College, DSG or Prep without a member of the Mullins family at these schools would be like a braai without boerewors, biltong, brandy or beer.
The links between the family and these schools stretch back more than a century – and Greg Mullins (Espin 1998), who was head boy at College, is doing his best to make sure this link is unbroken.
He has three sons who attend the Anglican Church Grammar School – known as Churchie – in Queensland, Australia. They are Harrison, Cooper and Jackson. Churchie is considered one of the top schools for rugby in Australia. It has some 1800 boys and it fields over 35 teams.
But, being a Mullins and a proud Old Andrean, Greg decided that his sons should experience life at College. So he sent Harrison in 2024 and Cooper in 2026 to College for the rugby term – and both played rugby for Under 15 teams too.
“Our family has so many links with College, DSG and Prep plus my parents live in Kenton and my boys have cousins – Jocelyn, Chloe and Victoria – at DSG.”
Naturally, Harrison and Cooper boarded in Espin as did their grandfather Dave (Espin 1972), and Greg’s brothers Shaun aka Turbo (1999) and Michael (2005) plus their sister Nicola who was at DSG from 1998 to 2002. In another link with the Andrean community, their mother Lynne (Honorary OA 2016) worked in admissions, alumni relations and marketing at College for over 20 years.
Harrison went back to College a second time after being invited to join the Grade 10s on the John Jones Fish River Journey – hiking, cycling and canoeing the length of the Fish River starting at its source. He completed this 21-day journey in 2025.
“Both Harrison and Cooper loved life at College. They loved the boarding school environment, they loved being in a smaller school and they loved College’s sense of community. In fact, they enjoyed College life so much they rarely visited their grandparents – Dave and Lynne – who live in Kenton.
“Furthermore, neither wanted to leave College and they didn’t want to come back to Australia although I suspect it might have a bit to do with their interest in DSG and some girlfriends they might have found!”
Greg also recalls with great fondness his return to Grahamstown for a K-Day two years ago.
“I ran into so many of my friends and many of them now have children at College or DSG.”
And guess what?
Greg says Jackson, the youngest of his three sons, will spend a rugby term at College in three years’ time. No doubt he will enjoy it as much as his older brothers did. Both Greg and Sue are extremely grateful to Tom Hamilton, Mike Fennell and the school for affording their boys this opportunity, to connect with their deep heritage in the Eastern Cape and indeed St Andrew’s. They felt so at home!
In the photo are: Cooper, Sue, Greg, Harrison, and Jackson in the front.