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Tag Archives: Whitgift School
Whitgift School old boy appointed as BBC Director-General
The new Director-General of the BBC is an Old Whitgiftian. It was announced today that Tim Davie will become the Corporation’s 17th DG in September, when Lord Tony Hall steps down. A scholarship boy at Whitgift School in the late … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Tim Davie, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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South London duo included in England’s World Cup final team
There will be two players in England’s team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final in Japan who learned the game on the playing fields of south London. But when Elliot Daly runs out at Yokohama alongside prop forward Kyle Sinkler … Continue reading
Burns’s Ashes century fires up Whitgift’s sporting credentials
When Rory Burns left the field in Birmingham yesterday evening, his bat raised in acknowledgement of the standing ovation from the Edgbaston pavilion, after he had batted all day to remain unbeaten and unbowed on 125, with the crowd chanting … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Elliot Daly, Football, Hockey, Jason Roy, Old Whitgiftians, Rory Burns, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged Jason Roy, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Butcher: England should put their ‘batting brute’ Roy in at No3
Surrey’s Jason Roy should be in the England Test team’s top order for the Ashes series and has a hugely important role in tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final against Australia. That’s the view of Mark Butcher, the former Surrey and England … Continue reading
The evil of racism has no place in football says Hudson-Odoi
A full international at the age of 18, Callum Hudson-Odoi has this week opened up about the bigoted abuse faced by him and fellow England players such as Raheem Sterling, and what it’s like to go to school in South … Continue reading
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Whitgift turn on the rugby style in latest Twickenham triumph
Whitgift regained the English schools’ rugby title at Twickenham yesterday, as the South Croydon independent school’s first XV won the NatWest Schools’ Cup final 32-22 against defending champions Warwick School. It is the third time that Whitgift have won the … Continue reading
Posted in Elliot Daly, Rugby Union, Schools, South Croydon, Sport, Whitgift School
Tagged Adrian Norris, Elliot Daly, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Whitgift are denied a final double by Wellingtons’ non-boot
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It was ecstasy and agony at Allianz Park for Whitgift School last weekend as they came within a clause in the rule book from getting both their teams through to Twickenham finals later this month. The South Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Elliot Daly, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Whitgift School’s Olympic hero Okoye is arrested in Alabama
Lawrence Okoye, the former Whitgift School pupil and discus finalist at the London Olympics who went to the United States to seek his fortune as an American football player, was arrested in Alabama last week on soliciting prostitution charges, placing … Continue reading
Old MidWhitgiftians enjoy a try-fest at Lime Meadow Avenue
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Old MidWhitgiftians quickly got their season back on track with a breath-taking 62-5 win at home against Old WImbledonians in Surrey 1 last Saturday. Andrew Dean scored a hat-trick of tries, fellow centre Temi Okenla got two, and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, John Fisher School, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon RFC, John Fisher School, Old MidWhitgiftians, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, rugby union, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Play written by Whitgift pupil raises £1,200 for charity Childline
A play written by a teenaged Whitgift School pupil, and backed by Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor Jason Flemyng, has raised £1,200 for children’s charities after a five-night run at a theatre in central London. The money was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Schools, Theatre, Whitgift School
Tagged South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Peacocks, flamingos and 400 years of history at one school
WANDLE WANDERINGS: One of the country’s leading independent schools happens to have a mini-zoo in its grounds, which are rarely open to the public. WALKER DUNELM strolled through Whitgift School on its open day Even when it’s going to a … Continue reading
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Open Garden afternoons at Whitgift School, Jun 10, Jul 25
Whitgift School in South Croydon is taking part in the Open Garden Squares Weekend next month, with an additional Open Garden afternoon staged in July in aid of the NSPCC. It is a rare opportunity for the general public to … Continue reading
Rugger off! Pitch tensions force cancellation of grudge match
The annual match between John Fisher and Whitgift schools’ senior rugby teams, due to be staged today, was cancelled because of fears of more physical violence on the sidelines than on the field of play. Catholic state school Fisher, named … Continue reading
New head: ‘I worry about gap between debate and intolerance’
The new headmaster of one of Croydon’s biggest and most influential schools has called for more independent, challenging thought and debate as a challenge to increasing levels of intolerance. “Breadth of experience, breadth of reading and willingness to engage are … Continue reading
Daly and Sinckler to give south London its Lions share
“I can’t wait to get out there and get involved,” was the reaction of Elliot Daly after the Wasps and England centre, a product of Whitgift School’s rugby production line, was named in the 41-man British and Irish Lions squad … Continue reading
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Tagged British and Irish Lions, Elliot Daly, Kyle Sinkler, South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Free entry for Remembering 1916 exhibition, until Apr 16
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Free entry for children at WWI exhibition in half-term
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Keep the home fires burning: WWI exhibit extended to April
And some said it would be over by Christmas… The acclaimed Remembering 1916 exhibition at Whitgift School, which was due to close yesterday, has had its run extended until April 2017. Since the exhibit, comprising of hundreds of artefacts from … Continue reading
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Tagged First World War, Waddon, Whitgift School, World War I
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Animals at War exhibit, Whitgift School, Mar 30 and Apr 6
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Tagged Amazing Animals at War, Whitgift, Whitgift School
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From Western Front to home front, exhibition remembers 1916
An important exhibition exploring the key events and themes of 1916, through a unique series of individual British, French and German stories, will open at Whitgift School, South Croydon in March. 1916 is regarded as the pivotal year in the … Continue reading
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Tagged South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Whitgift at the double in schools rugby cup quarter-finals
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It’s a red-letter day in the history of Whitgift School rugby next Wednesday, when both their under-15s and under-18s sides will run out on to their South Croydon playing fields to play in the quarter-finals of the national … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Old Mid-Whitgiftians, rugby, Sport, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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