Senior School Sport

• Football
• Rugby
• ISA Tennis
• Basketball
• Cricket

Football

Dear Parents and Players,

After a disappointing washout round we are now at the pointy end of the season.  This weekend is our Semi Finals with a range of opponents at a variety of locations.  Please note that if scores are level at full time in football Semi Finals, 2 periods of 5 minutes of extra time will follow.  If scores are still level then penalties will apply.

All Grandfinals on the 20th of August will be held at Oakhill College.

This weekend’s fields can be found at the following locations:

• Walsh and Watkins: Dreadnought Road, Oxford Falls
• Herman and  BC Oval:  Old Northern Road, Castle Hill
• Mason Park: Underwood Road, Homebush
• SPC 3: Francis Street, Strathfield

Save the Date:

The Football Presentation Evening for Years 7-12 is on the 31st of August at 7pm in the College Gym.

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

Mr S Yue - Senior Football Convenor

Football Club News

Semi Finals week sees a fantastic 14 out of 16 Senior SPX teams playing; we have 7 home games and 7 away games.  We wish all the teams the very best of luck.

This week we ask all parents to capture some photos of their sons' teams in action for the ‘Full Time’ publication.  Please also take a full team shot for the end of season wrap-up – ‘ Year in Review’.  We really need these team photos.  Send your photos to footballspx@gmail.com   Save this to your phone and upload those photos as soon as you take them.  We need the photos in by Sunday afternoon.

See our webpages for News, Calendars, Photos and Draws: 

 http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/football

Rodger Paino - SPX Football Club

Rugby

This weekend is the last round of the ISA competition with the majority of SPX sides looking to finish in the top three and the 1st XV, 2nd XV, and 13Bs playing to win the premierships in their respective competitions. All students are encouraged to stay around after their match to support these teams, with a free BBQ for all students at 2:30pm.

New Zealand Rugby Tour 2017

Registration is now open for the Under 15s New Zealand Rugby Tour for 2017. Please use the trybooking link below to pay the $200 deposit and ensure all details are entered correctly so that flights can be locked in. Registration will be open until Friday 26th of August, with the remaining two instalments to be paid later this year.

https://www.trybooking.com/220854

If you have any issues during the registration process please get in touch with Mr Lynch.

Finally the Rugby Presentation Evening will be held on Tuesday 23rd August in the College Gymnasium.

Please check Woodchatta weekly for all the latest Rugby news throughout the season or contact Mr Lynch at JLynch@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au for any general rugby enquiries.

Please go to the ST PIUS X COLLEGE RUGBY CLUB article below for your chance to WIN a fantastic Noosa family holiday.

Mr J Lynch - Senior Rugby Convenor

FROM THE RUGBY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The final challenge

Saturday was a day of mixed fortunes, preceded by some atrocious weather. Of the games that were played our two Open sides maintained their good form, playing attractive and effective winning rugby. Fragiacomo, Magee and Price all made significant contributions while Richie, Thrum and O’Donovan were the pick of our 2nds. Both teams had clear cut wins. Elsewhere it was a tough struggle with St Augustine’s probably our toughest opponents in the league.

15As put in a sterling defensive effort with Millar and Hall leading the way. This was a gutsy effort showing self–belief against stronger opposition; however both 15As and 14As lost to stronger opponents.

Our 13As held them to 5-5 at half time before slipping to a narrow loss. Colgan, Cleary, Glass, Panozzo and Moutevelis were at the forefront with some fine tactical kicking from Riley. 14Bs made the long journey south to play Chevalier and despite strong performances from Robertson, Greenland and Tobin they couldn't catch the home side.

This week it’s our final game of the season at Home to Kinross. Back in June we came away from Kinross with 7 wins. How good would it be to finish the season with all our teams winning at Oxford Falls.

This is our challenge this week - a clean sweep for team St Pius X Rugby!

Mike Penistone - Rugby Development Officer

ST PIUS X COLLEGE RUGBY CLUB

Win a Noosa Family Holiday

I hope you and your boys are enjoying the season with great results achieved across the teams.  As a last fundraiser we have a fantastic family holiday opportunity; 

1st Prize:    7 nights' accommodation in a three bedroom luxury apartment at ‘The                                Rise  Apartments'  in Noosa (see flyer below)

2nd Prize:   Mt Victoria Weekend Cottage Stay for 2 nights in the Blue Mountains

Plus               4 other top prizes to be won

Tickets are only $5 each with the first prize  valued at approximately $2,500.  All rugby players will be given a book of tickets at the end of training this Thursday. With every complete sold book returned to Mr Lynch by 20 September, your son will receive a ticket in a draw for a $200 Rebel Voucher. Three books sold will be rewarded with five tickets. Prizes drawn on 24 September, end of Term 3.

We appreciate your support with all proceeds towards enhancing your son's SPX rugby experience and allowing further development in kicking off the 2017 season.

NB: Our friends at 'The Rise Apartments' have also given all SPX parents very special discounted accomodation rates so please check them out in the flyer below.

Paul O’Neill - President St Pius X Rugby Supporters Club

ISA Tennis

Well done and congratulations to all of our ten Divisions for an excellent 2016 Tennis season! Some teams had more competitive success than other, but overall, the sportsmanship and enthusiasm shown by all players towards their teammates and towards their opponents was impressive and something all players should be very proud of.

Last weekend’s matches saw some excellent gameplay with some hard fought wins and some close defeats. Division of the Round goes to Division 8 – Zachary Bull, Tate Fitzgerald, Jackson Carrall and Nick McKenzie, who walked away with a clean sweep of their matches against Chevalier.

Round 10 Results

Div 1 vs OAK, Lost 5 - 3

Div 2 vs REDL, Lost 5 – 3

Div 3 vs REDL, Won 5 – 3

Div 4  - BYE

Div 5 vs REDL, Won 5 - 3

Div 6 vs CHEV, Won 6 – 2

Div 7 vs REDL, Lost 7 - 1

Div 8 vs CHEV, 8 - 0

Div 9 vs REDL, Lost 8 - 0

Div 10 vs REDL, Won 7 - 1

Final Positions

Division 1 – 4th

Division 2 – 4th

Division 3 – 3rd

Division 4 – 3rd

Division 5 – 4th

Division 6 – 3rd

Division 7 – 3rd

Division 8 – 2nd

Division 9 – 5th

Division 10 – 4th

Congratulations to our Division 8 team on making it through to the Finals, at Barker College on Saturday, 20th August, where they will battle against St Pat’s for the title. Best of luck!

SPX TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

The SPX Internal Tennis Championship will be held on Saturday, 10th September at our Talus St courts.  All current ISA Tennis Players and 2015-2016 season NSTA players are eligible. There will be a Junior and Senior Knock-out Singles Competition. Entry Forms are due by the 2nd September and are available at the Student Office.

Ms A O'Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor

Basketball

Year 9 Basketball Trial

There will be a Trial for all students who wish to play basketball on Saturday 3rd September at Oxford Falls. starting at 9:00 am and finishing at 11:00 am. Students must attend this trial to be considered for a team. Students who cannot attend the trial must present a note to Mr Gibson explaining their absence. Mr Gibson will speak to individuals who are absent about their opportunity to trial.

Please note that there are only five teams for Year 9 in the upcoming ISA competition. Some students who played in Year 8 will miss out along with others who trial. The trial will be run by Professional external coaches who will select the teams. The final selections will be published after all students have trialled.

Mr N Gibson - Basketball Convenor

Cricket

CRICKET TAKES THE NEW BALL!

Registrations for the 2016-17 Cricket Season NOW OPEN

With the first ball of the 2016-17 cricket season due to be bowled in less than five weeks time, don't miss out on representing SPX Cricket in the ISA and district competitions (North Shore JCA and Manly-Warringah JCA). Registrations close on August 21 so sign up now to ensure your place and help SPX Cricket with early allocation of teams. The first games (in the Manly competition) are on Saturday September 10. The North Shore competition begins on Saturday September 24. The ISA season starts on October 22.

Online registration can be done via: https://www.trybooking.com/215345

Fees will be included in the billing for Term 4. 

ISA Trials commence Monday 22 August 2016 and the Cricket Club Skills Day is on Sunday 28 August 2016 at Oxford Falls. More details to follow.

For more information on the forthcoming season, please contact SPX Cricket Secretary, Danny John at secretary@stpiuscricket.org.au or on 0438 791068. Details about the cricket club's activities and last season's annual review can be found on the P&F website:  http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/cricket-club

Mr D Reay - Cricket Convenor