We were delighted to hear once more from Tony Harper (K 60) who has written to us about his regular get-together with fellow OHs at the OHRFC old players’ lunch.
Good friends reunited once more
A group of OHs who played rugby together for the OHRFC in the 1960s and 1970s became good friends and have kept in touch with one another over the years . About 12 years ago they started to meet up for lunch once or twice a year and have continued to do so ever since .
For the past few years they have met for lunch at the RAC in London , where one of their number is a member; the photo shows the group’s most recent gathering in October 2023. “As always”, says Tony, ” a wonderful time was had by us all , and hopefully our tradition will be able to continue for a few more years yet! “
As can be seen, five of the group were actually contemporaries in Kipling in the 1960s, so what better than a group shot of them too…
A strange coincidence…
Haileybury rugby so often brings people together in so many different ways – and often in surprising ways too.
As Tony said, “I went to Haileybury a couple of weeks ago with Howard Nichols (B 60) and we watched the XV v Oundle on Terrace . We had chosen a Saturday that suited us both and it just happened to be the game v Oundle. However, I looked at my old records (which obviously I used to keep!) and discovered to my amazement, and totally coincidentally, that the match was the 60th Anniversary of me playing in the very same fixture v Oundle on Terrace. Incredible!”
And another!
Finally, by an (amazing) coincidence, whilst having lunch at the RAC club the group bumped into Matthew Dymott (H 88) who had been a direct contemporary at both Haileybury Junior School and Haileybury with Graham Barber’s son Nigel Jordan-Barber (K 88)
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