Senior School Sport
Congratulations to the College 1st XI on being crowned undefeated winners of the July Cup during the holidays.
- St Pius X College Emergency Physio
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Football
- Rugby
- ISA Tennis
St Pius X College Emergency Physio
Were you injured over the weekend? Please refer to the flyer below.
Athletics
Athletics Training
- Monday and Wednesday - 4pm to 5pm
- Venue: Rotary Athletics Field, Lane Cove
- Buses depart from Anderson Street 3.20pm and return 5.30pm
Mr Paul Donovan - Athletics Convenor
SPX CRICKET – SEASON 2019/20
Cricket is back!
Registration for Season 2019/20 will open next week for all players from Year 5 to Year 12 of all abilities from novice to 1st XI.
- Junior / District cricket is played in the MWJCA competition from U12 to U16-18.
- 1st and 2nd XI play in the ISA competition in Division 1 and 2 respectively.
The Cricket Club Skills Day is on Sunday 18 August at Oxford Falls. This is an excellent opportunity to shake off the cobwebs and channel some of the excitement from the World Cup. Our coaching partners from Cricket Appeal will conduct the skills day and run all training sessions throughout the season. Session times are:
- 8.30 to 10.30am – Years 5 and 6
- 9.30am to 11.30am – Years 9, 10 and 11
- 11.00am to 1.00pm – Years 7 and 8
Please see below the Welcome to Cricket 2019-20 and 2019-20 1st & 2nd XI ISA Cricket flyers for further information. These flyers have also been published to the College App.
Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor
Football
Dear Parents and Players,
Welcome back to the second half of the ISA season. We have three more round games followed by Semi and Grand Finals. Congratulations to the College 1st XI who continued on their winning ways, being crowned undefeated winners of the July Cup during the holidays.
This weekend we have a combination of home and away fixtures so please check your times and locations carefully. Grounds can be found at the following locations:
- Campbell and University fields: corner of Culloden and Talavera Rd, Marsfield.
- Lawrence Oval: Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill
- Mason Park: Underwood Rd, Homebush
- Wentworth Park: Wattle St, Ultimo (inside the dog track)
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
An early save the date: The Football Presentation evening will be on Wednesday 4 September.
Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor
July Cup: During the holiday our SPX 1st XI hosted the third annual July Cup competition ‘The Sid Sanderson Memorial Cup’. Five sides took part in the round robin. The Kings School, Sydney Grammar, SCECG’s Redlands and SPX Barbarians played on the day.
SPX 1st XI won all four matches with Sydney Grammar coming runners up. The tournament provides a useful competition which helps bridge the three week holiday gap and leads well into the second half of the ISA season.
Mr Steve Quilty
Football News
The next SPX Football Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 6.30pm in the Sarto Centre. Chris Semaan, SPX Football Technical Director, will be presenting his coaching program for SPX Football for 2020 and beyond. Please come along and join us - we look forward to your input as we continue to develop Football at SPX.
Cathy Thomson - Secretary SPX Football Club
Rugby
QLD Rugby Tour Results – July Holidays
Congratulations to the team in finishing Runner-up for the second consecutive year and to Max Fazzino for winning the Players' Player Award and a place in the carnival's Barbarian Team.
Representative Rugby
After competing at the NSW schools selection trials on Friday 28 June, James Bragg of Year 12 was selected for ASRU Combined States and competed at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships which were be held at Riverview College, in Sydney from 9 to 13 July. James played very well at these trials, scoring a try and setting up another. Congratulations James!!
Ben Kafer and Lachlan Onslow of Year 10 were both selected in the Sydney Under 16s side and played matches against NSW Schools (1 and 2) and Act. They play another match vs NSW Country in early August and will be looking to gain selection in the NSW Gen Blue side announced after that match. Good luck to both.
St Pius X Senior Rugby Fixtures for 27 July
This away game to St Stanislaus Bathurst is a compulsory match. Players requiring transport to Bathurst need to add their name to the sign-up sheet at the office no later than recess on Friday. The coach will depart Anderson Street at 6:30am and return at the conclusion of the 1st XV match.
Dates for the calendar:
- 3/8/19 – ISA Round 5 – St Augustine’s College
- 10/8/19 – ISA Round 5 – St Patrick’s College – AWAY
- 27/8/19 – Rugby Presentation Evening – College Gymnasium – 7pm
Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor
ISA Tennis
We now embark on the last few weeks of our ISA Tennis season. As noted last term, we’ll be playing against several different teams, so check the draw carefully. Please note that the originally published venue for Division 12 for this next Round has been changed to be AWAY at Chevalier College.
Ms Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor