Senior School Sport & Extra-Curricula Activities
- Weekly Fixtures
- Senior Rugby
- Senior Football
- ISA Tennis
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Chess
- Winter Squash
- Cross Country
- Interschool Snowsports Competition
Weekly Fixtures
Mr Matt Stearn, Senior Sports Master
Senior Rugby
Results 13 May
Thank you to Jo Mirabelli for some great photos from last Saturday's 1st XV game.
Dates for the Diary:
- Saturday 27 May – Trial No. 5 – SPX/SGC vs WAVERLEY – AWAY
- Saturday 3 June – ISA Round 1 – SPX vs ST AUGUSTINE’S– AWAY
- Saturday 10 June – JUNE LONG WEEKEND – NO GAMES
- Saturday 17 June – ISA Round 2 – SPX vs ST PATRICKS - HOME
ISA RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES:
I am pleased to announce we have had 11 boys be selected in the ISA rugby teams for 2023. The boys will train on 4 June and then play at the end of the term.
OPENS
Callum Mahura, Murray Wood, Cooper Gillard, Noah Miller and Zac Flynn.
UNDER 16’s
Dylan Tait, Charlie Woolf, James Griffith, Kobi Mendel, Patrick Marren and Jack Brown.
2024 U15/U16 Fiji Rugby Tour
For those students who are interested in participating in the U15 & 16 Fiji Rugby Tour next April, there will be an information evening on 1 June at 6:00 pm in the Chatswood campus gym. Please see the information letter and flyer. If you are attending the information evening, please RSVP via the following link (which is also in the letter).
https://forms.office.com/r/mXmCk7QQ4D
Mr Martin Gillogly - Rugby Convenor
SPX Rugby Club – Gala Dinner
Save the Date - Saturday, 22 July, Kirribilli Club.
6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
We are now communicating via email with parents/carers through the SPX Rugby WattsApp group. The link to join the group is via the QR code below.
Tickets will be on sale soon so watch out for further information.
Donations Needed - We continue to seek donations for fundraising. See the attached document for further details on how you can help.
The Rugby Committee is excited to host this fun night out for the rugby community and welcomes all other SPX parents.
Please direct any enquiries to spxrugby@gmail.com.
SPX Rugby Committee
Senior Football
Results 13 May
It is great to see some improving results over the weekend for many teams. A big shout out to the 4th XI who remain undefeated so far this season. This weekend we see all home games at Oxford Falls.
Congratulations to our 1st XI who have progressed to the Quarter Finals of the NSWCIS Cup.
COERVER Football camp is on again during the holidays, from 26 – 28 June. We encourage footballers to take this opportunity to participate in this intensive football training during the school holidays. A bendy bus has been booked to assist with travel needs. We urge anyone wishing to book a place on the bus, to book and secure their place promptly. Active Kids vouchers can be used. See the flyer below and book by the link: https://coerver.com.au/holiday-camps.
It is also great to see the development squad enjoying their football and futsal. Each week stand out players are presented with a COERVER Football Jersey. Well done Development Squad.
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor
Football Supporter's Club BBQ Day - this Saturday
This Saturday, 20 May, is the SPX Football Supporter’s Club BBQ Day at Oxford Falls.
The BBQ will raise funds for future coaching support for our football boys. If you can support your club by giving an hour or two of your time between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm please email me on spxfsc@gmail.com with your availability.
Bring your appetite to the Old Boys Shed this Saturday and support future coaching for our boys.
Mrs Lorna Hammond - SPX Football Supporters Club President
ISA Tennis
Last Saturday our teams faced tough competition. Although we did not secure any wins, the following students did well in their single matches: Daniel Harper, Jamie Leong, Matthew Lian, Ben Shoudra, Izaac Tan, Nicholas Tozer and Venedict Valerio.
This week our players will be playing at the following locations:
Division 1: Away at Wakehurst Tennis
Divisions 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11: Home at Talus St
Divisions 3, 5, 7, 8: Away at Inside the Line Tennis Academy, Richmond.
Finally, we would like to wish Nicholas Tozer (First V) the best of luck as he travels to Dededo, Guam to play in the qualifying games for the International Tennis Federation Junior Tour. This will be a fantastic opportunity for Nick to showcase his skills.
Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Coordinator
CSDA Debating
The CSDA Debating competition continues this week at Marist College North Shore. Coin toss will be at 4:45 pm. Debates will commence at 5:45 pm and should be finished by 7:15 pm. A reminder that all debating students are required to meet at the clock after Sports Assembly each Friday.
Our draw for the remaining weeks is as follows:
Round 4: SPX vs Marist College North Shore
Round 5: SPX vs Domremy
Round 6: SPX vs Normanhurst Boys
Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convenor
Senior School Chess
Ms Janelle Dempsey - Chess Convenor
Squash
Round 2 Results
Fixtures:
The fixtures information can be found at the start of this sports page, and all details for the competition can be found at the following link:
https://squashaustralia.sportyhq.com/league/view/2023-Winter-Junior-Pennant
Mr Justin Varjavandi - Winter Squash Convenor
Cross Country
Year 8 Cross Country Results
Congratulations to Harry Arnold, Leo Boyd-Clark and Hamish Mullen who came first, second and third in the Year 8 Cross Country, held last week at Oxford Falls.
Congratulations also to the following students (alphabetical) who placed in the top group: Jack Alajajian, Noah Beauchat, Alex Burke, Antonio Calcarao, Farid Chammaa, Xavier Davidson, Elijah De-Fina, Max Draper, Cooper Elsby, Ben Fogale, Mac Hillsden, Darcy Horstead, Sam Judd, Callum McNeilly, Lachlan Monaco, Zac Rappa, Oliver Reiner, Matthew Ringrose, Oscar Roberts, Ethan Silver, Eddie Stearn and Antonio Zofrea.
The house points were as follows:
All those students in Years 7, 8 and 9 who came in the top three of their year group in cross country will receive their trophy at Asembly on Friday.
Mr Martin Gillogly - PDHPE Coordinator
Cross Country training continues.
When: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
Where: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood
Time: 7.15 am – 8.15 am
Who: All Senior and Junior School students welcome
Ms Leanne Lee - Cross Country and Athletics Convenor
Interschool Snowsports Competition
The 2023 Interschool Snowsports competition will be held at Perisher Ski Resort from Tuesday 4 July to Friday 7 July.
The college has approved for students to enter this competition representing St Pius X College. All participants enter this competition at their own cost and parents are required to sign a liability waiver form.
Parents will also be required to attend the event and meet volunteering requirements of the competition. Further details of the competition are in the attached document.
Please contact Mrs Cathy Thomson on cathythomson7@gmail.com if your son (and family) is interested in participating in this competition.