Rugby:
St Andrew’s College vs Marlow Agricultural High School
On Saturday 22 July St Andrew’s College rugby club travelled to Cradock for their annual rugby fixture against Marlow Agricultural High School. This is always a tough challenge, but we enjoy the trip and see it as an adventure.
As always Marlow were excellent hosts. Many of our parents took advantage of this hospitality and made a weekend out of the fixture.
All the games were closely contested with Marlow taking narrow wins in most of the fixtures. St Andrew’s College put up a good fight in all the games, the 14Bs won 12 – 7, U16B drew 16 – 16, U16As won 18 -14 and the 5ths won 19 -10. This was another good win for the U16As who had a tough first half of their season.
The 1st XV started well and was the better team in the 1st half. Daniel Hickey played really well contributing all of St Andrew’s Colleges’ 10 points with a try, conversion and penalty. St Andrew’s were up 10 – 0 at halftime. Marlow came out firing in the second half and managed to get 13 points. With hardly any time left College was on the Marlow line but unfortunately couldn’t get the needed points. They had an opportunity with 3 minutes to go to get an easy 3 points, however, the boys decided to go for the win. It was a brave decision, and the boys need to be commended for giving it a go.
Thanks to all the travelling supporters, the boys appreciated the effort.
Report by Andy Royle- St Andrew’s College Director of Rugby
HOCKEY: St Andrew’s College vs Cambridge High School
The St Andrew’s College hockey club hosted Cambridge High School on Friday, with several competitive matches being played. The matches were played in good spirit and the quality of hockey was excellent across the age groups.
The results were as follows:
U14B St Andrew’s won 6-0
U14A St Andrew’s won 2-0
U16C St Andrew’s won 5-0
U16B St Andrew’s won 8-0
U16A St Andrew’s won 7-0
3rds St Andrew’s won 9-1
2nds St Andrew’s won 8-2
1st Team report:
The 1st XI hockey match against Cambridge began with good attacking play, resulting in goal-scoring opportunities for both teams. St Andrew’s was able to capitalize on these opportunities and scored the opening goal in the first quarter through a fast-paced counterattack. Cambridge pressed for an equalizer, but the St Andrew’s defence was determined to keep a clean sheet. St Andrew’s converted chances at regular intervals and the dominant performance ended in a 6-0 victory for the St Andrew’s College 1st XI.
Mr Dean Ferreira – St Andrew’s College Head of Hockey
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