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To help us kick off the College’s Diamond Jubilee anniversary celebrations, marking 60 years since the College opened its doors, we are excited to invite all Old Princethorpians to a first of its kind, the OPs vs College Friday Night Lights, taking place at Princethorpe on Friday 4 September.
We are merging our 15th annual OPs vs College Sports Day with the PE department’s Friday Night Lights, making it bigger and better than ever before. It is the perfect opportunity to bring the whole Princethorpe community together, not only to herald in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, but also to officially open the new Astroturf, which will have been laid during the Summer Holiday. OPs can be the very first to play on this new surface in the OPs vs College 1st XI Hockey fixture! (See below for the schedule and the Participant Form link).
This is also the first opportunity for the Upper Sixth Leavers of 2026 to meet the wider OP community of which they are now a part, and it's a wonderful occasion where OPs of all ages can come together in friendly competition and celebration of a diverse and extensive community. You don't want to miss out!
Whether you’re there as a participant or a spectator, this will be a great evening. Family and friends are most welcome to come along to spectate and enjoy the community spirit. There will be plenty of food available and a bar, and any OPs who participate in a fixture will receive a voucher for a complimentary food and drink item.
The fixture schedule is as follows:
4.30pm: Rugby - OP 2026 Leavers vs OP Veterans (Class of 2025 + Prior)
5.00pm: Football - OPs vs Princethorpe College 1st XI
5.10pm: Cutting Of The Ribbon to open the new astroturf
5.15pm: Hockey - OPs (Mixed) vs Princethorpe College 1st XI Boys
5.30pm: Netball - OPs (Mixed) vs College Select
6.30pm: OP After Match Awards by the BBQ
As before, points will be accumulated throughout the evening, with the Alex Wallis Memorial Shield being awarded to the victors after the final OP match.
Participate In A Fixture:
We would like as many 2026 leavers and OPs from across the generations as possible to take part in one or more of the matches, so if you are able to come, please complete the participants' form via this link, where details of the fixtures are included, by Monday 31 August at the latest.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For all enquiries, please email the Alumni and Development team at oldprincethorpians@princethorpe.co.uk or call 01926 634209.
