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Monday 9 December 2019

It has been a busy week for cross-country, with tremendous performances by our U15 team in the national finals of the English Schools Cross-Country Cup, a win for the RSSH against the Old Salopians...

Paperchases 2019

Monday 9 December 2019

As the term begins its traditional crescendo of the last few days, the Paperchases – one of the RSSH’s oldest races (and therefore one of the world’s oldest races) was held on the final Friday of term, amid a pa...

English Schools Cross-Country Cup National Final

Monday 9 December 2019

On the final Saturday of the Michaelmas Term, the RSSH took an U15 team to the national final of the English Schools Cross Country Cup, held in Spinkhill in Derbyshire.

RSSH East African Tour's Wrekin Charity Challenge

Friday 29 November 2019

On Sunday 17th November, a group of 20 Hunt runners attempted collectively to gain ten vertical miles of altitude ascent (16,090m) by climbing up and down the Wrekin as many times as possible...

Highlights from the Tucks

Friday 8 November 2019

Film Fellow David Clifford and Teacher in Charge of Cross-Country Ian Haworth have captured in words and in film some of the tremendous atmosphere of competition and house spirit of this historic whole-schoo...

The Tucks 2019

Thursday 31 October 2019

Now in its second year in its new home of the beautiful grounds of Attingham Park, the historic Tucks race was staged on the last Friday of the Half Term in rather kinder conditions to last year.

Shrewsbury Half-Marathon 2019: Team Shrewsbury School raises nearly £6,000 for charity

Wednesday 9 October 2019

Nearly 50 pupils, parents and Old Salopians took part in the Shrewsbury Half Marathon held last Sunday 6th October, between them raising almost £6,000 for the Andrew Grene Foundation and Medic Malawi.

RSSH: A strong start to the new season

Friday 20 September 2019

Following strong performances against tough opposition in their first fixture, hopes are high among the runners of the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt for a great season ahead...

Third Form Race 2019

Friday 13 September 2019

Nearing the end of an exiting first week at Shrewsbury, our new Third Formers were greeted with glorious sunshine as they gathered on Central for the annual Third Form Race. This event is one of the new pupils’ firs...

Third Form Race

Monday 9 September 2019

At the end of the first week of Foundation Fortnight, the Third Form had their first experience of representing their House in sport and running a ‘Benjy’ – an historic 1.5-mile cross-country race around the Sch...

Scottish Islands Peaks Race: the video

Monday 1 July 2019

The intrepid Hunt runners have created a video to sum up their experiences as victors in the Scottish Islands Peaks Race 2019.

Scottish Islands Peaks Race

Friday 24 May 2019

A thrilling debut for the Hunt in an epic two-day race across fells and water - and a gripping account of their adventures by Mr Griffiths.

RSSH are Scottish Islands Peaks Race Youth Champions 2019

Friday 24 May 2019

Six members of the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt (the cross-country team) claimed a new and impressive victory for their club and for Shrewsbury School on their debut in the Scottish Islands Peaks Race.

Shrewsbury School Huntsman at the World Cross-Country Championships

Tuesday 16 April 2019

Mr Middleton reports on a proud and historic occasion for the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt as it is celebrated on the world stage as the home of cross-country running.

1930s archive footage of Steeplechases at Shrewsbury School

Friday 29 March 2019

Historic footage of a Steeplechase race in the 1930s provides a glimpse of the tough and muddy origins of cross-country running at Shrewsbury School.

Shrewsbury School ‘Huntsman’ to start World Cross-Country Championships

Thursday 28 March 2019

On 30 March, the world’s top runners will take to the start line of the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. They will be set off by Shrewsbury School ‘Huntsman’ (Captain of Cross-Country) ...

The Hunt Club Championships

Thursday 28 March 2019

On the last Saturday of term, the Hunt travelled to the Shropshire Hills for its annual Hunt Club Champs, the only purely internal race for members of the Club. Staging the race off-site for the first time in a num...

RSSH: Spring Relays 2019

Friday 8 March 2019

On Wednesday 6th March, the RSSH enjoyed a successful afternoon at the Spring Relays held at Attingham Park - a venue that seems to save up its dramatic weather for whenever cross-country races are staged th...

RSSH: Shropshire Schools County Cross-Country Championships 2019

Thursday 14 February 2019

The RSSH took their largest team for many years to the Shropshire Schools County Cross-Country Championships, with over 40 runners competing across five separate categories.

RSSH: King Henry VIII Relays 2019

Wednesday 13 February 2019

Wednesday 6th February saw the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt travel to the War Memorial Park, Coventry for the King Henry VIII Relays. This fixture, along with the Knole Run, marks the real high-point of competiti...

Coventry Relay and County Championship success for RSSH runners

Monday 4 February 2019

Congratulations to the Hunt, who have been in top form this week: three team trophies and several individual podium positions in the Shropshire Schools Cross-Country Championships on 2nd February; and&n...

Shrewsbury Huntsman to set off World’s Elite

Friday 1 February 2019

On Saturday 30th March 2019, the world’s top runners will take to the start line of the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. They will be set off by Shrewsbury School’s Huntsman: Charlie Ockl...

RSSH win Team Bronze at the National Knole Run

Friday 18 January 2019

The boys’ and girls’ teams of the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt were in tremendous form in one of the biggest races in the cross-country calendar on Saturday 12th January.

Giles Bell's Team of the Week

Thursday 17 January 2019

This week, the Hunt.

Team Bronze at the National Knole Run

Monday 14 January 2019

The boys’ and girls’ teams of the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt were in tremendous form in one of the biggest races in the cross-country calendar on Saturday 12th January.

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