Director of Sport 

EREA National Football Tournament

Team sVc finished a very credible 4th place in the recent 2023 EREA National Football (Soccer) Tournament hosted by St Joseph’s Nudgee College in Brisbane.

Going into the tournament as defending champions, Team sVc battled hard to finish the pool games in 2nd place.  Unfortunately, the bounce of the ball didn’t go their way in the semi-finals. Still a mighty effort against the best EREA soccer teams in the country.

Another fine example of our College providing outstanding sporting opportunities that will enhance our students’ experiences, whilst also further reinforcing school spirit and the holistic education provided to our young men. Well done to all students, staff and supporters on representing our College on the National stage with such distinction.

Full tournament results are below. Photo credit to Ellie Gordon.  More photos from the tour can be found on the sVc Sport Facebook page.

Day 1

sVc def 3-0 St Edmund’s College

sVc lost 0-4 to Rostrevor College

sVc def 4-1 St Laurence’s College Gold

Day 2

sVc def 3-1 Ambrose Treacy College

sVc drew 1-1 with Gregory Terrace

sVc def 3-0 (forfeit) Nudgee College

Day 3

Semi-Final: sVc lost 0-2 to Ignatius Park College

3rd / 4th Play Off: sVc drew 1-1 with St Laurence College Black after leading 1-0 with 30 seconds remaining; sVc then lost 3-5 on penalties.

SSATIS Aussie Rules Football 2nds

History was made last week as Team sVc followed in the footsteps of the College's cricket team and re-entered statewide SATIS 2nds Football for the first time in 30 years.

Fielding a young and small side, Team sVc embraced the challenge against the older and bigger bodies of the GYC team to win by five points. Well done boys. A truly great occasion and match that was played in terrific spirit. 

sVc 10.7.67 def GYC 9.8.62

Thanks to AFL Tasmania and the Claremont Football Club for the provision of umpires and a truly fantastic community facility at Abbostfield Park.

More photos are available on the sVc Sports Facebook page.

Term 2 Sport

This week will see all Term 2 sport starting with over half the cohort involved in a range of sports including SSATIS Aussie Rules (Year 7-8, 2nds), Water Polo (Year 7-11), Badminton (Year 7-11), Hockey (Year 9-11) and Rowing winter training (Year 7-11)…. plus Team sVc has representative teams participating in the Tasmanian All Schools Mountain Bike Championships in Launceston and the Schools Volleyball Cup at the Kingborough Sport Centre. A big thank you to all the volunteer staff, parents and students who take the time to coach, manage and supervise all of our teams.  

Congratulations to a number of students achieving representative honors and personal bests across a range of sports.  Full details are on the sVc Sport Facebook page.

Tasmanian Institute of Sport – Talent ID

The Tasmanian Institute of Sport is proud to announce the launch of our Talent ID for 2032 program. 

Over this coming May, the TIS will be conducting a series testing days in Hobart, Launceston & Penguin, involving junior athletes aged between 12 and 22, with the aim of finding Tasmania’s next young sporting stars in anticipation of the 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Brisbane.

If you or someone you know might be interested in participating, head to www.tis.tas.gov.au/services/TID2032 and register to attend a testing session.

Annual House Cross Country Carnival

Preparations are well underway for the College House Cross Country Carnival that will be held on campus on the JPC Oval, next Thursday 11 May.

The carnival is a compulsory event for all Year 3-11 students and staff, with a focus on House Spirit and Participation.

Students are to wear Sports Uniform. Students and staff are asked to wear their House coloured shirts and or dress in appropriate House colours for the duration of the carnival.

Format of the day is as follows for Senior School:

• Pastoral Care, P1, P2 and Recess - as per normal timetable. (Note: Year 3-6 will be running their Cross Country races during this time)
• P3 (11.10 am) - attend timetabled class for roll marking and move quickly as possible as a class to designated House Flags on the JPC Oval.
• Cross Country Races 11.15 am - 1.15 pm, including announcement of House Champion.
• Lunch: 1.15 pm - 1.45 pm.
• P5: 1.45 pm delayed start - as per normal timetabled classes.
• P6: 2.25 pm - as per normal timetabled classes.

The Senior School races will be run in ascending order from Year 7 to 11.

The Cross Country Course is attached for your information.

Students should bring appropriate drinks and food, along with sunscreen and appropriate footwear. A change of socks/shoes is also recommended. 

Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Parking is available on Main Road or on the grassed areas either side of the driveway.

We are an inclusive community and would like to all students to engage to the best of their of ability, within the Virgilian spirit.

In case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed to another day, and normal timetables classes will be activated.

Please Note

The top 10 places in each year group will be invited to be a member of Team sVc to participate in the SSATIS Cross Country Carnival at the Domain on Wednesday 24 May. 

The Tasmanian Secondary All Schools Cross Country Event will be conducted at Symmons Plains on Tuesday 20 June. Top 10 finishers at the SSATIS Cross Country will be invited to participate in this event and represent Team sVc.

Should any students be absent for the House Carnival and wish to be considered for selection for the SSATIS Carnival, please contact myself by email at:

mmoschogianis@stvirgils.tas.edu.au

To assist with team selections, students must run in the appropriate SSATIS year of birth age groups as per below:

• Year 7 - U13 - Year of birth 2010
• Year 8 - U14 - Year of birth 2009
• Year 9 - U15 - Year of birth 2008
• Year 10 - U16 - Year of birth 2007
• Year 11 - Open - Year of birth 2006