Sports
There are four sports houses used in competitions such as Athletics Day and Crosscountry. They are:
Fergusson (blue) Hobson (gold) Fitzroy (red) Bledisloe (green)
These houses are based on prominent English soldiers who have contributed to the protection and development of the British Empire.
There are a variety of sports available for the children to join. There are mixed teams in rugby and cricket. Annual events such as Crosscountry and Athletics are participated in by the students.
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,
Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn;
Amidst thy bowers the tyrant’s hand is seen,
And desolation saddens all thy green;
One only master grasps the whole domain,
And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain;”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)
“There be some sports are painful, and their labor
Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters
Point to rich ends.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)