Barker held off a last minute raid by Waverley to claim a thrilling 28-26 victory at Queens Park and move within two wins of claiming the school’s first CAS title since 2022.

Things were a little different for star fullback Charlie Poynton back then.

Now in his third season in the top squad at Barker, Poynton was a pup in a superstar Barker team that won the title in 2022 and is hoping to replicate that side’s effort in his final year at Hornsby.

“I’ve been having a great time this year and I’m trying to really enjoy playing footy with my mates as much as possible during my final year at school and take it all in,” Poynton told Rugby News during the July school holidays.

“It’s a different type of footy that you don’t really get to experience again once you finish.”

Poynton was a pint sized fullback with dynamic footwork in a Barker side filled with players that have gone on to play top level footy since graduating a few years back.