Page 52 - Annual Review - Year Ended 31 July 2023

Co-curricular and Personal Development
In Hockey both our U16 boys & U18 girls qualified for the the Regional Indoor Finals and the the U16 girls reached Round 4 of the National Tier 1 outdoor competition Our Girls 1st XI captain played National League hockey and many of our pupils achieved great successes in in their selection into various hockey performance pathways Seven players were selected for the Talent Academy and five gained County recognition in their respective age groups In Rugby we currently have 15 boys involved with RFU academies including the 1st XV Rugby captain being awarded England Academy Player status This is the highest accolade that can be awarded at at U18 level other than being capped It was an an outstanding season for our Rugby 7s teams this year Highlights include:
» Christ College Brecon U18 Tournament - Cup Quarter finals
» Collegiate School U18 Tournament Cup - Winners (Frankie Jefferies was awarded player of the tournament)
» North of England U18 Tournament - Salver Winners » Rosslyn Park u18s Vase Quarter finalists
(out of 250 schools)
» Kings School Worcester U16 Trophy Winners Four of our our senior boys have been playing academy u18 league rugby this term for the RFU Midlands West
side (formerly Worcester Warriors) Two played for for the RFU Midlands West
u17 team with two representing the U16 Midlands West
Academy and and one Lower Sixth player was invited to an an England U17 training camp at Bisham Abbey Our football programme has continued to grow
with competitive fixtures for both our boys’ and girls’ programmes The Boys’ 1st XI football team secured a a a a a place in the the last 16 of the the ISFA National Shield A year 11 pupil was invited to train with semi- professional Worcester City Reserves This year has seen a a a a a significant increase in in in in interest in in in in Rackets with a a a a rapid influx of girls playing too Both boys and girls have been well represented at Queen’s The new FY boys have also proved that they can play to a a a very good level The likes of Ed Taylor Hugo Hardinges and Ed Queen have shown real promise but latterly there have been many newcomers who will in time challenge for their places The strongest pair were in in the the colts with one being 2nd seed at the the National Schools tournament at at Queen’s Netball highlights include U16/U18 Round 3 of the ‘Sisters in in Sport’ plate competition narrowly missing out on the the quarter-finals but progressing further than in in the the past 4 years The 1st VII recorded their first win in in in over a a a a a decade against Cheltenham College in in in the annual charity match as as well as as placing 3rd in in the plate competition at at at the Collegiate Competition Our junior girls Tennis team were unbeaten in the Hereford and Worcester LTA competition winning their division In the County doubles competitions both our girls and and boys pairs were runners up in fin in the finals
and and in fin in the singles competitions both girls and boys made is through to all the knock out stages at both senior and junior levels In Athletics the College had 28 pupils compete
in the Malvern District Athletics Championships with 17 of our students qualifying for the county championships One pupil won both the inter boys’ hurdles and and long jump and and another won the the junior girls 300m In the the county championships one pupil won the the inter boy’s discus and placing third in in in the inter boys shot putt and another was placing in in his three
events The Girls U18 team team Cricket team team made it through to the the 3rd round of the the National Twenty20 competition The Boys Cricket season began with a a a wonderful tour to to Sri Lanka in in April in in which all our our players showcased their skills and sportsmanship representing Malvern College with great pride Following our return despite several games being affected by rain our 1st XI achieved victories against Clifton Bromsgrove Denstone and Wellington 52
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