This year was another great success for our senior sports men and women and it again culminated in our annual senior sports dinner. This year a large number of pupils attended and it was excellent to be able to welcome the staff who helped with teams and members of the school senior management team to the evening. The guest speaker this year was Rob Howley (Southerndown cricket club 2 XI only please Mr Workman! Wales, Cardiff Blues, Wasps, British Lion and currently coach of the Welsh Triple Crown and Grand Slam Team).  

Rob gave an excellent talk and also did a question and answer session with the pupils and staff!, although the questions were seen first by Mr Morris!!!

Excellent speeches were made by all our senior captains:

Netball – Bea Morris

Hockey – Carys Tucker

Rugby – Tom Rowlands

Football – David Smith

Boys Hockey – Chris Fido

The main prizes for Players Player of the year for 2008 were awarded to the following students:

Netball: Sarah Platt

Hockey: Rachel John

Rugby: David Smith

Football: Hywel Dinnick

Boys Hockey; Chris Fido

International Honours were awarded to the following sportsmen and women:

Athletics – Bea Morris and Alex Cook

U 16 Girls Hockey – Rhiannon Lavin / Charlotte Camilleri / Rachel John

U 16 Rugby – Elliot Jones

Boys Hockey – Patrick Mc Dowell

U 18 Football – Dafydd Russell Jones

I would like to thank all the pupils and staff for all their hard work over the year and the support from the school senior management.

The department would like to take the opportunity to thank Mr Matthewson for his continuous support of the Senior Sports Dinner and of the school sporting teams throughout the year, we would also like to wish Mr Matthewson all our best wishes on his retirement this summer.