The Island Free School girls Rugby teams travelled to Basingstoke yesterday (5 March) for their first competitive tournament against other Hampshire schools. They played spectacularly, battling bruises and injuries, working tirelessly to tackle the other teams. Some girls were thrown across the pitch, whilst others ploughed through the opposition, despite playing against year 8 classes. All schools there were amazed that they had never played before. It was a wonderful day out, and all the girls are thoroughly exhausted today! It ended in a well-deserved 3rd place overall for Team A and 11th place for Team B! Fantastic efforts all round!

Miss Newnham who attended the trip said “I am so incredibly proud of our girls, they played brilliantly and secured an excellent place in the tournament”.