Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) ramps up preparation for the 2020 GPS rugby season

The Anglican Church Grammar School’s preparations for the start of the GPS rugby union season has ramped up, with the First XV’s opening trial match an away game against Brisbane Boys College on July 25. How are Churchie shaping?

Andrew Dawson

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July 15, 2020 - 9:44AM

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George Stoddart (captain) and Sam Farrar (vice-captain) will spearhead Churchie’s 2020 GPS campaign.

Stoddart and Farrar will be looking for a competitive effort from No. 1 to No. 15 this winter, using a talent base which is a nice blend of players who experienced the rigours of last season’s competition, and also newcomers to the squad.

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Around Stoddart and Farrar, the likes of Larson Dayle Doyle, Luke Philp, Max Craig, Ewan Marr were expected to lead the way.

“We want to be good at set piece and have the ability to play open attacking rugby and transition well off the back of our defence,’’ said Churchie director of sport Sean Tasker.

Churchie is steeped in rugby tradition with Wallabies’ aplenty on the college’s honour boards.

These include David Pocock, Quade Cooper, Lloyd McDermott, Keith Bell, Walter Bennett, Gavan Horsle, Kerry Larkin, David Rathie and Ric Trivett.

Countless provincial rugby stars also passed through Churchie.

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Churchie’s draw:

Trials:

July 25: BBC (away)

August 1: TSS (away)

Competition

August 8: Bye

August 15: BGS (home)

August 22: St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace (away)