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Ref’s Q & A – Anastasia Chitty

Anastasia Chitty (OD 2007) left the Dragon for Canford School and is now at Pembroke College, Oxford. Her rowing is developing very well and we hope to see her on the water at the Rio Olympics....

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Alby Shale Sets New World Record

Alby Shale (OD 2004) recently set a new Guinness World Record of 26 hours for the longest individual cricket net. The challenge came about in order to raise money for the Rwanda Cricket Stadium...

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Leadership in Sport

The Ref’s View: Following the recent cricketing horror show Down Under, a lot of questions have been raised in the media about the leadership of the squad.  The amount of discord became increasingly...

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Not Such a Man’s World

Two years ago, a talented young girl named Maia Bouchier graced the finely prepared wickets of the prep schools’ circuit for the Dragon 1st XI cricket team but not since the days of Antonia Fraser, who...

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The 4 Minute Mile

3 minutes 59.4 seconds. That’s how long it took Sir Roger Bannister to run one mile on the 6th May 1954. In so doing, he became the first human being ever to run the distance in under four minutes –...

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Looking Back, My Favourite Moments

As I prepare to hand over the keyboard to a new “Referee”, I thought I would pen one final blog and share with you my top ten sporting moments at the Dragon over the last sixteen years. I have probably...

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Introducing Our New Referee

We’d like to introduce our new referee, Patrick ‘Patch’ Foster. To help you get to know him a little better Mr Pickup recently sat down and asked him the following questions: So, Patrick, it’s great to...

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An Interview with Maia Bouchier

Cricket has seen some dramatic changes over the last few years with the introduction and role of T20 cricket above all, but one other area of the sport that has developed hugely over the last decade,...

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Finn Dunleavy – An Old Dragon With Ambitions to Reach the Very Top in Hockey

Hockey as a sport can at times ‘slip under the radar’ and is not in the spotlight as much as some of the other sports played here at the Dragon. However, for many Dragons, it is a real passion and some...

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Hemisphere to Hemisphere

Meet the Dragon’s new Assistant Teachers, whose sporting credentials speak for themselves This week I managed to catch up with our new crop of Assistant Teachers who have travelled across the world to...

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An Interview with Steve Parish

A Dragon Year 4 pupil guest blogs for The Referee this week. Bentley has big dreams to buy his very own football club one day. He meets Steve Parish, the Chairman and Owner of Crystal Palace Football...

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George Munsey – A Career in Cricket

Guest blogger Kingsley Went recently caught up with Scotland International cricketer George Munsey (OD 2006) to find out what it was like to play in the recent ICC World T20 and what George has...

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Leadership in Sport

The Ref’s View: Following the recent cricketing horror show Down Under, a lot of questions have been raised in the media about the leadership of the squad.  The amount of discord became increasingly...

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Not Such a Man’s World

Two years ago, a talented young girl named Maia Bouchier graced the finely prepared wickets of the prep schools’ circuit for the Dragon 1st XI cricket team but not since the days of Antonia Fraser, who...

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The 4 Minute Mile

3 minutes 59.4 seconds. That’s how long it took Sir Roger Bannister to run one mile on the 6th May 1954. In so doing, he became the first human being ever to run the distance in under four minutes –...

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Looking Back, My Favourite Moments

As I prepare to hand over the keyboard to a new “Referee”, I thought I would pen one final blog and share with you my top ten sporting moments at the Dragon over the last sixteen years. I have probably...

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Introducing Our New Referee

We’d like to introduce our new referee, Patrick ‘Patch’ Foster. To help you get to know him a little better Mr Pickup recently sat down and asked him the following questions: So, Patrick, it’s great to...

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An Interview with Maia Bouchier

Cricket has seen some dramatic changes over the last few years with the introduction and role of T20 cricket above all, but one other area of the sport that has developed hugely over the last decade,...

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Finn Dunleavy – An Old Dragon With Ambitions to Reach the Very Top in Hockey

Hockey as a sport can at times ‘slip under the radar’ and is not in the spotlight as much as some of the other sports played here at the Dragon. However, for many Dragons, it is a real passion and some...

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Hemisphere to Hemisphere

Meet the Dragon’s new Assistant Teachers, whose sporting credentials speak for themselves This week I managed to catch up with our new crop of Assistant Teachers who have travelled across the world to...

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