Ann Smart/Presidents Cup National Netball Championships 2008

Christ College achieved the double this season by winning both U18 and U16 County Competitions to qualify for the Ann Smart National Competition at U16 and the Presidents Cup National Competition at U18. Each County in Wales organizes a qualifying area competition and the winning team goes on to represent their County at the National Finals, held in March every year.

Presidents Cup 2008

For the 10^th consecutive year Christ College represented the County in the Presidents Cup Competition, which took place in Brecon this year on Saturday 15 March.

Eight U19 School/6^th Form College teams competed and the Christ College team was determined to improve upon their previous best final position of 4^th in this competition.

The Christ College team captained by Rhiannon Woodrow, were quietly confident and they began very well by beating the eventual winners Afan Nedd Tawe by 12 goals to 8.

GK    Rebecca Hunt GD    Alice Hughes WD   Hannah Richards/Olivia Pitt C      Rhiannon Woodrow WA   Kim Lloyd-Owen GA    Emily Tait GS    Jess Jarman

Subsequent wins against South East 9-8; Eryri 13-3 and North East 15-3; placed Christ College in an extremely strong position and with a draw against Cardiff & the Vale (previous winners 2007) the team was bound to better their previous success in this National Competition!

A narrow loss against Glamorgan Valleys 10-8 placed Christ College in the final position of runners-up!

The Presidents Cup Competition showcases some of the best young talent in Welsh Netball and always provides a great spectacle of dynamic play. The Christ College Netballers were exemplary in their commitment and sportsmanship on the court and they thoroughly deserved their best result in this National Competition to date. Once again Christ College demonstrated skill, enthusiasm and sportsmanship in this premier competition for schools within the Welsh Netball calendar.

Ann Smart Tournament 2008

This year the Ann Smart Tournament was hosted by Powys and played at Llandrindod Leisure Centre on Saturday 15 March, with eight qualifying schools competing. The championship witnessed closely contested games and although the Christ College team was a young side, they competed strongly once they settled. Captained by Jess Tait, they developed as a team throughout the competition and although they finished 6^th they clearly gained from the experience, showing a strength in depth to Netball at Christ College.

GK   Ellen Gowans GD   Lauren James WD  Megan Jones C      Jess Tait WA  Bea Wigmore/Rachel Hope GA   Amelia Pitt GS    Jodie Stevens/Rosie Woodrow

Inter-County Presidents Cup

Christ College 1^st VII - 19    Welshpool - 3
Christ College U16 VII - 30  Welshpool – 10 

Christ College Netball teams achieved a notable double in fixtures against Welshpool. 

The 1^st VII’s victory means that they will go on to represent Powys at the U19 National Inter-County Presidents Cup Tournament at Brecon Leisure Centre on Saturday 15 March. This will be the 10^th consecutive year that Christ College has represented Powys in this competition.

At the same time, the U16’s completed a resounding victory, and will go on to represent Powys at the U16 National Inter-County Ann Smart Tournament at Llandrindod Wells on Saturday 15^th March. This is the first time that Christ College has qualified to represent Powys at U16 level.

Emma Taylor, Head, said: “Tthe girls were superb and played very well indeed. I’m very proud of both teams who will now go on to represent Powys. The performance of the U16’s demonstrates the strength in depth we have at Christ College.”