Sportshall Activities
Thankfully, we are back in the Sportshall.
The programme for the sportshall for the rest of this term is as follows;
Monday-Friday
12:30pm-1pm
Boys sports activites- Touch Rugby, football, Badminton and gym
Lunchtime Boxing
12:30pm-1pm Boxing (Blue Room)- Mondays- Juniors
12:30pm-1pm Boxing (Blue Room)- Fridays- Seniors
Pre-School
Table Tennis
Fridays; 7:45am-8:45am
After School
Thursday
Badminton Club until 5pm (starts 16th March)
Saturdays Cricket
9-10am Introduction to Cricket (for pupils who haven’t played hardball)
10-11am Hardball cricket (for pupils in lower school with hardball experience)
11-12pm Hardball cricket (for pupils with significant hardball experience)
Please note, whilst the boys are expected to attend School fixtures over Club fixtures, this is not the case with practices so if you have matches elsewhere it is your decision whether you attend practices or not.
Portugal Tour
St Mary's College Rugby Section embarked on what will become a bi-annual whole school European Rugby tour in the February half-term.
51 boys, four staff and a Doctor took the lads to Lisbon, Portugal for a fun-packed six days. An under 13, 15 and 1st XV played three games each against strong club opposition. We recorded four wins over all with all teams winning their last match against RC Moita.
It was a hectic but unbelievably fun itinerary. All of the lads experienced surfing in the Atlantic, beach rugby, a tree adventure activity, swimming, watched Portugal v Poland Rugby, trained at the National Rugby Centre, ten-pin bowled, quizzed visited Benfica Stadium and did a site-seeing trip of Lisbon.
Special thanks to Julie Thomas, Bill Noon, Tom Manley and Dr Paul Thomas who were wonderful looking after the pupils on such a physically demanding trip. Also,
Many thanks to the parents who afforded them this wonderful opportunity. All of the lads were fantastic and hopefully have memories to treasure forever.
Photos are available on the school facebook and twitter accounts.
Rugby Sevens
Special mention to the under 15s who won the AKS Lytham Sevens, effectively the Lancashire Championships beating Merchants in the final and Stockport GS in the final and also the Under 16s who won the Under 16 bowl beating Rydal in the semi-final and Birkenhead in the final. Unfortunately the under 13 Birkenhead 7s were cancelled; the under 15s have a sevens competition tomorrow and the under 14s is next Thursday at Kirkham.
Audenshaw 7s Under 12s
Bolton won 15-5
Audenshaw won 20-10
Crossley Heath lost 15-0
St Anselm’s lost 15-5
Cheadle Hulme won 15-5
AKS Lytham 7s
RGS Lancaster lost 20-10
Hutton GS won 20-10
Audenshaw drew 10-10
Stonyhurst lost 25-20
Merchants won 20-15
KWC Isle of Man lost 20-15
AKS Lytham 7s Under 15s (Champions)
Lytham HS won 43-0
Birkenhead School won 31-0
Stonyhurst won 38-0
Semi-final
Merchants won 12-10
Final;
Stockport GS won 17-12
Audenshaw 7s to come
Under 16 Sevens
Rydal tournament (Bowl winners)
Newcastle Under Lyme lost 17-14
Wirral GS lost 22-14
Vhrist College Brecon lost 19-14
Bangor RFC lost 26-5
Bowl semi-final
Rydal won 36-7
Birkenhead School won 26-12
Football
Last week the 1st XI beat King’s Chester 2-1 and the 2nd XI drew 1-1. The under 13s bowed out to Deyes HS in the Sefton Cup 5-1.