I believe our squads are the strongest they've ever been across the board.
Director of Rugby, Andrew Henderson, who has been coaching the egg-shaped game at the school for over 13 years this month, has high hopes for this term.
He said, "I hope we can make some solid progress this year, given the restraints we are under. For me, it's all about the values our players bring to the pitch. We want them to work hard but also be humble and know when to appreciate the good play and congratulate those we play. Mostly though it's about having fun.
"Hopefully, come November 7th we will get the green light for live games and this is a good date to work towards. We've got some amazing talent in the school at the moment. Our prep school is really starting to blossom and we are going to nurture this talent. Our 3rd form squads are looking strong and so are our 4th and 5th form teams. Our Seniors are looking like a solid squad, on the whole, I think we are the strongest I've seen us across the board."
Since his appointment as Director of Rugby in 2007-08, Strathallan has seen a huge increase in pupils going on to sign professional contracts and play internationally, including; Jamie Ritchie, Murray McCallum, Cammie Fenton, Murphy Walker, Ollie Smith, Josh Henderson, Cameron Henderson, Murdo McAndrew, Bruce Flockhart, Matt and Zander Fagerson, George Horne and Abi Evans.
With this impressive roster of former pupils playing for the likes of Edinburgh Rugby, Glasgow Warriors, Stade Nicois and many more, we asked Mr Henderson who we all should be watching this year:
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