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NEWSLETTER: 10
DATE: 14 March 2014
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ST BENEDICT’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORTS NEWSLETTER 2014
Sports Newsletter for the week 15 - 20 March 2014
Important sports announcements
 Swimming; Congratulations to our A swimming team who represented their School proudly and displayed good
manners and great sports etiquette. Well done to these boys for their outstanding performances and achievements
as a team for winning the Inter Primary “A” swimming gala which was held at Boksburg North swimming pool on
Monday 10 March 2014. Our A swimming team teamed up with Holy Rosary to win the overall section. Our
swimming boys competed extremely well as they came first in the boys section. Well done to Holy Rosary for also
winning the girls section. Participating boys Schools were; CBC Boksburg, Rynfield Primary, St Dunstan’s, Selcourt
Primary and Farrarmere Primary.
 Renovations to the Hockey Pavilion bathrooms will commence on Monday, 17 March. Unless we encounter any
unforeseen problems, work is scheduled to continue until the end of the first week in May. The area will be clearly
demarcated/enclosed and boys should not attempt to enter the bathrooms at all. The Hockey Pavilion kitchen, the
Ladies’ Day Room as well as the Preparatory Tuck shop will all still be in use. The current coaches’ facility in the
Bishop Edward Risi pool complex will be used as a ladies’ toilet during this period.
 Rowing; The under 13 boys Competed this year from January until the 9th of March. They had a great season
competing against other School’s Under 14 crews and they had raced their first South African Schools Rowing
Championships in March. This regatta is the pinnacle race for any school athlete and they competed against coastal
schools as well as schools from Gauteng. On the Saturday, the Oliveira and Murolo Double were only 1 second away
from making the A Final in the Double race. We had 21 Under 13 boys that competed at SA Champs in 4 Doubles, 1
Quad and 1 Octuple. They have all done exceptionally well and are contributing to the success of St Benedict’s
rowing. St Benedict’s won the Under 14 age group trophy. They will all have a break from rowing to concentrate
on their other sporting disciplines.
Saturday 15 March 2014
ST BENEDICT’S OPEN DAY
 Please take important notice of the change in venue for this day’s rugby fixtures from last week’s sports
newsletter.
Rugby fixtures at Hoërskool Florida (Corner of Louis Botha avenue en Havinga Street, Florida, Johannesburg)
Meeting time
Team
Match times
Fixture
Field
at match venue
7h00
U/11 A
8h00
St Benedict’s vs Fairland
C Field
ND
8h00
2
9h00
St Benedict’s vs Protearif
B Field
8h30
U/10 A
9h30
St Benedict’s vs Fontainebleau
D Field
ST
8h30
1
9h30
St Benedict’s vs Protearif
A Field
U/10 A
11h00
St Benedict’s vs Florida
D Field
ND
2
11h30
St Benedict’s vs Florida
B Field


There will be no School transport available for these rugby fixtures. Rugby boys must please meet at the Hoërskool
Florida promptly as per the meeting times stated in the above table.
Dress code; All boys must arrive in their blue St Benedict’s rugby jersey with numbers on and blue rugby shorts and
ST
must also bring along their red and blue striped St Benedict’s rugby jerseys. First team to wear their Red 1 team
warm up jerseys on arrival. All boys must wear their white trainers and short white socks when arriving at the
match venue.
Monday 17 March 2014
Integrated day
Grade 4: Rugby, Soccer trials and Tennis
Dress code;
Rugby – Blue and Red St Benedict’s striped rugby jersey and blue PT shorts. A gum guard is compulsory for all boys to wear
during all practices and matches.
Soccer: St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all
matches and practices.
Grade 4 boys must also remember to bring along their hats and sun protection is imperative.
Afternoon practices
 There will be no afternoon sport activities for the Grade 3 boys on Monday 17 March 2014 as all St Benedict’s Prep
School staff will be attending a training course on Monday afternoon.
 There will be no afternoon sports practices held for Grade 4 – 7 boys on this afternoon due to the staff training
course which will be held in the College Hall.
U/12 & U/13 East Rand rugby trials at Laerskool Generaal Alberts (Corner of Penzance Street and St. Aubyn Road,
New Redruth, Alberton)
 The U/12 and U/13 East Rand rugby trials will be held on Monday 17 March 2014 at Laerskool Generaal Alberts from
14h00 – 16h00.
 The St Benedict’s rugby boys who have been invited to attend these rugby trials will travel by School bus to
Laerskool Generaal Alberts. The bus will depart from the College parking area at 13h30. There will be no School bus
returning to St Benedict’s after the trials. Parents of the boys involved must please fetch their boys from Laerskool
Generaal Alberts at 16h00.
 The final East Rand rugby trials will be held at Laerskool Generaal Alberts on Monday 24 March 2014, 14h00 – 17h00
for the boys who will be selected from the first round of trials.
St Benedict’s Preparatory School U/13 Rugby Festival function
 The U/13 Rugby Festival Cocktail function will be held in the Preparatory School reception area for Board members,
rugby festival sponsors, rugby festival committee members and invited guests.
Time; 18h00 for 18h30
Dress code; smart casual
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Integrated day
Grade 5: Rugby, Soccer trials and Tennis
Dress code;
Rugby – Blue and Red St Benedict’s striped rugby jersey and blue PT shorts. A gum guard is compulsory for all boys to wear
during all practices and matches.
Soccer: St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all
matches and practices.
Grade 5 boys must also remember to bring along their hats and sun protection is imperative.
Afternoon practices;
 Open (Grade 6 & 7) Soccer trials will be held from 15h00 – 16h15. All Grade 6 & 7 soccer boys who will be playing
soccer for St Benedict’s must attend all afternoon trial sessions to be eligible for team selection.
Soccer Dress code for boys during all practices and trials; St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and
shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all matches and practices.
 Grade 6 and 7 rugby practice will be held on the College rugby fields, 15h00 – 16h15
 U/10 & U/11 rugby practice will be held on the College rugby fields, 15h00 – 16h15
 U/9 rugby practice will be held on the College rugby fields, 14h15 – 15h00. Grade 3 rugby boys will be fetched by
their coaches from the Junior Prep School at 14h00. The arrangement will be for parents to please fetch their boys
from the College fields directly after their practice session.
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Integrated day
Grade 3: Rugby, Soccer trials and Tennis
Dress code;
Rugby – Blue and Red St Benedict’s striped rugby jersey and blue PT shorts. A gum guard is compulsory for all boys to wear
during all practices and matches.
Soccer: St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all
matches and practices.
Grade 3 boys must also remember to bring along their hats and sun protection is imperative.
Afternoon practices;
 Grade 5 – 7 Water polo training will be held at the outdoor swimming pool, 15h00 – 16h15.
A & B team Athletics meeting at Germiston Athletics Stadium (Webber Road, Germiston)
Participating Schools; St Benedict’s, CBC Boksburg
 The A and B athletics teams will be posted on the sports notice boards outside the new and old sports offices as well
as on the notice board at the Junior Preparatory School.
 Dress code for boys; Red and blue St Benedict’s athletics vest and blue PT shorts. Athletes must arrive at the visiting
Schools with their white trainers and short white socks.
 Grade 3 boys will be fetched by their coaches from the Junior Prep School at 12h45 on Wednesday afternoon. The
buses will depart from the College parking area at 13h00 and return at approximately 17h30. All Boys must be
fetched by their parents from the College parking area or from Germiston directly after their last race.
Athletics programme; Schools participating: St Benedict’s, CBC Boksburg and KEPS
TIME
NUMBER OF ATHLETES
EVENT
14h15
3 per team
1
U/9 A & B 800m
3 per team
2
U/10 A & B 800m
3 per team
3
U/11 A & B 800m
3 per team
4
U/12 A & B 800m
3 per team
5
Open A & B 800m
2 per team
6
U/9 A & B High Jump
2 per team
7
U/10 A & B High Jump
2 per team
8
U/11 A & B High Jump
2 per team
9
U/12 A & B High Jump
2 per team
10
Open A & B High Jump
14h45
4
11
U/11B 70M Hurdles
4
12
U/11 A 70M Hurdles
4
13
U/12 B 70m Hurdles
4
14
U/12 A 70m Hurdles
4
15
Open B 70m Hurdles
4
16
Open A 70m Hurdles
2 per team
17
U/9 A & B Long Jump
15h05
2 per team
18
U/10 A & B Shot Put
2 per team
19
U/11 A & B Shot Put
2 per team
20
U/12 A & B Long Jump
2 per team
21
Open A & B Shot Put
15h25
3
22
U/9 B 100m
3
23
U/9 A 100 m
3
24
U/10 B 100m
3
25
U/10 A 100m
3
26
U/11B 100m
3
27
U/11 A 100m
3
28
U/12 B 100m
3
29
U/12 A 100m
3
30
Open B 100m
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Open A 100m
U/10 A & B Long Jump
U/11 A & B Long Jump
U/12 A & B Shot Put
Open A & B Long Jump
U/9 B 150m
U/9 A 150m
U/10 B 150m
U/10 A 150m
U/11 B 150m
U/11 A 150m
U/12 B 200m
U/12 A 200m
Open B 200m
Open A 200m
U/9 A & B 4 x 100m Relay
U/10 A & B 4 x 100m Relay
U/11 A & B 4 X 100m Relay
U/12 A & B 4 x 100m Relay
Open A & B 4 x 100m Relay
15h45
16h05
16h25
3
2 per team
2 per team
2 per team
2 per team
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1A&1B
1A&1B
1A&1B
1A&1B
1A&1B
Thursday 20 March 2014
Integrated Day;
Grade 6 & 7: Rugby, Tennis and Soccer trials
Dress code;
Rugby – Blue and Red St Benedict’s striped rugby jersey and blue PT shorts. A gum guard is compulsory for all boys to wear
during all practices and matches.
Soccer: St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all
matches and practices.
Grade 6 & 7 boys must also remember to bring along their hats and sun protection is imperative.
Afternoon practices;
 Please note that there will be no afternoon rugby practices held on this day due to the rugby fixture against
Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark.
 U/10 and U/11 Soccer trials will be held for all Grade 4 & 5 soccer boys from 15h00 – 16h15. All Grade 4 & 5 soccer
boys who will be playing soccer for St Benedict’s must attend all afternoon trial sessions to be eligible for team
selection.
Soccer Dress code for boys during all practices and trials; St Benedict’s PT uniform, Long royal blue soccer socks and
shin pads is compulsory for all boys to wear during all matches and practices.
Rugby Fixture vs Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark at St Benedict’s
Field A
Match time
Field B
U/9 A
14h00 – 14h45
U/10 B
ND
U/10 A
14h45 – 15h30
2
U/11 A
15h30 – 16h15
U/9 B
ST
1
16h15 – 17h10
U/11 B
 All boys must meet at the College rugby fields directly after School.
 It will be compulsory for all rugby boys to sit together in the shade on the stands and support the other teams who
will be playing.
 Dress code for boys; Blue and Red striped St Benedict’s rugby jersey and blue rugby shorts. Gum guard is
compulsory for all boys during matches and practices.
 Grade 3 boys will be fetched by their coaches from the Junior Prep School at 13h30.
 The arrangement will be for parents to fetch their boy from their respective match venue directly after the match.
Internal Golf fixture at Germiston Golf Club
Our Prep Golf boys will play an Internal Golf fixture on Thursday afternoon at Germiston Golf Club.
 Mr. Reed will issue Golf fixture notification letters to the boys involved early next week.
 Tee-off time will start from 14h30
 Cost for 9 holes; R50
 There will be no School transport for this fixture. Parents of the boys involved must please fetch their boys from the
College parking area at 13h30 and meet at Germiston Golf Club by 14h15. The arrangement will also be for the
parents of the boys involved to fetch their boys from Germiston directly after their round.
Friday 21March 2014
Public Holiday (Human Rights Day)
General Sports Information;
 It is the responsibility of all Bennies boys from Grade 4 – 7 to check the sports notice board outside the old sports
office as well as the new sports offices for team inclusion and match or fixture information.
 It is very important for all boys to be neatly and correctly dressed for all Sports fixtures against other Schools as well
as for all weekly practice sessions.
Yours in Sport,
Henro Badenhorst
Head of Preparatory School Sports Department
St Benedict’s Preparatory School