IT can’t be easy living up to brilliant teams of yesteryear but this season’s Wellington 1st XV have been right up there with the very best, becoming the first side to win back-to-back RFU Champions trophies for Schools, clinching the title with a thumping 43-19 win over Rugby School in the final at Allianz Park. They also finished runners-up in the Daily Mail Merit Table to Cranleigh.
The former came after a spectacular 41-24 semi-final win over a strong Epsom College team and a hugely successful regular season which saw just one defeat, against old rivals Sedbergh.
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