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Football

FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS

College Term 1 Holiday Football Skills Camp:  The football club will again be organising a Football skills camp at Oxford Falls during the Term 1 holidays.  The 3 day camp will run 9:30am-1:30pm 16-18th April.  The cost is $120 same as last year.  This includes bus transfer to/from College to Oxford Falls if required. The camp is run with professional coaches under our head coach Chris Semaan.  It suits all age groups years 5-10. We particularly encourage some of the older boys to come along and get ready for the ISA season starting Term 2. 

Booking is open here:   www.trybooking.com/361961

Mr Rodger Paino - SPX Football Committee

Rugby

Congratulations to all those boys who were involved in the Sydney Grammar 10s tournament over the weekend. Some fantastic rugby was played by all age groups with plenty of game time and opportunity for the boys to impress their coaches for the coming season. Well done for the spirit in which you played and the pride shown in the St Pius X jersey.

This week the 1st XV will play a trial match against Sydney Grammar on Thursday afternoon, kicking off at 4:30pm. All younger students are encouraged to come along and support the 1sts, with buses departing Archer Street after school to transport boys to and from the venue.

Finally, from next week, the Under 13s training will move to Beauchamp Oval Chatswood, commencing on Tuesday 3rd April and continuing every Tuesday and Thursday for the remainder of the rugby season

Rugby Registration NOW OPEN – REGISTER ASAP

All students wishing to play rugby are required to be registered here to be included in a team, allowing the school rugby administrators & coaches to best prepare for the coming season, plus allow your P&F Rugby Club to best support and communicate with you! There are no trials, all students of different shapes, sizes and abilities can find a home within the SPX Rugby Program.

You have two options when registering:

1.   2018 Rugby Season Registration and Two Day School Holiday Clinic:  $200 (recommended)

(cost includes access to rugby specific physio during the season and specialist coaching, transport and lunch at the two day clinic during Week 2 of the April Holidays)

2.   Registration Only:  $110

To register simply follow the trybooking link:  https://www.trybooking.com/357095

Dates for the calendar from Term 1:

• 29/3/18 – Opens Trial vs Sydney Grammar (HOME) – THURSDAY AFTERNOON GAME 1st XV ONLY
• 7/4/18 – Traditional Trial vs St Aloysius (HOME) ALL AGE GROUPS
• 13/4/18-20/4/18 – Under 15s New Zealand Rugby Tour
• 23/4/18-24/4/18 – Holiday Rugby Clinic (Oxford Falls) – SEE FLYER BELOW

SPX Rugby Club Dinner

Don’t forget the annual SPX Rugby Club Dinner for parents & supporters on Friday 22nd June 2018 at Roseville Golf Club.

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.

Mr J Lynch - Rugby Convenor

FROM THE RUGBY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

10s Tournament the perfect start.

On a glorious Saturday all our age group teams played with enormous enthusiasm and skill at Grammar against teams from Aloy’s, Grammar and Cranbrook.  This was a perfect start to the pre-season with all our players having the opportunity to express themselves in a well organised tournament, none more so than our 16s who scored 44 tries and conceded only 4 under the experienced and expert guidance of Mr Pawlak.

This is also a good time to offer our players some guidance for the upcoming season.

THOUGHTS FOR YOUR FUTURE!

Here are some pointers that will help you progress.

• As a player, be aware of your own level of competence.
• Remember the basics have got you where you are, don’t turn your back on them.
• Constantly look to improve. Build on your individual skill.
• Learn from practices you are involved in. On the way home spend a few minutes reflecting on the session you have just been involved in.
• What you do affects others in the team. Go forward together.
• Personal discipline is so important; don’t be selfish.

Proudly looking forward to a fantastic season.

Mike Penistone - Rugby Development Officer

NSTA Tennis

The finals finally arrived and the atmosphere at Talus Street Courts was buzzing. We had 14 teams make the finals with five matches where St Pius was versing St Pius for the championship trophy. 

Congratulations to the runners up on their excellent matches shown throughout the competition.

• SPX 1 – Riad Lahoud & Victor Lahoud
• SPX 5 – Oliver Osborne, Andrew Horton & Ky Simpson
• SPX 10 – Alex Clelland & Aidan Shearer-Hawkins
• SPX 11 – Nathan Constantino, James Knox & Cian Roberts
• SPX 17 – Michael Chan, Tom Ryan & Jayden Chan
• SPX 18 – Aiden Saraceno, Franklin Clayton & Luca Komadina
• SPX 26 – Ryan Fong & Rory Cooper
• SPX 29 – Jeremy Saraceno, Christian Wong, Callum Lilley

Congratulations to the Grand Final winners.  Excellent sportsmanship and teamwork was shown in all matches.

• SPX 6 – Nick Tozer, Max Leo & Anton Langreiter
• SPX 9 – Lachlan Gauci, Michael Currington & Adrian Currington
• SPX 13 – Zac Bull & Jamie Alexander
• SPX 14 – Cole Simpson, Jamie Todd & Cameron Fernadopulle
• SPX 15 – Nick Arena, Evan Ausling & Richard Gauci
• SPX 30 – Steve Walter, Michael Whitehead & Luca Cheal

I would like to also say goodbye, good luck and thank you to our Year 12 men who played their last NSTA match for the College:  Adrian Currington, Michael Currington, Lachlan Gauci, Christian Harris, Marco Iuliano, Kevin Lyons & Nikita Papastamatis.

Thank you also to the parents for their ongoing support throughout the season and finally thank you to the teachers who helped me organise and run the season:  Mr Webster, Mrs Keighery and Mrs Doheny.

Mrs S Iwatani - NSTA Tennis Convenor

ISA Tennis

Our grading/training sessions for the upcoming season of winter ISA Tennis begin this week, running for three weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Students have been allocated a day to attend, based on their playing ability. Should you need any further information, please email me at aobrien@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Also, a reminder about our SPX Championships which will be run on Saturday 7 April at our Talus Street Courts. Applications are now open to this day of fun and competitive tennis.  Performance will contribute to our squad rankings.

Ms A O'Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor