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Rugby
The 1st XV played some
tough matches last term,
none more so than against
Grey High School one of
the top three rugby-playing
schools in South Africa
who were on a UK tour.
Although the scoreline
indicated the power of the
South African side, the 1st
XV played with their usual
grit and determination and
enjoyed the experience of
being part of such top-level
schoolboy rugby.
Theo Brophy-Clews played
for the England U18 squad
that beat the Australian U18s
23-3 in their match at Harrow
School on 4 December.
Theo, who is a member of
London Irish, is one of several
Abingdon boys associated
with premiership academies:
Jamie Pearson – Wasps &
Welsh Exiles U18, Michael
Dewar – Wasps and Scottish
Exiles U18, Kieran Routledge –
Gloucester U18,
Sam Telling – London Irish U16,
Jamie Cox – Wasps U16,
Jack Holford – Wasps U16.
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Hal Watts
Fourteen-year-old Hal Watts won a bronze
medal in the Men’s U16 Plus Platform
event at the Luton Challenge, a key event
in the UK diving calendar. He beat two of
GB’s top international divers despite the
fact that he was by the far the youngest
competitor in the event.
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Joshua Valentine
Competing at the "rst International Karate
Union’s World Games for U20s, held
in Venice in October, Joshua Valentine
won bronze in both the Kata (Forms) and
Kumite (Sparring) events.
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Theo Brophy-Clews
Magnus Gregory
At the Olympic Hopes International Kayak-
Canoe Regatta, Magnus Gregory won
silver in the U15 K1 1000m, and silver
again with his teammate Luke Harding in
the U16 K2 500m. In a highly competitive
"eld, Magnus and Luke’s medals were the
highlight of team GB’s results.
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Meanwhile a
powerful U16A
(left) stormed
to an unbeaten
season, their
closest winning
margin 8-7
against Eton,
their largest
50-12 against
St Edward’s.
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Last term’s rugby results for all the teams can be found at:
