Public School Wanderers
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| Full name | Public School Wanderers Rugby and Cricket Club |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union |
| Nickname(s) | PSW, Wanderers |
| Founded | 1940 |
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The Public School Wanderers Club is a sports club in the United Kingdom that was formed in 1940 by Charles Burton, a Fleet Street journalist. It was formed to provide cricket and rugby for public schoolboys during their school holidays, but with difficulties arising from World War II the Club started to provide games for servicemen as well. During the period of hostilities the Club provided over a thousand games of cricket and rugby for servicemen from all parts of the British Commonwealth.
Ethos
After the war the Club became open, though still by invitation only; a player is invited to become a Wanderer because they are a credit to their sport (be it cricket or rugby) and will enter into the spirit of maintaining the high standards of play and conduct achieved by generations of preceding club members.
Colours, crest and motto
The club colours are red (representing the morning sky), green (for the playing field) and pink (of the setting sun).
The club crest contains five charges, a book (representing scholarship and the schools from which the original players were drawn), the lion of Cambridge University RFC, the crown of Oxford University RFC, the Rod of Asclepius representing the United Hospitals RFC and an escallop which has connotations of pilgrimage in heraldry. There is also a Bishop's Mitre for the church affiliated public schools.
The club motto is In concordia floreamus which is Latin for In friendship we flourish.
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