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14 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.