The sports round up February 2025 includes an update on cross country achievements and two rugby reports.
Cross Country
King Henry VIII Relays
Each year Haberdashers’ Adams competes in the prestigious King Henry VIII Relays, held in Coventry. Last year, the team finished 46th overall out of teams from across the country. This year, the team improved by 24 places to finish 22nd overall and thus earning the trophy for the most improved team.
Shropshire Schools Cross Country
On Saturday 1st February, thirty boys competed in the Shropshire Schools Cross Country competition in Oswestry. The times of the top 4 runners in each age category counted for team placement.
The Year 7 squad finished a respectable 3rd. The junior team, comprising runners in Years 8 & 9, retained the overall trophy from last year. Meanwhile, the Intermediate Team - Years 10 & 11 wrested the cup from Shrewsbury School who have won it every year since 2010!
On the back of their individual results, Jonathan Y, Seb O, Will H, Arthur P and Dylan W-Y have been selected to run for Shropshire.
Rugby
U13 Rugby
For me, this season has gone well. We began with a win against Abraham Darby. Then we had wins and losses going up and down against The Grange School, Ellesmere College and KEF. We played OSH, dominating that game 65-10; we were gaining confidence and skill. Then KES Aston came to us and it was another big win. We were on a roll now as we headed to Camp Hill with confidence. Another win under our belt meant we were into our first County Cup fixture, against our local rivals Abraham Darby, where we came out on top in a great 45-10 win. Going back to our Saturday matches, we played away at NULS and didn’t produce the performance we wanted, but still showed great passion. We got back on track with a great win against Wrekin College at home. Throughout the season, despite some losses, we have showed fight, spirit and skill in all of our games. We head into our final County Cup group stage match with great confidence. by Captain Will J in Year 8
U15 Rugby
After the Christmas break, we began by facing Shrewsbury School away. We won 28-5 with tries from Luther and Aiden. Next, we faced Corbet in our first match of the County Cup which we won 43-0 with tries from Angola, Mathew, Aiden and Ketan. The following week, we faced St Ambrose in a game ending in a 5-55 loss. This was one of our toughest defeats of the season but the team still played well, with a standout try from Daniel, whilst missing some key players. In our final Saturday fixture of the season, we faced Bishop Vesey in a tight game ending 21-12 with tries from Daniel and Min Yen. This was the best the team had played defensively the whole season, and we were very proud to finish off our season with a great game. We still have the next round of County Cup and 7’s to look forward to in the coming months. by Captain Tristan S in Year 10
