St Bede's College brings home NZ secondary school's most coveted prize.

New Zealand secondary school competitions don't get much bigger than Maadi Cup. 

With a long proud history, the Maadi Cup was first raced in 1947 when it was won by Mt Albert Grammar School at a regatta in Wanganui. The Maadi Cup itself was donated as a token of friendship by Dr Youssef Bahgat, of the Cairo Rowing Club, Egypt, to the winners of a points competition between the Maadi Camp Rowing Club (the base of the Kiwi oarsmen of the Second N.Z.E.F.) and the Cairo Rowing Club. The Kiwis won this competition in 1943, 11 points to 6 after winning the open eights and fours and the novice pairs.   

Soon after the win the Maadi Camp Rowing Club Captain gifted the cup to the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association and stated that the cup is to be used to foster inter-schoolboy eight-oared rowing for annual competition as a challenge cup. The cup was hereafter renamed the Maadi Cup and the illustrious competition was born. 

St Bede's College rowing team this year was simply outstanding at the regatta, winning the following accolades for all their hard work over the season:  

1st - U18 8+ Maadi Cup 

1st - U18 4+ Springbok Shield 

1st - U18 2- 

1st - Nov 4X+ 

2nd - U17 4+ 

2nd - Novice 4+ 

3rd - U16 4+

3rd - Novice 8+

Last week we also learned that Matthew Glen and Sam Woodgate have been selected to represent New Zealand in the Under 19 crew that will head to the U19 World Rowing Champs in Paris this August!

CONGRATULATIONS!

You can relive the epic Maadi Cup final here: