the most of being able to stay in West (ladies) and Loveday (gentlemen). It was the first time in more than five decades that OCs had been allowed to stay at the School and the night passed off without incident […]
Cranleigh continue to shine in Halford Hewitt
Following on from last year’s run to the quarter-finals the OCGS squad went into the 2016 campaign in an optimistic mood. We reached the third round, losing to Shrewsbury after good wins over Merchiston and Canford. […]
OCRFC book place in Twickenham final
The OCRFC secured a place in the final of the Junior Vase Cup with a hard-fought 22-12 win over Widden Old Boys at the Memorial Ground, Gloucester. The win means that we will face Buxton in the final at Twickenham on May 7 […]
OCHC win Surrey Cup
The 1st XI won the Surrey Cup for the first time with a convincing 4-0 win over Purley Walcountians at Thames Ditton. Two goals from the veteran David Knapp, 30 years after his first appearance in the final, sealed the victory […]
Impressive Old Cranleighans beat London Welsh
The Old Cranleighan 1st XV turned in an outstanding performance to beat London Welsh 31-3 at Old Deer Park, winning the RFU Junior Vase London title and setting up a semi-final away at Widden Old Boys in Gloucester on April 9. The prize for the winners of that tie is a game at Twickenham on May 7. […]
OC Day and the new memorial
For this year only OC Day will not be held on the usual Sunday along with Speech Day, but takes place on Friday, July 1, 2016. This is to allow for special events within the School over the last weekend of the sesquicentennial celebrations, and also so it can coincide with the unveiling of Nick Dimbleby’s new memorial outside the Chapel. […]
Jolyon Palmer – ‘F1 teams don’t just take you because of your name’
There were a few raised eyebrows when Jolyon Palmer (North 2009) was named as Lotus’ replacement for Roman Grosjean at the end of the 2016 Formula One season. But as he prepares for his F1 debut, he says he is “looking forward to going toe-to-toe with the best drivers in the world” […]