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ISSUE 85: 7 June to 13 June 2017
DIRECTOR OF SPORT REPORT
Final Round of AIC Chess, Rugby and Football
This weekend is the final round of AIC chess, rugby and football. The season seems to have flown by with it
not seeming too long ago that we were in trials for these sports. It is great to see that as a College we are in
contention for top 3 finishes in all three aggregate competitions and individual teams are in the hunt for
premierships.
Next week in the sports letter we will thank everyone involved in putting this massive season together and
ensuring our boys have the opportunity to play these three sports. However, I would encourage every boy
and their families to take the time this weekend, where possible, to personally thank their team coach for
the season. There have been incidences over the last few weeks that have highlighted to everyone in our
community how lucky SLC is to have the great number of staff and wonderful old boys involved in our
program. This is complemented by some parents. While I acknowledge some parents may disagree with
some selections throughout the season and game plans and strategies can be debated on the sideline, the
simple gesture of shaking your coaches hand and acknowledging their time, effort and commitment to your
son would be greatly appreciated.
Round 6 Review
Last weekend lived up to the expectations of a challenging weekend for all of our sporting teams. It was
great to see the chess results from Friday night with SLC winning the majority of chess fixtures, something
that ‘on paper’ you would not have expected. The First IV defeated the previously undefeated Padua First IV
team which was an impressive effort. On Saturday, there were some great rugby and football games played
with the majority of aggregate fixtures going in SLC’s favour. Unfortunately, our First XV were defeated after
being up in the game until half time. Our First XI recorded a very good 3-0 win. It was impressive to see,
particularly in the middle school grades, the number of teams that won close games.
Round 7 Preview
This weekend we play Iona College in our final round. This will be a difficult weekend for all teams in rugby,
chess and football. Iona’s rugby program is very strong with a number of teams contending with SLC teams
for premierships. Some of this weekend’s rugby games are virtual grand finals and the standard of rugby on
display will be very high. Iona is also one of the schools that are contending to win the aggregate football
championship and their First XI is undefeated and have already been crowned premiers for 2017. It will be a
great opportunity for the First XI to challenge themselves against AIC’s best and if our boys play to their
ability, it will be a wonderful game.
To all the senior boys who play their last game of chess, rugby and football for the school this weekend, on
behalf of all in the College I wish you well. I hope you have enjoyed playing school ‘footy’ and chess and you
look back on the memories with great fondness. Thank-you to all the parents who with their son graduating
Year 12 will be completing their direct involvement with school rugby, football and chess. Thank-you for
your support of your son and the College’s sporting efforts.
Good luck to every boy in their fixtures this weekend.
Eddie Wallace
Director of Sport
[email protected]
SPORTS ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Chess: Final AIC Round v Iona College
Round 7 AIC chess matches will be played Friday afternoon at Iona College. A return bus will be provided to
the boys participating in the matches. Parent pick up should be either from Iona following matches or back
at school around 6:30pm.
Rugby/Football: Final AIC Round v Iona College
Please find schedules for Saturday uploaded on the Schedule and Results webpage. Results from last weekend
have also been uploaded.
TERM 3 SPORTS SIGN ONS OPEN IN PARENT LOUNGE
Term 3 SLC Tennis – Primary and Secondary
 Tennis season sign on – refer to season information letter on Tennis webpage for further information.
Sign on closes on Friday 9 June
 2017 SLC Tennis Championships – refer to flyer on Tennis webpage for further information.
Sign on closes on Friday 16 June
Term 3 SLC Basketball – Primary and Secondary
 Basketball season sign on – refer to season information letter on Basketball webpage for further
information. Sign on closes on Friday 9 June
Qld Secondary All Schools Touch (4 to 8 October) – Secondary Students Only
 Students sign on to trial for the SLC teams in this competition – refer to season information letter on
Touch webpage for further information. Sign on closes on Friday 16 June
The link to Parent Lounge is: http://public.slc.qld.edu.au/parentlinks/Pages/default.aspx If you are unable
to access Parent Lounge, please email IT Helpdesk
TRIALS NEXT WEEK
Secondary AFL Trials – next week
The Sports Office sent an email out this morning to parents who accepted AFL for their son in Parent
Lounge. If you did not receive this email, your son is not signed up to play Secondary AFL. AFL trials for
students in years 7-12 will occur next Monday (12 June) from 3.15pm to 5pm on Gair Field.
Basketball Trials – next week
• Year 5 will trial from 3:15pm to 4:15pm on Monday 12 June
• Year 6 will trial from 3:15pm to 4:15pm on Tuesday 13 June
• Year 7 will trial from 3:15pm to 4:15pm on Wednesday 14 June
• Year 8 will trial from 3:15pm to 4:15pm on Thursday 15 June
• First V squad will train from 4:20pm to 5:30pm on Tuesday 13 June and Thursday 15 June
Primary Tennis Trials – next Friday
Those students whose parents have accepted the invitation in Parent Lounge to play tennis will be
transported by bus after morning tea on Friday 16 June to Griffith University Mt Gravatt Campus to attend
tennis trials. Trials will be conducted by SLC staff and Pure Tennis Academy coaches. Transport via bus back
to the college has been arranged and students should be collected from school on Friday afternoon at the
normal dismissal time.
Tennis Coaching and High Performance Centre Sessions
This morning was the final tennis coaching session at Pure Tennis Academy for this term and this Friday will
be the final High Performance Centre session of the term for tennis development squad boys.
Jane Fawcett
Sports Administration Manager (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
[email protected]
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING REPORT
Felix Leung is the school’s 1st XV and 1st XI physio. Each Saturday he helps with
strapping boys before games and maintaining injury concerns during and after
game recovery. On Mondays he is in early assessing boys with triage sessions
and recommends ‘return to sport’ protocols for those injured. Afterwards, he
writes up a report and sends this out to all coaches so they know what each
player is up to for the week. This term he has been busy in managing players,
especially for rugby. It’s a credit to Felix’s tireless effort that we are able to
have a full strength forward pack in this last round against Iona this weekend.
Below I’ve included a report written by Felix for this week’s Sports Report.
Felix Leung Report:
When it comes to strength and conditioning and managing high performance
athletes it’s easy to forget the simple things. They might spend 1-2 hours in the gym each day and then
complete a 2-hour training session. But during the rest of the day, what you do may be just as
important. The students spend an average of 6 hours at school sitting at their desk or computers, and when
they're at home, they are often on computers and phones. So how many students and athletes are aware of
their posture during every day sitting tasks. This year in the First XV squad, we have had a number of injuries
that have been influenced by poor posture or prolonged sitting. The strain and load that is put through your
neck, shoulders and lower back when sitting in poor postures or prolonged sitting has been linked to many
musculoskeletal injuries, whether its neck pain or low back pain. Here are a few tips on how to set up your
desk and workstations to reduce the strain on the body and reduce our chance of aches and pains
(Australian Physiotherapy Association).
Sean O’Connor
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
[email protected]
EXCELLENCE PROGRAM REPORT
Excellence Program – Getting to know our Elite Athletes – Player Profile
Name -: Cristian Aloisi
Year Level -: 11
EP Tier -: 2
Sport -: Football
Aspirations for sporting career -: becoming a professional footballer
What do you want to do when you finish school-: Sign a professional contract
Highest Representative Team/Squad to date -: Brisbane Roar U20
Who is your idol and why? -: My idol is Cristiano Ronaldo because he has grown up in the slums of Portugal
and didn’t give up on his dream. By training and working hard and never giving up, he is currently the best
in the world and has won player of the year 4 times.
Favourite Quote -: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”
CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGES
Congratulations to Daniel Gilson-Garza (Tier 2) who competed at the Qld Schools State Volleyball
Championships this past weekend. Metropolitan East placed second losing to Metropolitan North in the
final. We congratulate Daniel on this great achievement.
Richard King
Excellence Program – Sport Coordinator
[email protected]
CHESS REPORT
Round 6 against Padua college was the most successful week yet for Lauries chess players. Lauries took
home an overall win of the fixture with four out of the five teams winning in their divisions. Congratulations
to all players on this very convincing win!
This week sees the last fixture of the season played at Iona college. There are a few teams that are in a very
strong position in the lead up to this round to be able to take home some valuable points towards their
standings in the overall competition. Particularly, the senior B team who are currently in the top 3 teams in
their division. Good luck to the senior B team especially this week (Year 12 players Jordan Foss, Gerado
Corta, Braydn Croft, Zach Simmonis and Flynn Simmonis).
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all players on their hard work and dedication over the season. Their
willingness to learn new skills at training and work together to improve each other’s game tactics has been a
real strength displayed throughout the season. We look forward to seeing what the current intermediate
players can achieve this week as they have all improved vastly since the beginning of the season.
I’d also like to extend a good luck to all the Y12 players who will be participating in their final chess fixture
for Lauries this week. Some of these students have been involved with Lauries chess since they were quite
young, while others have challenged themselves to join for the first time this year. We wish the following
year 12 players well for a successful final game!
- Kevin Nguyen (Captain, 2017)
- Bryan Tong
- Matthew Burton
- Maximillian Wakka
- Khoi Vuong
- Ryan Loh
- Gerardo Corta
- Jordon Foss
- Zach Simmonis
- Flynn Simmonis
- Braydn Croft
This week’s game: Away game v Iona college. The bus will depart from Laurie’s at 3pm and will return from
Iona between 6:30-6:45pm. Please arrange transport home at this time from St Laurence’s.
MVPs: Round 6 senior MVP Maximillian Wakka (Y12) who took away two wins in the senior A division.
Intermediate MVP Jack McNicol (Y8) who achieved his first consecutive wins for the season. Well done to
Max and Jack.
Chess quote of the week: ‘Once the game is over the king and the pawn go back in the same box’
Good luck to all players this Friday!
Emily Allan, AIC Chess Coordinator, [email protected]
2017
Chess season
AIC CHESS RESULTS
AIC Round 6
Friday 2 June 2017
St Laurence’s College v Padua College
Team
1st
IV
Senior A
Senior B
Intermediate A
Intermediate B
Junior A
Junior B
Junior C
Result
SLC 10 def PADUA 6
SLC 12 def PADUA 4
PADUA 14 def SLC 6
SLC 10 def PADUA 6
SLC 15 def PADUA 1
SLC 14 def PADUA 2
SLC 16 def PADUA 0
Draw 4-4
MVP
Maximillian Wakka
Jack McNicol
Daniel O’Neill
Cooper Clark
Anders Morris
FOOTBALL REPORT
Round 6 saw our senior teams travel to Banyo, whilst our junior teams hosted Padua at Runcorn on a
glorious day for football. Both sets of pitches were in great order for this time of the year, which ensured
great games were had at both venues. SLC finished the day with 8 aggregate victories, 3 losses and 1 draw.
Our 8A’s had another fine performance beating an undefeated Padua side, whilst our 8B’s were left
heartbroken, conceding in the dying minutes to end their premiership quest. There were mixed results in
both the 9 and 10 age groups, where SLC’s profligacy in front of goal ultimately being our Achilles heel. Our
2nd XI ground out a hard fought win – keeping their premiership hopes alive leading into the final week,
whilst our 1st XI secured a comfortable victory over Padua.
Special mention must go to 1st XI reserve goal keeper Simon Fynes-Clinton, who, after playing in a winning
2nd XI side, was called into action after 1st XI stalwart Ryan Govan was injured in the warm up. Simon
ensured the 1st XI kept a clean sheet with a subline save in the 1st half that was only upstaged by a
sensational penalty save in the dying minutes of the game.
Our final fixture of the year sees us travel to Iona for what should be another hard fought day across all age
groups. I’d ask all players and parents to ensure that they thank their coaches for all their hard work this
season. For many of our coaches, working with an SLC team means they miss out on watching their own
children play on the weekend, not to mention the time commitment during what is a busy teaching term. I
wish all SLC teams the best of luck this weekend.
SLC All Star XI vs PAD Round 6
Danny Alizart
Director of Football
[email protected]
AIC Football Schedule
AIC Round 7 v Iona College
Saturday 10th June, 2017
SLC Team
Opposition
Time
1st’s
2nd’s
3rds
4ths
5ths
6ths
7ths
8ths
10A’s
10B’s
10C’s
10 Gold
9A’s
9B’s
9C’s
9 Gold
9 White
8A’s
8B’s
8C’s
8 Gold
8 White
8 Green
7A’s
7B’s
7C’s
7 Gold
7 White
7 Green
7 Blue
6A’s
6B’s
6C’s
6 Gold
5A’s
5B’s
5C’s
5 Gold
5 White
Iona 1sts
Iona 2nds
Iona 3rds
Iona 4ths
Iona 5ths
SEC 5ths
Iona 7ths
Iona 6ths
Iona 10A’s
Iona 10B’s
Iona 10C’s
Iona 10D’s
Iona 9A’s
Iona 9B’s
Iona 9C’s
ASH 9 Gold
Iona 9 Gold
Iona 8A’s
Iona 8B’s
Iona 8C’s
Iona 8 Gold
Villa 8 White
Iona 8 Green
Iona 7A’s
Iona 7B’s
Iona 7C’s
Iona 7 Gold
SEC 7 Gold
Iona 7 White
ASH 7 Green
Iona 6A’s
Iona 6B’s
Iona 6C’s
Iona 6 Gold
Iona 5A’s
Iona 5B’s
Iona 5C’s
Iona 5 Gold
Iona 5 White
12:30pm
11:00am
11:15am
10:00am
12:30pm
2:00pm
12:00pm
11:00am
9:45am
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
8:30am
9:00am
8:00am
12:00pm
7:30am
7:30am
8:30am
9:30am
10:30am
11:30am
11:00am
7:30am
8:30am
9:30am
10:30am
12:00pm
11:30am
10:30am
7:30am
8:20am
9:10am
10:00am
7:30am
8:20am
9:10am
10:00am
10:50am
Location
Fuller Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Fuller Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Coghill Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Coghill Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Coghill Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Field 2- Tivoli Sports Complex. Church St. Tivoli
Dwyer Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Dwyer Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Fuller Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Coghill Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Dwyer Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Dwyer Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Fuller Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Coghill Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Dwyer Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Fuller Oval. Iona College. 85 North Road. Lindum
Lehmann West (F3)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann West (F3)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann West (F3)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann West (F3)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann West (F3)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Grundy Oval (F7)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Grundy Oval (F7)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Grundy Oval (F7)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Grundy Oval (F7)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Grundy Oval (F7)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Flat 5. Des Connor Fields. Grevillea Rd. Ashgrove
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 6- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 8- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
AIC Football RESULTS
AIC Round 6 v Padua College
Saturday 3 June 2017
SLC Team
1st’s
2nd’s
3rds
4ths
5ths
6ths
7ths
8ths
10A’s
10B’s
10C’s
10 Gold
9A’s
9B’s
9C’s
9 Gold
9 White
8A’s
8B’s
8C’s
8 Gold
8 White
8 Green
7A’s
7B’s
7C’s
7 Gold
7 White
7 Green
7 Blue
6A’s
6B’s
6C’s
6 Gold
5A’s
5B’s
5C’s
5 Gold
5 White
Opposition
Padua 1sts
Padua 2nds
Padua 3rds
Padua 4ths
Padua 5ths
Villa 5ths
Villa 7ths
Villa 6ths
Padua 10A’s
Padua 10B’s
Padua 10C’s
Padua 10 Gold
Padua 9A’s
Padua 9B’s
Padua 9C’s
Ash 9C’s
Padua 9 Gold
Padua 8A’s
Padua 8B’s
Padua 8C’s
Padua 8 Gold
ASH 8 Gold
Padua 8 White
Padua 7A’s
Padua 7B’s
Padua 7C’s
Padua 7 Gold
Villa 7 Gold
Padua 7 White
ASH 7 White
Padua 6A’s
Padua 6B’s
Padua 6C’s
Padua 6 White
Padua 5A’s
Padua 5B’s
Padua 5C’s
Padua 5 Gold
Padua 5 White
RESULT
MVP
SLC 3 def PADUA 0
SLC 2 def PADUA 1
SLC 3 def PADUA 1
PADUA 1 def SLC 0
SLC 3 def PADUA 1
Villa 6 def SLC 0
Villa 2 def SLC 1
SLC 1 def Villa 0
Draw 1-1
SLC 3 def PADUA 0
SLC 2 def PADUA 0
PADUA 3 def SLC 2
SLC 2 def PADUA 0
PADUA 2 def SLC 0
Draw 2-2
ASH 6 def SLC 0
PADUA 2 def SLC 1
SLC 3 def PADUA 0
PADUA 1 def SLC 0
SLC 3 def PADUA 1
SLC 3 def PADUA 1
SLC 2 def ASH 1
SLC 4 def PADUA 2
SLC 8 def PADUA 0
SLC 5 def PADUA 0
SLC 2 def PADUA 0
SLC 7 def PADUA 1
SLC 4 def Villa 0
SLC 6 def PADUA 2
SLC 5 def ASH 0
SLC 4 def PADUA 0
SLC 3 def PADUA 0
SLC 3 def PADUA 1
PADUA 4 def SLC 1
PADUA 1 def SLC 0
PADUA 2 def SLC 1
PADUA 5 def SLC 2
PADUA 5 def SLC 3
PADUA 9 def SLC 0
Simon Fynes-Clinton and Flynn Megahey
Joe Major
Matt Burton
Luis Beyrer
Lachlan Bell
Tom White
Josh Richards
Bayley Blackwood
Jacob Elmer
Patrick Scodellaro
Nicholas Dyer and Quinn Littler
Brandon Walton
Jack Starr
Riley Heran
Jasper Cooper
Harrison Joce
Entire team
Patriss Tawor/Daniel Lee
Killian Mac Giolla Ri
James Rollinson
Harris Bakhshi
Caleb Layton
Lachlan Peters
Matthew Michalopolous
Tim Oukelo
TBC
Mitchell Davis and Khyan Clark
Alex Cattalini
Olave Niyimbabazi
Jarek Prodanov
Liam Major
Antony Jung
Griffen Dent
Huon Huggett-Kinnane
Dez Shewmann
Pat Turner
Joseph Barrett
Declan Layton
Cooper Watson
RUGBY REPORT
Rd 6 Aggregate vs Padua
Round 6 against Padua saw Lauries finish the aggregate on top, 8 games to 5. The 1st XV is the flagship game
of every school’s rugby program and it’s unfortunate we went down in this result, however once again our
younger Age Groups performed as they have all season, and represent the strength of Lauries rugby coming
through. If you’re able to get out this weekend against Iona, matches of the round will be the 7Bs and 9As.
Currently the 7Bs are level on top of the table with Iona and the winner of this weekend will secure the
premiership. The 9As are in a 4-way premiership tussle and if Ashgrove can end Villanova’s chances of an
outright ‘3peat’ premiership, these boys have the chance to go one step further than 2 years ago. Other
premiership contentions this weekend include the 7B’s, 8As, 9As and 10As. Good luck to all teams in your
last round of Lauries rugby for 2017!
1st XV vs Padua
The boys played a very clinical Padua side on the weekend. Each week one of our team’s strength has been
their counter-ruck at the breakdown, and on the weekend Callum Lauder initiated a turnover that was spun
wide and saw Zac Steer outpace Padua’s right winger to open the scoring. From there Padua regained field
position and hit back quickly with a try and penalty to make the scoreline 10-7. Our boys had opportunities
to add points before halftime but unfortunately did not find a way through their defence on the line. Padua
played to their strengths during the second half, putting on 3 early tries through 2 driving mauls and a good
support line on the inside from their centre with a ‘second touch’ to score under the posts. An Angus Dean
try over the ruck saw Lauries hit back but a little too late with their 9, scooting and scoring on full-time from
a fortuitous ball out the back of scrum. Full-time 36-14. When reviewing the tape, Lauries had 5
opportunities in Padua’s 22m where they didn’t come away with points. Padua on the other hand converted
each time. Shoulder-less tackles early in the second half stifled our line defensively and an inability to
contain their driving maul hurt the score. Padua defended our pods well loading up the middle of the field
with their bigger bodies and we looked promising when picking and driving down their 15m channels but
didn’t find points when we needed to swing momentum back around. Strong performance in first half but
let the second half get away. Best of luck to our Senior boys playing their last game of rugby for Lauries this
weekend. Enjoy playing with your mates.
Representative Duties
Congratulations to Angus Dean, David Van Zeeland, Billy Rutherford and Zac Steer who were selected in the
AIC representative team, Adam Walter who was selected in the Chairman’s team and Lincoln Clapham and
Callum Lauder as shadow players. These boys will play in the upcoming Queensland Schoolboys Competition
at the end of the month.
Brad Free’s Rugby Academy
Brad Free Ballymore Clinic is for aspiring 1st XV players at Lauries. It is for under 13-17 players who played
A’s rugby this season. The first clinic begins this Sunday 11 th June (see flyer below for more details). It is
position specific skills free of charge that help develop the individual player within the Lauries Rugby
program. There will be 8 professional ex-players and coaches (including Brendan Cannon) out there this
weekend.
Spirit of Rugby Night this Saturday (10th June) at Runcorn 6pm
Thank you to the parents who have already emailed an ‘expression of interest’ for the Spirit of Rugby night
being held this Saturday from 6pm. So far we have 70 people attending the evening. The dress code is smart
casual. This is sure to be a fun night to end the season after our final round game against Iona. See you
there.
Playing Rugby Post School
The opportunities to progress with rugby after school never cease to amaze me. Last Friday I received an
email from Brown University (one of 8 Ivy League schools in America) detailing their rugby program and
potential player recruits. I’ve included an excerpt from the coach below for those interested.
I am a rugby coach presently going into my 22nd year at a prestigious university here in the United
States. This time of year, I try and identify potential candidates for my next recruitment class. I
have decided to step up my recruitment efforts and connect with schools throughout the world in the hops
of identifying that one or two players that may fit what we are looking for here at Brown University.
Because to the nature of rugby in America, the percentage of players that come in to our program with prior
rugby experience is limited. To grow the program, I need to increase this percentage. I began a push to
increase the percentages last year. This year saw the results of my first foray into my recruitment. We went
from about 17% with a prior rugby background to about 28%. The team finished second in our league and
qualified for the USA National play-offs losing in the final round of 8 (D1AA division). Next year, we look to
be at about the 34% mark so hopefully we can continue in this upward direction.
Although you may think it’s strange I’ve included this except in the Sports Report, I want boys leaving school
to be aware of rugby opportunities outside of Australian Rugby. Currently I know of a number of Queensland
Premier Rugby boys paid enough money to travel around Europe and play rugby across different
competitions. Not a bad way to travel and experience life when you’re young.
Cam Foley and Breakdown Laws
Thanks to Lauire’s Old Boy Cam Foley for coming out yesterday and
assisting Year 8A and B teams with ‘breakdown’ law
interpretations. Cam currently coaches at Queensland Premier
Grade and aims is to go on with his refereeing at Super Rugby and
International Level.
Importance of Warmup in Rugby
A study has found a specific 20-minute exercise program can
reduce injuries in teenage rugby players by more than 70%. Experts
from the University of Bath say they are excited by the dramatic
findings, which are to set to be implemented across all levels of the
community game by the Rugby Football Union before next season.
According to the benchmark study, published in the British Journal
of Sports Medicine, researchers found overall injuries fell by 72%
when players completed the newly devised exercise session at
least three times a week, either just before a match or before
training. Concussion injuries were also reduced by 59% in a survey
that involved monitoring 40 schools nationwide and nearly 2,500 players aged 14 –18.
The training program was developed by the research team as part of the study. It focuses on balance,
strength and agility in order to better prepare players for the physical challenges of the game and to
mitigate injury risks. Split into four stages it takes roughly 20 minutes to complete. This comprises a running
warm-up with change of direction activities (two minutes), lower-limb balance training (four minutes),
targeted resistance exercises (eight minutes) plus jumping, side-stepping and landing exercises (six minutes).
An excerpt of the video can be found through the following link:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2017/05/18/youth-rugby-injury-prevention/
Sean O’Connor
Director of Rugby
[email protected]
Rugby Supporters Group Update
Runcorn this weekend - Final Round against Iona, volunteers required please - Year 5 to 8.
We would appreciate any help you can provide at the canteen in the morning and later in the afternoon for
the Spirit of Rugby Awards night, sign up at www.volunteersignup.org/YHTBJ
Thank you to everyone that helped out last weekend.
Spirit of Rugby Awards Night - this Saturday 10 June, 6pm @ Runcorn
Season awards for all year levels. BBQ and drinks on sale.
Volunteers required to help us cater for this event, please sign up at www.volunteersignup.org/YHTBJ
AIC Rugby Schedule
AIC Round 7 v Iona College
Saturday 10th June, 2017
SLC Team
Opposition
Time
Location
1st’s
2nd’s
3rds
4ths
16A’s
16B’s
10A’s
10B’s
10C’s
9A’s
9B’s
9C’s
9 Gold
9 White
8A’s
8B’s
8C’s
8 Gold
7A’s
7B’s
7C’s
7 Gold
2:15pm
1:00pm
11:00am
10:00am
1:00pm
12:00pm
12:00pm
11:00am
11:00am
11:00am
10:00am
9:00am
11:00am
10:00am
11:00am
10:00am
9:00am
8:00am
10:00am
9:00am
8:00am
9:00am
Davine Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Davine Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Davine Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Davine Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
McCarthy Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
McCarthy Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Davine Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Harron Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Field 4. Tivoli Sports Complex. Church St Tivoli
McCarthy Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
McCarthy Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
McCarthy Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Cameron Oval. Marist College Ashgrove. Enter via Frasers Rd.
Harron Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
Crawford Oval- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann East (F2)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann East (F2)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Lehmann East (F2)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Crawford Oval- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Crawford Oval- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Crawford Oval- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Harron Oval. Iona College. 85 North Rd. Lindum
6A’s
6B’s
6C’s
6 Gold
Iona 1sts
Iona 2nds
Iona 3rds
Iona 4ths
Iona 16A’s
Iona 16B’s
Iona 10A’s
Iona 10B’s
SEC 10B’s
Iona 9A’s
Iona 9B’s
Iona 9C’s
ASH 9C’s
Iona 9 Gold
Iona 8A’s
Iona 8B’s
Iona 8C’s
Iona 8 Gold
Iona 7A’s
Iona 7B’s
Iona 7C’s
Iona
7Gold/White
Iona 6A’s
Iona 6B’s
Iona 6C’s
Iona 6 Gold
10:30am
9:40am
8:50am
8:00am
O’Neill Oval (F4)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
O’Neill Oval (F4)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
O’Neill Oval (F4)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
O’Neill Oval (F4)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
6 White
5A’s
5B’s
5C’s
5 Gold
Villa 6C’s
Iona 5A’s
Iona 5B’s
Iona 5C’s
Iona 5 Gold
11:30am
10:30am
9:40am
8:50am
8:00am
O’Neill Oval (F4)- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 5- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 5- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 5- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
Field 5- SLC Runcorn Playing Fields
AIC Rugby RESULTS
AIC Round 6 v Padua College
Saturday 3 June 2017
SLC Team
Opposition
1st’s
2nd’s
3rds
4ths
16A’s
16B’s
10A’s
10B’s
10C’s
9A’s
9B’s
9C’s
9 Gold
9 White
8A’s
8B’s
8C’s
8 Gold
7A’s
7B’s
7C’s
7 Gold
6A’s
6B’s
6C’s
6 Gold
6 White
5A’s
5B’s
5C’s
5 Gold
Padua 1sts
Padua 2nds
Padua 3rds
Padua 4ths
Padua 16A’s
Padua 16B’s
Padua 10A’s
Padua 10B’s
Bye
Padua 9A’s
Padua 9B’s
Padua 9C’s
ASH 9 Gold
Padua 9 Gold
Padua 8A’s
Padua 8B’s
Padua 8C’s
Padua 8 Gold
Padua 7A’s
Padua 7B’s
Padua 7C’s
Padua 6A’s
Padua 6B’s
Iona 6 Gold
Villa 6C’s
Padua 6C’s
Padua 5A’s
Padua 5B’s
Padua 5C’s
Padua 5 Gold
RESULT
PADUA 36 def SLC 14
PADUA 19 def SLC 7
PADUA 29 def SLC 5
PADUA 19 def SLC 5
PADUA 31 def SLC 19
PADUA 12 def SLC 7
SLC 14 def PADUA 5
SLC 14 def PADUA 12
MVP
Angus Dean
Jonathan Miranda
Thomas Judkins
William Jago
Sheldon Haidley and Nephi Millett-Niha
Patrick Duggan
James Maude and Liam Gandhi
Regan Croft and Jean-Claude Bouton
SLC 17 def PADUA 10
SLC 12 def PADUA 10
SLC 37 def PADUA 14
ASH 27 def SLC 19
PADUA 42 def SLC 17
SLC 52 def PADUA 22
SLC 41 def PADUA 0
PADUA 39 def SLC 22
PADUA 34 def SLC 12
SLC 24 def PADUA 17
SLC 43 def PADUA 0
SLC 40 def PADUA 24
Beau Millen
Zac Young
Declan Hutchins
Max Florager
Finn Polman
Matt Tuite
Benno Cairncross and Brandon Chase
Stirling Patterson
Ethan Walter
Zane McDonald
Will Croft
Bailey Broome and Memphis Higgins
SLC 7 def PADUA 5
SLC 32 def PADUA 0
SLC 86 def IONA 0
SLC 25 def Villa 5
SLC 25 def PADUA 5
PADUA 14 def SLC 12
SLC 49 def PADUA 0
Draw 17-17
SLC 14 def PADUA 5
Nate Allan
Tom Jago
Darcy Gilbert
Jo Eisler
Ben Maynard
Finn Mackay
Harry Spry
Isaac Green
Ryder Gilbert
CROSS COUNTRY REPORT
Thank you to all boys who have been coming along to Cross Country so far this season. We’re averaging 4050 boys each session which is a great effort during Rugby and Football seasons. Just a reminder, training will
be as usual next week during the final week of school. During school holidays training will then switch to
7.30am each Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. First week of holidays is a busy week with our
annual holiday run against St Pats (26th June) followed by breakfast and game of touch. The Pat’s boys are
reigning 1-0 champs through a late intercept last year, so we’ll need all numbers on deck to ensure we turn
the tide on this result. The Friday of that week (30th June) will be our morning trip down the coast that will
see us run around Burleigh lookout before having a surf and barbeque breakfast. Keep an eye out for more
details in regards to holiday training in next week’s report.
PB Friday
Congratulations to the 25 boys that recorded PBs last Friday and earnt a ham and cheese toastie. It’s the
cold mornings like today that make it that little be more rewarding. It will be interesting to see whether boys
can battle the law of ‘diminshing returns’ and keep posting weekly PBs. Keep at it boys.
Good luck Luke Willian
Good luck to Lauries Old Boy and Cross Country runner Luke Willian who is currently pushing for selection in
Triathlon for the Commonwealth Games being held on the Gold Coast next year. Luke was yesterday named
as one of five Australian athletes to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games selection race upcoming in
Hamburg next month.
Sean O’Connor
Director of Cross Country
[email protected]