Sports and Affiliations
Sport plays a significant part in the life of the school.
The main sports of the school are rugby and hockey for boys, and hockey for girls. The school also regularly competes in many athletics, tennis and alpine events.
In 2007, the U15 Rugby Team won the Bell Lawrie Cup. They beat Edinburgh Academy 12-5 in the final. The school won the cup again in 2008. They beat George Heriot's 7-5. While being recognised as a bastion of Scottish rugby, the 1st XV took 10 years to win the U18 Scottish Cup.
There is an alumni rugby club known as Watsonians, who play in the Scottish Premiership Division Two.
The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Read more about this topic: George Watson's College
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