Senior School Sport
ISA Rugby Representatives 2017
- Congratulations to Cooper Alan (Year 11)
- Football
- Rugby
- ISA Tennis
Cooper Alan - Australian Gridiron Representative
Congratulations to Cooper Alan (Year 11) who has been selected in the Australian Gridiron team to play in the Oceanic Region World Championship Qualifying Tournament in July.
Football
Dear Parents and Players,
Congratulations to all teams on improving results. It was great to see some teams including the 1st XI move into the winner's circle. Teams of the week go to the 3rd, 4th, 13C and 13D teams who all play in the same competition and had an internal fixture on the weekend with all games played in the right spirit. Well done!
This weekend sees most teams playing against arch rival St Patrick’s College Strathfield. There is a variety of both home and away fixtures so please check your times and venues carefully.
Fields can be found at the following locations:
- Walsh and Watkins: 1 Dreadnought Rd, Oxford Falls
- Mason Park: Underwood Road, Homebush
- Bark Huts: Elliot Street, Belfield
- BC Oval: Old Northern Road, Castle Hill
- Chifley Playing Field: 801-899R Bunnerong Road, Chifley
Good luck to all teams.
Mr S Yue - Senior Football Convenor
FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS
Some big scores last weekend and some very close matches as well. We are pleased that the Firsts have got their season up and running with a great win.
The structured Coaching program is now being rolled out across all senior age groups with our specialist coaching staff working with coaches to maximise its benefits.
The ‘Full Time’ senior weekly results flyer for Rounds 2-3 is on the football club website so check it out. We had a much better response from last week’s round with some great photos so we ask you to keep snapping this week. Please send your photos to footballspx@gmail.com - save this to your phone and upload those photos as soon as you take them.
This week’s ‘Teams of the Week’ are 13C, 14C and 15B and parents of boys in these teams are asked to catch some shots of the boys in action and send them through by Sunday afternoon.
The committee is organising a Football Coaching Camp in the June/July holidays from Tuesday 27th June to Thursday 29th June. Booking are open: www.trybooking.com/126595
We wish all our teams good luck this weekend - GO PIUS!!
Please See our webpages for News, Calendars, Photos and Draws:
http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/football/football-news
Mr Rodger Paino - SPX Football Club
Rugby
Results: Saturday 13th May vs Stannies/Kinross/St Pat's/Joeys/BMGS
Rugby Fixtures: Saturday 20th May vs St Pat's/Redlands/Joeys at OXFORD FALLS
NSW Waratahs March Past
On Sunday 21st May St Pius X College students have the opportunity to participate in the Schools March Past before the Waratahs play against the Melbourne Rebels. Interested students should see Mr Lynch for information and reserve their ticket. Students should wear their PE uniform and will be required to make their own way to Allianz Stadium by 2.00pm and meet outside the merchandise store in the forecourt of the stadium. The match will finish at 6.00pm.
Mr J Lynch - Rugby Convenor
Match Report and Photos: U/14A Rugby vs St Stanislaus Bathurst
Mr S Brannan
FROM THE RUGBY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Despite the long journey to Bathurst on Saturday all our teams played with great enthusiasm. Our unbeaten Opens sides continued on their merry way, with the Firsts locked in a dramatic 12-all draw which went right down to the wire and then … a bit more.
The 16As were very competitive in a tough encounter. The 15As survived a real test of character against a very committed Stannies side who had obviously taken note of our quality and showed true resilience and good technique to come away with a strong performance and satisfying win. The 15Bs win playing Away at St Pat’s augurs well for this week’s visit of St Pat's to Oxford falls.
14As and Bs both had competitive losses with the Bs playing Away at BMGS.
13As had a hard fought game against bigger and stronger opponents but played with real SPX spirit. Good technique at the tackle contest ensured they had a fair share of possession and this will serve them well in the weeks ahead.
13Bs are our “Team of the Week”. Wow! Did they play some terrific support-based rugby and in Carlo Berarducci have the best tackler in the competition!! His double in the second half left Mr Rodgers and I speechless! Needless to say the opposition were left scoreless.
All in all a successful day out with over 50% success.
This week we take on St Pat’s at Oxford Falls. No motivation needed for this one.
Mike Penistone - Rugby Development Officer
RUGBY CLUB NEWS
The annual Rugby Club Dinner will be held on Friday 16th June at the Roseville Golf Club. Former Wallaby and Fox Sports commentator Rod Kafer will host a great night of fine food and entertainment and our special Guest Speaker is former Wallaby Captain, George Gregan, who has played for Australia on more occasions than any other player. There will also be a myriad of prizes to be won! Please grab a ticket or a table of friends and support us in supporting your son's rugby experience at St Pius X College.
TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Book Now at: trybooking.com/268649.
See the below flyer for further details.
A Once-in-a-Year Opportunity
In support of the rugby program, we are currently seeking parents willing to promote their business, goods and/or service at the dinner by donating a prize to the Silent Auction. If you run a restaurant you may like to donate a dinner for two; if you are a tradesman (plumber, carpenter, electrician, etc) you may like to donate a day of your services; gift voucher from your retail store - advertise and get ‘word of mouth referrals’ for your business. For further info please contact Paul O’Neill on 0418-634750 or via email at rugbypresident@pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au
Photos: Photos from all rounds are up on the Club website & will be updated each week: http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/rugby-club/photo-gallery
For further rugby related info: pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/rugby-club
Paul O’Neill
rugbypresident@pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au or 0418 634 750
ISA Tennis
A great day of tennis was had by all in our Round 3 matches. Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 all came away with convincing wins, barely letting the opposition teams get away with any games. Division 2 fought hard, resulting in a tie, right down to the sets as well as games. Our First Five played impressive tennis but just missed out on a win against a formidable Redlands team.
This weekend our teams will be playing against St Andrews College, Oakhill or Oxley College. See the draw details below.
Round 2 Results
Div 1 vs RED, Lost 5 to 3
Div 2 vs CCGS, Tie 4 (34) to 4 (34)
Div 3 vs SPGS, Won 5 to 3
Div 4 vs CCGS, Won 6-2
Div 5 vs BRK, Won 6 to 2
Div 6 vs CCGS, Won 7 to 1
Div 7 vs BRK, Won 7 to 1
Div 8 vs CCGS, Won 6 to 2
Div 9 vs CCGS, Won 6 to 2
Div 10 vs RED, Won 7-1
Please take note of the following:
- Wet weather: Up-to-date information regarding wet weather will be available each Saturday on the school Twitter Account @SPXSeniorSport https://twitter.com/SPXSeniorSport
- Uniform: White shorts, school sports shirt, school tennis cap and school tracksuit (if cold). You may also want to bring sunscreen and a bottle of water
- Home games: Please note if playing at HOME, students are required to bring a small plate of morning tea to share with all players.
- Absences for Games/Training: If a student is absent from school on Friday prior to a round then it is expected that a parent/carer will telephone the school (9411 4733) prior to 8:30am and leave a message for Ms O’Brien as to whether the student will be available to play on Saturday. This provides time for the Convenor to organise a reserve player for the team. If the absence is last minute on Saturday morning then the student must arrange a substitute player from their team if they are unable to play. Please SMS or call 0409 916 859 by 7.00am to give name of substitute player or inform the Convenor if you are unable to find a substitute player. Students are to provide written documentation for all absences.
Ms A O’Brien - Convenor