Senior School Sport

• Basketball
• Cricket
• Rugby
•  -  School Holiday Camps
• -   Under 15s New Zealand Tour 2020

• -   Benefit Dinner for Liam Knight and Greg Wade

Basketball

Dear parents and students,

Trials are finished and all teams have been published at school. I appreciate your patience with this process as I have been trying to ensure all students have had at least one chance to trial for a team.

Training for all teams will start next term. Round 1 of the ISA season is on Saturday 26 October.

All A teams will have trial matches against St Aloysius teams this Saturday 21 September at Oxford Falls.  I will be providing singlets for teams to use for these games.

Game times for Saturday 21st September:

This afternoon our 1sts and 17As will start their season off with trial matches against Shore Teams. Both games are at The Shore School. The 17As will play at 4:30pm and the 1sts at 5:30pm.

Holiday training camps:   We will be running holiday training sessions for Years 5-9 during the holidays. Information about these sessions will be sent out in the next week.  All sessions will be run at Chatswood.

Mr Neil Gibson - Basketball Convenor

SPX CRICKET – SEASON 2019/20

MWJCA Season Start – a great start to the season for the Club with four out of six wins!

Saturday 14 September 2019 Results:

Protective Equipment: For safety and hygiene ALL players are to have their own personal groin protector and their own personal helmet. Wearing of helmets and groin protectors are compulsory for all players batting in nets or a game or wicket-keeping up at the stumps. Please College Cricket Helmet and Groin Protector Polices (attached below).

Uniform:  Players and parents are reminded that correct SPX Cricket playing uniform is the only attire to be worn on the field during play. SPX cricket playing shirts, caps and wide brimmed hats are available from the College Uniform Shop. 

Matches this Saturday 21 September 2019:  At time of publication MWJCA has released the details of the following fixtures:

• U16-18 Purple v Forest White at Melwood Oval #1 (8am start)
• U15 Yellow v St Augustine’s Gold at Oxford Falls #2 (8am start)
• U15 Orange v Collaroy Plateau Electric at Nolans Reserve #2 (8am start)
• U13 Red v Forest White at Nolans Reserve #6 (8am start)
• U13 Black v Peninsula Kingfishers at Warriewood Sports Ground (8am start)
• U12 Blue v Peninsula Heat at Oxford Falls #2 (1pm start)
• All teams are requested to check myCricket for latest match details and venues. 

After School Cricket Training NEXT week at Oxford Falls (Term 3 Week 10)

All training is at Oxford Falls and conducted by professional coaches from Cricket Appeal.  Buses to Oxford Falls depart from in front of OLD church at 3:20 and return to Anderson Street at approx. 5:30pm.

• Monday 23 September – ISA Squad (1st & 2nd XI)
• Tuesday 24 September – U15 Yellow & U15 Orange
• Wednesday 25 September – ISA Squad (1st & 2nd XI)
• Thursday 26 September – U13 Red & U16-18 Purple

1st and 2nd XI selection trials:   ISA selection and pre-season continues. 1st and 2nd XI trial matches on Sunday 22 September against St Ignatius College at Riverview.

Please see the documents below for more information.  These documents have also been published to the College App.

• Welcome to Cricket 2019-20
• 2019-20 1st & 2nd XI ISA Cricket
• SPX Cricket Helmet and Groin Protector Policies

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Rugby

Rugby School Holiday Camps at Chatswood for U6-U14 Years - Monday 30/9 and Tuesday 1/10

Please see the flyer below for details.

Under 15s New Zealand Tour 2020:  At the annual presentation evening all players from the Under 14s age group received an invitation to the 2020 New Zealand Tour.  The tour will occur during the second week of the April school holidays, departing Sydney on Friday 17 April and returning on Friday 24 April in time to enjoy the ANZAC Day weekend before returning to school.

The tour is open to any boy who currently plays rugby or is interested in playing rugby in the future. It is not graded and there is no selection process, we just a minimum number of 20 boys for the tour to go ahead. Students must be eligible for the Under 15s in 2020, that is they turn 15 next year. Given the numbers in the Under 14s age group, we are hopeful of taking two teams in 2020.

I ask parents to consider this fantastic opportunity for their sons, with more information available in the invitation below.  You can register your interest via:  https://www.trybooking.com/553046

Benefit Dinner for Liam Knight and Greg Wade

SPX, Old Boys Rugby and SPX Old Boys are holding a Benefit Evening  for two of our Ex-Students, Liam Knight and Greg Wade, on Friday 1 November 2019, 7pm at North Sydney Leagues Club.  Both men need ongoing care, which will be a further financial burden for them and their families. 

We invite you to attend this evening and if you or your business can support this event with donations of goods or services, please contact Mr Rick Russo on rrusso@stpiusxnsw.edu.au or 0418 438 325 or Ms Bianca Eassey on bianca.e@aabuilding.com.au or 0414 900 606.

Their stories, and booking details, are attached below.

• If you are unable to attend the dinner but would like to make a donation to support these two young men, you can do so via    https://www.trybooking.com/538481

Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor