As we all headed over to Parramatta on Saturday, all the boys were conscious that they would need to play well in their matches if they were going to come out victorious. The boys from Kings always challenge us and it is certainly a fixture which we look forward to each year.

Mother Nature played her part, putting on a beautiful day for us with warmer than usual temperatures and a beautifully clear sky.

When we look back on the day, it was an incredibly successful one for the boys. In football, our 13A team continued their tremendous season with a 3-2 win over their Kings opponents. While the 13B and 13C teams didn’t come out with a victory, their performances and efforts were particularly commendable with the boys very much taking on board what had been discussed at Thursday’s school assembly about pride and never giving up.

In the rugby, we won all 8 Under 13s matches with our boys scoring well over 300 points and only conceding 5. This was quite remarkable and a significant improvement on the trial weekend back in Term 2.  Out on the Doyle fields, it was obvious how much the boys enjoyed the games but also how their effort and determination didn’t dwindle even as some of the scores headed close the ton.

All the boys should be very proud of their efforts on Saturday. The results are an excellent sign of the talent that we have in both football and rugby and I have no doubt that the boys will be able to keep up their efforts for the remainder of the season.

Pictured in Photo 1:  Angus Laing (Randwick)

Pictured in Photo 2:  Sam de Courcy (Greenwich)