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Tom Loake
26 ST EDWARD’S r hubarb
V A L E T E
O S E N E W S
Tom Loake (A, 2003-2008) has been in
touch to tell us that he played lacrosse
for Scotland in the 2014 World Cup in
Denver, he was captain of Scotland at
the 2016 European Championships in
Budapest, and he has just been selected
for the 2018 World Cup team to compete
in Israel in 2019. Tom said he started
playing lacrosse at Exeter University having
never played before. He played a lot of
rugby at Teddies but had to give up at
university because of a shoulder injury.
Rupert Martin (C, 2003-2008) set up
WMP Sports which is a subsidiary of
WMP Creative. WMP Sports uses the
power of sport to help clients reach,
engage and connect with internal and
external audiences. Objectives linked to
staff engagement and wellbeing, CSR/
charity, brand loyalty and client relationships
all benefit hugely from effective sports
challenge events. Later this year WMP is
organising the Monster Triathlon, UK’s
ultimate multi-sport challenge. It starts
with a 5km swim in Loch Ness, before
five stunning days on the bike, and finishes
with a 50km ultra-marathon along the
Thames!
org. WMP also offer The Climb which
provides a premium cycling experience
for participants with all features covered
in the ultimate one-day corporate cycling
event. With the financial services industries
in mind, it has been designed to support
client and colleague hospitality, and industry
networking
Richard Sansom (C, 2005-2010) directed
UCL’s production of Aristophanes’
Lysistrata at the Shaw Theatre, London in
February 2018.
2011
Sebastian de Souza (E, 2006-2011)
filmed the second season of Medici:
Masters of Florence in Rome in August
2017 playing Sandro Botticelli. He also
starred in Maigret in Montmartre at the
end of 2017 and played Edmund in
Ophelia alongside Daisy Ridley.
George Parris (A, 2006-2011) and his
choir of young professionals, The Carice
Singers, were asked by the BBC Music
2009 Leavers' Christmas drinks
2010
Grace Robinson (K, 2005-2010)
competed in the World Ironman African
Championships on Sunday 15th April
in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She
represented her triathlon club in a field of
2,500 competitors from across the world
including elite athletes representing their
country. The race itself comprised 2.4 miles
swimming, 112 miles cycling and 26.2 miles
running all in one go. Grace completed the
race in 14 hours and is due to attempt her
next one on August Bank Holiday Sunday
in Vichy, France where she wants to beat
her time and go sub 12hr 30min.
Grace Robinson
Zoe Shipperley (D, 2003-2008) was
selected to represent Great Britain in hockey
against Argentina in February this year.
2009
Chloe Caws (2004-2009) wrote in to tell
us that a group of 24 OSE (plus 1 fiancé)
had their own Christmas drinks reunion!
They are all 2009 leavers and still manage to
meet up regularly, although not normally in
quite such a large group!