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April 2017
Abingdon
Sport
An excellent term with convincing wins
over Warwick and Harrow, and the U14
squad finishing 11th nationally in the
ESSA Team Relays and fighting off tough
opposition to win the Warwick 100s. A
youthful U18 relays squad was placed in
the top 15 schools at the Bath and Otter
Cup. Both squads also put in tremendous
performances at the Bromsgrove Relays.
Having won the pre-season Football
Festival at Rugby School the 1st XI
went on to win the majority of their
fixtures including victories over local
rivals Radley, MCS, Wellingborough and
St John’s Leatherhead. Both the U16
As and U15s got the better of Bedford
Modern, the latter 9-0. The 2nd, 3rd
and 4th XI are all still in contention in
their Thames Valley Leagues.
Rugby sevens is increasingly popular at Abingdon with every age group taking part.
There were some excellent results across the years. The U15s won the Plate in the John
Fisher School Founder’s Day 7s against a very strong field and the U16s reached the
quarter finals of the Cup at the Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet – a great achievement
with a field of 32 schools. The 1st VII won the Plate at the Shiplake 7s and were runners
up at the Colston’s School 7s.
The outstanding squash squad play
with spirit and skill and this term beat
Bradfield, John Hampden, Stowe and
St Edward’s. A great run in the National
Trophy saw the Club reach the last
eight before losing a hard match to
Wellington. With a very young squad,
it’s an exciting time ahead.
A good term for the crews as they begin their preparation and training for the summer regattas. Highlights included wins for the
senior VIIIs at Wycliffe Head and Henley Head, wins and 2nd place for the J16s at Wycliffe and Henley, 2nd place at Wycliffe for the
J15s, 3rd for both the 1st VIII and J16s at Hammersmith Head, success for the J14s in matches against St Edward’s and Radley.