Sports: Report - Rugby 2021/22

This season has not been the easiest for the M&Ms. The first game of the season was the first round of Cuppers against Univ. Unfortunately, limited numbers meant that a 10v10, reduced-time match was played. Univ’s fly-half scored three tries in the first half but an impressive and imposing performance by the Ms in the second half and a try from Max Wormsley meant the game finished 21-7. This put the Ms in the quarter-finals of the bowl against Jesus. Again, a full 15v15 was not possible and the Ms played at a two-man disadvantage. Despite a strong effort from the Ms and no one giving up, the two-man advantage proved too much. The Ms went out of the bowl to a 50-0 defeat.

Hilary would prove even harder for the Ms. The Ms were unable to put a side out for the league due to a mixture of injuries and players competing at University level. The Ms, however, were not completely deprived of rugby. In the annual Peterhouse match, which was played as 7s, the Ms won 7-14 with the help of some players from St Hilda’s, Peterhouse’s other sister college. In this match, David Craig stepped up and began his stint of captaining the Ms, after Oliver Elliot-Williams was forced to step back from rugby by a series of concussions. Additionally, an Old Boys’ Match went ahead, which the Old Boys won. Nonetheless, this was an enjoyable event for all involved which provided some joy and respite after a very difficult season for Ms rugby.

Oliver Elliot-Williams (Mansfield, 2020)
M&Ms Rugby Captain 2021-22