NUNNERY Wood High School pupils have excelled in the fields of rugby union and rowing.
The year eight, 10 and 11 pupils all won their Droitwich and Worcester City Schools' Sports Partnership annual floodlit rugby finals.
To cap the achievement, the Spetchley Road school also picked up winners' trophies in both the four-man and eight-man Concept Two National Indoor Rowing Schools' Leagues.
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The competition was based on six monthly challenges over various distances as a relay. Nunnery Wood's four-man team set three national records and the eight-man group recorded two.
In the rugby union, the year 11 pupils defeated Chantry High School 14-7 in the final to take the title for the second year running.
They had previously seen off fellow Worcester school Elgar Technology College 7-0 and Droitwich High 14-0.
The year 10 side romped to a 43-0 win over Droitwich in the final and did not concede a point throughout the competition with a string of dominant displays.
Nunnery Wood also defeated Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Droitwich High, Bishop Perowne High, Christopher Whitehead Language College and Chantry High in the group stages.
In the year eight contest, Nunnery Wood beat Chantry High 17-5 in the final.
The group stages saw them draw with eventual finalists Chantry High and Blessed Edward Oldcorne but win against Bishop Perowne, Droitwich High, Christopher Whitehead and Elgar.
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