the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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the polo on display was extraordinary and the
Copenhagen Cup has quickly established itself
as a vital part of the national polo scene. I
expect to see you all there next year?!
Beyond the Copenhagen Cup our a team
played in the new National Summer League,
where we ended up as the highest scoring team,
so huge congratulations to Andreas Papoyans,
Tommy Beresford, Tom Brodie and Karim
Sheikh who remained unbeaten throughout
the year. What lies ahead is a trip for to the new
polo club in Tianjin, China over the Summer
and another trip to Argentina in February.
This summer Chris Ewing, Jasmine Pidgley
and Tommy Beresford have all been selected
to represent British Schools in various test
matches and Tommy has also been chosen to
represent hpa Young England playing against
France in China.
Max Hayes
swimming the Channel
rackets: Noel Brett’s tenth and final
season at Wellington completed one of the
most successful decades in the College’s
history of playing rackets. In December
Nick Hopcroft won his second Foster Cup
in his third consecutive final. In March the
First Pair won the Public Schools’ Doubles
for the first time in thirty years, with Nick
partnered by Angus Boobbyer. Noel now
leaves Crowthorne to take on the rackets
and cricket at Malvern, bringing to an end a
period in which Wellington have won three
Foster Cups, two Renny Cups and one Junior
Colts Single, the Colts, Junior Colts, Second
Pairs and First Pair Doubles, in addition to the
Faber Cup in his second season. The current
holders of the World Doubles, the British
Open Doubles, the British Amateur Doubles,
and successive Chairmen of the Tennis &
Rackets Association are ows. The winners
of the Public Schools Doubles , the Schoolboy