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Date	Arranged Fixture	Fixture Played	G	Result	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
1999	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 Sep	Worth Old Boys	Old Suttonians	H	W	27	7	1	1	0	0	27	7
02 Oct	Bec Old Boys	Chipstead	H	L	3	42	2	1	0	1	30	49
09 Oct	Old Reigatians 3	Cancelled	H	-	-	-	2	1	0	1	30	49
23 Oct	Mitcham 2	Mitcham 2	H	W	7	0	3	2	0	1	37	49
30 Oct	Old Reigatians 3	Old Reigatians 3	A	W	15	0	4	3	0	1	52	49
06 Nov	KCS Old Boys	KCS Old Boys	A	L	0	62	5	3	0	2	52	111
13 Nov	Old Tiffinians	Old Tiffinians	H	L	7	43	6	3	0	3	59	154
20 Nov	Old Bevonians	Old Bevonians	A	L	13	18	7	3	0	4	72	172
27 Nov	Lightwater	Lightwater	H	W	45	5	8	4	0	4	117	177
04 Dec	Old Rutlishians	Old Rutlishians	A	L	5	22	9	4	0	5	122	199
11 Dec	Reigate & Redhill	Reigate & Redhill	A	W	20	5	10	5	0	5	142	204
18 Dec	Old Juddians 5	Old Juddians 5	H	W	51	7	11	6	0	5	193	211
2000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
08 Jan	Mitcham 2	Mitcham 2	H	W	41	10	12	7	0	5	234	221
15 Jan	Old Suttonians	Old Suttonians	H	W	71	0	13	8	0	5	305	221
22 Jan	Old Emmanuel	Old Emmanuel	H	W	16	14	14	9	0	5	321	235
29 Jan	Croydon	Warlingham 3	A	W	34	12	15	10	0	5	355	247
05 Feb	-	Effingham 3	A	L	5	34	16	10	0	6	360	281
12 Feb	London Cornish	London Cornish	H	W	27	12	17	11	0	6	387	293
19 Feb	Jersey Tour	-	-	-	-	-	17	11	0	6	387	293
26 Feb	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	11	0	6	387	293
04 Mar	Cobham 3	-	H	-	-	-	17	11	0	6	387	293
11 Mar	Surrey University	-	H	-	-	-	17	11	0	6	387	293
18 Mar	Old Midwhitgiftians	Old Midwhitgiftians	A	W	24	12	18	12	0	6	411	305
25 Mar	Egham	Chobham 2	A	W	18	12	19	13	0	6	429	317
01 Apr	Old Bevonians	Old Bevonians	A	L	10	14	20	13	0	7	439	331
08 Apr	Old Wandsworthians 3	Old Wandsworthians 3	H	L	15	28	21	13	0	8	454	359
15 Apr	Old Reedonians	Old Reedonians	A	W	22	5	22	14	0	8	476	364
21 Apr	Easter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday saw the final fixture of a long season for Old Freemen when they entertained Old Reedonians who are in a league five divisions above them. This fixture has now been running for over fifty years and since 1987 the Clubs have played for the ‘Gibbs’ trophy which was presented by the O.R. in memory of a past President of O.F., Roland Gibbs. The winner of the trophy would be the Club with the most sides winning on the day.

O.F. kicked off on Saturday in atrocious conditions against an O.R. side made up of 1^st and 2^nd XV players while their second team played the O.R. 3^rd side away. The first fifteen minutes of the game fluctuated first one way and then the other with both teams being awarded penalties, which they were unable to convert. The players were attempting to play open rugby and the referee gave them the encouragement needed. The scrums were trying to dominate each other, which led to some ferocious tackling at close quarters. The backs were testing each other and the O.R. centre gave O.F. a number of problems throughout the afternoon.

Playing down the hill in the first half all the spectators expected the O.F. to kick to the corners and play rugby from there, but their kicking from the hand on Saturday did not make them as much ground as they would have liked. The O.F. lineouts were working better with MORRISON hitting the jumpers with the ball regularly. From one near the O.R. 10-metre line CRANE took the ball well and it was fed quickly to DAVIES at flyhalf who made a half break.

As he was tackled BEECH was on hand to carry the ball on before passing to MARCH who made ground before being tackled. The ball was won quickly from the ruck and fed to DAVIES who again made ground before passing to TYRELL the second row, who broke through the first tackle and then out paced the covering defence to score by the posts for DAVIES to convert easily. O.R. made several attacks on the O.F. line but the defence stood firm until half time.

O.R. started the second half attacking the O.F. with long racking kicks to the corners, making the wingers hang back in defence to link with HILL the fullback. Although the O.R. lineout was working well they were unable to unsettle the O.F. or make much ground with the ball in hand. The O.F. scrum however was now beginning to sense that they were getting on top of O.R. and made several big driving mauls from their lineouts.

O.R. were awarded a scrum and with MORRISON hooking well all afternoon the O.R. won a messy ball which allowed the O.F. back row to harry the scrum half and as the ball went loose. SMITH the O.F. scrum half was through like a shot, kicked the ball on and raced over 30 metres to score just wide of the posts for DAVIES to convert. Suddenly the game reverted to running rugby and O.F. now sensing a victory in the air started to run every thing. OLIVER on the right wing was given the ball from outside the O.R. 22 and was eventually bundled in to touch two yards from the try line. TRIBICK, who replaced MORELAND at halftime, had several runs at the defence, but O.R. were not about to give in easily.

Twice O.R. broke through the O.F. defence and looked likely to score, once on the right wing, which was stopped by a crashing tackle by BEEBE the O.F. prop. The second time the O.R. managed to set their left wing away with a clear run to the line, when TRYELL came from nowhere to not only tackle him but carry him right into touch to save a certain score. Soon after this tackle O.R. were awarded a lineout on their 10-metre line. The ball went loose and TRYELL gathered it and ran through the defence to score wide out to finish the scoring for the game.

In the Clubhouse after the game all the O.F. waited anxiously to hear how their second XV had faired and a great cheer went up when they heard they won by 22 – 5 . Which made a clean sweep for the O.F. for the first time for many years.