Sports News   Winter 2009

Week Fifteen

Tuesday 15th December

Middle School Houses Rugby Sevens Tournament. Report here.

Week Fourteen

Oakham golfers pipped to semis in thrilling match

In a nail-biting match Oakham took on Woodbridge School, HMC foursomes quarter finals. Both teams have fine golfing pedigrees and it was no surprise that the match was close – Oakham just failing to sustain pressure as the match reached its 3rd extra hole. Full report can be read here.

Week Thirteen

King's School, Parramatta make Oakham their first call

Welcome to King's School Parramatta NSW who are staying with us for the period 29th November to 2nd December, as the first stop on a seven match tour of England and France.
The Oakham 1st XV will be playing against King's on Doncaster Close at 2.30 on Tuesday 1st December.
More information here.

Week Ten

Saturday 14th November

Despite torrential rains the weekend’s sport ran to schedule without cancellation. Both Rugby and Hockey 1st teams notched up notable wins against Rugby School and Trent College.

A busy week also saw girls in action in Under 18 county netball, zonal hockey and boys winning through to the next rounds of Daily Mail Cups at Under 15 and Under 18. De La Rey Veenendaal made it through to the 30 man Midlands Under 18 Rugby Squad whilst Sam Tipper and Miles Marlow-Thomas represented Leicestershire Under 16's in their win over Staffordshire on Sunday. Somerby Hamdorff finished an impressive 2nd in the ESAA regional cross country competition at Shepshead.

Perhaps the most impressive performance of the weekend though was the Oakham grass playing surfaces, which despite the inches of rain they received still managed to hold up as well as any surface in the country – many thanks to Richard Dexter and his team, as ever.

Thursday 12th November

Oakham hosts Girls Hockey U18 National School Championships Midlands Zonal Round. Details here.  

Wednesday 11th November

U19 County Netball Tournament results & photos here.

Week Ten Results & Scores  here.

Exeat

Netball Training in Spain

30 girls and 3 staff enjoyed a few days in Malaga over half term for some warm weather netball training,
benefitting from the excellent coaching of Kelly Morgan, Welsh U19 and Senior player and current squad member of the Celtic Dragons Super League Team - report and photos  here

Week Seven

Thursday 22nd October
This week the U14 Rugby team were given a chance to experience how the school's best players learn their rugby skills and develop their conditioning by training with the 1st team squad on Doncaster Close. Read more and see photos here. 

Week Seven Results & Scores  here.

Week Six

Saturday 17th October

Oakham's 2nd annual U12 Girls Mini Hockey Tournament Results here.   Information here.

Wednesday 14th October
Oakham golfers progress to final. Report here.

Oakham 1st XV win Daily Mail Cup game against Worksop. Report here.

Tuesday 13th October

Oakham Hockey Success.  Read regional selection report here.

Week Six Results & Scores  here.

Week Five

Week Four

Director of Sport, Iain Simpson's weekend round-up was delayed this week as he was in London collecting the award as Oakham won 'Independent School of the Year' in the 2009 Aviva / Daily Telegraph School Sport Matters Awards. Full story here

As the drought continued our rugby sides were hit by cancellation on Saturday as the ground at Warwick school caused three match to be called off. Nonetheless the new block fixture between the two schools got off to a great start with a tough physical clash at first team level - Oakham scraping through 10-7 at the final whistle. The 1st hockey girls stumbled with a defeat to Oundle but will no doubt bounce back stonger next week. The array of hockey players who have gained representative recognition in the past week is quite exceptional and the school is rightly proud of their achievements.

Tuesday 29th September

U18 Sailors Victorious in New Fleet of Boats. Full story here.

Week Four Results & Scores  here.  

Week Three

Thursday 24th September

A new look golf side with several fresh faces played some fine golf in the first round of the HMC foursomes, beating Felsted 3-0 at Luffenham Heath. Details here.

Week Three Results & Scores  here.  

Week Two

With the hot weather continuing late into the month our hockey and rugby teams took on old rivals in Stowe and new comers in Nottingham High School. Our hockey teams seem to go from strength to strength and in fixtures against Stowe, Welbeck and Bedford the girls put in some excellent performances – the highlight of which was the 1st XI’s 11-0 victory with five goals coming from Abi Padley. Abi was catching up with her captain jess Anand who bagged five last week against Rugby School.

The 1st XV lost for the first time this season in a close and physical encounter with NHS; despite a last ditch rally with two tries in the last minute the school’s top side were defeated 24-21. Our other sides got the better of the opposition in the majority of the block; notably the U16s who turned round a defeat against the same side last season in the Daily Mail Cup.

Our staff were in action too this weekend - and congratulations to Emily Rooke and Oli Simper who successfully completed the Great North Run.

Week Two Results & Scores here.

Week One

In hot September sunshine the winter term got off to a fine start with block fixtures against Stowe (Boys Rugby) and Rugby School (Girls Hockey). Following a pre season tour to Cumbria the girls 1st XI stormed to an outstanding 7-1 victory against a strong Rugby side. Jess Anand bagged 5 goals with Abigail Padley knocking in the other two. The girls also played on Sunday against the OOs – with the Old Oakhamian side sneaking home with a 3-2 win. Elsewhere the Oakham hockey sides got the better of their opposition with the U15A side also scoring seven against Rugby.

The rugby season was kicked off with a curtain raiser between S. Anselm’s and Witham Hall prep schools on Doncaster Close – a great spectacle with some free flowing rugby saw Witham Hall run out winners. The block fixture against Stowe saw all our A teams come out victorious and wins in all the senior fixture – all in close fought encounters. The 1st XV pulled off a 41-20 win against a powerful Stowe side. A sometimes scrappy encounter saw some great tries scored from long range. De la Rey Veenendaal grabbed two on his debut, but the pick of the bunch being Alex Key’s 90 yard score through almost the entire Stowe team. Special thanks this week to the grounds and catering staff who once again did us proud.

The Under 14 boys rugby side got their Oakham Rugby Careers under way with three very good wins at A, B and C level away at Trent.

Week One Results & Scores  here.

Saturday 5th September

Oakham 1stXI Girls Hockey finish runners up in Pre Season Tournament. Report here.

1st XI Pre Season Girl Hockey Tournament Details

Firday 4th September

Cricket U15 Twenty20 Midlands Finalists. Oakham's successful U15 cricket team finished their season with a close fought final with Shrewsbury School. Report here.