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New Rugby Kit
Selected for
England: Rugby
Fifteen-year-old Theo
Brophy Clews has
been selected for
the England U17
rugby squad for the
forthcoming season.
Theo, who is a key
member of both the
Abingdon 1st XV
and the Berkshire
U16 squad, is also
registered with London
Irish where he has been identified as one of
the ‘Gold’ group of young players.
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Sailing
In a new sailing venture,
seven novice sailors spent a
weekend on board a yacht
in the Solent learning the
ropes of offshore sailing.
The weekend was
designed to give
them a chance to
learn key skills like,
how to navigate –
especially important
in the crowded
Solent – man-
overboard drill,
and the no-less-
important skill of
how to make a
perfect cup of tea
whilst afloat.
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Black Belts and National Champions
At the English National Karate Championships in September, Joshua Valentine won bronze for
his Kata (forms) and gold for his Kumite (sparring) and was selected to compete at the World
Karate Championships for Children, Cadets and Juniors at Novi Sad, Serbia in October.
Magnus Gregory is a U14 National Kayak Champion in six events having won six gold medals
at the National Marathon and Sprint Championships last summer.
At the UK Championships in Liverpool in November, Thomas Shaw was awarded his black
belt in the Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won.
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Hockey
Abingdon’s U16 and U18 squads showed the quality of their play last term; at the local four-
school tournament the U18s only lost out to Radley on goal averages, whilst the U16s won
the tournament without dropping a single point. It is significant that twenty-six Abingdon
players have been selected to attend Junior Academy Centres, the basis of the county
squads. It all bodes well for the forthcoming season.
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Selected for
England: Hockey
Will Carter Keall, who represented the
South of England in their all-conquering
team at the Futures Cup, has been picked
to represent England in the U16 hockey
squad for the Four Nations Invitation
Tournament next Easter.
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