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ScissorumIssue 183

Merchant Taylors’ School

The Chamber Choir at St Michael’s, Cornhill

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Weekly Newsletter 15 December 2017

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From the Head Master

Today is Doctors’ Day, the fi nal day of the Michaelmas term. The ceremony takes its name from those Doctors of Divinity, who from 1561, conducted an examination of the state of the boys’ learning on this day. Over the centuries, the ceremony has acquired a traditional form, beginning with a procession of the Livery Company and Governors into the Great Hall bearing posies of herbs and fl owers (believed to keep away the plage in Tudor England) and ending with the School Song and the national anthem.

It is with great pride that I cast an eye back over an extraordinarily productive few weeks. We have seen a wonderful school musical,

a stunning Autumn Concert, the best 1st XV rugby season in a decade and let us not forget the U17 national cricket success that accompanied the start of the year. Then there were the more poignant moments, such as the school coming together to pay tribute to the fallen of World War One, which serve to remind us all of how fortunate we are at Sandy Lodge. Most importantly the boys have thrived in the classroom and in so many other arenas - it is the combination of these which will forge their characters as they develop and mature.

While the snow put paid to our annual Carol Service on Sunday, the boys sang superbly at the

Vernon’s Service on Wednesday

where the Chamber Choir sang

in St Michael’s Church, Cornhill,

in the City. The programme

included ‘Noel!’ by Gordon

Thornett, ‘Benedicamus Domino’

by Peter Warlock as well as a new

composition by our Director of

Music, Mr Couldridge: a setting of

the medieval carol ‘Sir Christemas’.

I would like to conclude by

wishing all of those in the

Merchant Taylors’ community

a very Happy Christmas and a

prosperous new year.

This WeekMerchant Taylors’

The Chaplain addresses the school in yesterday’s Final Assembly

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Doctors’ Day

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MTS 1st XV – best season for a decade!


The MTS 1st XV have enjoyed a superb season, winning 9 of their 12 matches and playing some wonderful rugby into the bargain. Here is the report from their final match v St Albans. Lastly, very many thanks to all our parents who have supported the boys so magnificently on the touchline!

Win – 31-0

Tries: Salkeld (Mulcaster), Burling (Hilles), Yuen (Spenser), Heenan-Jalil x 2 (Manor of the Rose) Cons: Hart x 3 (Andrewes) MOM: All Upper Sixth Boys

On an emotional day for the U6th boys, we had one final match on Flagstaff. No opposition would have stopped the 1st XV freight train from rolling to its final destination. St Albans couldn’t provide any track faults and were blown away in every area. Captain Hunter Heenan-Jalil grabbed a brace of tries, to add to scores from Burling, Yuen and Salkeld. As ever Hart was reliable with the boot, adding three conversions. A group of great friends make the best teams, in this case the most successful 1st XV of the last decade. They have been a pleasure

to coach and learn from. A huge thank you to you all for the last five to seven years – you have created some wonderful memories.

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Thank you to our supporters!

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Lower Sixth Former speaks on Fermat’s Last TheoremOn Friday 8th December, Udi Menon (Lower Sixth) gave an intriguing talk on Fermat’s Last Theorem. Fermat was a famous mathematician who deduced the result of the Theorem in 1656, but its proof eluded the brightest minds in mathematics for over 350 years afterwards. Fermat’s Last Theorem states there are no

integer solutions to the equation an + bn = cn for values of n > 2, and Udi lucidly explained how Sir Andrew Wiles proved Fermat’s Last Theorem by bringing together two disparate areas of mathematics. Furthermore, Udi demonstrated some combinations of numbers that nearly work in the equation, but end up being near misses. Finally, he

discussed whether or not Fermat actually had proof himself, even though he claimed he did. Maths Society is aimed at Sixth Formers intending to apply for mathematics at university, but the society is open to pupils in all year groups interested in the subject who are willing to learn or talk about different aspects of maths.

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OMT Keval Dattani talks on a career in financePranav Samani (L6th) writes:

This week, OMT Keval Dattani returned to the school to give an insightful talk to keen economic students hoping to pursue a career in finance. This event was the first of many to be put together by the newly founded Banking & Finance Society (BFS), a partnership of elite economic students willing to take their knowledge of the subject to the next level.

After gaining a place at the prestigious University of Warwick to read Economics, Politics and International Studies, the eager Keval Dattani departed from Merchant Taylors’ in 2014 to embark

on a gap year to become a trainee at an investment management business, Schroders. This was as part of the Investment 20/20 trainee programme where he gained invaluable experience working for Schroders, something he explained was a key reason he has now secured a graduate role with Aberdeen Standard. This journey of plunging into the world of work at such a young age enabled him to gain a deeper interest in the field, which led to Keval participating in another two internships at other leading firms. Keval’s experiences brought about some intelligent questions from the students, many of who seemed interested in following his footsteps.

After describing his journey, Keval

shared a variety of tips and advice

regarding the application process of

studying Economics and the likes at

university, as well as certain ways in

how to successfully develop a CV.

Most notably, Keval encouraged

the students to attend Warwick

Congress, a conference that he is

part of the team organizing, and

to consider gap year programmes

prior to university.

On the whole, the interactive talk

was thoroughly enjoyed by the

students who were very grateful in

Keval returning back to Merchant

Taylors’.

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Head of Section Distinctions – Fifths and DivisionsThe following boys from the Fifth Form have been awarded Head of Section distinctions by Mr Jenkin, in recognition of their excellent academic results and outstanding contribution to the extra-curricular life of the Middle School.

Harrison Robb

Emilio Rimini

Vincent Mastin

Tom Szostak

Oliver Lavelle

Jack Wu

Bergen Merey

Manraj Gharial

Myles Alexander-Bryan

Harvey Lidstone

The following boys from the Divisions have been awarded Head of Section distinctions by Mr Jenkin, in recognition of their highly promising academic progress and contribution to the extra-curricular life of the Middle School.

Shaan Ali Remani

Rikin Patel

Harry Brook

Rohan P Patel

Sachin Aggarwal

Theo Berenzweig

Ishaan Aggarwal

Rohan Puri

Taran Judge

Avi Singh

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Cups and Trophies

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Final AssemblySome images of boys singing Christmas carols in the final assembly of term.

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The Chaplaincy CentreJames Fields, Chaplain, writes:

You will have noticed changes

underway as we reconfigure

the chapel, which is evolving

into a Chaplaincy Centre, a

space to be used by the whole

community. We hope to respect

its status as a place where over

many years people have offered

their worship, their prayers and

sought sanctuary, and continue

so to do.

The intention is that the many

facets of our community life can

be reflected in this sacred space,

but above all that the gift of our

human faith may be expressed

imaginatively and sensitively,

in manner reflecting the history and ethos of our school.

The journey is far from complete and most of the work will be carried out over the summer break.

Meanwhile, from the beginning of the spring term we are moving the short 8:00am Friday service to 2:00pm on Fridays. This opportunity for reflection will last ten minutes and is open all.

And, talking of journeys, here’s a poem by U A Fanthorpe that points us from Christmas to Easter. It’s called, simply, The Donkey…

No room in the inn, of course,

and not that much in the stable

What with the shepherds, Magi, Mary, Joseph,

the heavenly host –

Not to mention the baby using our manger as a cot.

You couldn’t have squeezed another cherub in for love or money.

Still, in spite of the overcrowding,

I did my best

to make them feel wanted.

I could see the baby and I would be going places together.

May Christmas bring peace, wisdom and hope to our world.


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MusicMerchant Taylors’

Vernon’s Service On Wednesday the Chamber Choir travelled to St Michael’s Church, Cornhill, to sing for the Merchant Taylors’ Company at the annual Vernon’s Service. The Choir performed three carols which included the first performance of a new carol composed by Mr Couldridge - Sir Christemas. Once the service had finished we moved smartly to the Merchant Taylors’ Hall for a very welcome lunch.

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Phab ClubMTS has run a Phab residential week for 45 years. Last year, Phab expanded with the incarnation of Phab club, a fortnightly club designed to give disabled guests a chance to play with boys and girls their own age whilst giving their parents

a chance to have a short bit of

respite in our Lun.

We started with three guests

turning up to our first Phab club in

November 2016, and now, one year

on, have 44 registered guests on

our books with 18 guests attending on average each club session. Phab Club is especially impressive because it is run by Divisions and Fifth Form boys and girls from MTS and St Helen’s. We have over 50 student volunteers with more clamouring to join.

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Snowman

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Geographical Magazine 2017/18This week the Geography Department launch their new-look Geographical Magazine just in time for the holidays. This has been a term’s labour of love from a very dedicated team headed up by Aditya Sharman, Rahul Gill and Aidan Ho in Divisions. With successful application to the school’s Development Fund, boys were able to present work submitted by pupils using a company design agency and printers to create a highly professional looking magazine. The theme for this academic year was ‘Change’ – very relevant in today’s study of Geography – and the editorial team incorporated photos and articles submitted by boys from every year in the school – including

Merchant Taylors’ Prep School – to refl ect topics such as demographic change, climate change, changing places and change over time. This copy also contains three interviews – one with a visiting professor - and a book review. The next copy will be produced next academic year so any current Fourths or Divisions wanting to be a part of this process should email Mrs Lemoine to be part of the team which will start work after summer half term 2018. Please do click on the link below to enjoy the layout and content of this publication and do share with friends and family.

www.mtsn.org.uk/Geography/2017DecGeoMag

Boys interview Dr Rob Parker from Cardiff University - photograph by Jake Lewis L6th

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Dr McNerney from MTP describes her experience in Uganda

The Editorial Team

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The Big Read 2018Last week saw the launch of the Third Form’s second reading challenge of the year, issued jointly by the library and English department. To complete it, each pupil must read and review at least five books from a selection of eighteen, covering a variety of

genres and interests. Reviewing runs from now until 23rd February, with reviews submitted on the library online catalogue Oliver. The Big Read culminates in a prize-giving event on World Book Day with our visiting author Lindsey Barraclough. There are prizes to

be won for individual boys judged to have completed the challenge with the best quality reviews, and also the class which has the most reviews approved for display on Oliver.

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Gingerbread houses in tutor timeMixed levels of artistic and construction ability are on show in a tutor time festively devoted to making gingerbread houses!

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Romeo and Juliet Mock TrialThe Fourth Form have been studying Romeo and Juliet in their English lessons this half-term. This week one class held a trial inspired by the Prince’s line at the end of the play ‘Some shall be pardoned and some punishéd’. Our prosecutors made strong arguments against defendants as varied as Tybalt, Lord Capulet and the Post Office. The jury ferociously debated who they found most to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Next term the Fourth Form will be moving onto a classic prose text.

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Young Enterprise team win award for Best InnovationIn the early hours of a cold Saturday morning, FLIPP assembled at the Marlowes Shopping Centre Trade Fair in Hemel Hempstead. As it was the first trade fair for our team, we were braced for the learning experience but also for the excitement of selling our product to the public for the very first time. Prior to the fair, our industrious production team worked late into Friday night, assembling over 100 FLIPP pens ready for us to sell on Saturday.

Our team arrived at the scene at 8.00am, so we had just over an hour to prepare our stand for the day - which was a swift and

efficient team effort, therefore we were all ready to sell at exactly 9.30am. Almost instantly, we had our first customer and we were able to make our first ever sale. Furthermore, we were the first team at the whole fair to fully set up our stand and make a sale. Our sales team for the first two hours (Younes Guezour, Arin Moskofian, William Milbank and Adam Chaudhry) did an exceptional job of attracting customers. By 11.30am we had made the most sales out of any team and made the most profit out of anyone at the entire fair. It was just the start we needed.

After a quick lunch, our sales team for the next hour (William

Milbank, Udi Menon, Rana Menon and Soneel Bhattessa) started where we left of and continued to attract several customers- giving us a beam of confidence as we were exceeding expectations. During this time, we were met by the five judges for the day, who encouragingly commented on our work as we explained to them about our product. At around 2.00pm, our entire team for the day gathered for our final 90 minutes of selling, and we all made useful contributions until every team at the trade fair was called upon by the judges for the award ceremony.

It was a pleasant surprise that FLIPP was given the prize for

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‘Best Innovation’ and we finished the day as overall ‘Runners Up’. From our perspective, this was due to incredible teamwork and communication skills, as well as the commitment from the members

from our team who came to the fair on Saturday. We were then given some feedback from the judges, who told us what made our product unique and how we can improve for upcoming fairs. On the whole,

this was an enjoyable day for all of us, and we are all grateful for this wonderful opportunity to sell our product.

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Christmas jumpersBoys and staff joined in to raise £1,990 for charity.

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Ezine Magazine

https://joom.ag/4cjL

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Divisions French set finish 2nd in UK!Last week one of Ms Kotsuba’s Division sets finished in second place in the UK on the poular Modern Languages website Thisislanguage leaderboard. They then received a colourful certificate to celebrate their success, after scoring an impressive number of

11172 just in one week competing

against the top schools in the

country. Chapeau à la classe!

The Thisislanguage listening

website is a great resource

especially for those who prefer

technology-linked classwork or homework instead of traditional ways of learning a foreign language. Besides training one’s ear for listening skills, the foreign language learners also use the site for vocabulary and grammar learning.

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La Fête GastronomiqueOn Tuesday the Modern Language Assistants prepared dishes from France, Germany and Spain for the boys to enjoy. The food was of the highest quality and included a delicious range of sweet and savoury foods. The boys enjoyed:

La quiche lorraine

La mousse au chocolat

Les gâteaux Madeleine (Madeleine cakes)

Le comté (cheese from Franche-Comté)

Le camembert (creamy cheese

from Normandy)

Le fromage de chèvre

(goat’s cheese)

Le brie (cow milk-based soft

cheese from Seine-et-Marne)

Le bleu (blue cheese from

Auvergne)

El gazpacho (cold vegetable soup

from Andalucia)

La tortilla de patatas (fl atbread

made of potato, egg and fl our)

El chorizo y el jamón (spiced

pork sausages)

Spekulatius (spiced biscuits)

Lebkuchenhaus (a small edible

gingerbread house)

Stollen (fruitcake with marzipan)

Chocolate-coated marzipan

Sincere thanks to our assistants,

Criska, Angeline, Irene and

Inga for laying on a most convivial

occasion!

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ActivitiesMerchant Taylors’

Equestrian Christmas RideMerry Christmas from our 4th and U3rd MTS Equestrian Team who enjoyed their lesson last Friday after school. Boys and horses are looking forward to a great 2018.

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Parent 2 ParentMerchant Taylors’

Think you can sing?

MTS Parents’ Choir is looking for new recruits to join

in the fun.

We meet every Tuesday in the Music Department from 8.00-9.30pm, beginning on 14th November.

Don’t keep your talent to yourself – come and share

it with us!

Contact [email protected]

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Burns Night SupperSaturday 3rd February 2018 Merchant Taylors’ School- 6.30pm until midnight

Ticket Price £55* per person*Early Bird Ticket Price £50.00 per person for Tickets purchased before 15th Dec 2017.

To purchase tickets, complete the form below

Drinks Reception, Traditional Scottish Supper, Whiskey Toast, Piper, Live Band and Scottish Dancing. Cash Bar and Raffl e. Dress - black tie, lounge suit, or kilt

Your name: Your son’s name and class:

Tel No: Email:

Address:

No. of tickets (No actual tickets will be issued – all bookings will be confi rmed by email):

No. of vegetarian meals are required:

Names of your party (maximum 10 to a table) or friends that you would like to sit with (if appropriate):

Payment I have issued a cheque for £…………….. made payable to “The Yardarms” and delivered it to Miss D Shearman at school reception in an envelope marked for the attention of “Yardarms Burns Night Tickets”.

Burns Night SupperSaturday 3rd February 2018

Merchant Taylors’ School- 6.30pm until midnight

Ticket Price £55* per person*Early Bird Ticket Price £50.00 per person for Tickets purchased before 15th Dec 2017.

To purchase tickets, complete the form below

Drinks Reception, Traditional Scottish Supper, Whiskey Toast, Piper, Live Band and Scottish Dancing. Cash Bar and Raffl e. Dress - black tie, lounge suit, or kilt

Burns Night Supper

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SportMerchant Taylors’

v St Albans 2nd XV

Won – 10-0 Tries: Finn McKenzie (Spenser), Tom Boyle (White)

The 2s eventually sealed a win over a resolute St Albans’ team capping what has been an impressive and enjoyable season. Whilst dominant in most facets of the game the 2s weren’t at their fluent best but the ability to ‘win ugly’ is a valuable one and two well-worked tries coupled with tenacious defence provided a deserved end to an excellent season. The statistics below reinforce the benefits of the senior squad training ‘as one’ and also serve to illustrate just what can be achieved when a group believe in, and play for, each other. For those moving into the U6th it is effectively now ‘half time’ and the boys should enjoy a brief break before the hard work begins ahead of next season. For those

who have now completed their final MTS Rugby Term, enjoy some 7s after Christmas and do keep playing at university and beyond. Gents, it has been a pleasure... P11 W7 L4 F204 A167

U16A

Lost – 15-21 Tries: Duce (Hilles), Fallowfield (Manor of the Rose), Lidstone (Walter) MOM: Oliver Gilbert (Spenser)

The final game of the season and a big occasion for these boys as it was their last performance as a cohort. The game was very even, with St Albans being marginally on top in the first half. I have mentioned many times in my reports that this group have something about them, that ability to fight hard no matter what the circumstances. The match against St Albans was no different and despite the loss they never stopped fighting from start to finish and took the game to the wire.

Before every game I ask the boys to give a performance and walk off the field safe in the knowledge that they have given their all - the result is just an added bonus. This is something that has surprised me the most as they can pull it off so regularly. As I said last week the senior season has begun and the boys must set their sights high and create some selection issues for Mr Mills next season. It has been an absolute privilege to get to know this group and learn more about them through rugby. The future looks bright and I am excited to see how they progress. Well done each and every one of you.

U16B

Lost – 12-26 Tries: Green (Hilles), Bickerstaff (Clive) Con: Lee MOM: Dan Jones (Clive)

The final match of the season saw an excellent battle between two

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evenly matched teams. Despite conceding first, the U16Bs battled back to score two excellent tries from Paddy Green and Sam Bickerstaff, to leave the match poised at 12 -12 at half time. Merchant Taylors’ played with more width and ambition, dominating possession and territory for large periods; Dan Jones was excellent, as was Rohan Day and Ferdi Maintzer. Despite this, silly mistakes, needless penalties and turnovers at crucial moments meant that we were not able to keep the scoreboard ticking over in our favour, and eventually lost 12 - 26, when a 19-19 draw would perhaps have been a fairer reflection of the match. The team have been magnificent this season, and deserve plenty of praise for their skilful, team-oriented approach to the game. It has been a pleasure watching them develop

over the last few seasons.

U15A

Won – 54-7 Tries: Florestein x 3 (Spenser), Meneske x 2 (Walter), Shaikh (Hilles), Savage (Spenser), Lewis (Walter) Cons: Garner-Patel x 7 (White) MOM: Alexander Shaikh (Hilles)

The U15As managed to secure an unbeaten domestic season with a convincing victory over St Albans. The forwards won the battle of the breakdown with confrontational carries from Shaikh, cutting angles from Duggan, and twinkle toes from Horne. With support following the carriers into contact the backs were treated to a feast of quick ball. Garner-Patel and Florestein linked up intelligently in midfield to create plenty of chances, but

the support play in once behind

the defence proved too timid and

several scoring chances were

squandered. However, the elusive

running of Meneske and Lewis

ensured that the team still came

away with sufficient points to be

comfortable at half-time. With a no

kicking policy, this team forces the

opposition to make a vast number

of tackles and, as the boys have

found throughout the season, they

are rarely able to stay with us for

the full match. This again proved

to be the case, with Florestein

and Savage running in impressive

scores to bring the match to an

early conclusion. It has been a

hugely successful season for this

promising group and they are

playing a style of rugby well above

their years. What is even more

exciting is the fact there is still

plenty of room from improvement.

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U15B

Lost – 34-47 Tries: A Singh x 4 (Spenser), F Akin (Spenser), A Brown (Walter) Cons: A Brown x 2 (Walter) MOM: A Singh (Spenser)

This was a fabulous but ultimately frustrating way to finish the season. A game of 13 tries showed that attack was dominant over defence and ultimately this is where the game was lost. Despite another 4 tries from B team sensation Anmol Singh (who finished the season with a staggering 17 tries), as well as great individual efforts from Fiyin Akin and Archie Brown, we conceded too many soft scores ourselves. We were not able to repeat the last minute heroics of last week unfortunately in a game we probably should have won. However, the team should be very proud of a really good season and I hope they can look back on the season with great fondness. Well done boys - I am very proud of your efforts and you should be as well.

U14A

Won – 36-15 Tries: Odejinmi x 4 (White), Caricati (Manor of the Rose), Gabbitas (Walter) Cons: Groves x 3 (Clive) MOM: Daniel Odejinmi (White)

‘At Christmas, cold and bitter days, when wolves live on the wind, within his house a person stays, by warming fires, the winter logs ablaze.’ So mused the rambunctious, troubled, brilliant poet François Villon in mid-fifteenth century France. Indeed, a smile might well have crept across his lips had he beheld the U14As’ last match of the season. It was both cold and bitter on Saturday. However, instead of warming themselves by the fireside Merchant Taylors’ decided to be the wolves who live on the wind and savaged a vaunted St Albans side who had only lost twice this season. The home team hurled themselves into the fray

with a stunning unity of purpose, carrying the ball hard, breaking the line and rocking their opponents back on their heels. The forwards bent the opposition pack out of shape at the ruck and in the scrum whilst the backs sliced through the defence utilising fleet feet and deft passing. This was a stellar, all-round performance by the U14As and ably demonstrated the great strides they have taken this season. Nevertheless, it would be remiss of me not to laud the irrepressible Daniel Odejinmi who scored four of the team’s six tries. He, alongside so many of this fine side, has been outstanding this term. They are a fit, focused and fearsome outfit who one hopes will continue to make great progress throughout the years. Merry Christmas to them all.

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U14B

Lost – May-48 MOM: Thomas Lemon (Andrewes)

While disappointing to end the

season with a heavy loss against a

well-drilled and very strong- running

team, we can look back over the

season with a real sense of pride.

Well done this year gentlemen.

U14C

Lost – 7-38 Try: Mitul Matthews (Andrewes) MOM: Mitul Matthews (Andrewes)

This was a combative game, with

close contests all over the park.

Both the MTS and St Albans

packs knew their business well

and went at it hammer and tongs

in both the set piece and the

loose. For MTS the standout

performers were Mitul Matthews,

Kyri Matsangos and Eben Terry,

who carried, rucked and tackled

industriously all match. At times

our backs struggled to contain

the inventiveness of the St Albans

half backs; the valiant defensive

efforts of Oliver Mills, Lawrence

Farr, Rohan Dasgupta and Nayen

Chatrath kept us in the match.

In attack Charlie Clapham,

Rohan Dasgupta and and Rohin

Gossain made yards, but came up

agonisingly short of the try line.

U14D

Lost – 7-55 Try: A Meshram (Spenser) Con: E Horgan-Smith (Andrewes) MOM: Atharv Meshram (Spenser)

Looking to end the season with

what would be an uncharacteristic

win, the U14D team started brightly

against St. Albans and were a

match for their opponents in the

ruck, scrum and tackle. A fine start

was rewarded with a break away

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try from Atharv Meshram under the

posts, smartly converted by Ethan

Horgan-Smith to give Merchant

Taylors a 7 - 0 lead. This was to

last for a significant amount of

time as each team battled for a

dominant foothold in the match.

The cold conditions resulted in a

number of knock-ons with MTS

frequently showing their strength in

the scrum. However, the lead was

not to last, and despite dogged

defensive work, St. Albans ran in

three tries before half-time, leaving

the score at the break 17 - 7. After

playing one of their best halves of

rugby all season in the first half,

The U14Ds could not maintain

their performance in the second

and succumbed to a rampant

St. Albans attack. They showed

great spirit however, and never

gave up despite the growing score

line. Regardless of the number

of defeats this season, the U14D squad have grown as a team and as individual players who have greatly improved as the season has progressed.

More photos of the 2nd XV v St Albans match

https://photos.app.goo.gl/awBvUUMyG89ZRsmH3

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Indoor U18 Regional Finals

The Merchant Taylors’ U18 indoor

hockey side competed in the

East of England Regional Finals

competition earlier this term after

qualifying through as Hertfordshire

County Champions.

After only 8 weeks of indoor

training the side battled it out against a number of high-profile schools, including the likes of Norwich, The Perse and renowned national finalists Ipswich school. After impressing and brushing a-side The Perse the MTS side found themselves in a position to qualify for the National Finals.

So close but yet so far!

The MTS side knew they had to beat Ipswich to qualify for

the National Finals competition and dominated the early play managing to score a well worked goal. Ipswich struck straight back and the scores going into half time remained 1-1. Ipswich managed to score early in the second half and hold out after sustained pressure from the MTS side.

Congratulations to the group who will take this form into an exciting outdoor season with a lot of new young players.

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Six boys travelled to the Lea Valley Velodrome on Saturday 10th December. The Taylors’ group consisted of Third Form all the way up to Upper 6th boys and the oldest competitor of the day was 91 years old; showing that rowing truly is a sport for all.

Our youngest competitor, Max Garvey, who had been on an ergo (rowing machine) for the first time this term came 16th in his 2 minutes race, rowing 416metres and obtaining a personal best.

Pritveer Bhogal beat a number of boys from rowing clubs in his

timed race and rowed 1234m in 5 minutes. Along with Max Garvey and Pritveer, Max Arlen also achieved a personal best on the day and managed to beat the 1500m mark with his 1531m in his timed race and a split of 1.41 for his 500m race later in the day. A great achievement for someone who only started rowing in September.

Daniel Lehmann in the L6th achieved another PB for the day and smashed his previous 2000m time with a fantastic 07:51.2

I am very much looking forward

to taking a larger group of

boys next year and competing

against the best rowing clubs

and schools in the country. It is

a great experience for the boys

as the GB teams compete on the

same ergos, as well as watching

Paralympians and soldiers injured

in service, racing with such

determination and passion.

We were lucky enough to see two

world records broken along with

two British records and some of

the boys watched the GB team

push themselves to the limit in

their 2,000m races.

British Indoor Rowing Championships

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Staff v Students SquashOscar Khoo (U6th) writes:

On Wednesday, the highly anticipated squash match between staff and students took place. The staff had high hopes yet were met with a 5-0 defeat from the students. Starting off was Kiyan Kassam vs Mr Innes which was a thrilling encounter. The rising star showed rapid movement and graceful scrambling to win 3-0. Up next was Will Berrecloth against Mr Charman. The

athletes did not stop to show all their excellence on court providing the quickest 3-2 I’ve ever witnessed. Berrecloth’s rage and determination fired him up and enabled him to nick the win. Harvey vs Garvey was up next and it provided an excellent battle between the two. In the end, it was Harvey’s power which helped him snatch the 3-0 win. Unfortunately, Mr Greenaway had an injury, so the new fixture was between Siddhant Patki

and Mr Coles. Mr Coles showed his brilliance with his deft touch however, it was Sid who showed his strength and power to provide another 3-0 victory. The pièce de résistance was a fiery encounter between me and the Head of English, Mr Hilton-Dennis. It provided an entertaining match of skill, sweat and passion. Overall, I’d like to express my gratitude to Mr Hilton- Dennis for organising this event and I hope this tradition will continue in the future.

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NoticesMerchant Taylors’

Spring TermDates 2018

Wednesday 10th January –

Thursday 29th March

Sunday 11th February – Sunday 18th February

Half Term

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