On Wednesday 24 May, we celebrated the feast of the Virgin Mary under the title of Help of Christians, patron of Australia.
The church in Australia had a special reason for turning to Mary. No priests were sent to the colony in its early days and Mass was not allowed, except for one brief year, until 1820. It was largely the Rosary in those early days that kept the faith alive.
The Australian Catholic community remained faithful to Mary and Australia was the first nation to choose her under the title, ‘Mary Help of Christians’ as principle Patroness.
Let us pray for all Australians.
Mary, Help of Christians, you listen with a Mother’s love
to all who look for your guidance. I ask you to keep all those I love
in your tender care. Give me the strength to face up to life’s difficulties
and protect me from all spiritual and bodily harm.
Grant me an abundance of love so that I too, may be a help to others,
sharing with them in their times of need,
and caring for them in their moments of distress.
Amen.
Let us now pray the Hail Mary together
Mary, Help of Christians: Pray for Us
Blessed Edmund Rice: Pray for Us
Live Jesus in Our Hearts: Forever
This week sees Nicky Anderson – 6 White, Nate Smith – 5 Red and Jackson Macauley – 6 Green head off to Parkes to compete for the CIS team at the PSSA AFL Championships. We wish these boys the best of luck and hope they enjoy the experience.
Congratulations to Aidan Mahoney, Darcy Standfield, Jesse Lucantonio, Keyaan Abrahams and Nathaniel Phipps who have been successful in being selected as part of the IPSHA nominations for the CIS Touch Football Trial – a great effort and goodluck.
This week – Tuesday May 23 to Thursday May 25 – will see all of Year Six head off to Canberra for their annual excursion as part of our HSIE unit on government.
During this tour they will participate in a variety of educational programmes focused on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit their National Capital as part of their civics and citizenship education. To assist you in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding under the Parliament and Civics and Education Rebate (PACER) programme toward the travel expenses incurred.
Activities undertaken as part of the educational tour include the tour of Parliament House, visit to the War Memorial and a session at the Electoral Education Centre. We would like to thank the Australian Government for their support of this program.
We hope that the excursion will be a rewarding experience for all students.
Special thanks to Mr Meadley for the tireless effort he has put in to ensure the boys have a great three days in our nation’s capital.
First Reconciliation 2017 for St Agnes Matraville and St Andrews Malabar.
Information Meeting Wednesday 31st May in Parish Hall at Malabar. Children in Yr 2 at St Agnes and St Andrews Primary and Year 3 and upwards in other schools are eligible.
Children need to receive this sacrament this year if they are to receive First Holy Communion next year. Preferably no children at this meeting.
Early notice for everyone involved – Wakakirri is being held on Monday August 7 at NIDA so get ready for another great performance (more information will be sent home early next term).
New Times for Prep Football teams this weekend against Riverview
Venue still the same – SIC 2B (Senior School) parking available near the Gartlan Centre
Please note there are no games scheduled for the June long weekend (June 10) as per the College calendar.
A reminder for the boys who have chosen to sit the ICAS Science test that it will be held on Tuesday May 30 commencing at 8.00am sharp in the Junior School library.
If anyone has photos from Saturday sport or any other Waverley College event that they would like to share with the rest of the College community could I ask you to send them in via email, on a CD or memory stick to the Junior School office.
Several game washouts and ground closures caused many cancellations in a lot of sport last weekend. However, our 1st XI had a great win against rivals Trinity (3-0) and both our 1st XV and 2nd XV had hard fought wins against strong Newington outfits. We did manage to play a number of games of AFL, Volleyball and Football as well, despite the weather. This week, all of our rugby community, many of whom should be fresh after a week off, travel to Riverview. Many of our football teams are also travelling away to Knox. This is the last split round before we commence the full CAS Winter season at Queens Park versus St Aloysius’ on 3 June.
3 June is a compulsory Supporter Duty for all Year 7 students, who will be required to attend and support either the 1st XI (10am-12pm) OR the 1st XV (3pm-5pm). Which duty is attended depends on their own school sporting commitments. Full college sports uniform or school uniform must be worn and I look forward to being able to congratulate students on their high standard of uniform.
With the commencement of the CAS winter season approaching, I have provided below the CAS Guidelines for all sports:
PLAYERS
PARENTS
SPECTATORS
We have recently seen a number of great performances by students representing the College and CAS at a high level.
This week the following students represented CAS at the NSWCIS Football Championships which won the CIS Football competition for the first time in many years. Well done to CAS 1sts coach Mr Patrick Darvill as well as players Zac Conacher-Smith, Liam Preston and Jack Hardwick-Owen. Well done also to Luke Fuller in Year 10 who represented the CAS U16 Football side.
We also recently had two students attend the NSW All Schools Swimming championships. Erwan Le Pechoux and Stuart Swinburn represented the College to high standard and Stuart continued his sparkling form by winning the U16 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle and came second in the 1500m. We also wish Ned Weiland all the best in his continued preparation for swimming the English Channel.
This weekend we have four boys representing NSWCIS in U18 Rugby League. Edenn Rogers-Smith, Luca Moretti, Liam Cornish and Brooklyn Hardaker will go straight into camp following the Riverview game in preparation for some trial games before the National titles. We wish these boys well.
Good luck to all teams this week and ‘Go the Waves!’
Last Friday, 19 March 2017, the Conlon House Mass, (which had been postponed from 24th March), was celebrated by College Chaplain Fr Milani. The Readings (1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 and Matthew 5:13-16) mirrored the theme Strength through Diversity – Let Your Light Shine Before Others (Mt 5:16) with Conlon Prefect of Spirituality, Jackson Flynn connecting this message with life at Waverley College in his insightful Reflection.
Other features of this Mass included the Entry Procession, featuring the new Touchstone Banners, the Gospel Procession, which included symbolic lamps and a ‘bushel basket’ and the Communion Reflection Song Burn Bright by Natalie Grant. It was wonderful to have some parents present as well as Br Ken McEwan and Br Brian Murphy. I would like to thank the staff and students responsible for the organisation and specific roles during the Mass. Our House Masses now begin at 8.20 am which gives parents an opportunity to attend. All parents are most welcome. The following comment was made by a parent who attended the Conlon Mass:
Dear Cathy (Ms O’Sullivan-Head of Conlon House)
Thank you, and all the Conlon and Waverley teachers, for the invitation to Mass. It was a privilege to be there. It was so beautiful and meaningful. The amount of work that went into the preparation definitely shone through. The boys spoke and behaved beautifully. I am very proud to be a Waverley parent.
Kind Regards
Maria Backlund (Ash and Finn’s Mum)
The Lacey House Mass is next Friday, 26 May 2017 at 8.20am.
Diversity.
Four different syllables that work in conjunction with one another to form a word used so often in today’s society.
Today I have been given the task to teach us all, not only the benefits of diversity, but also our role and responsibility to allow each other and ourselves to be diverse. To do this I will be talking about: the importance of diversity, the benefits of expressing our individual diversity and the constructive nature of allowing others to express their own diverse qualities. To correctly articulate my lesson I will be using a range of diverse quotes.
A bouquet consists of different flowers. A car is comprised of different mechanisms. A society is created and maintained by various different and diverse perspectives.
As a school we are expected to reflect public morality; public morality is a belief shared by the majority. Today, public morality encapsulates the belief that the more diverse a society is the safer it becomes. Diverse perspectives give us the opportunity to experience, identify and understand in different manners.
This allows us to create more solutions to various problems by seeing the issues from a different angle, for example, various camera angles reveal a different photograph every time. And in my personal opinion life would be boring if everyone was the same.
If you looked at the front of your booklets you will notice that it says “Let Your Light Shine in front of others” Matthew 5:16. From a symbolic standpoint, it is clear that by allowing light to shine, darkness that would have once prohibited sight, is replaced with truth and vision. Diverse perspectives allow us to uncover the truth because diversity permits us to experience, identify and understand in different manners which, in response, creates different solutions.
Moreover, referring to St Paul’s first letter to the People of Corinth in Greece: “There are a variety of gifts but the same spirit and there are a variety of services but the same Lord” teaches us that each individual has a diverse trait that makes them different from others , therefore, it is pointless to hide your own diversity because none of us is the same. This point is furthered by Brenda Ueland ‘Everybody is talented because everybody who is human has something to express.’
Issues are solved through diversity, and to express our uniqueness we must allow others to express diversity.
Before you is a lantern that is covered by a basket, the point of it being there is to demonstrate that light can only remove darkness if we allow it. By covering the lantern with a basket and preventing its light from shining, the lantern loses purpose.
By preventing others from expressing their diversity, solutions are not found and, therefore, truth and vision are not revealed.
On page 3 of your booklet, it reads “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored. It is no longer good for anything but it’s the thrown out and trampled under foot.” – Matthew 5;13. The scripture supports my argument: that by preventing the expression of diversity, purpose is lost, just like how the taste of salt gives it meaning and without its taste it becomes useless.
Throughout my speech, I have used various diverse sources and methods to address the same lesson and to allow more people to understand the lesson I’m trying to teach. Now I’ll leave you with one more quote, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak.
“Diversity maybe the hardest thing for a society to live with, perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without.” – Williams Sleane Coffin Jr.
During the month of May, The Visual Arts year 11 and 12 students attended two important and exciting exhibitions at the AGNSW. The two exhibitions were John Olsen’s You Beaut retrospective and Andy Warhol’s exhibition titled Adman. Both of these exhibitions were engaging and the students found their artworks to be very interesting and different from each other.
Thematically, John Olsen’s artworks capture the Australia’s interior landscape. His more famous works are of lake Eyre. The lager mural- like paintings depict the Sun, Sydney-both the city and suburbs; Sydney Harbour; Food etc. Generally, Olsen celebrates the joyfulness and effervescence of life. These ideas are communicated through the Australian landscape and people.
John Olsens work
Andy Warhol’s Exhibition on the other hand, celebrates Andy Warhol’s early work as a creative graphic designer working for Advertising Agencies. Some of the early works include advertisements for newspapers and magazines. His more famous advertisements were of advertising shoes; celebrities; perfumes and clothing lines. Known company names included Tiffany’s and Christian Dior.
The Year 11 and 12 students thoroughly enjoyed both these exhibitions and learnt about Andy Warhol’s and John Olsen’s practice.
Artwork by Andy Warhol
Every year on behalf of the Association of Independent Schools Ms Tanya Schneider designs and organises the AIS, NSW Visual Arts Conference. This year it was held at the iconic Museum of Contemporary Art on 16 May.
This year’s Visual Arts Conference theme was “ The Medium is the Message “ This term was coined by the famous philosopher Marshal McLuhan.
The Conferences aim was to expose Secondary School Visual Arts educators to a range of inspiring artists who shared their experiences and artist practice with them. Amongst the conference presenters was the very respected Mr. John Wolseley- Australian outback landscape painter ; Ms. Caroline Rothwell-Sculptor and Installation artist; Mr. Guo Jian-Contemporary painter and digital artist. Amongst the guests who presented Visual Arts pedagogy and the latest NESA news updates was Ms. Rosemary Gorman- Creative Arts Inspector NESA.
Caroline Rothwell at work
The MCA educators lead digital workshops and organised a tour of the most recent exhibitions at the MCA. Ms. Kerri Ainsworth presented ideas about how to develop Installation works and Mr. Idris Murphy lead an exciting painting workshop.
Special thanks to Waverley College; The Association of Independent Schools and the Museum of Contemporary Art for supporting the AIS Visual Arts Conference 2017
Tanya Schneider with John Wolseley
On Thursday 18 May, Waverley College Year 11 Sports, Lifestyle and Recreation Students attended a Sports Coaching and Training excursion at Allianz Arena with the NSW Waratahs Rugby Union team. The students meet the Waratah support and coaching staff, asked questions about the coaching process, and engaged with and meet Waratahs players and staff.
The students also completed an Allianz Stadium tour and viewed the Waratahs training academy. Finally, the students watched and engaged in a NSW Waratahs training session, listening to coach’s instructions and player’s feedback.
On Friday the 19th May, Year 12 PDHPE students attended a PDHPE seminar at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation. The excursion was both theory and practical in nature and reinforced components of the PDHPE syllabus, specifically ‘Sports Medicine’ and ‘Factors Affecting performance’. Students participated in a number of fitness testing and resistance training exercises and completed a VO2 Max and Lactate Threshold test. The head of Strength and Conditioning from the Australian men’s Rugby sevens team discussed with the students a typical ‘In’ Season daily training program. Students were also put through a number of different forms of ‘Recovery Procedures’, such as, hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, ice baths, and pool rehabilitation.
The enthusiastic response to our initial notice led to Waverley being able to field an Intermediate team and a Senior team in the Theatre Sports Interschool Challenge. Both teams have trained twice a week, on top of their existing co-curricular sporting commitments, over the last few terms.
The Intermediate team consisted of Jack Hilary, Daniel Pomes, Remy Crompton-Lamb and Lucas Giordano. Seniors included Simon Finnegan, Ryan Bakels, Sam King and Leonardo Bosi. The senior boys got a chance to hone their skills in front of the Deputies Conference held at Waverley recently.
Although we narrowly missed out on inclusion in the Semi-Finals (the Intermediates missed out by one point!) both teams acquitted themselves extremely well. They won praise from the judges and audiences for confident, entertaining performances that belied their lack of prior experience in the competition.
Waverley is proud of these dedicated and talented young performers. With this experience under their belts who knows where they’ll finish up in the next year’s competition?
And the fun’s not over! The boys will continue their weekly training sessions and will perform next term at school assemblies. Next Semester, we will be inviting Year 7 and 8 boys to participate in the Theatre Sports Interschool Challenge! There is a sign on sheet in the PAC Music Office (please see Mrs Kossenberg).
On 10 May, Waverley College’s Years 11 and 12 Entertainment classes took a trip to the Sydney Theatre Company at Walsh Bay. There we were given an extensive tour of the STC’s facilities and Departments. After the tour we took our seats for the hysterical play, Popular Mechanicals.
On arrival at the STC we met Lisa Mumford, an educational officer at the company. She took us straight to the Properties Department. The Prop department was mammoth in size and in range of props. You could easily spend hours just looking the diversity and range of the department. Props ranged from antique wheelchairs to severed stallions heads most likely obtained by the company after Francis Ford Coppola was done with it.
We then moved on to the Construction and Stage Design Department. This is where all the pieces of set and stage are built for each new production. There we saw samples of a future set designs. We learnt most of the design have to be sampled many months in advance in case of faults or design change. From there we moved to the Art and Paint Department. The Art Department is fairly self-explanatory. It was a large room where everything is painted and then repainted if not up to scratch. It’s a pretty refreshing place to be if you’re tired of the generic rainbow colours because the boys and girls there have experimented with every possible shade, tone and colour under the sun.
With the props and sets done it was time to move on to something more intimate for the performers; the Costume Department where talented people spend hours putting the fancy clothes on people’s backs. The costume department in some way mirrored the prop department because it was full of the most eccentric and bizarre things you will ever see. From dresses made from organic material to imperial robes. This place really did have everything. Unfortunately that led to the end of our production line tour. But no matter since we had a play to watch.
Now Waverley wasn’t the only school to be experiencing the play that day. Several other schools had turned up for the performance. I had the great fortune to sit directly in front of a group of girls who found every syllable which came out of the actors mouth’s hysterical. But I wasn’t complaining because my fellow classmates and I were in for a treat. “Popular Mechanicals” is about a group of amateur Shakespearean actors who enter in a competition, with a prize of preforming for the queen. The show is a playful mix of Blackadder and Monty Python, which is all done in Shakespearean style. Music has a strong component in the play, with all actors giving several musical performances throughout the play. The play’s subtle and not so subtle slapstick and somewhat vulgar humour gives the play a lovable and watchable end product that can be enjoyed by anyone. An easy 4.5/5
It was a worthwhile excursion for the Entertainment students as we now have a better understanding of how theatre companies operate.
Studies of Religion focuses on significant aspects of different world religions and their influence in the life of adherents. During Term Two, the focus in Year 11 is on the places of worship for different religions. Excursions were organised to allow students to appreciate and witness how Buddhists and Muslims practise their faith. One excursion group went to the Gallipoli Mosque, Auburn where students were introduced to prayer experience at a Mosque and another three excursions were to the Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong. Here the students engaged in tai chi, meditation and a vegetarian lunch. These immersions contribute greatly to the deeper understanding of what it is like to adhere to another faith and they also help to bring the curriculum alive.
In the classroom, students of Buddhism have enjoyed the opportunity to further engage in a game of life called Enlightenment. This game was developed by Mr Ian Purdie the father of Max Purdie in Year 12. The purpose of the game is to engage students in a game of life, and subsequent lives, in the quest to reach enlightenment. It is somewhat like Monopoly but in this instance the players attempt to gain merit and karma, rather than property. It can be noisy and competitive while teaching Buddhist concepts and terminology. It is hoped that the students will learn from these experiences while also realising the rich history and wisdom of their own faith.
A new group, the junior jazz band, for students from Year 7 – 9, has commenced to rehearse on Friday mornings from 7.30 – 8.30 under the direction of Ms Jenna Cave. Students interested in joining this ensemble should speak with a member of the Music Department.
Junior Jazz Band
The Guitar students of Mr Paul Peipman performed in concert Thursday last week. They played a variety of music which well demonstrated the talent and application of each of the young performers.
Marco Bell and Mr Paul Peipman
The Waverley College Jazz Band conducted by Ms Jenna Cave is to perform at the NSW School Band Festival – The Frank Coughlan Premier Big Band Event on Sunday 28 May 2017 at the Australian Institute of Music, 1/55 Foveaux St. Sydney. We commence on stage at 2.45pm and hence students should arrive no later than 2.00pm. AIM is very close to Central Station.
Members of the Waverley College choir will be attending the 2017 CAS Ecumenical Service cat St Aloysius’ College, Milson’s Point, on Monday Evening, 29 May. The students will leave the College by bus on Monday afternoon at 3.50 pm. The evening should conclude at approximately 8.00 pm. There will be a return bus to the college at night.
AFL legend and Sydney Swans Coaching Director/Head of Development, John Blakey spent a session training with Year 7/8 A and B teams on Thursday 25 May at Queens Park. It’s hard to underestimate the positive impact this has on the players and we are grateful to John and the Swans for the support they are providing to develop our AFL squad. John is expected to visit training again in the near future.
Wet weather and a long drive to the Barker home ground had the Waverley boys set up for a big challenge. Absentees mean that we only had 17 players and put the boys in for an even harder encounter. While the Barker boys only had 15 players, they seemed to have a couple extra players on the field all game… The oppositions hard attack on the ball and harder running in the midfield blew our boys out of the water. While the Waverley boys put in a good effort and tried their best to keep up with a hard running midfield, eventually the cracks started to show. Accountability was the main focus of this game, stay on you player and run with them was the instruction. Players did their best to keep up the pressure but couldn’t keep it up for the entire game. Looks like fitness and movement around the ground is going to be the key focus this week at training. B. Preston was best on ground with his repeated efforts and hard attack on the ball all game. Here is to another week of learning and growing on the football field.
Final Score: Waverley 28 to Barker 87.
Coach: Emmett Pugh
Coming off three very good games, our first real opposition came in the face of a very determined Shore team. This was a very “hit-and-miss” game and we let ourselves down with our accuracy of our kicking. This inaccuracy saw us kicking 6 behinds in the first quarter while Shore only had one very late opportunity which resulted in a Goal. We were still in it for most of the game but those early missed chances kept us just out of their reach. In what was a competitive outing and a day where we were winning a lot of the ball, missed chances and a strong overall game by Shore cost us dearly.
If we can get a few players back from injuries, take our opportunities and string together 4 quarters, I will be excited to see the brand of footy we play.
Final score: Waverley 3- 11- 29 to Shore 6, 5, 41
Goals: Dylan Brown and Sam Connolly.
Best on ground: Jared Garwood, Lorenzo Di Napoli, Luca Wilson, Darcy Bourke, Charley Roberts, Luke Higgins, Dylan Brown and Sam Connolly.
Coach: Alan Riordan
Thank you to Angus McPherson for this week’s photographs.
Newington College kicked off on a slightly damp QP1, which had held up well after a good soaking overnight. Waverley quickly put their stamp on the game with some nice usage of the football. Finn O’Sullivan found space down the right edge and had Hardaker into a gap. While this did not lead to a try, the early signs were positive.
The tunnel
Newington’s sizeable pack was a big talking point prior to the match, but it became apparent, early on, that the Waverley forwards were able to match up physically. The Waves competed strongly at the scrum, with Luca Moretti shifting into the second row and Finn O’Sullivan to blindside flanker. The Double V were both intelligent and clinical at the lineout.
The match remained scoreless for the first 15 minutes, as both teams had their chances to score. This was until Ben Donaldson was able to put Brooklyn Hardaker into a hole. At speed, Hardaker was always going to be hard to stop, as he skipped away past the fullback to score under the black dot.
Newington picked out Finn Wright at the kick-off, who was able to immediately put Waverley on the front foot. Some nice passing had Lachlan Wallace into space down the left side line. The forwards were able to gradually work the ball close to the try line where Hardaker managed to go over for his second.
Soon after, following some courageous efforts by Phoenix Baldwin in the air, Donaldson was able to accelerate through another gap in the Black & White defensive line to put Waverley up 21-0. This was, again, a real team effort with all members of the 1st XV able to contribute in some way to the early supremacy.
Newington hit back just before the break, with some very strong phase play. Liam Cornish, Joel Ellis, Will Johnston and Harley McGuiggan all worked extremely hard to shut down the Newington roll on. With seconds before the break, they were unable to hold on. The score was 21-7 at halftime.
Newington took this momentum into the second half, scoring early on through more strong phase play. It was Finn Wright who was able to take the wind out of the Newington sails as he barged through the line and provided a lovely offload to Ben Donaldson to score his second for the match.
From a lineout on halfway, two beautiful passes from Marco Bell and Ben Donaldson found space on the left sideline as Wallace bolted away for a nice try. A minute later, Harry Whiteman was charging up field to put the Double V into another attacking position. This time it was Finn O’Sullivan who collected the dividends from another terrific team effort. 40-14.
Injuries to Johnston and Wright, forced some changes in the Waverley pack. Newington took advantage of this, scoring two very similar tries in quick time. As with many good schoolboy rugby matches, there was a continuous shift in momentum and Waverley were starting to have a look over their shoulders. Two converted tries were the difference with 15 minutes to play.
An infringement at the ruck, had Waverley taking the points on offer to put them 15 points clear. The speed of Lachlan “Usain Bolt” Wallace had the Waves back inside the Newington 22. It was the skipper, Donaldson, who sealed the victory for Waverley as he scored his second for the match. His successful conversion took the score to 50 -28.
The final whistle blew and Waverley had again defeated another GPS powerhouse. Full credit to all players, including those who worked hard from the bench at a crucial stage of the match. Credit must go to the coaching staff of Paul Cornish and Scott Coleman, who have clearly instilled discipline within the ranks and have the team flying!
Due to the significant wet weather on Friday night, only one other match took place against Newington which was the 2nd XV fixture. This was a very different game to the high scoring affair in the 1st XV match.
Rugby 2nds
The 2nd XV also came up against a big Newington pack but were able to maintain possession and build phases early. This led to a sneaky try to Hugo Carr, who was able to dart through a small hole on the side of the ruck following some strong work by the Waverley forwards.
The work by the ‘piggies’ continued to be very impressive, managing to work their way up field. A nice charge by Bryce Jones almost had the Waves in for another, just to be pulled up short.
The boys from Stanmore came back hard and had a fair period of time in a point scoring position. Waverley defended so well, holding up the ball and forcing turnovers, and at halftime the 2nd XV were able to keep the Newington side scoreless.
Newington stepped it up at the start of the second half and went within metres of scoring, but the Waverley defensive line managed to again hold. Tom Andrianakos, Connor Molloy, Daniel Szabo and Edenn Rogers-Smith were outstanding.
Josh Weinstein, Jake Thomas and Felix Valentine were extremely effective in getting the boys from Birrell St rolling forward. But it was the efforts of the exciting Luca Martin who, from fullback, took the ball from his own half to dodge multiple defenders and put Josh Weinstein into space. The ball again was transferred through the hands to Jacob Tomasiello, returning from injury, and back to that man Martin, who regained possession to score under the sticks. A most entertaining try with some individual brilliance. This had the local supporters cheering!
In front by 12 points and with 15 minutes remaining on the clock, Newington were camped on the Waverley line and continued to throw everything at the Waves. To the credit of the boys in Blue & Gold, they stayed strong and were determined to hold Newington scoreless for the full length of the game.
Down to 8 minutes to play and the Waves were unable to contain the big replacement prop who stormed over the line to put Newington within a try. A real grandstand finish. Newington charged back up field off the kickoff and were in range of a try once again. All the momentum was with the visitors, despite being behind on the scoreboard.
A turnover was forced and the reliable boot of captain Liam Rayner was able to steer Waverley out of trouble to hold on and win the match 12-7. A very gutsy and entertaining fixture, despite the minimal scoreline.
This weekend Waverley College plays its final GPS trial against St Ignatius’ College, Riverview. Earlier in the season, Waverley did play against Riverview in any season trial fixture. This will be a good opportunity for all teams to monitor how they have progressed from the start of the season.
Further to this, it will be the final match before the CAS competition commences. Waverley will play against St Aloysius’ College in round 1, followed by the long weekend break. Waverley will then play against Cranbrook before the Term 2 break. In Term 3, Waverley have challenging matches on the road against Barker and Trinity. The final round, which is sure to be a thriller, is against Knox Grammar School back at home.
Please note the following upcoming schedule:
Week 6, Term 2
Important training preparations for CAS Round 1 – all players are to ensure they attend training ready and on time.
Saturday 3rd June – CAS Round 1 Vs St Aloysius College
Week 7, Term 2
Thursday 8th June – No Training (Long Weekend). Note: Some students will be involved in playing representative rugby on this date (16s and Opens).
Friday 9th June – No School – Founder’s Day Holiday.
Saturday 10th June – No Sport (Queens Birthday Long Weekend).
Week 8, Term 2
Monday 12th June – Queens Birthday Holiday – No School/Training.
Tuesday 13th June – House Athletics Carnival (ES Marks) – Training for selected teams – coaching staff to confirm with teams.
Saturday 17th June – CAS Round 2 Vs Cranbrook (final Saturday of sport for Term 2)
Good luck to all co-curricular activities this weekend!
Waverley to Win!
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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