Senior School Sport
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- Rugby Club News: Supporters' Dinner - Friday 21 June 2019
- ISA Tennis
Football
Dear Parents and Players,
It was another successful week of football against Oakhill last weekend.
Football Results 25 May:
This weekend we see a combination of both Home and Away fixtures against traditional rivals, St Patrick’s College. This weekend’s fields can be found at the following locations:
- Mason Park: Underwood Road, Homebush
- Walsh, Watkins and Chaplin 2: Dreadnought Road, Oxford Falls
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
Congratulations to the College 1st XI on their victory in the NSWCIS Cup quarter final in Tamworth. The players represented the College with pride and were worthy winners. They now progress to the night final series at Valentines Park with their Semi Final being played on 12 June.
Congratulations to 1st XI Goalkeeper, Patrick Moore of Year 10 and 1st XI striker, Jack Berte who have been selected in the NSWCIS Team.
Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor
Rugby
Rugby Results Saturday 25 May:
Fixtures for this Saturday 1 June:
St Pius X Rugby ISA Representatives: Congratulations to the following SPX players who have been selected in the ISA representative squads for training at Blue Mountains Grammar School this Sunday, ahead of matches at Oxford Falls next Wednesday 5 June:
- Opens: James Bragg, Luke Greenland, Zac Lomas, Tom Patterson, Brynn Mendell
- 16s: Ben Kafer, Lachie Onslow, Zac Davidson, Fred Braddock, Seb Majarian.
Rugby Registration – REGISTER ASAP – REGO CLOSES THIS WEEK
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! To register simply follow the trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/482953
Players who are not registered by 1st June will be charged via school fees.
ISA Rugby Draw 2019:
Dates for the calendar:
- 1/6/19 – ISA Round 1 vs St Greg’s – all teams at Oxford Falls
- 15/6/19 – ISA Round 2 vs Oakhill - AWAY
- 21/6/19 – Rugby Club Dinner – Roseville Golf Club
- 22/6/19 – ISA Round 3 vs Kinross – all teams at Oxford Falls
Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor
From the Rugby Development Officer
Rugby 2.75
Another 10 wins across all age groups at Knox and Waverley!
There has been a marked improvement in our tackle contest work across all our teams. As a result, we are playing fast support-based exciting rugby. The challenge for all our teams is to re-cycle the ball in under 2.75 seconds, from the point of contact to the long place and clearing ruck pass.
Coach Codsi’s 14Bs, currently unbeaten, kicked off Saturday’s impressive performances. 15Bs, 14As and 15As continued the playing style and we had 4 emphatic wins before 10.00am. I really liked the performances of Jasper, Jack and Ethan in the 15Bs.
Rugby is often quoted as a game for all shapes and sizes. When you play the game as we do … it is! Opens Rugby is on fire at St Pius, with good numbers at training and exciting winning performances on the field, fuelled by enthusiasm and fitness. The on-field team spirit is a joy to behold and three wins at Opens is a reflection of our approach and attitude.
16As quietly go about their winning way which is great preparation for Opens Rugby next season. Elsewhere look no further than our 13As and Bs who are playing some electrifying rugby, ensuring a bright future for rugby at St Pius. Believe me - there are some Waratahs and Wallabies amongst them.
To all our coaches we are aiming for team mobility, with all our players on the move throughout the game, going forward in attack and defence, supporting the ball carrier, getting numbers to the breakdown and scoring tries!
ISA Saturday approaches … keep the fire burning!
Mr Mike Penistone - Rugby Development Officer
From the SPX Rugby Committee
Dear St Pius X Rugby Parents and Supporters,
Tickets are now on sale for the SPX Rugby Supporters' Club Dinner, to be held from 7pm on Friday 21 June at the Roseville Golf Club. Come and enjoy a great night of fun and entertainment and help raise funds for our rugby-playing sons. The link below will take you directly to the Trybooking Ticketing Site:
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=502134&.
We are delighted to again have former Wallaby, currently Rugby Australia Elite Coaching Development Officer, and Fox Sports personality, Rod Kafer, as our MC for the evening.
Tickets are $150 per head (unchanged from last year), which includes canapes and drinks on arrival, a two course meal with wine and beer, great entertainment, live auctions, silent auctions, raffles and lucky door prizes.
The dinner is the Rugby Club’s principal fundraising event for the year and we rely on your support at our dinner to raise the money needed to fund initiatives that improve your son’s Rugby development and enjoyment in ‘our’ game which also forms life-long friendships which our boys will develop through their involvement in SPX rugby.
Again, this season the Rugby Club has budgeted to spend in excess of $50,000 to assist the College in the further development of the rugby program, in both the Senior and Junior Colleges – including (but not limited to) funding the Rugby Development Officer and external assistant rugby coaches, financial support for College touring squads (Opens – Gold Coast Tour; Under 15’s – New Zealand Tour; Prep First XV – Armidale TAS Tour); filming and analysis of games; and financially supporting students’ referee accreditation courses.
Support your sons. Enjoy a great night out.
We look forward to seeing you at the SPX Rugby Dinner!
Mr Paul O’Neill (on behalf of the SPX Rugby Supporters’ Club Committee)
Tel: 0418-634750
ISA Tennis
Last Saturday we saw some excellent performances on the courts. While the final results were a mixed bag, all players fought hard for every point, with three teams only narrowly missing out on the game count. Congratulations to Division 1 who continued their impressive winning streak in their match against Barker. Three teams brought away complete whitewash 8-0 wins against their rivals – Divisions 1, 6 and 10. Congratulations also go to Division 5 for a strong win against St Andrew's. Special mention this week goes to our Division 10 team who are currently sitting at the top of the leaderboard!
Round 4 Results
- Division 1: Win vs BKR (8-0)
- Division 2: Loss vs SACS (5-3)
- Division 3: Loss vs SACS (4-4/37-34)
- Division 4: Loss vs SACS (5-3)
- Division 5: Win vs SACS (6-2)
- Division 6: Win vs SACS (8-0)
- Division 7: Loss vs SACS (8-0)
- Division 10: Win vs BKR (8-0)
- Division 12: Loss vs SACS (6-2)
Leaderboard at end of Round 4:
- Division 1: =3rd
- Division 2: 5th
- Division 3: 5th
- Division 4: 6th
- Division 5: =3rd
- Division 6: 5th
- Division 7: 6th
- Division 10: 1st
- Division 12: =3rd
This weekend our teams will play against several different schools, so check the draw carefully. Good luck to all players!
Ms Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor