Congratulations to Year 10 sports scholar Olivia Walker, who won a gold medal last month as a member of the England Touch Rugby Mixed 15s team.
The Junior Touch Championships took place in Paris, where the Mixed 15s beat seven other teams including Wales and France to become this year’s JTC Champions. To make it a family affair, Olivia’s sister Catherine (OE 2019) was the assistant coach of the team, so it was gold medals all round for the Walker sisters.
Olivia then went on to play in the finals of this year’s National Touch Tournament over the August Bank Holiday where she played for her regional team, the SE Taipans. Both the England Touch Rugby and the National Touch Tournament were live-streamed and are still available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
This term, Olivia will be starting her Surrey County Netball programme; we wish her all the best and hope she has a fantastic season.
Olivia, right, and Catherine, left, with their gold medals