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To County and Beyond

Posted on 14 Jan, 2019 in About GMS, Extra Curricular, Rugby

Three GMS rugby players recently played for Bucks County and were active participants in helping the team win all their matches: their warm up game against Surrey, and against Gloucestershire and Somerset. This is wonderful news for the students, namely, Will Drewitt (second row), Freddie Lewis (outside...

Yr7/Yr8 Rugby Spring Report

Posted on 5 Apr, 2018 in About GMS, Key Stage 3, Physical Education, Rugby

The second half of the rugby season kicked off just after February half term. Training was as effervescent as ever and there was a strong sense of intensity and focus from both the Year 7 and Year 8 teams respectively. This part of the season’s cycle is used to play all of our local rivals, those not...

KS3 Rugby at GMS

Posted on 26 Nov, 2017 in About GMS, Clubs, Key Stage 3, Physical Education, Rugby

Rugby is a sport that is hugely popular in GMS. In the initial few weeks of the autumn term the school had already built a squad of 23: a mix of experienced rugby players and those new to the game. Sports staff are impressed by the speed, athleticism and skill of all the members. What better start to the...

Brad Shields of Rugby Fame Visits GMS

Posted on 15 Dec, 2016 in About GMS, Events, Extra Curricular, Key Stage 3, Physical Education, Rugby

Brad Shields, who recently played for the Barbarians on their autumn tour, is visiting Great Marlow on Monday 19th December to run some training sessions for the rugby students. He plays for the Hurricanes in New Zealand and they recently won the Super Rugby league which is the New Zealand premier event. He...

Football and Rugby Boot Amnesty

Posted on 5 Jul, 2016 in About GMS, Events, Football, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Physical Education, Rugby

Everyone is familiar with the scenario: the child who has no boots for the PE lesson. This child is not trying to avoid PE, far from it, the boots were just forgotten in the mayhem of the early morning school run. Perhaps there is a frantic telephone call home, but it is not possible for them to be brought...