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Sports

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Overview of Sports At Wellington our aim is to provide a sports programme that is based on enjoyment, learning and performance....

Athletics Wellington Athletics is thriving. Pupils participate in a number of different competitions throughout the term against many of the most competitive schools on the circuit and we have a significant number of national and international champions,...

Basketball Basketball has thrived at Wellington in recent years and is now a very popular sport amongst a significant...

Chess Chess is currently a rapidly expanding sport at Wellington.

Cricket Cricket is the major summer sport at Wellington and is offered to both boys and girls at the College.

Cross Country Although the majority of cross country races are in the Lent Term there is the opportunity for all pupils to run throughout the year and have full use of the grounds for training.

Fencing After a few quiet years the number of serious fencers is growing and we did really well at the annual Public School Fencing Competition in 2012.

Football Football operates in the Lent (spring) term and is a very popular choice amongst the pupils.

Golf Wellington has undoubtedly the finest golf course of any school in the country. It is cut into the woods and...

Hockey Wellington College hockey is going from strength to strength, and the 2011/12 season saw us win no fewer than four out of the six Berkshire County Schools Tournaments held last year.

Lacrosse Lacrosse at Wellington College is going from strength to strength. Every season is a record breaker for the...

Netball Netball is the major sport for the girls in the Lent (Spring) term, although they also train throughout the...

Polo Wellington College continues to be the number one choice for committed polo players, or those wishing to...

Rackets Rackets is fast paced sport with fixtures taking place in both the Michaelmas (Autumn) and Lent (Spring)...

Riding We have a strong squad of riders who compete at a variety of Inter School show jumping competitions.

Rugby We have long been renowned for our excellence in rugby, which is the major boys' sport in the Michaelmas (autumn) term.

Sailing Wellington College offers a full programme of sailing in the Summer Term, including professional coaching for...

Shooting Shooting is a flourishing sport at Wellington and shooters have had a great deal of success at both small...

Skiing We regularly take pupils to a training camp in Les Deux Alpes in December, and enter pupils for international competitions in January (boys and girls separately) and March (combined).

Squash The College has five squash courts and squash is a thriving sport on both a competitive and a recreational level. Both girls and boys represent the College in this sport, with teams at all the various age groups.

Swimming The swimming squad train throughout the year with the support of a professional coach. We cater for all...

Tennis Tennis is an immensely popular sport, with over 350 boys and girls playing on 30 courts on both a competitive and recreational level at Wellington.

Triathlon Triathlon is a relatively new sport for Wellington, but one where we have already had National success.