Sports
Repton has a long tradition of sporting excellence, having produced numerous top-level sportsmen and women including the second-to-last male British Wimbledon tennis finalist, Bunny Austin, and 130 first-class cricketers. The school competes in sports typical of a medium-sized English public school (football, Field hockey, athletics, etc.), and more recently Rugby and tennis. Repton also competes in lesser-known sports such as Eton Fives. Repton have been National Champions in hockey, cricket, swimming and tennis in recent years.
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