A TEAM of nine Royal Marines cadets from King's College, Taunton, competed in the prestigious Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy Competition at Lympstone's Marines Commando Training Centre.
The two-day challenge, involving 17 schools, involved ten stances such as section attacks, first aid and weapon handling, as well as an endurance race in the country and drill assessment.
King's won the endurance race and the drill and camouflage stances, coming second overall.
Officer Commanding RM section, Capt Steve King said King's have either won or been runners-up in five of the past six years.
He added: "Special praise is due to the team captain Sebastian Manger and to Capt. Pete Belfield RMR for his efforts in training the King's team prior to the competition."
The other members of the team were: Benedict Wagstaff, Henry Biggs, Oliver Guess, Benjamin Wright, Hamish Urquhart, Jack Lavender, Samuel Sprague and Samuel Everard.
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