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Code of football played at Winchester College
- Winchester College football, also known as Winkies, is a code of football played at Winchester College. Its rules make it somewhat resemble rugby football but with a round football and little handling of the ball. It was once played in South Africa, but is now restricted to the community directly connected to Winchester College.
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Winchester College football, also known as Winkies, is a code of football played at Winchester College. Its rules make it somewhat resemble rugby football but with a round football and little handling of the ball.
'Winkies', as Winchester College Football is affectionately known, is a unique phenomenon. Following XVs last month, the two captains reflect on their first impressions of the game when they joined aged 13, through to the honour of leading the teams out for the biggest game of the year.
Nov 17, 2022 · WINCHESTER COLLEGE FOOTBALL. Mr. MacKinnon needs little introduction to Wykehamists past and present. A Mathematics and English Don, a crossword compiler and poet, a Housemaster of Chawkers 1996-2009 and more - so much more - Nick will give us his thoughts on this most Wykehamical of games.
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Aug 29, 2014 · Winchester College Football (universally known as Winkies) is designed to make athletic skill all but irrelevant (Robin Heighway-Bury)
Jan 24, 2021 · Winkies term begins with Epideixes, a College tradition that is about as hard to explain as it is to pronounce. All 70 Collegemen gather in VIIth Chamber, and one-by-one the Junmen take it in turns to yell “College” at the top of their lungs.
Winchester College has its own game, Winchester College football (also known as "Win: Co: Fo:" or "Winkies"), played only at Winchester. [38] It is played in the spring term with a competition between the school's houses; it is largely managed by the boys.
