Stronger together: Incredible school sports story goes viral

Feel-good news can often be few and far between, but a remarkable school sports story has come to light recently, and been shared widely across platforms such as the popular Good Things Guy website.

The story was first shared on a group called ‘Red Cricket’, and serves as a reminder of the unifying power of sport, as similarly embraced by the Springboks at the 2019 World Cup when they championed the mantra ‘Stronger Together’.

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You can read the heart-warming school sports story below:

“This is a story of commitment. Commitment to one’s religion. Commitment to one’s school. Commitment to one’s team and commitment to one’s leader.

“For the past five years, this year’s captain of cricket and head boy David Teeger has had to walk to cricket matches on Saturdays. Being a devout Jew, he may not travel in a motor car on the Sabbath. Logistically, in his younger years, this would mean leaving his kit at school on a Friday and then walking up to school on a Saturday morning with his father, James. He could generally only play “home” games, so he would alternate between the A & B team – whoever was playing at home.

“As a real star batsman, once he was in the opens, he was a “shoe in” for the Red Caps. This then meant that he and his father would stay in a B&B for away games so that he could be indoors by sunset on the Friday and would be able to walk to cricket on the Saturday.

“This past Saturday was the team’s last home fixture. So the whole team, plus the coaches, arrived at his house early in the morning for the walk up to King Edwards.

“They had won long before they went onto the pitch.”

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