Trans Tasman Tour 2014

In the first week of the summer holidays the 1sts Water Polo team travelled to Auckland to take part in the annual Trans Tasman Schoolboys Water Polo Competition. The tournament was hosted by the eventual winners of the tournament Rangitoto College situated in the city’s north shore. The week long competition proved to be a great learning experience for our top Water Polo players. Some of Australia and New Zealand’s best teams took part and fought on in many nail-biting matches. Newington played out four wins, one draw and one loss in the group stage of the comp. This was followed on by a penalty shoot-out win in the quarter-final against The Scots College Blue. A gutsy 3 – 6 semi–final loss to a much, bigger, older and more experienced Rangitoto team was disappointing for the Newington team who were pining for their first Trans Tasman trophy. However, the competition finished on a high with a win in the Bronze medal play-off over Sacred Heart College.

Recent Success for Newington Boys in Club Competitions

Early in 2015, a number of Newington Water Polo players have tasted success with their respective club teams. Harry Dickens (10/LE) and Ned Churchyard (10/ME) became State U16 Champions with their club team, Cronulla at the State Championships in Canberra at the end of week 1. Wil Cotterill (12/LE) was named in the Tournament Team (top 7 players) of the NSW U20 State Championships while representing Sydney University.