Sporting Success
Sport at Feltham Community College has produced athletes and who have excelled at both local and national level.

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Below you will find sporting sucess stories of our current students.

• Robert Thomas to make debut for Quins RL

• Darren Reed and Olsi Krasniqi selected to play for England Under 16's

• Student Ben Alade signs Academy Contract

• FCC's Rugby Stars visit No. 10

Harlequins Rugby League's U16 Scholarship players, Darren Reed and Olsi Krasniqi, received the positive news they had been anxiously awaiting regarding their selection for England U16's, following their inclusion in the preparation squad last October.

Both players have made the final 19 man squad that will prepare for a fixture across the Channel against France over Easter.

Darren and Olsi both attend Feltham Community College which has an excellent record in producing quality players, a number of which have joined the Harlequins RL Academy, including Rob Thomas who made his first team debut in the Capital Challenge against the London Skolars last month.

Feltham Community College has also had great success in the Carnegie Champion Schools tournament. This success is a reflection of the school's dedicated Physical Education Department, in particular the hard work of both Jon Cadogan and James Lawson, who have established Rugby League as the school's main sport.

Phil Jones, Harlequins Rugby League Player Performance Manager, believes both players have exceptional talent and has described them by saying: 'Darren is a hard running Centre who has a strong hand off and good offload. Selection for the U16's builds on last years good work where he played for England U15's in a victory over Wales U16's.'

'Olsi is a nuggety Prop who enjoys all the unglamorous sides of the role with a tough tackle technique and the ability to dominate an opponent in the collision' he added.

Jones is delighted by their selection for England saying: 'I am pleased for both Darren and Olsi as they are both dedicated young players who want to succeed in Rugby League, also it is the first time as far as I am aware that the club has had 2 players in the final squad for England U16's. The last player who managed to be selected at this age group was Joe Mbu.'

'It is also a great pat on the back for volunteers like Jon Cadogan and James Lawson who put lots of hours of their own personal time into developing and encouraging these players.'

As well as playing for their school team both Darren and Olsi are mainstays for West London Sharks where they are coached by Dan Steel, Harlequins Rugby League Development Manager.

A-level student Ben Alade recently signed a two-year academy playing contract with Quins Rugby League.

Ben, who is the first Feltham Community College player to sign a contract with Quins, has been playing since the age of 11, when he joined the college as a Year 7 student.
Despite having never played rugby before, he quickly became part of the team that won four successive South of England titles.

Ben was then selected for West London service area and the South of England squad, before gaining his first cap for England against Wales in 2004.

He hopes to break into the first team squad and to represent Quins in Super League. A spokesman for the college said: "The college is very proud of Ben's achievements. "He has worked really hard to get where he is today and is a great example for our younger students.

"We are all looking forward to seeing him in Super League in the coming years!"

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Students Luqman Hayder Year 9 and Hayder Hayder Year 10 were among guests at Number Ten Downing Street to meet former Prime Minister Tony Blair as representatives of the West London Sharks Rugby League team. Many congratulations to them both for their continued success.

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