THE high-water mark for Sevenoaks rugby must surely be January 14, 1978 when they played the Australian Schools XV, possibly the greatest schoolboy squad the game has ever seen spearheaded by the three Ella brothers and containing ten or more future Wallabies plus Rugby League legend Wally Lewis.
The Scottish leg of the Aussies tour fell through and the tourists badly needed a final hit out before their muchanticipated final Test against England at Twickenham.
So it came to pass that Sevenoaks coach Mike Williams picked up the phone one morning and it was Ron Tennick, secretary of the RFU Sc...
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