The Eton wall game

Oppidan - ученик Итонского колледжа, живущий на частной квартире Colleger - ученик Итонского колледжа, живущий на территории колледжа

The Eton wall game is a game, which bears some resemblance to rugby union that originated at and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres long (" The Furrow " ) next to a slightly curved brick wall (" The Wall " ) erected in 1717. There are two codes of football played at Eton, the other being the Eton Field Game.

The traditional and most important match of the year is played on St Andrew's Day, as the Collegers (King's Scholars) take on the Oppidans (the rest of the school). Although College has only 70 boys to pick from, compared to the 1250 or so Oppidans, the Collegers have one distinct advantage: access to the field on which the wall game is played is controlled by a Colleger. Despite this, it is usual for them to allow the Oppidans to use it whenever they wish.

At the annual St Andrew's Day match, the Oppidans climb over the wall, after throwing their caps over in defiance of the Scholars, while the Collegers march down from the far end of College Field, arm-in-arm, towards the near end, where they meet the Oppidans.

The game lasts up to 55 minutes, with two halves of 25 minutes each and an additional 5 minutes as half-time break. Many games end 0-0. Goals (worth ten points) are very rare: they occur about once every 10 years, and no goals have been scored in the St Andrew's Day game since 1909!

In the 2016 game, the 250th St. Andrew's Day match, College triumphed 1–0 against the Oppidans.

Do you recognize the boy in pic 1 and 2? )))

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