The Field Game is a sport unique to the school, along with the Eton Wall Game. It is a mix of rugby and football and the rules date back to 1847. It includes two teams of eleven pupils playing ...
In fact, the only known video footage of Orwell is this clip from 1921, where he is seen playing the 300 year-old "Wall Game" at Eton as a young boy. It was unearthed in 2003, on the author's ...