THE RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School’s touring rugby squad hit the South American trail running with two opening wins in La Serena, Chile.

After a magnificent performance by the RGSAO development side — winning 33-0 against the Colegio Ingles second XV — the pressure was on the first XV to perform in their match.

The impressive development side’s victory had certainly pumped up the first XV, as they took to the pitch at a blistering pace.

This continued throughout the match, resulting in an excellent 41-12 win over the Colegio Ingles first XV.

The RGSAO intensions were clear from the start when, during the first 15 minutes, they blew Colegio Ingles away with some slick open play, as the tries and conversions began to mount up.

Captain Nathaniel McDonald, fresh from his training with the Worcester Warriors Elite Player Development Squad, was governing the play throughout the match. McDonald continuously caused havoc in the backs and eventually picked up a well-deserved try.

The skipper’s performance was only surpassed by Nicholas Houlston, who was the day’s hat-trick hero.

Houlston’s speed and agility helped him to regularly blast through the opposition’s defence. The Chileans, however, were strong up front and scored two tries from close range, but these were only a consolation to the overall result.

RGSAO’s slick handling, good running and back play saw the school to a comfortable victory.

The touring squad now moves 1,000km further south to the city of Concepcion, where St John’s School and Wessex School await.