Sport
The school offers a wide range of sports to boys throughout their school careers. However, the school remains especially strong in cricket and rugby. Recent highlights include a victory over Charterhouse School in the final of the Lord's Taverners Cricketer Colts Trophy for Schools in 1999, and a run to the semi final of the Daily Mail U18 Cup in 2004 by the school First XV.
July 2011 The 1st XI Cricket team narrowly lost in the Sir Garfield Sobers Tournament at The Kensington Oval Barbados
In 2008, LRGS won the Lancashire Cup in the U15 and U16 age groups.
In 2006, a student who plays American football was picked for All-Star University England team.
In the 2008/2009 season, LRGS won the Lancashire schools cup in the U18s and the U13s as well as winning the Floodlit cup for Lancashire and Cheshire in the U16s. They also set a new record with four teams reaching the county finals.
In 2009, the U13s and U14s reached the finals of the Lancashire Cup, however both lost narrowly against Manchester Grammar School.
In 2010, the 1st XV for Rugby, won the Lancashire Cup Final, and became champions in a hard fought match against Merchant Taylor's Crosby, this achievement was followed by the U14s and the U15s as they were victorious in finals against Merchant Taylor's Crosby and Manchester Grammar School, respectively.
In 2010, LRGS also became the U19 and U16 district champions for table tennis.
In 2012, the LRGS 1st XV reached the last 8 of the Rosslyn Park National 7s tournament, the U16s reached the last 32
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