Celebrating Hockey Success at RGS
We are delighted to announce that over 40 RGS Worcester pupils have been selected to play Hockey in County, Regional and National Hockey Squads this season.
Head of Hockey Liaison & Head of Hockey, Leanne Bennett, said: “I would like to congratulate pupils on their selection for representative Hockey. It has been fantastic to hear so many RGS pupils’ names mentioned across the Hockey world – you are excellent role models for the RGS community.”
Headmaster, John Pitt added: “To have such a high number of pupils playing Hockey competitively at County, Regional and even National level is extremely impressive. With the new Worcester International Hockey Centre being put to good use, we look forward to developing even more pupils to achieve their potential in Hockey and providing facilities for the local community to enjoy.”
Congratulations to the following RGS pupils for their selection:
Worcestershire County Hockey Squad:
Worcestershire Under 13 Boys
Joseph Agoston, Oliver Bousfield, Cooper Collins, Sihan Fu, Ciaran Hession-Wilson, James Kehoe, Daniel Kilby-Tyre
Worcestershire Under 13 Girls
Alexia Agoston, Thierri Cooke, Ella Griffiths, Millie Kane, Olivia Southall, Cleo Whitbread
Worcestershire Under 14 Girls
Hannah Agoston, Fynn Butler, Talulla Gregory, Orla Hession-Wilson, Maddison Lavoipierre, Holly Potter, Daya Sanghera, Emily Walsh
Worcestershire Under 15 Boys
Laurence Thompson
Worcestershire Under 15 Girls
Keira Higgins (GK), Sophie Gebhardt, Emilie Grimes, Ana Nicholls, Charlotte Nicholls, Olivia Pointon, Mya Walford, Grace Williams, Katie Reynolds
Worcestershire Under 17 Girls
Keira Higgins (GK), Emily Harper , Poppy Hobson, Katie Ralph, Jess Potter (GK), Lucy Garrard (GK)
England Hockey West Midlands Regional Performance Centre Squad:
Under 15 Girls
Eden Williamson (GK), Alex Friend
Under 17 Girls
Keira Higgins (GK), Ellie Nicholls, Teyah Farmer, Theodora Hall, Amelia Bentley-Hughes
England / Wales Hockey National Age group Squad:
Under 16 Wales
Caitlin Lane
Under 18 England
Alice Atkinson
Under 18 Wales
Amelia Lane
It is not just our pupils who have had recent playing success, but our Hockey Coaches as well. RGS Head Hockey Coach, Miss Sally Walton has Captained her Repton Club side to the finals weekend of the Super 6s Indoor Competition, which will be played at the Copper Box arena this weekend. Miss Walton topped the goal scoring list with 19 goals over the first two weekends of competition, and aims to beat Buckingham in the semi-final on Sunday.
RGS Head of Hockey, Miss Bennett has also played in two weekends of indoor fixtures for her club Stourport HC, along with a number of current RGS pupils and alumnae, concluding the indoor season by gaining promotion to Division 1 of the Super 6s Competition.
