Senior Sports Dinner

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 speakers this year were Mr Paul Tito and Mr Xavier Rush form the Cardiff Blues. Both players were fantastic with the pupils and participated in an excellent question and answer session with the pupils and staff!

Questions came thick and fast form both students and staff about the Heineken semi final game last Sunday when Xavier said he would have taken a kick if asked! Pupils asked what its like to be a professional sportsman who have travel the world and experience different cultures and they were also quizzed about the chances of the British Lions have this summer. (The verdict is top secret! LETS HOPE THEY ARE BOTH WRONG!).

Both players did say they will return to New Zealand when they finish playing (the weather is better there!).

Excellent speeches were made by all our senior captains:

Netball – Sarah Platt

Hockey – Carys Tucker

Rugby – Tom Rowlands

Football – Aaron Elliot and Mitchel Martyn

Boys Hockey – Patrick McDowell

The main prizes for Players Player of the year for 2009 were awarded to the following students:

Netball: Sara Platt

Hockey: Carys Tucker

Rugby: Joshua Madley

Football: Aaron Elliot

Boys Hockey: Patrick Mc Dowell

International Honours were awarded to the following sportsmen and women:

Swimming: Josh Carbis

U 16 Girls Hockey –Rachel John

U 16 Rugby – JB

Boys Hockey – Patrick Mc Dowell and Alun Welsh

U 18 Rugby – Dan Evans

I would like to thank all the pupils and staff who help and take the teams for all their hard work over the year.

The department would like to take the opportunity to thank the Senior Management at the school for their continued support for the department and the pupils enabling the school to further develop its sporting reputation.

Mr Morris

Head of Physical Education Department