High School Rugby
Kristy Genc – Head of Sport | PDHPE Teacher | Year 11 Tutor
David Horwitz Rugby 7s Challenge
Over the last month Emanuel School has once again had the privilege of convening the inaugural David Horwitz Rugby 7s Challenge. The three night series involved junior, intermediate and senior age divisions, with Emanuel entering teams into each of the categories. The tournament included games against Kesser Torah College, Moriah College, Reddam House and St Andrew’s Cathedral School.
The three Emanuel teams had been preparing for this tournament since the beginning of the winter season through weekly training sessions. Many of the boys in the junior squad were new to rugby and this tournament provided the perfect opportunity for them put their training to the test and to gain some much needed game experience. The team played exceptionally well, showing great team and school spirit. Well done to Boaz Hadad, who scored an excellent try and Charlie Kerlander, Coby New, Gideon Pozniak, Jamie Schneider, Jack Simon, Timothy Simon and Zac Weizman.
The intermediate boys team had a little more experience as the majority of the squad played in this tournament in 2018. This experience proved to be vital, leading to some exciting tries by Jonah Trope and excellent plays by Alon Erez-Rein. The team progressing to the grand final and put in a tremendous effort against Moriah College. Congratulations to Alon Erez-Rein, Justin Faul, Saul Galambos, Maximillian Kidman, Noah Lancaster, Gavin Robinson, Jared Robinson, Mahley Rosen-Tal, Benjamin Torban and Jonah Trope.
For many of the senior boys, this event is the highlight of the representative sport program and the school year. It proved to be a fantastic school sporting experience, providing them with fond memories. The senior team were leading in both of their games against Moriah and St Andrew’s, with excellent tries by Jared Elbourne, but were very narrowly defeated with just minutes to go. Congratulations to the team on the exceptional determination and sportsmanship they displayed. Well done to Ariel Berger, Matthew Bozic, Alan Drannikov, Jared Elbourne, Jonathan Eremeev, Elijah Grynberg, Dylan Herdan, Benjamin Horwitz, Ari Karjalainen, Jonathan Naiger, Blake Nixon, Adam Riesel, Ryan Rubinstein and Adam Winter.
The tournament ended with the presentations from official guests from the Horwitz family, Randwick Rugby and Maccabi Rugby. I congratulate all players on their effort and thank Heath Morley for coaching the Emanuel teams and Sharon Fairfax for her assistance at the events.
