Sport
Wycliffe is a major squash-playing school, due to their recent and previous success in the squash court. Many of the pupils choose to do squash as an out of school activity for both boys and girls. The large number of students playing squash has led to many of these squash players being world and country champions. Other sports played at Wycliffe include rugby, hockey, football, cricket, rowing, tennis, Volleyball, Gym, Athletics, Cross Country, Kickball, Badminton and Polo for the boys. For the girls there is Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Rounders, Athletics, Cross Country, Rowing, Gym, Polo and Badminton
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