Sports Faculty
- St Patrick’s College Silverstream Exchange.
Three teams travelled to Wellington on Tuesday for our annual exchange.
Football our Under 17A team competed in the exchange this year as our 1st XI had to play Christ College for points to qualify for the Nationals and Christ College would not defer the game.
Our Under 17 team played very well and were not at all daunted by playing Silverstream’ s 1st XI they played a well organised game and were down 0 – 2 but still fought hard which paid off when we scored a goal but Silverstream came back and scored again making the score 1 - 3 at half time. Heads were still up and they played a great second half to a nil all draw as this was a lot of players first experience at playing a school exchange I am sure they learnt a lot and will take that forward for future exchanges.
Rugby 1st XV played very well for 50 minutes with the score being locked 7 – 7 for that time. But unfortunately go shown up allowing three tries under the post and the score blew out to a 7 – 33 loss which was very disappointing considering we won every line out and had a good kicking game.
Debating was keenly contested as to if you should become a Donor or should not become a donor, we put a very good debate but only to lose narrowly for the second year in a row.
Cross Country New Zealand Championships
We wish our 5 runners all the very best for the New Zealand Cross Country Champs being held in Rotorua this Saturday. We will all be watching Nick Moulai and wish them all the very best of luck.
Gymnastics
A huge congratulation to Alexy Vitry Audibert who attended the Victorian Gymnastics’ Championships in Australia last weekend where he competed in Level 8 in the All Round Competition gaining second place and day two competed in the Apparatus Final Competition and gained 1st place on the floor, 2nd place on the Rings, High Bar and third place on the Vault which was an outstanding effort.
Alexy flew back Tuesday morning and competed at Canterbury Secondary School Gymnastic Champs that day and won that. Well done Alexy.
Canterbury Secondary Schools Gymnastic Championships
Alexly Vitry Audibert competed in the Boys A Grade Artistic Competition, which saw him win the Floor, High Bar, Parallel Bars, Pomell, Rings, and Vault and taking out first place by 13 points.
Jack Taylor was place second in the A Grade Men’s Individual Trampoline.
Logan Burns was placed third in the Junior Elite Men’s Individual Trampoline. Well done to those three students which showed great talent in their chosen field.
Hockey
The St Bede's College Hockey club welcomed Peter Jenkins from Kings Bruton School in England today. Peter will play Hockey for the College for two terms and heads back to King’s mid September.
We are very grateful to our St Bede’s families in hosting Peter in their homes, especially to the Hall’s who will settle Peter in.