Rugby Report

Last week was another busy one for the rugby club with 4 four key events taking place.

Firstly, on Tuesday, the College hosted the first of the annual Berkshire 7s series - the U14s. The 10 man Pangbourne squad dominated the tournament, playing free flowing rugby and scoring tries from all areas of the pitch. They won the final with a convincing win over Forest School. This was their first taste of Rugby 7s so they should be incredibly pleased with the rugby they played.

 On Wednesday, Dunbar played in a triangular tournament Against St Neots and Reddam House. Again, Pangbourne Rugby came out on top with convincing displays from the large squad and victories against both opposition. The Dunbar boys are working hard to improve their skill level and this is paying off in matches.

 The 1st XV continued their journey through the Natwest Vase. Having already reached the furthest stage of the tournament of any Pangbourne side in the last 14 years the team have done incredibly well. The semi final against St Ambrose was always going to be tough but the squad was prepared and ready for the challenge. The match itself showed some great rugby with some superb tries scored. At half time Pangbourne were within touching distance of St Ambrose, a great solo effort from James Costin Pratt being a highlight. In the second half, another well worked try for Will Vaughan showed what the team was capable of but the team struggled to really get a firm grip on the match and it ended 12-28 to St Ambrose. Losing at this stage of the tournament is always tough but to play at Allianz Park, home of Premiership Champions Saracens, was an incredible experience that the boys will remember for a long time. This has been an outstanding run in the national cup and the entire squad should be incredibly proud of their achievement. It is yet another example of Pangbourne punching well above its weight on the sports pitch and they have been a pleasure to coach and work with.

 Finally, the U16s headed off to the RGS Guildford 7s tournament on Sunday. This is one of the toughest tournaments on the circuit but the team have been working hard during early morning sessions and went with nothing to lose. In their group matches they beat Tiffin, St Pauls and Eton but a narrow 12-15 loss to Tonbridge put them in second place and into the Vase play offs. The semi final was tense but, after a golden try win against John Fisher School, they progressed into the final to face Hampton. Unfortunately this was one game too far but to come runners up in a tournament which included a number of the UKs top rugby schools is a huge achievement and the boys should be incredibly proud of themselves. They will now build for the Rosslyn Park 7s at the end of the term.

DM

Rowing Report

Rowing report on Reading University and Avon County Heads

This weekend saw the first event of the term for all of our crews, previous ones having been cancelled due to strong stream or wind.

The Senior girls’ eight and J16 girls’ eight raced in Reading University Head against extremely strong opposition. The Senior girls were using it as a test run for the Women’s Head on Tideway the following week and were placed fourth fastest of the J18 eights competing in both divisions, behind Headington, Marlow and Sir William Borlase. A special well done to Sophie Seager for stepping up into the Senior squad and racing in both divisions. The girls J16 eight had solid rows in preparation for the Schools’ Head in mid-March.

The rest of the Boat Club competed in Avon Head near Bath and came away with six wins. An embryonic first eight, with three J16s on board – Digby, Garnier and Symons, won J18 eights and were second overall behind Bristol University 1st eight. The three J16s were joined by Farrant to win J16 fours, while the senior members won in a quad and a single. Particularly pleasing, was to see the standard of technique and competitiveness from our junior crews, both boys and girls. Our J14 and J15 girls were placed third in their categories against strong opposition on the back of very few outings, and our J15 boys recorded a win in a four and second place in an eight. The J14 boys recorded our final win in a quad, their octuple having a very good scull but with no opposition, and our other fours had good rows, just missing out on the silverware.

The previous weekend, Rory Harris and Edward Digby had both attended Great Britain Trials at Boston, Lincolnshire. For Edward, this was his first taste of elite performance and he did well to be placed in the middle of the thirty four J16 scullers competing. Rory had a frustrating and unnerving start to the weekend, being hit in a head-on collision and only avoiding serious injury by a reverse carbon rigger that was shattered by the bows of the errant boat. He did well to recover and record third place the following day thus keeping him well in the frame at this stage. Indeed, along with three other top J18 scullers and more senior GB athletes, Rory has been invited to a GB training camp at Easter.

MW

Muster 23/2/2016

Hesperus Muster
 
Praise

• Well done to the guys who achieved the house target of a 3.0 average effort grade in the reports. I will publish a list of the top performers once I've received all of the data.
• Another well done to the cast and crew of 39 Steps.
• Good luck to Andrej and Kenny who are performing in the Piano Festival on Saturday and Sunday
• Good luck to the 1XV rugby team who play their Natwest Vase Semi-Final on Saturday.

Notices

• We are now in Summer Routine - Enrichment (3.15-4.00) / Games (4.30 - 5.45)
• There is a boarders' trip to Bowling and LaserQuest on Sunday.
• Mr Paynter reminded the boys to change their Six Nations Fantasy teams.
• Seb Bearn spoke to the boys about work ethic and preparing their No. 1 Uniforms ahead of College Sunday on Match 6.

Student of the Week

There were no Merits or Room Inspections to announce. However Student of the Week was awarded to Tommy Hessian who raised his effort grades to an impressive 3.3.

After receiving the Elvis Trophy Tommy promptly fell over a chair and snapped it (it has since been fixed). Well done Tommy.

 Lower 6 Talk

Adam Harris spoke to the house about the inspirational Nick Vujicic - http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

Message for the Week

We spoke about work ethic and ensuring we are working at a high level of intensity. The boys were given these 11 habits for success.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/11-essential-habits-for-success.html

11 Essential Habits for Success - Lifehack www.lifehack.org What separates those who enjoy success from the rest of us? Learn 11 basic habits that are a necessity for enjoying great success in life.

Muster 09/02/2016

Hesperus Muster

Praise

• Rylan Li for his excellent talk on Chinese New Year in Assembly.
• Will Owen (Silver), Tom Perring (Gold) and Ed Winter (Gold) for receiving their D of E certificates in Assembly.
• The boys playing Hockey - there have been some great results, particularly the 15As (Finn Ellison and Harri Doyle).
• Good luck to the boys playing for the 1XV on Thursday and the cast and crew of 39 Steps which begins its run this evening.

Room Inspection - Mr Steve Williams, 3/2/2016

Well done to these five boys who received 10/10:
Ed Chapman, Seb Bearn, Tom Perring, Finn Slevin, Ed Winter

Merits
Another excellent week - the list can be found at the post below.

Flag Awards

• Charlie Riley (Initiative)
• Andrej Ivanovic (Selflessness, Resilience)

Student of the Week

Rylan Li was awarded the Elvis Trophy this week. He continues to produce very strong effort and  makes a significant contribution to the College's music.

Lower 6 Talk

Rory Findlay spoke to the house about treating others with respect.


SCH

Merits

Hesperus
	Pupil Name	Merits
	Andrews-Hirons, Oliver	2[2]
	Day, Aldwyn	2[2]
	Fitchett, William	1[1]
	King, Charlie	1[1]
	Nash, Ed	5[5]
	Pan, John	1[1]
	Rizwan, Muhammad	1[1]
	Ward, Sam	1[1]
	Hessian, Tomas	1[1]
	Pearson, Cameron	1[1]
	White, Nick	1[1]
	Winter, Louis	1[1]
	Xu, Kenny	1[1]
	Grieve, Seth	1[1]
	Orton, Josh	1[1]
	Perring, Jamie	1[1]
	Pugh, Bertie	1[1]
	Batchelor, Chris	1[1]
	Findlay, Angus	1[1]
	Findlay, Rory	1[1]
	Harris, Adam	1[1]
	Hart, Ben	2[2]
	Heathwood, Christopher	1[1]
	Owen, Will	1[1]
	Riley, Charles	1[1]
	Bearn, Sebastian	1[1]
	Cook, Adam	1[1]
	Dwerryhouse, Hugo	1[1]
	Grieve, Jon	1[1]
	Lacey, George	1[1]
	Montgomery, Matthew	2[2]
	O'Sullivan, Alexander	1[1]
	Pearson, Rory	1[1]
	Perring, Tom	1[1]
	Rogers, Olly	1[1]
	Slevin, Finn	1[1]
	Winter, Ed	1[1]

Hockey Report

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the hockey club with matches against a number of different schools. Last weekend saw two competitive div hockey competitions with Harbinger winning the tournament at both age groups and PJ coming second.

The U14A’s won a hard fought battle with Eton College winning 4-3 after some incredible play in the first half allowed them to take a 3-0 lead.  They also beat local rivals Bradfield 1-0. To add to these successes, in the County Championships the team came third which bodes well for the future of the club.

The 1^st team drew 2-2 with Windsor boys in a game that could have gone either way. Well done to Will Vaughn and Zac Leonard for scoring two good goals. A physical game against Bradfield later in the week resulted in a 2-1 loss despite us producing several goal scoring opportunities.

The 2^nd XI continue their impressive run with a 5-1 win against Windsor and a 3-1 win against Bradfield. Congratulations on an excellent run of form; long may it continue!

The 3^rds and 4ths had matches against Bradfield and Eton this week. Both teams are gelling more each match and some lovely hockey is being played.

Finally, the team of the week goes to the U15A’s for taking part in the U16 tournament on Tuesday, playing another match on Wednesday against Lord Wandsworth and not letting the late start deter them from thrashing Bradfield 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.

The hockey club looks forward to meeting Marlborough this week.

 

DJWP

Muster 2/2/16

Hesperus Muster

We started Muster with the Upper Sixth checking uniform - they were very happy!

Praise

• Well done to the Marching Band and brass players who were involved in the excellent concert on Sunday.
• The 1XV Rugby team are through to the Natwest Vase quarter final.
• Olly Rogers spoke very well at the Scholars' Dinner.

Notices

• Div. Table Tennis this evening (we are hosting SG) and Div. Football on Thursday evening.
• Hesperus Yoga during Thursday enrichment.
• Mr Paynter reminded the boys to make their ESPN Six Nations Fantasy teams

Next Wednesday

• Boarders can either attend the College production of 39 Steps or go for a Chinese meal in Reading to celebrate Chinese New Year.  

Gail & Jack's Room Inspection - 26/1/2016

The following were awarded 10/10:
Christophe Dent, Finn Ellison, Cameron Pearson, Ed Chapman, Jake Lawrance, Nick Riley, Chris Batchelor, Louis Ellis, Rory Findlay, Adam Harris, Ben Hart, Rylan Li, Ollie Newcombe, Will Owen, Toby Woollen, Adam Cook, Hugo Dwerryhouse, George Lacey, Alex O'Sullivan, Rory Pearson, Tom Perring, Olly Rogers, Ed Winter

Merits
See list below - Hesperus received the most (again) last week. Well done boys!

Flag Awards

Well done to Harri Doyle (kindness and selflessness), Tommy Hessian (kindness and selflessness) and Nick White (initiative and selflessness) who received Flag Awards this week.

Student of the Week

Finn Slevin awarded the Elvis Trophy to Ben Hart for his consistent effort and contribution to College life.

SDCH

Merits

Hesperus
	Evans, Jake	1[1]
	Fitchett, William	2[2]
	King, Charlie	3[3]
	Pan, John	1[1]
	van der Wyck, Luca	1[1]
	White, Nick	1[1]
	Winter, Louis	2[2]
	Garnier, Philip	1[1]
	Lawrance, Jake	2[2]
	Orton, Josh	1[1]
	Pugh, Bertie	1[1]
	Harris, Adam	1[1]
	Hart, Ben	2[2]
	Newcombe, Ollie	1[1]
	Owen, Will	1[1]
	Woollen, Toby	1[1]
	Bearn, Sebastian	1[1]
	Perring, Tom	1[1]
	Winter, Ed	1[1]
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