The Chronicle 2022

RUGBY SEVENS

Master in Charge: Mr James Fleming First VII Coach: Mr James Fleming Second VII Coach: Mr David Pachonick Third VII Coach: Mr JP Olivier Fourth VII Coach: Mr Mark Blew Senior Manager: Ms Karin Moffat U15A VII Coach: Mr Ryan Strudwick U15B VII Coach: Mr Ayanda Duma Junior Manager: Ms Emsone Fourie Technical Advisor: Mr Cameron Barry Sevens Club Referee: Mr Paul MacKay Trainer: Mr Mthunzi Mdunge First VII Captain: Mitchell Davies-Webb AWARDS

very demanding physically hence both Hilton and Michaelhouse host mini festivals on the two weekends when there are no formal tournaments. We have also built a relationship with nearby schools including Treverton, Voortrekker, Weston and Wembley where we arrange matches for our more social sides. This year we were also able to host the Maun Pups which is a touring team comprised of boys from various schools in Botswana. It was a wonderful experience for both them and our boys who got to know and assist them. With the growing interest in the sport and enthusiasm of the boys, we fielded more teams than ever before and played some fantastic sevens. Not only did we see the skill levels of the players improve week on week, but we also saw the emergence of boys who had not necessarily been stars in the longer version of the game. I expect we will see even more impressive performances on our rugby fields from these boys next year as a result of what they have learned this sevens season. The cherry on top for the season was the news that Michaelhouse have been invited to participate in the Rugby School International Festival in the 2023 Easter Holidays. The event is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of William Webb Ellis starting the game of rugby and we will be the school representing South Africa. What a privilege for the boys and Michaelhouse.

Half Colours: Joshua Aissing, Tristan Arde, Thomas Carmody, Luke Davidson, Andrew Davis, Jack Hughes, Fortune Mpofu, Campbell Ridl and Graham Wynne. SPECIAL AWARDS Mark Richards Most Valuable Sevens Player: Graham Wynne evens at Michaelhouse has grown both in numbers and success over the last five years. It is played solely in the third quarter and only in two age groups, opens (U16-18) and juniors (U14-15) and provides a wonderful opportunity to focus on core skills as well as integrating boys from the different age groups. A standard week consists of two training days and a tournament or festival on the weekends. We introduced the Michaelhouse Touch League (MTL) in the open age group on Tuesdays with a view to focussing on fun and fitness at the same time as catching, passing and teamwork. Thursdays involved preparing the teams for their weekend fixtures. S

SEVENS RUGBY 2022 TEAM P W

D

L 5 4 7 7 8 7

WIN RATIO %

First VII

19 19 14 18 19 10 99

13 15

1 0 0 0 1 0 2

68% 79% 50% 61% 58% 30% 61%

Second VII Third VII

7

U15A U15B U15C Total

11 11

3

The season is normally six weeks long and the tournaments are

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SQUASH

Master in Charge: Mr Matthew Higginson Coaches: Mr Matthew Higginson, Mrs Mary McMichael, Mr Bruere Venter, Mr Daniel Smith (consultant coach) Captains: Noah Bedingham AWARDS Colours: Joshua Hoatson, Nathan Hoatson

Half Colours: Justin Higginson Mike and Karen Short Trophy for Sportsmanship: Anesu Nduru Collen Family Trophy for the Most Improved Player: Noah Satram The Deon Royappen Trophy, for Achievement and

Commitment to Squash: Noah Bedingham Senior Squash champion: Joshua Hoatson

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