Mr Barker has been there a few years he was more into soccer I was there 85-90 and he was there then, had a brain tumour I think and has recovered well. Mr Smith always took us for Rugby not sure if he's still there but we always had a team, school finals always played at Belle Vue, big thrill as a Trinity fan to play on the famous pitch. Always on a week day night end of season and we got use of the Trinity changing room

Dissapointing thing having attended Ossett School many years ago was how little rugby was offered there. I heard tales of Ossett School vs North Ossett School rugby game a few years before I joined had turned into a mass fight and they took rugby off the curriculum then. It was a shame as I'm sure most of the year groups could have fielded a half decent team at junior level. Only player in my year who did anything was a mate of mine who was on Halifax's books at the same time Chris Chester was on. He ended up joining the RAF I think and played for them instead of making it with any of the English Clubs. Only other player to come out of the school tha I know of is Alex Bretherton who is with Batley at the moment.

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im suprised nobody has mentioned freeston their have been a number of players that have done well from their not all wakey players granted but it is still a wakefield school,am i right in thinking the conway brothers were both freeston players.

has is cas and airdale high`s who have both produced international players for years. the most notable for me been neither a wakey or cas player in andy goodway who was imo one of the best 13`s in the world during his time.

Yeah, he is supposed to be different class

Yeah that was Chris (whistler), I remember that game well!

The year I was in at Royds didn't do bad either. Bryn Powell, Jamie Thackray and Ryan Hudson all played Super League.

Bernie was massively into league - If kids wanted to play for the football team but not the rugby (and were good) he wouldn't let them. They either played for both teams or neither. Mindst with only 2 classes of kids to choose from he couldn't afford to reduce the talent pool! I'm sure the team 3/4 years above me went to wembley although I stand corrected on that could be an urban myth he told us!

Bernie coached the Wakefield Schools team. He had the u15/16 team but some of the players in his school team played in the Wakefield City side that played the curtain raiser in 79.
He is still watching Trin. Often stand with him. Good guy.

He could in all sense and purposes be groomed to fill Sam Tomkins boots if Wigan ever decide to cash in on him from the RU world or the NRL. Im not saying he is going to be as good a player as Sam, but in terms of quick, good feet and very good with ball in hand his attributes mirror in a way what Sam has. He could well start at 6 in a couple of years and then eventually move to full back in the same way Sam has done.

Pity Glover wasnt in charge a few years ago as Ryan might have joined us instead. A shame at the time we were only offering sherbert fountains and 20p mix ups to the best young talents in the area,