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Games teams prepared at Scotch

The Ugandan Rugby 7 squad on the Meares Oval

Commonwealth Games fever hit Scotch in early March, when two Games teams trained at the School for the rugby sevens competition. The ground shook as the burly men from New Zealand and Uganda went through their paces in preparation for the keenly fought sevens competition.

Games organisers asked a number of Melbourne schools, including Scotch, Xavier, Trinity Grammar and Marcellin College, to make their grounds available for pre-Games training. In the lead-up period and during the Games, Scotch flew the Games flag on the flagpole next to the Australian flag, and signs were erected to designate Scotch as an official training venue.

David Ashton

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Scotch's Laurie Browell and his Games vehicle

Laurie drove the VIPs around town

Scotch property officer Laurie Browell worked as a volunteer VIP driver during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, meeting many interesting people as he travelled between Games venues.

Laurie was one of more than 15,000 volunteers, without whose efforts the Games literally could not have been staged. Volunteers like Laurie worked together to deliver a unique and successful Commonwealth Games experience for Melburnians and visitors alike.

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Old Boys in the Games

Matt Welsh (’94) and Matthew Targett (’03) represented the Australian swimming team in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Matt Welsh collected the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke final in 54.82 seconds. He was also part of Australia’s gold medal 100 m medley relay team.