Director of Sport 

EREA National Football Tournament

The St Virgil’s College Soccer (Football) program aims to provide players with excellent playing opportunities that enhance their soccer experiences and reinforce school spirit and the holistic education provided to all students. This year's EREA National Football Tournament provided just that for our students.

The tournament was played at the iconic and picturesque St Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane. Team sVc finished top of their pool in both the Year 8 and Year 9/10 rosters with some dominant performances in the pool games over the first two days of competition.

Year 8 Pool Games

sVc 2 - 0 St Edmund's College

sVc 2 - 1 St Laurence's College

sVc 2 - 0 St Joseph's Nudgee College

sVc 0 - 2 St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace

Year 9/10 Pool Games

sVc 4 - 0 St Joseph's Nudgee College

sVc 10 - 0 St Edmund's College

sVc 2 - 0 St James College

sVc 6 - 0 St Patrick's College

On finals day, both teams gave their all and had the respect and admiration of their opposition. Congratulations to the Year 8 team for making it to the Grand Final, where they were ultimately outclassed by a slick outfit from Rostrevor College in Adelaide, aligned with the Manchester City Academy program. Unfortunately, the Year 9/10 team saved their worst performance of the tournament for last, bowing out in their QF to St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace. A semi-final appearance would have been just a reward for the outstanding play and teamwork displayed during the pool games.

Year 8 Finals

QF: sVc 4 - 3 St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace

SF: sVc 3 - 1 St Laurence's College

GF: sVc 2 - 5 Rostrevor College

Year 9/10 Finals

QF: sVc 0 - 2 St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace

All 32 students and staff should be proud of the way they represented our College and community, both on and off the soccer pitch. Visits to Aqua Warrior Park, Top Golf, Southbank, Westfield Chermside, and some retail therapy at the DFO rounded out another hugely successful EREA Football Tour for the College.

SSATIS Term 1 Finals

Congratulations to all students who participated in the SSATIS Basketball Roster in Term 1. Team sVc was represented by six teams in the Grand Finals and walked away with three wins from the six.

Year 7 Div 2 - sVc Gold defeated by Sacred Heart

Year 7 Div 3 - sVc White defeated sVc Green

Year 8 Div 1 - sVc Blue defeated MacKillop Blue

Year 9 Div 2 - sVc Gold defeated by MacKillop Red

Year 10 Div 2 - sVc Gold defeated Hillard Christian School

2nd Grade - sVc Blue defeated by Hutchins Magenta

Team sVc was also represented in the Boys 3rd Grade Tennis final and came away with a resounding straight sets win over the Friends' Grey team. Well done to all basketball and tennis students and to the amazing support provided by our volunteer coaches and managers.

Judo

Congratulations to Isaac Hayes (Year 6) and Jacob Hayes (Year 7) who competed in the Melbourne Judo Open over the recent holidays. Isaac stepped up to the U15 age group to win the gold medal, while Jacob finished 5th courtesy of a very tough draw.

Sailing

Team sVc was in the spotlight again over the recent holiday break when it teamed up with St Mary's College to enter two teams in the Tasmanian Teams Racing State Sailing Championships, hosted by the Sandy Bay Sailing Club. Well done to all our students and thank you to our dedicated volunteer and parent/carer support crew.

Football

Congratulations to Archie Devine (Year 10) for debuting in the seniors for The North Hobart Football Club last weekend. All the best for the season ahead, Archie. Best of luck to all our young men at the SSATIS Football rosters for 2nd Grade and Years 7/8 beginning in the coming weeks. Team information has been sent home via EdSmart. All rosters and ladders can be found on the SATIS website.

Annual House Cross Country Carnival

Preparations are well underway for the College House Cross Country Carnival that will be held on campus on the JPC Oval on 9 May Thursday. The carnival is a compulsory event for all Years 7-12 students, with a focus on House Spirit and participation.

Students are required to wear sports uniform. Students and staff are asked to wear their House coloured shirts and dress in appropriate House colours for the duration of the carnival.

The format of the day is as follows:

Pastoral Care, P1, P2, and Recess: as per normal timetabled classes. (Note: Years 3-6 will be running their Cross Country races during this time)

Start of P3 - 11.10 am: On the first bell, Year 7 students move directly to the JPC Oval and meet teachers for roll marking and preparation for their race. All Years 8-12 students are to attend their timetabled classroom for roll marking and then move as quickly as possible as a class to designated House Flags on the JPC Oval.

Cross Country Races - 11.20 am - 1.30 pm, including announcement of House Champion.

Lunch: 1.30 pm - 2.15 pm (extended).

No P5

P6: 2.15 pm (extended) as per normal timetabled classes.

The Senior School races will be run in ascending order: Years 7 to 11/12. The Cross Country Course is attached below for your information.

Please note:

The top 10 places in each year group will be invited to be a member of Team sVc to participate in the SSATIS Cross Country Carnival at the Domain on Wednesday 22 May.

The Tasmanian Secondary All Schools Cross Country Event will be conducted at Symmons Plains on Wednesday 12 June. Top 10 finishers at the SSATIS Cross Country will be invited to participate in this event and represent Team sVc.

Should any students be absent for the House Carnival and wish to be considered for selection for the SSATIS Carnival, please contact myself.

To assist with team selections, students must run in the appropriate SSATIS year of birth age groups as per below: 

Year 7: U13 (year of birth 2011)

Year 8: U14 (year of birth 2010)

Year 9: U15 (year of birth 2009)

Year 10: U16 (year of birth 2008)

Year 11/12: Open (year of birth 2007/2006)

Students should bring appropriate drinks and food, along with sunscreen and suitable footwear. A change of socks/shoes is also recommended.

Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Parking is available on Main Road or on the grassed areas on either side of the driveway. We are an inclusive community and would like all students to engage to the best of their ability, within the Virgilian spirit. In case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed to another day, and normal timetables classes will be activated.

State Team Selections

State Team selections continue for student athletes at sVc.

Congratulations to the following:

Elijah Monaghan (Year 12), who has been selected as a member of the Tasmanian Men's Golf Team to participate in the National Interstate Series at the Southport Golf Club, QLD, next week.

Charlie Marsden (Year 8), who was recently selected as the Line 1 player in the Tasmanian U13 Tennis Team for the Australian Teams Championships on the Gold Coast in late June.

Both Eli and Charlie have shown a lot of hard work and dedication to their chosen sports. On behalf of the College community, we wish them the best of luck representing the state.

Rugby

Congratulations to the following student athletes for being selected in the Tasmanian Rugby Union State Junior Squads for 2024.

Year 7: Hamish Bewley and Angus Cupit

Year 8: Josaiah Naufahu

Year 9: Jordan Graham and Hamish McNeill

Year 10: Thomas Alomes

Rugby is certainly on the rise here at sVc thanks to Rugby Coordinators David Sanderson and Thymon Venter. Best of luck for the Nationals coming up later in the year.

Term 2 Sports

Good luck to all our students who commence their badminton and water polo rosters this Friday afternoon/evening. All families should have received EdSmart information regarding team lists and rosters. Volleyball, Badminton, MTB, and Table Tennis Development Programs, along with Senior Hockey and Rugby, will have information distributed shortly if not already received.