Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• From the Senior Sports Master
• Cricket
• Rugby
• ISA Football
• ISA Tennis
• CSDA Debating
• Winter Squash
• Chess
• Cross Country

From the Senior Sports Master

Many thanks to you all for your understanding regarding the tightening of our COVID Protocols last weekend.  We will continue to act in accordance with guidelines as they evolve.  To that end there will be no afternoon tea again for our 1st XV Rugby.  We hope to reinstate this as restrictions ease.  On a positive note it was fantastic to see the Old Boys BBQ back up and running again after a long hiatus.  Thanks to Jeff Clarke and his team for the wonderful work they do in making Oxford Falls the bench mark on the ISA BBQ circuit!

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

SPX Senior Rugby

Results

Fixtures for this Saturday

ISA Representative Team

Congratulations to Zac Davidson, Fred Braddock, Lachie Onslow, Olly Fitzroy, Will Stanley who were selected in the ISA Opens Rugby Squad, as well as Oli Aylmer and Tommy Marren who made the U16s squad. 

Saturday 29 May – ISA Round 1

By way of a heads up, Round 1 of the ISA season is a BYE for St Pius X and this appears in the College Calendar. All teams (except the Opens) however, have been given an un-matched fixture for Saturday 29 May, which I hope to host at Oxford Falls. Please do not make plans this weekend as your son will be required to play rugby on that day.

Rugby Training

Rugby Training has re-commenced each Tuesday and Thursday, with the U14s,15s,16s and Opens training at Oxford Falls, while the U13s will now train at Beauchamp Oval. All players are expected to train at both sessions, so they are best prepared for the season.

Rugby Registration  - NOW OPEN!

All Year 7-12 students wishing to play rugby are required to be registered to be included in a team, allowing the school rugby administrators & coaches to best prepare for the coming season, plus allow your P&F Rugby Club to best support and communicate with you! There are no trials or grading days, all students of different shapes, sizes and abilities can find a home within the SPX Rugby Program.

2021 Rugby Season Registration: $150 (cost includes season registration & access to rugby specific physio during the season)

Note: The third option for holiday clinic only is for Junior School students.

To register simply follow the trybooking link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/725633

Dates for the diary

• Saturday 15 May – Trial No. 4 – SPX vs SYDNEY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL – HOME
• Saturday 22 May – Trial No. 5 – SPX/STAG vs THE KINGS SCHOOL – HOME
• Saturday 29 May – Trial No. 6 – Various teams – venues to be confirmed

Mr Joe Lynch - Senior Rugby Convenor

Football

Congratulations must go to Pat Moore, Ethan Lush, Ben Giles, Damon Panetta, Josh Wong, Daniel Bacic, Oscar Martin, Marco Balverde and Ryan Jom who have all been selected to represent the ISA at the NSWCIS Championships.  We wish these boys well along with our 1st XI who this afternoon are playing their Quarter Final of the NSWCIS Cup.

Results 8 May:

Fixtures 15 May:

This weekend we have a combination of home and away fixtures, please note there has been changes since the Season Draw was released.

Fields can be found at the following locations:

Walsh: 1 Dreadnought Rd, Oxford Falls

SPC 2: Francis St, Strathfield

Mason Park: Underwood Rd, Homebush

Centennial Park: Grand Dr, Centennial Park

Chifley Sports Reserve - 801-899R Bunnerong Road, Chifley

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor

ISA Tennis

Last Saturday greeted us with beautiful clear skies, just perfect for an exciting morning of tennis. Most of our teams (Divs 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 9, 10) played against Redlands, who unfortunately proved too strong on the day. Div 14 were scheduled to play against Oxley College and this match was washed out. Our Div 11 players came up against St Paul’s Grammar and had a decisive 7-1 win. Congratulations to those players.

This weekend we are playing at five different venues, so please check the draw carefully.

Just a reminder that warm up begins at 7:45 am (or 8:15 am for matches outside of Sydney) so players must arrive at the venue between 7:30 am and 7:45 am (or 8:00 am and 8:15 am for venues outside of Sydney).

Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor

CSDA Debating Competition 

This Friday 14th (Week 4 – Round 3)

BRING OWN DINNER AND DRINK BOTTLE TO REFILL

WE WILL NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING AT

OUTSIDE SCHOOL EVENTS.

This Friday we debate at Mount St Benedict College, 449c Pennant Hills Rd, Pennant Hills.  ALL STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING A MASK FOR THE BUS TRIP TO MT ST BENEDICT'S. 

Visitors enter via the main gate on Pennant Hills Road.

There is parking for parents.  Our bus will drop off at the bus stop on Beecroft Road. 

Our meeting room is the Hildegard foyer. This is the new Performing Arts Building at the bottom of the driveway. Parents are welcome to attend but we may need to mask up once in the debate rooms.  Times for commencement of debates is approximate but out timeline for the night is as above.

Congratulations to all SPX students for their exemplary behavior last Friday evening.  Wins on the night were awarded to: 12A, 11A, 11B, 10A, 10B, 9A, 9B, 8A teams.

Congratulations to all.

Zone 6 Draw 2021 - St Pius X's Debates are highlighted in Yellow.

Schools in Bold are Hosting

Mrs Michele Waterson - Debating and Public Speaking Convenor

Winter Squash

St Pius Squash teams continued in their 2021 Winter Season with SPX 1 and SPX 4 remaining undefeated. The firsts picked up valuable points with Luke Massa, David Thirugnanaraj and Ben Christensen recording strong wins. SPX 2 experienced victory with decisive wins to Ashley Johnson and Thomas Miles. Tomo Wilkins and Oliver Mullen have remained undefeated as SPX 4 notched up another great team victory. Team 6 are mostly newcomers to Pennant Squash, so congratulations to Lachlan Giang and Michael Krizan leading the way to their first victory of the season.

Congratulations to Luke Massa of Yr 12 on his appointment as Captain of Squash. He has displayed enthusiasm to improve at an individual level and is a valuable leader. All players are encouraged to continue to plan for their upcoming pennant commitments.

Mr Justin Varjavandi - Squash Convenor

Chess

Ms Denise Ramsey and Ms Janelle Dempsey - Chess Convenors

Cross-Country

Training continues on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 7.15 am at Beauchamp Park, Chatswood.  Students who cannot make the early start should still arrive when they can and join in.

Mr Greg Virgona - Cross-Country Convenor