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Rugby: lovely touch by the 1st XV last night. They got our late Groundsman Willie Morton's initials on their strips. The 33 denotes the number of years he worked at GWC
#WM33
Congratulations to our U16 rugby team who have won the final 47-26, well done! Thanks to
@dollar_rugby
for a great game and thanks to our amazing supporters! Harrison picks up the POTM award. 🏆
#WTID
Rugby: Could not be prouder of this amazing group of pupil’s who lost in the
@RPNS7
U14 final with the last play of the game. They’re disappointed but put in a phenomenal effort. Congratulations to
@sedberghsport
on their victory 👏💪♥️
#GWCRugby
Rugby 🏉 | It's the morning 🌄 after the night before and we're delighted to discover that it wasn't a dream! Our U16 and U18 teams have won the
@Scotlandteam
Boys Schools Cup double, bringing both trophies back to Myreside 🏆 🏆. What an amazing achievement, well done!
#Proud
It wasn't to be today for our U18
#rugby
team in the Scottish Cup. We're so proud of everything you've done and how you represented the school 💪. Thank you so much for the amazing 📢 support at Inverleith 👏. Well done to
@sport_smc
, good luck in the final against
@MerchiRugby
!
CRICKET | Well done to the pupils for winning the Willie Morton Memorial Match this evening against the staff. A great game played in super spirits.
#ChooseCricket
#JoinIn
#RespectAll
🏏🏆👏
Rugby 🏉 | Congratulations to Jack B (S6) who has been voted as 1st XV captain for season 2022/23. A true mark of respect to be picked by your teammates.
RUGBY | Congratulations to our U16 team who won their cup semi-final against
@George_Heriots
19-0 this morning at
#Goldenacre
. Looking forward to the final at
@MurrayfieldExp
in December. 🏉❄️🏆
A huge congratulations to our 1st X1 boys football team ⚽️🏆 winning the SISFA Cup final 3-0 vs
@sport_smc
in a brilliant game. Well done boys, you’ve had an incredible season and you should be very proud. Huge thank you to the coaching team and parents
#bleedmaroon
Rugby: despite a huge effort from the boys, it wasn’t to be. Congratulations to
@sport_smc
for a great final and thanks to all of our support for coming! Final score:
@GWC_Sport
14-24
@sport_smc
.
Four years ago these were our ball boys at the
@Scotlandteam
Cup Final. This week 3 of these boys will now be playing in the Final at Murrayfield 🏉👏♥️🤍
Rugby: It's the morning after the U18 Cup Final and we'd like to thank again our supporters who came to cheer us on at
@BTMurrayfield
. We're so proud of our boys for making it to the final, and so proud that they battled hard for the whole game.
#ExCordeCaritas
#HeadsHeldHigh
Sports Day: Phenomenal performance by Katie R (S1) who broke the 100m, 200m & 300m records in one day with times of 12.68, 27.39 & 43.48. The 200m record had stood since 1977!!!! Awesome 🏃♀️🏆🥇🙌
@GWC_News
#topgwcperformer
Rugby 🏉 | A massive congratulations to our 1st XV squad who today made it 6/6 wins and crowned
@Scotlandteam
National 1 Conference Champions. The boys should be immensely proud of the consistency shown and their hard work to get here.
#proud
#joinin
RUGBY | It's the morning after a superb evening at
@BTMurrayfield
that saw our U16
#rugby
team lift the
@Scotlandteam
Schools' Cup 🏆. A huge hanks to our supporters, parents, coaches and officials. A special thanks to
@HSD_Sport
for pushing us all the way. 👏👏👏🏉🥇🏆
The sensational 🏃♂️
@joshk97
🥇 (Class of 2015) visited us today to inspire the next generation of young athletes. Just listen to the welcome our P6s and 7s gave him! Excellent advice and stories told at our Junior assembly, thanks Josh!
#AimHigh
#WorldChampion
#RoleModel
#JoinIn
Well done to our U16 rugby team for winning the 🏆 cup final! We go again in 15 minutes in the U18 cup final. What an exciting evening so far, keep up your great support!
#RespectAll
#AimHigh
#JoinIn
What a brilliant way to spend a wet afternoon of P6 Games! Outstanding moves from Mr Forbes and the amazing PE staff. Have a great holiday! 🕺👊☔️
@GWC_News
Today, a year on from his passing, all at WFC are thinking about Willie Morton - the groundsman who helped produce quality pitches at Myreside for over 30 years and who could often be found sharing a pint and a laugh with club members in the clubhouse - on this sunny Sunday
Rugby 🏉 | Our U18s have secured their place in the final with a 36-7 win over
@EdAcadSport
this afternoon at Myreside. Thanks to Accies for two great semi-finals, and to our supporters for braving the cold! Well done!
#AimHigh
#RespectAll
#JoinIn
Rugby - what an amazing week for our U16 team, 3 trophies in 5 days!!!!! U16
@Scotlandteam
Cup winners 🏅,
@HSofG
7s winners 🏅&
@MerchiRugby
7s winners 🏅. Awesome effort by all 🏆🏆🏆 👏👏👏
Rugby: one of the aims of our programme is
"To get as many boys playing rugby as possible"
Tomorrow we are fielding 27 teams involving
@380
boys all opting to play rugby.
A great effort by all players and coaches 👏👏🏉
#GWCRugby
#commitment
#respect
#resilence
Outstanding performance by K Johnson (S4) winning the 800m U20 British Championships today with a new personal best of 2:06.04 😱The second best all time run by a U17 Scottish athlete. One to watch
@GWC_News
#topgwcperformer
Rugby: incredibly proud of 7's squad effort. Through to last 18 at
@RPNS7
out of 180 teams who started despite picking up 3 injuries Massive thank you to the medical team for their skill in resetting Callum R's dislocated knee. He's walking already👏💪👨⚕️
Congratulations to
@strath_sport
on their hard fought victory in the semi final tonight. Good luck in the final v
@GlenalmondSport
🏉🏉. Great effort by
@GWC_Sport
1st XV but came up short on the night
A huge congratulations to our U14 Football team on winning the Lothian League after going the entire season unbeaten 🏆🙌🏼 what a fantastic achievement from a talented group. Thanks to
@josh_walker89
for your outstanding coaching
@GWC_News
#aimhigh
#respectall
#joinin
Rugby 🏉 | Well done to our U16s who have won their semi-final 49-0. Now it’s over to our U18s who kick-off on Saturday morning at 10.30am at Myreside in their semi-final.
#RespectAll
#JoinIn
#AimHigh
Rugby 🏉 | Well done to Conor, Jamie (s6) & Jack (S5) on their selection and win for Scotland u18 this weekend.
Rest up -
@RPNS7
in the morning.
@GWC_News
What a final 🙌🏼🏑 GWC are East Cup winners 🏆 after a very competitive and exciting match. Thanks to
@MES_Sport
for a brilliant game and showcasing the depth of talent we have in East District hockey 💪🏼
#futurestars
@GWC_News
Rugby 7s: heartbreak ❤️🩹 for our 1st V11 who missed out on the 1/4 finals
@RPNS7
on points difference. They go out unbeaten & we’re very proud of their efforts. Our U16s win their pool & play off and progress to play tomorrow 👏💪
🇿🇦 🏉 | Arrived after a great
@British_Airways
flight overnight. Straight to Stellenbosh where we enjoyed a training session
@StellenboschUni
. Game tommorow vs
@paarlgim
will now be Saturday due to adverse weather forecast tomorrow.
Well done to Sam (S4), Kate (S6), Farrell (S3), and Oli (S1) in competing in the Scottish Disability Swimming Championships. All four pupils achieved at least one personal best. Well done! 👏
@GWC_News
ACTION | Our 1st XI girls'
#hockey
team played a game against our 1st XV
#rugby
boys this afternoon in a fun match at the end of term. Here's a few action photos from a great game played with fantastic spirit.
#ExCordeCaritas
FP
@joshk97
qualifies for the Olympics following his incredible win in the 1500m at the British Athletics championships. We can’t wait to cheer him on in Tokyo 👏🏼
HOCKEY | A tough and exciting final and penalty shootout sees our girls winning the
@ScottishHockey
U18 Girls’ Indoor Cup, congratulations! Many thanks to
@strath_sport
and all the other teams for an excellent tournament.
#champs
#indoorcup
🏑🏆🥇
Another outstanding performance by I Stewart in the S3/4 High Jump beating FP Jayne Nisbet’s record
@_beYOUtiful_U
(Commonwealth Games high jumper). NEW RECORD 1.64m
#topgwcperformer
topgwcperformer
Here is a preview of our first ever virtual primary sports day on Monday 15 June. I hope pupils and families are ready to get active and have fun! Remember to tweet us your videos! Good luck and enjoy! 🏃🏃♀️
#participation
U18 Boys’ Football - Congratulations to Liam Conlon, Rory Stephen, Ben Reilly and Charlie Din in helping the Scottish National team overcome its English counterparts 3-0 in York. The best result Scotland has ever achieved. The boys will receive their caps at prizegiving.
Annual Sports Dinner 2022! What a fantastic turn out for our first year running this event. An incredible evening to celebrate our sporting success and participation across ALL sports.