The Scone Grammar School year 5 and 6 rugby team travelled up to Armidale to compete in the The Armidale School Rugby Carnival in recent weeks.
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The boys have been training since early February under the watchful eye of coaches James Arnott and Alex Warner.
Scone Grammar was placed in a pool with some traditional rugby powerhouses, meaning that there would be four hard games on the Saturday.
The first game saw the boys blow out some cobwebs with a commanding 28 to 5 win against the Inverell Highlanders, being a great start to the day.
They then came up against a very well drilled and mobile Trinity Grammar team.
Trinity got away to a flier and the Scone boys were unable to pull them back, going down 19 to 5.
In hindsight, it was probably the wake up the boys needed as their next game was against The Kings School.
They played this game on the main field which made the occasion even more special.
Some incredible goal line defence saw Scone Grammar withstand a mountain of early pressure from Kings and from there they were able to perfectly implement their game plan.
In what was probably the highlight of the tour, Scone Grammar came away with a 29 to 5 victory.
The compliments that then came from the Kings coaches, players and parents gave the local boys a real sense of accomplishment.
The final pool game was against Tudor House and with the boys’ confidence sky high, they dominated the opposition to come away with a 44 nil win.
With Trinity going through the pool undefeated, Scone Grammar finished second and were faced with a tricky Sunday match up against Moree, who also finished second in their pool.
They are a side the Scone boys play often and are usually very strong.
With this being a playoff match the halves were extended to 20 minutes.
In weather that was more suited to ducks, what happened next, nobody saw coming.
Scone Grammar could not have played a more dominant game of rugby, with the combination of strength, skill and teamwork there for all to see.
Sixteen tries and 11 conversions later, Scone Grammar had racked up an incredible 102 to 0 victory, it was simply amazing.
This result ensured they finished the carnival in sixth place in a division of 25 teams, an achievement that the boys and coaches should be extremely proud of.
The team consisted of: captain Will Warner, vice captain Edward Arnott, Beau Devenish, Adam Chesworth, Hayden Bull, Ryan Clerke, Nick Adkins, Lachlan Park, Seth Hill, Charlie Brooks, Jack Faulkner, Banjo Cole, Sam Mount, Oscar Metcalf, Tom Forsythe, Lochlan McClean, Fletcher Shearman, Hamish Watts, Tyler Kelly and Joe Sedgwick.
