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School News
King's College rugby teams have recorded significant successes this season.
he 1st XV produced a dominant display against Taunton School, and by half
time led 31-0 before eventually going on to win 48-3, with Aaron Chapman, who
is only 15 but is already in the Exeter Chiefs Academy, scoring four impressive
tries.
Nick Gresswell, Head of Rugby and 1st XV Coach, said: "his was an outstanding
performance from the King's side and the most pleasing aspect was the way
in which the team worked so hard for each other to create a range of scoring
opportunities."
Aaron Chapman scored eight tries in eight matches. Will Knill was top points
scorer with his boot and the team was ably led by Zach Spiers.
he King's U15 team also recorded a 53-19 victory over Taunton, to add to the success they enjoyed two days earlier over
homas Hardye School at Dorchester to reach the fifth round of the NatWest Cup. hey subsequently reached the sixth
round of the Cup.
Our girls, having won the U18 national ISFA 7-a-side competition this term for the
second year running, are through to the third round of the 11-a-side tournament
(they are the title holders), with a 3-1 win over Millfield. Seven senior players have
made the South West U18 ISFA squad.
Our most successful hockey team this term was the U14A side, which won the
West of England regional tournament, and go through to the finals at the Olympic
Park next term. Highlight of the season for them was a 9- 0 win over Wells, in which
Beth Barzotelli scored a double hat trick.
Head of Girls' Games, Sara Similien said:
'hey are such a talented year group but they also work very hard. Congratulations
to all involved - players and staff alike - they really deserve this opportunity.'
A group of King's College staff, parents and pupils went on a trip
to the battlefields of Flanders in which they paid tribute to former
pupils who lost their lives during the Great War.
he tour was arranged to coincide with the centenary
commemorations, but also to focus on paying respects to the 82
former pupils (Old Aluredians, or OAs) who lost their lives.
he group visited many of the most significant sites of the Western
Front, enhancing their knowledge of the lives of the 82 OAs.
Two especially poignant moments came when current pupils laid
crosses and wreaths at the hiepval Memorial on the Somme, and
also at the famous daily Menin Gate Last Post ceremony at Ypres.
Pupils began to research and study the lives of the former pupils
prior to setting off on the trip. his helped to bring a human aspect
to the places they were to visit. Whilst the trip was moving and at times sombre, it was also informative and thoughtprovoking,
leading to much reflection and discussion, not only about the individual former pupils themselves, but about
warfare in general; the military objectives, logistics and tactics of the time, and its far-reaching impact on the political, socioeconomic
and geographical landscapes of Europe.
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Battlefields Tour