CAM Trengove will long remember season 2019 as the year he won an Australian Schools Rugby Union Championship, but he'd also like to remember it for success on another level.
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The Saint Stanislaus' College first XV skipper would love for his side to finish their Independent Sporting Association division one rugby campaign on a high as well.
This Saturday Stannies will resume its 2019 campaign when hosting St Pius X College. It will be Trengove's first game for his school since tasting glory at nationals as part of the NSW I team which crushed Queensland 58-5.
While Stannies has managed just one win thus far - Trengove throwing a brilliant pass to put Kang Kang over in the dying minutes to down Kinross 12-8 - it currently sits in fourth on the ladder.
Stannies will be favourites against the so far winless St Pius, but then face a tougher assignment against the currently undefeated Oakhill before a clash with St Patrick's College.
Trengove would love to captain his side to wins in all three of those games and to keep Stannies' hopes of an ISA crown alive.
"It will be tricky from where we are the moment, but I'm super keen to get back into Stannies footy and try my best for the last three games for the school," the Year 12 student said.
Though Trengove realises Stannies will be hard pressed to take back the mantle of division one rugby champions they last held when going undefeated in 2017, he is keen to put what he learned while playing in NSW colours to good use.
He not only absorbed what he saw from Australian Schoolboy representative and starting NSW halfback Lachie Albert, but picked up plenty of pointers from the state coaching staff as well.
"The halfback above me, Lachie Albert, was pretty extraordinary and he got player of the match in the grand final, so I definitely tried to learn as much as I could off him," Trengove said.
"It was more just the way he prepares for the game and just a few little things he does around the game that I'd like to bring back to my own game at school.
"We also got taught by the coaches to be more process driven and taught how to prepare for games, calm your nerves and just focus on the job at hand. We learned to really just focus on your role and just trust the other guys will do theirs."
Stannies will also benefit from the experience Joe Sullivan gained at nationals where he played for the Cavalier Barbarians.
The Barbarians - a team made of of players from across four states and the ACT - made their debut at the annual tournament this year.
Sullivan enjoyed a slice of history with them on the final day when they posted their maiden win, downing Victoria 36-22.
