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Despite our modest funding by comparison, the quality and breadth of sporting provision at Tiffin rivals that of some of the country's top independent schools. Indeed, we compete on equal footing with some of the giants of school sport in several arenas including Rugby, Cricket, Rowing and Athletics. With excellent facilities both on- and off-site Grists Playing fields (please see the Sports Centre page for more details) and highly experienced coaches, we are able to offer a supportive and motivational environment in which students can achieve their potential, whatever their specialism. For an introduction to each of the sports offered, please click on the links below or simply scroll down.


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The extension to our sports hall, opened in 2021, gives our students the use of a state-of-the-art gym, two large fitness studios and modern changing rooms.


Rugby Football is played as the major sport in both the Autumn and Spring terms. We regularly field twelve sides on Saturdays and give as many students as possible the opportunity of playing the game at a competitive level. On Games afternoons we have a number of fixtures involving up to four teams in any one age group. We have a comprehensive fixture list that includes many of the best school sides in the South East. The Senior Squad regularly embark on a foreign tour including Italy and Canada.


In the latter part of the Spring term, Sevens is played by all age groups. The Seniors and Colts play in a succession of tournaments, culminating in the Surrey Sevens as well as the Rosslyn Park National Sevens. In addition to this we have sides that compete in various Rugby League competitions during the spring term in which we have won several Regional Trophies and played at various prestigious venues such as Allianz Park.


Students of all standards are catered for, most of whom have not played the game before joining the school. Beyond the school sides, Rugby is a major part of the House system.


Cricket proves immensely popular at the school and is played at A and B team level throughout each year group with 3 XIs representing the school at senior level. Matches are played every Saturday throughout the season in a series of block fixtures which have existed for generations. In addition, there are many mid-week fixtures against closer schools and in the Surrey Knock-Out Cup competitions. Tiffin’s best known old boy is Alec Stewart who played cricket here in 1975 as an Under 12 and who captained the school 1st XI in 1980. He fulfilled a lesser role with England some years later. Arun Harinath followed a similar path through the early 2000s and now represents Surrey CCC.


The school boasts impressive facilities at Queen Elizabeth Road with a bank of 8 high quality outdoor nets and 4 indoor nets in the sports hall. Grist’s sports ground at Hampton Court is no less impressive and is home to 3 school cricket squares and a wealth of history. For those joining the school, cricket starts in January for the new Year 7 intake with a series of form matches played indoors with a soft ball. This allows the coaches to assess early ability and to put together an A and a B squad for the start of the summer term. For those joining the 6th form, indoor practice also starts in January.


Badminton is equally popular and 6 courts in the sports hall allows room and scope for practice and matches. Play is concentrated into the Christmas term when the bulk of the Surrey league matches take place. The school enters teams at A and B level at U19, U16, U14 and U12 level. The Easter term sees the bulk of the house competitions. Success is cyclical and is usually measured against the gold standard provided by the remarkable Wilson’s badminton academy but we do pretty well in comparison.