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Out and About

Japan

After months of planning, fund raising and fitness training the senior rugby squad took off to tour Japan. The trip combined some excellent rugby with some incredible cultural experiences. The hosts could not have been more friendly, welcoming and eager to please. The climate was very hot and the food was a huge change for our tourists, but the boys all threw themselves into exploring the host country and fully appreciated everything it had to offer.

Five lower sixth physics students attended an All Party Parliamentary Engineering Group debate on “Hacking - can huge data breaches be prevented?” followed by lunch at the House of Lords.

Preparation is underway for the three week expedition to Nicaragua in July 2018 with students undergoing camping, cooking, team building, hiking and emergency rescue practice during a training weekend on the Ridgeway.

Nicaragua

Rowing During half term the senior squad and the J16s trained in the idyllic setting of Banyoles in Spain.

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