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donation of the Captain’s credit card. Colours this year have been awarded to Adam, Tom, Lauren, Laura, Gina, Susie and Sarg. I would like to personally thank Sarg and Lauren, our coaches, for their great dedication and commitment. I have thoroughly enjoyed running lacrosse for this season and wish the club and Adam Whyte, the new Captain, all the best for the future. Toby Al-Mugheiry Captain
Netball With a severely depleted squad following last year’s exodus, persuasion techniques employed at the Freshers’ Fair were unashamed, but all fears were assuaged as Quality Street appeared to do the trick and turnout hit an all-time high, the five-fold increase in numbers incredibly withstanding sleet, snow and post-entertainment practices.
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Michaelmas term saw highly spirited matches and practices week in week out, with substitutions at half time closer resembling an ice-hockey game as we repeatedly arrived at matches with an intimidating 14 strong side, and, having learnt the rules, the boys agreed to pass to the girls with the result that both the Ladies and Mixed teams finished third in their Divisions – remarkable considering an almost entirely new squad! Team morale proved impervious to the heavy snowfall of Lent, and John’s dominated the League for the first half of term, the unshakeable duo of Laura and Tory, coupled with a passionate defence racking up an incredible goal difference of 62 in 4 games, the team living up to the ‘confident’ Johnian stereotype with new ‘10 second goal’ tactics dictating play. Competitive games against strong St Catharine’s and Newnham sides saw a narrowly missed promotion but the Cuppers tournament provided ample opportunity for John’s to shine with two Ladies teams entered. As other colleges dropped like flies in the relentless monsoon, John’s powered through, the Second team putting up a fight against defending champions, Trinity, the firsts winning the round to reach the quarter finals where Newnham once again proved the stronger side. The Mixed team too had resounding success conceding only one game for a well-earned promotion next season and, ably led by Kate Cope, put in a spirited Cuppers performance, also reaching the quarter-finals, with Trinity insisting that the giant shooting talent of Paul Denver could ‘pretty much levitate’.
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