Weston College finished in the top five at the British Colleges Sport Ability Counts tournament.

TALENTED Weston College footballers showed off their skills at a national sports event in Bath, coming in the top five overall.

The team were representing the College at the British Colleges Sport Ability Counts annual seven-a-side tournament at the University of Bath.

The tournament was part of the British Colleges Sport National Championships involving a wide variety of sports.

Weston College made it through to the big event after beating Bridgwater, Yeovil, Exeter and South Devon Colleges in a knockout competition last November, qualifying as the team to represent the South West.

All the players in Weston College’s team are on the Foundation Learning Extension Studies course.

Nick Chadwick, Weston College lecturer in Foundation Learning, said: “The team’s spirit, physical skill, decorum and fair play shown by the extension studies students during this competition was exceptional.”