Director of Sport 

2023 Sports Awards

It has been another amazing year of sport for Team sVc.  With over 80% of our students actively engaged in at least one sport or co-curricular activity this year, Team sVc is thriving at an all-time high.  With over 32 sports and activities on offer, there is no doubt that St Virgil's College is a leader in this area and provides some outstanding opportunities for our students outside of the classroom and curriculum studies.

None of these opportunities would be possible if it wasn't for the dedication and tremendous support from our teachers and College staff, every day of every week.  

Whilst we have had some tremendous team results over the year, at our Term 4 Assembly, we celebrated individual achievements in their chosen sport.

The 2023 Sports Award Winners are:

Tennis Most Successful Player - Charlie Marsden Year 7

Rugby Best & Fairest - Owen Smith Year 10

Badminton Best & Fairest - Daniel Mooney Year 10

Hockey Best & Fairest - Oscar Hall Year 10

Volleyball Best & Fairest - Xavier Szkup Year 10

Water Polo Most Valuable Player (The Whitehouse Perpetual Trophy) - Harry Costelloe Year 9

Touch Football Best & Fairest - Blake Garrett Year 10

Rowing Excellence (Scott Brennan Trophy) - Saxon Van Anholt Year 10

Most Outstand Sailor - James Pinelli Year 11

Sailing Best Clubman (Geoff Doolan Perpetual Trophy) - Charlie Cubit Year 9

Cricketing Excellence (Michael Di Venuto Trophy) - Charlie Cockshutt Year 11

Athletics Most Determined Athlete (Brother Bill Wilding Perpetual Trophy) - Nicholas Chivers Year 9

Athletics Most Points at SATIS Carnival (Old Virgilians Perpetual Trophy) - Nicholas Chivers Year 9

Athletics Junior Athlete - Arden Petersen Year 7

Soccer Best & Fairest - Jacob Clothier Year 11

Soccer EREA Players Player - Ethan Leary Year 10

Soccer EREA Spirit - Luke Morrisby Year 9

Football Best & Fairest (Stuart Spencer Perpetual Trophy) - Lachlan Davey Year 10

Swimming Most Successful - Samuel Nadler Year 11

Basketball Best & Fairest - Charles Lennon Year 11

Absent from the assembly and photo is James Pinelli and Charlie Cockshutt.

The Olympic Change Maker Award (formerly 'Pierre de Courbertin Award' and the CA Shirley Shield Memorial Award for the College's All Round Sportsman, will be presented at the Thanksgiving Ceremony on 7 December.

Congratulations to all the award winners. Team sVc culture is well and truly alive and is something that sets our community apart.  There are some exciting initiatives planned for 2024 and we very much look forward to watching Team sVc thrive next year.

More photos from today's Assembly can be found on the main St Virgil's College Facebook page.

Who are we....Team sVc.  Choomalaka!

Rowing

Over 40 Year 6, 7 and 8 students participated in their first rowing regatta for the year at New Town Bay last weekend. The event, which was jointly run by St Virgil's and The Friends School saw over 250 rowers take to the water outside of the St Virgil's New Town Bay Rowing Centre. There were plenty of smiles and some great racing. Thank you to volunteer coaches and boat drivers for making the day a success. Well done Team sVc.

Tennis

Another stellar performance by Year 7 Student Athlete Charlie Marsden whilst representing Tasmanian at the 2023 Bruce Cup in Brisbane.  Well done Charlie.

Cricket

Good luck to our Year 7/8 cricket teams as they come into the final two weeks of the SSATIS season before finals. A reminder that once signed up to a team, it is an expectation that all boys attend each week unless their coaches are notified and a valid reason is provided. Let's finish the roster strong with competitive teams on the field each week.

The Year 9/10 students are currently participating in three T20 practise matches against Hutchins at the WMO.  We thank The Hutchins School for hosting these important lead up matches.  Upcoming fixtures for the Year 9/10/11 (1st XI) are as follows:

Coyle - Clingeleffer Cup

Year 9 match only

St Virgil's College vs St Patrick's College Launceston

Wednesday 15 November

Clare Street, New Town

SATIS State Wide T20 Tournament

27-28 November

Launceston

Saunders Di Venuto Shield

St Virgil's College vs The Hutchins School

Friday 1 December

War Memorial Oval, The Hutchins School

Information on team selections and match specific details will be sent out shortly.

2023 Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge

We have a strong team of 26 students participating in the High School Triathlon on Thursday 30  November.

More details will be sent home via Consent2Go in the coming days.

Students are to arrive at the event by 9.00 am and are to be picked up at 2.00 pm.

The triathlon packs including the event numbers will be given out to the boys upon arrival by College staff.

Event Schedule

Bike Drop Off

Closed by 9.45 am

Individual - Run/Bike/Swim

Year 7 - 10.00 am, 200m, 6.5km, 1.5km

Year 8 - 10.30 am, 200m, 6.5km, 1.5km

Year 9 - 11 - 11.00 am, 250m, 9.5km, 3km

Teams - Run/Bike/Swim

Year 7 - 11.45 am, 250m, 8km, 3km

Year 8 - 12.15 pm, 250m, 8km, 3km

Year 9 - 11 1.00 pm, 300m, 9.5km, 3km

For more details, please refer to the information on Consentt2Go or https://schoolstriathlonchallenge.com/event-info/

Course Map and Transition Map can be found below.

If you have any queries regarding the event, please do not hesitate to contact Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

Return of Sport Specific Uniforms

As we approach the end of the school year, please return any sport specific tops (namely AFL, Soccer and Cricket) that have been borrowed from the sports department.  Please either drop them into the Reception Office, Student Services or directly to the Sports Hub.