![Picture: Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the same five-a-side school soccer team | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad Picture: Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the same five-a-side school soccer team | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://m0.joe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/s_37_266__balewarburton.jpg)
Picture: Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the same five-a-side school soccer team | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![Bale, Warburton and now Geraint Thomas: the state school on a fast track to sporting glory | Schools | The Guardian Bale, Warburton and now Geraint Thomas: the state school on a fast track to sporting glory | Schools | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/46dfb171f6ed40c9117c7d2f647b29cf11d09714/1336_1281_1990_1194/master/1990.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b10127c90ec5b2ee3f41b07df76179de)
Bale, Warburton and now Geraint Thomas: the state school on a fast track to sporting glory | Schools | The Guardian
![Sam Warburton is ready to captain the Lions, but once he dreamed of playing for Spurs | Daily Mail Online Sam Warburton is ready to captain the Lions, but once he dreamed of playing for Spurs | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/07/article-0-1A2F1286000005DC-119_634x462.jpg)
Sam Warburton is ready to captain the Lions, but once he dreamed of playing for Spurs | Daily Mail Online
![Pictures of ex-pupils Geraint Thomas, Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the wall of fame at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff Stock Photo - Alamy Pictures of ex-pupils Geraint Thomas, Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the wall of fame at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PBM70F/pictures-of-ex-pupils-geraint-thomas-gareth-bale-and-sam-warburton-on-the-wall-of-fame-at-whitchurch-high-school-in-cardiff-PBM70F.jpg)
Pictures of ex-pupils Geraint Thomas, Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton on the wall of fame at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff Stock Photo - Alamy
![Wales captain Elliot Kear taking inspiration from old school pals Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton ahead of Rugby League World Cup - Hull Live Wales captain Elliot Kear taking inspiration from old school pals Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton ahead of Rugby League World Cup - Hull Live](https://i2-prod.hulldailymail.co.uk/incoming/article7703065.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_2022-10-10T143646Z_1348806320_RC2FYW9PPH45_RTRMADP_3_RUGBY-LEAGUE-WORLDCUP-PREVIEWJPG.jpg)
Wales captain Elliot Kear taking inspiration from old school pals Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton ahead of Rugby League World Cup - Hull Live
![BBC Sport on Twitter: "Sam Warburton, Gareth Bale & Geraint Thomas. Whitchurch High School can be very proud of their former pupils! 👉 https://t.co/F13VlKKEPu https://t.co/mL2Bex5TKx" / Twitter BBC Sport on Twitter: "Sam Warburton, Gareth Bale & Geraint Thomas. Whitchurch High School can be very proud of their former pupils! 👉 https://t.co/F13VlKKEPu https://t.co/mL2Bex5TKx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjShjObWsAAMfsm.jpg)
BBC Sport on Twitter: "Sam Warburton, Gareth Bale & Geraint Thomas. Whitchurch High School can be very proud of their former pupils! 👉 https://t.co/F13VlKKEPu https://t.co/mL2Bex5TKx" / Twitter
![Gareth Bale leads Sam Warburton tributes as Wales rugby great and former schoolmate retires aged just 29 - Mirror Online Gareth Bale leads Sam Warburton tributes as Wales rugby great and former schoolmate retires aged just 29 - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1861759.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/1_warburton_bale_school_2007.jpg)
Gareth Bale leads Sam Warburton tributes as Wales rugby great and former schoolmate retires aged just 29 - Mirror Online
![Gareth Bale's old five-a-side mates talk about their time with the world's most expensive footballer - Wales Online Gareth Bale's old five-a-side mates talk about their time with the world's most expensive footballer - Wales Online](https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/article5851036.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/Gareth-Bale-five-a-side-team.jpg)
Gareth Bale's old five-a-side mates talk about their time with the world's most expensive footballer - Wales Online
![Wales' Sam Warburton looks to match his old friend Gareth Bale | Wales rugby union team | The Guardian Wales' Sam Warburton looks to match his old friend Gareth Bale | Wales rugby union team | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/11/4/1288902132418/sam-warburton-006.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMTAucG5n&enable=upscale&s=20960428f46cc2b1c725800e451f9935)
Wales' Sam Warburton looks to match his old friend Gareth Bale | Wales rugby union team | The Guardian
![Rugby World Cup 2011: Cardiff-born Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton were stars from the start, reflects coach Rugby World Cup 2011: Cardiff-born Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton were stars from the start, reflects coach](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02026/warburton_2026029c.jpg)
Rugby World Cup 2011: Cardiff-born Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton were stars from the start, reflects coach
![From Gareth Bale to Sam Warburton and Geraint Thomas - Prime Minster heaps praise on Cardiff school's sporting heroes - Wales Online From Gareth Bale to Sam Warburton and Geraint Thomas - Prime Minster heaps praise on Cardiff school's sporting heroes - Wales Online](https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article1790915.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/8F3940AE-D175-2FD4-76A2D375398E3B33.jpg)
From Gareth Bale to Sam Warburton and Geraint Thomas - Prime Minster heaps praise on Cardiff school's sporting heroes - Wales Online
![Lucky students pay tribute to past pupils Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton for special programme - Wales Online Lucky students pay tribute to past pupils Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton for special programme - Wales Online](https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article10224392.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Untitled-4.jpg)