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Winter Sports Exchanges
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This year Medbury School held the annual inter-school sports exchange against St Andrew’s College Preparatory School.
Medbury’s 1st XV rugby team played St Andrew’s College 1st XV here at Medbury. Medbury won the toss and chose to kick off, and off we went. In the first half we were starting to get some points on the board, and in the second half everyone was enjoying the game and having a good time.
By the end of the game, Medbury came out on top with an exceptional win of 82 - 7. Medbury’s Football 1st Xl played at Ilam Park against St Andrew’s 1st XI. It was a very close game, ending with a 3 - 3 draw.
Medbury’s Football 1st Xl captain said that it was a very even game and both sides definitely took a lot out of it, with lots of opportunities
for both teams.
Medbury’s First Xl Hockey team played at Nunweek Park against St Andrew’s College. Right at the start of the first quarter, Medbury scored the first goal, and Louis Sharr got a goal disallowed right near the start. In the second half of the game Medbury scored one more goal and that was it, with Medbury winning the game 3 - 0. St Andrew’s held the Basketball at St Andrew’s Gym and it was a close game. Medbury scored the first points of the game in the first few minutes with Arthur Croy putting on some great offensive skills. Throughout the game, it was back and forth between the teams but unfortunately, St Andrew’s pulled away in the last few minutes, winning by 4 points, with a final score of 19 - 23 to St Andrew’s College. Overall it was a very fun and competitive exchange and I hope every one had a good day out.
Hugh Shand, 8D
Winter Sports Exchange with Waihi School
On the 1st of June the Medbury 1st Football, Rugby and Hockey teams departed for Waihi School nice and early at 6:45 am. Besides the Football team who had played many matches before, this would be the first time the Rugby 1st XV and Hockey 1st X1 had taken to the field as a team together. After the bus trip, we arrived at Timaru to watch the hockey, which started off with an early goal from Waihi, and stayed like that despite good chances from both sides. Arriving back to Waihi we were ready to power through the rugby and football.
Strong physicality from Waihi came at the Medbury Football 1st X1 first and they scored, but the boys adapted, equalizing the score to 2-2. Unfortunately, Waihi scored late in the game. The Medbury Rugby 1st XV had only practiced once together before the Waihi exchange and was a bit under the gun to Waihi’s ferocious aggression. Medbury still put in a few chances and tries and the final score was 45-10 to Waihi. Hugo Grigg and Hugh Shand both scored good tries. All the Medbury boys took a lot out of it and I would like to thank Waihi School for their hospitality.
Max Wilkinson, 8L
Winter Sports Exchange with Huntley School
On Sunday 28 August Huntley School flew into Christchurch for the Winter Sports Exchange.
Hockey was the first match of the exchange and the Medbury 1st XI had a convincing 7-0 win, with both sides playing very well. The Huntley students went home with their billets and a fun evening was had by all. The next day was blue sky and sunshine, perfect conditions for football and rugby. Football was the first match of the day and again Medbury 1st XI had a convincing 6-0 win. Rugby was a tough match for Medbury 1st XV against some big Huntley boys. Medbury never gave up and showed great determination but lost 45-19. All teams played fairly and with great sportsmanship. The Huntley Exchange was a great success and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Having billets was an awesome experience for all the boys, so thank you very much to everyone who made this happen, especially to Mr Gilbert.
Billy Meates, 8D
