An action packed Term 2 is about to start. If you would like to volunteer some of your time to help support our teams, please get in contact with Pip - sport@darfield.school.nz
Winter Sports now takes over for the next two terms with Winter Weekly Sports starting with our Senior Basketball Team starting their Thompson Trophy campaign from Tuesday 2nd May.
Week 1 - 24th April 24th - TOD 25th - Anzac Day 26th Wed - Small Blacks Coaching - L2 11.30 with Nathan Brown 26th Wed - Registration for Senior WInter Sports Team close Friday 28th 27th Thu - Claybird shooting Practice 28th Fri - All Senior winter sports team entries close today 28th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Mainland Netball 11.30 and 12.30 sessions 28th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Girls Rugby Coaching 12.30
Week 2 - 1st May 1st Mon - Adventure 180 Rafting Day 2nd Tue - Basketball - Thompson Trophy - Rd 1 v Rangiora New Life at Selwyn Sports Centre 7.30pm Ct1 3rd Wed - CSS Road Race Entries Close 4th Thu - Claybird Shooting Practice5th Fri - Basketball Year 7 and 8 - team registration close for Monday Night Basketball 5th Fri - Kai Pai Sports Fundraiser starts - all senior winter sports players are required to signup - finishes Sun 28th May 5th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Mainland Netball 11.30 and 12.30 sessions 5th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Girls Rugby Coaching 12.30 7th Sun - Malvern Netball Junior Umpiring Training - run by Selwyn Netball at the Darfield Clubrooms - would be good if our our Senior A and B netballers attended this session.
Week 3 - 8th May 8th Mon - Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race - Hagley Park 9th Tue - Basketball - Thompson Trophy - Rd2 v Ellesmere College at Ellesmere College 7.30pm 10th Wed - Rugby - 1st XV Brockbank Graves Game at DHS - v Buller 1st XV 11th Thu - Rugby Coaching - Malvern Schools at Burnside Park 11th Thu - Claybird Shooting Practice8th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Mainland Netball 11.30 and 12.30 sessions 8th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Girls Rugby Coaching 12.30 10th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd1 10th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd1 12th Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 1 13th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v St Andrews at St Andrew F3 2.45pm 14th Sun - NCTA Shoot Shoot - Ellesmere
Week 4 - 15th May 15th Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 1 16th Tues - Basketball - Thompson Trophy - Rd 3 v Cathedral College at Cathedral College 7.30pm 17th Wed - Rugby - 1st XV Brockbank Graves Game at DHS - v Westland 1st XV 17th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd2 17th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd2 19th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Mainland Netball 11.30 and 12.30 sessions 19th Fri - Year 7 and 8 Girls Rugby Coaching 12.30 19th Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 2 20th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v Christ College at Darfield High 2.45pm 21st Sun - Hillary Challenge Adventure Race 6 hour Challenge - Year 11-13 Teams of 8 students, boys, girls or mixed
Week 5 - 22nd May 22nd Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 2 23rd Tues - 1st XV and U15 Rugby to Greymouth 23rd Tues - Junior Quad to Mt Hutt - pp 30th 24th Wed - Rugby - 1st XV Brockbank Graves Game and U15 at Greymouth v Greymouth Teams 24th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd3 24th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd3 25th Thu - Claybird Shooting Practice 25th Thu - ISport Richie McCaw and Dan Carter Youth Leadership Invitational - Chch Town Hall 25th Thu - Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs Registration Closes 25th Thu - Chess - Registration Close today for Canterbury Interschools Champs 28th Sun - NCTA School Shoot - Canterbury 26th Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 3 27th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v Shirley Boys at SBHS1 2.45pm 28th Sun - Kai Pai Pie Fundraiser finishes 28th Sun - Southern Schools Cross Country Timaru 2023 Year 7-13 students - Ashbury Park - Prior to NZSS - see Pip for more info
Week 6 - 29th May 29th Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 3 31st Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd4 31st Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd4 1st Thu - Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs at Ascot Park
Week 7 - 5th June 5th Mon - Kings Birthday 6th Tue - Mid Quad to Geraldine - pp 13th 7th Wed - Rugby - 1st XV Brockbank Graves Game at JPII v John Paul II 1st XV 7th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd5 7th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd5 9th Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 4 10th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v Nelson College at Nelson College F1 11am
Week 8 - 12th June 12th Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 4 13th Tue - Mid Quad pp day if needed14th Tue - Gymnastics Artistic - Canterbury Primary Schools - Chch School of Gymnastics 14th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd6 14th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd6 15th Thu - Kai Pai Pie Delivery 15th Thu - Claybird Shooting Practice 16th Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 5 17th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v Christchurch Boys at Lincoln High F1 2.45pm 17th to 18th - Swimming SISS Champs in Invercargill18th Sun - NCTA School Shoot - Waihora
Week 9 - 19th June 19th Mon - Chess - Canterbury Interschools open to all year groups - teams of 4 - at Te Hapua 19th Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 5 20th Tues - Senior Quad at Darfield - pp 27th 21st Wed - Cross Country - Canterbury Primary Schools at Nga Puna Wai pp 29th 21st Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd7 21st Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd7 23rd Fri - Basketball Friday Night Seniors Rd 6 24th Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v St Thomas of Canterbury at St Thomas F1 2.45pm
Week 10 - 26th June 26th Mon - Gymnastics Rhythmic - Canterbury Primary School at Olympia 26th Mon - Hockey - Winter Weekly Comp - Week 6 27th Tue - Senior Quad pp day if needed28th Wed - Netball - Supernet Reserve at Avonside Girls - Senior B, Year 10 and Year 9 teams at Hagley Rd8 28th Wed - Football - Winter Weekly Comp games at 3.15pm venues TBC week prior Rd8 29th Thu - Cross Country - Canterbury Primary School pp date it needed 30th Friday - End of Term 21st July Sat - Rugby Selwyn Combined v Marlborough Boys at Lincoln High F1 11am 1st-2nd - Cycling - SISS Road Champs
