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Representing GB
Abingdon rowers have been representing GB at a number of international events over the
summer. There were four Abingdonians in GB crews at the Munich International Junior
Regatta where Jamie Copus and Felix Newman achieved a magnificent second place in
their pairs event, as did the GB VIII with two Abingdonians in the crew – Will Davey and
Vassilis Ragoussis. Abingdon’s J16A coxed IV, rowing for GB, achieved a clear win over
the French crew at the annual GB v France match. At the Coup de la Jeunesse in July,
Will Davey rowed in the coxless IV, winning silver on the Saturday and gold on the Sunday,
and Neil McKenzie coxed both the coxed IV and the VIII, winning silver and bronze on the
Saturday and gold and gold on the Sunday.
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SPORT
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September 2011
It was silver Saturday at the National Schools’ Championships in May when silver medals
went to the J14As in the Octuples, the J16A VIII - beaten by just 0.19 seconds – the J16
coxless IV and the 1st and 2nd VIIIs. The gold medals came on Sunday when the coxless
pair won the Committee’s Cup and the coxless IV – in the premier event of the day – won
the Royal Engineers’ Cup. In the run-up to Henley, the 1st VIII won the Foster Cup at the
Metropolitan Regatta and then the Grand Challenge Cup at Reading Regatta. At Henley
the crew put in spectacular performances to beat St Edward’s in the quarter-final, Radley
in the semi-final and St Andrew’s School USA in the final of the Princess Elizabeth Cup, the
premier rowing award for boys’ schools, which Abingdon last won in 2002.
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Watch a video of the races at www.abingdon.org.uk/henley_2011_video
Awesome Oarsmen
Mercers’
Schools Football
Tournament
Although knocked out of the main
competition, the seven Abingdon First
Years who took part in the Mercers’
Schools five-a-side football tournament
last term emerged as plate champions
ahead of Walsall Academy and
Madeley Academy.
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Karate Grading
The fourteen members of the Karate
Club received their final grading of the
year from Sensei Bob Rhodes (7th
Dan). This term the Club will be taken
by Sensei Ben Richardson (3rd Dan),
a member of the England Shotokan
Karate team, following the departure
of Sensei Joss Williams, the founder of
the Club.
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For all last term’s sports results www.abingdon.org.uk/sports_results_summer_2011