www.abingdon.org.uk 17 Abingdon School Sport The half-term break clearly had a wonderfully restorative effect on our badminton players as they were in fine fettle on Saturday 5 November for matches against St Edwards School. The U18s won their fixture 15-1 and the U16s, with debut performances for some players, took their fixture 16-0. A huge congratulations to all players for their stellar performances. After a three year absence due to Covid, it was fantastic to kick off half-term with Middle School rugby tours. The U15s took part in the Langley School national festival (14-16 October), where they had a cracking couple of days in Norfolk playing against some of the top schools in the UK and won the Plate competition. The U14s went on a mini-tour to Bath (18-20 October) which saw a mixture of rugby and recreation. On day 1, they played King Edward’s, with the Bs winning 62-0 and the A team narrowly defeated 17-12. This was followed by ten pin bowling. On day 2, students enjoyed activities including archery and paddleboarding in a team building day and evening trip to the cinema. Day 3 brought about some sightseeing before matches in the afternoon against Beechen Cliff School, with the Bs winning 26-14; and the A team losing 38-0. Squashing the opposition Abingdon Squash has had an extremely successful start to the year. The squad has been training hard with Ben Rosec and, with the strength in depth better than it has ever been before, the results are really speaking for themselves! With big wins against St Edward’s and Stowe, and a narrow loss to Eton, we have had convincing victories over RGS High Wycombe (5-0) and Radley (4-1). Our KS4 team began their National Schools campaign in November with overwhelming victories over John Hampden School and Berkhamsted, and now confidently go through to Stage 2 of the Championships. The badminton squad, having shaken off the dust of the summer, got off to a great start to the season with a 6-2 win over Wellington. The players were highly competitive, showing great energy and application. On 24 September, both the 1st VIII and 2nd VIII badminton squads were out on the courts. The 1st VIIIs were depleted in number, with the majority attending the Oxford closed tournament - this provided a great opportunity for 2nd team players to step up. Their commitment was impressive and they lost narrowly by 9-7. The 2nd VIIIs, with some new players making their debut for the squad, kept it down to the wire but lost 9-7. Well done to all players. Badminton success Rugby tours resume
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