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Director of Sports Report

Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the link below to view the Sports Report. Sports Report Term 4 Week 3 Please click on the below links to view the wrap up of the Rugby, Soccer and Basketball Presentation Nights. Rugby Presentation Night 2022…

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Rugby era ends at St Patrick’s College

It is with a sense of sadness that St Patrick’s College has decided to discontinue its rugby program in 2020. Over many decades St Patrick’s College has been proud to be the only Ballarat school which has fielded a competitive rugby team in the Victorian Schools Rugby Union (VSRU) competition. Rugby was the only weekly…

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VSRU 1st XV 2019 Rugby Grand Final

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs St Kevin’s College (H) (VSRU Grand Final) (10/08) Full time:– SKC 29 d SPC 5 (HT 24 -“ 0) Try scorers: Tarquin Schreenan Conversions: Ethan Jessop (0/1) – Firstly, I would like to congratulate our opponents and this year’s 2019 VSRU Premiers. St Kevin’s again highlighted the strength of…

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1st Rugby – SPC d MGS – July 27, 2019

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs Melbourne Grammar (A) (27/07) Full time: 63 -“ 0 (HT 17-3) Try scorers: Ethan Councillor (2), Ata Seu (2), Kenny O’Connor, Hayce Alama, Tarquin Schreenan, Riley Williams, Tyrese Thompson, Adam Hollingworth, Koni Wolfgramm Conversions: Hayce Alama, Koni Wolfgramm, Tarquin Schreenan, Tyrese Thompson Minor Premiers!! A history making accomplishment. We…

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1st XV Rugby – July 20, 2019. SPC d XC

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs Xavier College (H) (20/07) Full time: 39 -“ 3 (HT 17-3) Try scorers: Ethan Jessop (2), Kenny O’Connor, Hayce Alama, Riley Williams, Archie Pollard, Charlie Delaney Conversions: Hayce Alama (1/2), Kenny O’Connor (1/5) We will consign this performance to the history records very quickly. Whilst there may be an…

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1st XV Rugby – SPC d GGS – June 19, 2019

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs Geelong Grammar- Full time: 12 -“ 5 (HT 5-0) Try scorers: Ethan Jessop, Kenny O’Connor Conversions: Hayce Alama (0/1), Kenny O’Connor (1/1) We have reached a -‘mid-point’ to the season. Six rounds into this year’s competition and with just two regular season games to follow after the holiday break….

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1st XV Rugby – SPC 74 d BG 5

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs Brighton Grammar (H) (25/05) Full time: 74 -“ 5 (HT 38-5) Try scorers: Tyrese Thompson (3), Ata Seu (2), Ethan Councillor (2), Jonny DeBono (2), Kenny O’Connor, Owen Pearse, Penalty Try Conversions: Hayce Alama (2/4), Kenny O’Connor (4/7) Overnight Saracens won a one-sided Gallagher Premiership semi-final against Gloucester, 44-19….

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1st XV rugby – SPC 26 d SKC 25

St Patrick’s College 1st XV 26 d St Kevin’s College 25 – May 18, 2019 Full time: 26 -“ 25 (HT 7-3) Try scorers: Ata Seu (2), Kenny O’Connor, Hayce Alama Conversions: Hayce Alama (3/4) There are not any more fitting words than those written by our Director of Marketing and Communications Paul Nolan who…

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2019 1st XV rugby – SPC v Marcellin

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs Marcellin College (A) Full time: 32 -“ 22 (HT 15-0) Try scorers: Ethan Jessop (2), Kenny O’Connor, Owen Pearse Conversions: Hayce Alama (3/4) Penalties: Hayce Alama (2/2) There had been a significant amount of heartache upon the final whistle of the 2018 VSRU Grand Final, however it unfairly masked…

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Sporting history created at SPC

A unique piece of sporting history will be created this weekend when St Patrick’s College becomes the first school in Australia to host a match in the National Rugby Championship. The Melbourne Rising are going back to school this Sunday when they host the Sydney Rays in the National Rugby Championship at St Patrick’s College…

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