National Title for Tassie

The victorious Tasmanian U/18 Hockey Team. Old Virgilians Jack Pritchard (back row 4 from left) and Noah Thomas ( front row 4 from right) are pictured.

Tasmania’s under-18 boys hockey side went undefeated across seven games to claim a historic national title in Hobart on recently.

The team overpowered Queensland 5-2 in the gold medal match and have been dubbed ‘the Invincibles’ for their extraordinary achievement.

Two former students, Jack Pritchard (svc 2014-21) and Noah Thomas (svc 2019-22) were part of the team. Jack was one of nine Tasmanians to be selected in the Australian Futures (U18) Squad.