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unusual facts about old boys


The Bounder

Determined to treat Trevor and Mary to a wedding anniversary dinner at a posh hotel, Howard cons his way into a private party, pretending to be a school old boy.


Casuals F.C.

The club was formed in 1883, and was originally made up of players exclusively of the old boys of Eton School, Westminster School and Charterhouse School but were quickly expanded to included players from all Universities and public schools.

Old Edwardians

Old Edwardians, sometimes abbreviated to OE, refers to old boys/girls of schools with Edward in the name of the school.


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Adam Byrnes

Byrnes played rugby as a student while at Newington College (1987–99) which boasts rugby International players Nick Farr-Jones and Phil Kearns as old boys.

Alan Gowling

He is now the secretary of the Manchester United old boys association and regularly summarises Bolton Wanderers games on BBC Radio Manchester.

Alejandro Da Silva

In 2005 Da Silva returned to Paraguay to rejoin Cerro Porteño where he played until his transfer to Newell's Old Boys in 2007.

Américo Gallego

After leaving Newell's Old Boys, Gallego was sought after by a myriad of clubs, including San Lorenzo de Almagro, but chose CD Toluca in Mexico.

Byrchall High School

Through the school, Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School Old Boys F.C. (now known as Ashtonians AFC) entered the Lancashire Amateur Football League in 1951.

Cantabrigian

Cantabrigian Rowing Club was similarly established, in 1950, by the 'old boys' of local Hills Road Sixth Form College (then known as The Cambridgeshire High School For Boys).

Chester Park, Bristol

Barton Fields, the park itself, is a gently sloping strip 500 yards long, and containing a children's play area and the pitches and pavilion of Barton Hill Old Boys Rugby union Club.

Daraja Academy

The academy is situated on the former campus of the Baraka School, a small education program that took at-risk 12-year-old boys from the Baltimore public school system to the Kenyan outback which was featured in the 2005 documentary The Boys of Baraka.

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C.

Douglas High School Old Boys A.F.C. (DHSOB AFC) are a football club from Onchan on the Isle of Man.

Giuliano Mignini

In June 2010 Mignini was the prosecutor involved in the case of porn star Brigitta Bulgari who was arrested and held for 11 days after being charged with child pornography; this followed the surfacing of mobile phone video showing 15-year-old boys touching her in her private parts while she performed as a stripper in an Umbria night club.

Juan Campomar

Campomar played at his country team of Old Boys, moving to US Montauban, for the season of 2005/06.

Kentwell Cup

Teams who have competed in the competition have included those linked by geographical location, such as Drummoyne DRFC, Lane Cove RUFC, and Petersham RUFC, others linked by connections to schools, such as Newington Old Boys (NOBs), St Patrick's Rugby Club, Old Ignatians and Knox Old Boys; while others have been linked by occupation, like Bondi Life Savers.

King Edward Technical College

Dunedin association football team Dunedin Technical was formed by alumni of the institution, and was originally known as King Edward Technical College Old Boys.

Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC

Along with clubs like Grammar and University, Sacred Heart Old Boys, the predecessor of Marist, participated in an "Old Boys" competition until 1908, when the Auckland RFU scrapped the "district" scheme which had been in place from 1891.

Mike Rawding

A County level amateur player in his youth, Rawding turned out for Ancaster FC and RAF Hemswell in Lincolnshire, then Haltemprice AFC and Ainthorpe Old Boys in Yorkshire.

Old Haileyburians

List of people educated at Haileybury, Melbourne for a list of old boys of the school in Melbourne

Paul Hodkinson

The one round defeat prompted a rethink in the Kirkby club - whose ‘old boys’ included John Conteh and Joey Singleton - and Hodkinson decided it was time to stop fighting the scales and let his body find its true poundage.

Ramsey R.U.F.C.

Ramsey RUFC was formed in the late 1970s by a group of old boys from the local comprehensive school, Ramsey Grammar School.

Robert J. Pope

He continued playing cricket for the Wellington College Old Boys and the Wellington Cricket Club where he won a 2nd XI batting trophy in 1896 (averaging 23.30 in 11 completed innings) and later for the Wairarapa Cricket Club when he was headmaster of Kaiwaiwai School.

Shebbear, Devon

Notable Old Boys include: Sir Pridham Baulkwill, Sir Ivan Stedeford and E. W. Martin.

Shon Siemonek

After leaving high-school Siemonek continued his rugby union career at Hutt Old Boys Marist Rugby Football Club in Lower Hutt where he played with the All Black Piri Weepu, and Hurricane Jeremy Thrush.

T. G. Jones

Once the relations with the manager Theo Kelly became so bad that he was even not picked for the reserve team, and played secretly for Hawarden Grammar Old Boys.

Waikato Rugby League

Sam Perrett - (College Old Boys) Sydney Roosters, Bulldogs, NZ Maoris, NZ Kiwis