APS News No. 22

14 January 2020 Y5 https://photos.smugmug.com/Prep-School-2018-19/Sport/Rugby/U9-vs-CCCS-Oct18/i-sHBq89S/0/a101109e/XL/024-XL.jpg Abingdon Prep Sport U9s at Christchurch Try! U8-9 APS Tag Festival vs St Hugh’s Victorious U13As at the APS Rugby Sevens Rugby Highlights U13As at the St Hugh’s Super 12s Festival The U10s Play at Twickenham To be given the chance to play and even score on the hallowed turf of English rugby is not an opportunity to be missed! In November, our Under 10 squad spent a morning playing in an 8-a-side tournament against a number or different prep schools and clubs. Our boys did extremely well, scoring a number of tries and winning all of their matches. The post tournament pictures of the boys highlights how pleased they were. There was even more for the boys to enjoy and witness all that Twickenham has to offer. The Killik Cup was held later that day between a star-filled Barbarian team and the Fijians. Ireland’s Rory Best led out the Baa-baas in perhaps his last appearance in an international. It turned out to be a fabulous game with an abundance of tries, some nimble footwork and clever passing from the Fijians who in a thrilling finish held on to claim victory 33-31. All in all, the perfect rugby day! Ashley David-Ward U8 Rugby Festival at Cheltenham College • The Under 13As were the eventual winners of the APS U13 Rugby Sevens Festival in November. They beat Cothill by 28 - 0 in the Final. • Our U8 A, C and D rugby teams were all unbeaten in the regular season. The Year 3s have lost only 3 of their 53 matches! • Both our U11C and U12A teams were also unbeaten in their regular rugby season. Y5 House Rugby