Sport
Sport is a large part of school life, with pupils participating in a wide variety of sports including rugby, shooting, tennis, cricket and football. As well as many rugby and cricket pitches set in the 2000 acres (8 km²) of the valley, the school runs the St Alban's Centre (SAC), a sports centre with a large hall (also used for school assemblies and official ceremonies), a 25 metre swimming pool, three squash courts, and a fitness suite. SAC is also open to the general public for a fee.
The school has a sporting history, mostly regarding arch rivals Sedbergh School and Stonyhurst College, both of whom play Ampleforth in about twenty boys' and girls' sports annually. The highlight of the sporting year however, is the annual rugby matches between Sedbergh and Ampleforth. Sedbergh has in recent years proven to be superior, not having lost a 1st XV game against "the old enemy" since 1998.
Ampleforth has produced some top class sportsmen, especially in rugby, such as Lawrence Dallaglio and Simon and Guy Easterby.
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