Tag: James Eggleton
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Hampton First XI Cricket Tour: Barbados
in CricketBy James Eggleton The Hampton First XI cricket team went on their biannual cricket tour this spring break, their destination: Barbados. Despite the long flight, the journey passed quickly with the 18-strong squad in eager anticipation of the exciting Caribbean experience that lay ahead. Hit immediately with the 30°C heat, day one would be an…
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Josh King OH makes Premier League debut
By James Eggleton Josh King (OH 2023) made his Premier League debut last month in Fulham’s 3-1 victory over Brighton. Fulham finished strong in their midweek fixture against Brighton to add two late goals and propel Fulham to sixth in the Premier League. King came on in the 80th minute for Rodrigo Muniz as a…
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Hampton First XI fall to narrow defeat to a strong Alleyn’s School side
in FootballBy James Eggleton Hampton First XI faced Alleyn’s School on Saturday off the back of a midweek win in ESFA Round 1. Unfortunately, a hard-fought performance from Hampton was not enough to overcome Alleyn’s, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat. Alleyn’s started positively, controlling possession and testing Hampton’s defence with incisive through balls. Despite…
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Whistle Blower: Sam Govier’s Experiences as a Referee
By James Eggleton Hampton School has an illustrious history of producing superb footballers, its history filled with cup success and professional alumni. Across the world, footballers are admired as heroes, icons, and legends. On the other hand, referees are often viewed as villains in the footballing world with players, pundits, and managers criticising and doubting…
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From Twickenham Stadium to Hampton School: History teacher Dr Dixon talks rugby to HSC
By James Eggleton | From the Hampton History department to the corridors of Cambridge and playing at Twickenham, Dr Dixon’s past is an amazing story. The Cambridge rugby player found his love for rugby at the age of 12 years old, his main attribute being his strength. However, his passion for rugby never got in…
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Rowing to cycling: Ms Bradbury on her sporting success
By James Eggleton and Alasdair McIntosh Ms Rosamund Bradbury is a Maths teacher at Hampton School. However, she is also, astonishingly, the first – and reigning – a Women’s E-cycling Champion as well as being a near Olympian in rowing. She established herself in the Olympiad 8 rowing squad with Team GB, narrowly missing out…
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U12C continue victorious run in triangular tournament
By James Eggleton Hampton continued their excellent form from last week with a 15 – 0 win and a closely fought 5 – 5 draw in their triangular tournament. Great ball movement brought them a hatful of tries, and some superb tackling meant that no games were lost. Game 1: Hampton 15-0 Reigate Grammar School Hampton started…
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Close victory for U12C vs St. George’s
By James Eggleton Hampton’s U12C team played with new-found confidence and consistency to win 15-10 over St. George’s and redeem last week’s defeat. The game started reasonably tamely with St George’s kicking off. Both sides had equal possession with some crunching tackles, including a crucial tackle by Ralph Yao. It was St George’s who broke…