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Rawson Cup 2008 - successful once again!
St Paul's 25
St Andrew's 18
Wesley 18
St John's 1
Note: Points do not include the athletics points as yest. However, Paul's won the Rawson Cup irrespective of outcome of the athletics carnival.
• Cricket: Three way tie for first place.
In the first match St Paul's d St John's and Wesley d St Andrew's. In the following round, Andrew's d Paul's and Wesley d John's. In the final round, Paul's d Wesley; Andrew's d John's.
• Swimming: Victors again!
The College swimmers were successful for the second year running. In a tight contest with St Andrew's, the outcome was decided in the final relays. Congratulations to members of the squad - with particular mention of David Wise and Maytas Sirivejchapun, whose performances were exceptional.
• Rowing: The College commends the men on a strong second in the Rawson Cup Rowing at the Olympic Venue 23 April. St Andrew's won the Cup after eight consecutive wins by St Paul's. Wesley was third and St John's fourth.
• Rugby: The finals were played in very heavy rain. Paul's enjoyed a tough but convincing margin 20-7 over Wesley to win the competition, with Andrew's defeating John's 18-10 to secure third place.
Details of Rugby Final - from Hamish King
Anticipation for the Rugby final against Wesley saturated Paul’s from the moment the first drops of rain hit the ageing rooves at the beginning of the week. As the puddles of water grew on the ground, our confidence, residing at first in preparedness, and finally in mateship, morphed to happiness, a happiness because we worked hard, a happiness because we were playing rugby together. Nowhere was this more obvious than in the front row: King, Riches, King. Working as a close knit unit they dominated, and were rewarded in the 15th minute when Henry King scored after a fantastic grinding effort by the whole forward pack. The result was never obvious, however, and the huge Paul’s crowd that braved the atrocious, even surreal, conditions were always enthralled: “the best game I’ve seen,” said the Warden. Our discipline sometimes gave Wesley opportunities to get back in the game, but they were unable to capitalise effectively, missing two penalty goal attempts. On the other hand our goal kicker, John Blake, had a flawless game with the boot, kicking two penalty goals and two conversions. The second conversion, a fantastic kick, came after John had scored in the corner. Final score: twenty to seven.
• Soccer: Congratulations to Wesley on winning Rawson soccer, with Andrew's in second place and Paul's third.
• Tennis: Victory for the second consecutive year!
Photo by Ivan Head
St Paul's defeated St Andrew's 6 to 1 in the final of the Rawson Cup tennis on 3 September on the University's grass courts. Freshman Andy Thomas is shown in a top match against the St Andrew's number one seed. After tennnis, Rawson Cup points are St Paul's 22, Andrew's 18, Wesley 13 and St John's 0 - with basketball and athletics tro conclude the season. Number-crunchers are working the prospects.
• Basketball: Congratulations to Wesley as worthy winners of the
competition, remaining undefeated throughout. Paul's came second, with John's in third place.
• Athletics: Report pending.
 
 
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