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sPOrTs News…
chelsea rides KhVIII relay race 2014 rugby
to success King Henry VIII School hosted over 400 runners in the annual Relay Race on 5th February,
with boys and girls competing from over 60 schools across England. The race featured on
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire in the morning, when Mr Andrews discussed the proud
history our school has in this race, which started in 1972. Schools from as far afeld as
Kent, North Yorkshire and even food–hit Somerset all travelled to the rain-lashed War
Memorial Park, where the event was successfully held despite the awful weather.
Year 10 student Chelsea Round
competes in British Eventing and
after a successful year in 2013,
has received sponsorship from
the British Riding Club as a junior
eventer for 2014. Chelsea has had
her horse, Fleetwood Mac V, for just
under a year. At the end of last year
she won her section at Weston Park
International Horse Trials. Chelsea
also qualifed for British Riding Club
Dressage Championships, to be The weather has prevented a great deal of opposition and are now looking forward Financial Services. We are very grateful to
held at Hartpury in Gloucestershire rugby being played but as the felds slowly to tournaments at Solihull School, Mr Hutt, a former pupil of the school, who
on Sunday 30th March. Chelsea change back to pitches from primordial Princethorpe College, King’s Worcester and has also generously sponsored a new set
competes mainly against adults swamp we have some testing matches to Rosslyn Park. of jerseys and socks for the 1st XV.
in national events. Any parents end the season.
or pupils interested in supporting The 1st XV will play Bablake School on Mr Wilkes, Head of Rugby
Chelsea or in sponsoring her should The games we have played include a Sunday 30th March kicking of at 2pm at
contact Mr Morton at school. successful 1st XV match against new The Butts Park Arena.
opposition, Repton, which we won 33 - 0.
In the Boys’ Race (6 laps of the 2.3 mile our ‘A’ team comprising Penny Oliver The U12s had a short tour to Manchester The U12s, 13s 14s and 15s are all looking Girls’ rugby
course) St Albans won The King Henry VIII (captain), Charlotte Cleasby, Rachael Grammar School whilst the U14s played forward to their Coventry Schools’ Rugby
Relay Cup for an incredible eleventh time, Abbey and Aimee Morse came in 21st President Kennedy School winning 32 - 12. Union knock out runs hopefully ending in takes off
with an overall time of 74:38; The Judd place. Running in our other teams were The U13s played The Woodlands but lost 24 the fnals at The Butts Park Arena during
were second with 75:33, and Shrewsbury Rhiannon Cope, Rebekah Ramsay, Beth - 25 and the U13 B played The Woodlands the fnal weeks of term. They are also
placed third with 76:10. Mr Robbins, Gardiner, Louisa Wooley, Alex Flinn- U12s A and lost 0 - 30. competing in Sevens tournaments at The inaugural girls’ rugby team
who coaches the boys at Henry’s, felded Shepherd, Chloe Jenkins, Eve Barnes and Solihull, Leicester, Aston and Rosslyn Park. have trained incredibly hard and
one team this year, comprising Harrison Ella Rose McCartney. Mrs Milton has been The Sevens programme commenced The most signifcant news of the season, are extremely excited about their
McCartney, Ed Broadberry (captain), Ollie coaching the team this year, and we hope with an encouraging performance by however, is of the senior girls’ team which frst fxtures. The highlight will be
Hopley, Reece Quinn, Rob Bernhardt and she will continue to be able to work with a combined U15 and U16 squad at the is competing at the Berkhamstead and competing in the National Schools
Stefan Hill. They fnished 39th, out of the the runners next year. Other local teams Leicester Grammar School U16 Sevens. Rosslyn Park tournaments. The girls will Sevens at Rosslyn Park on March 28th.
48 teams completing, in a time of 90:21. were Bablake (26th), and Tile Hill Wood The Seniors failed to win a game at the be representing the school wearing brand While the 1st XV kit (worn by Will
As a relatively young team, they give us (28th). North of England sevens tournament new shirts and socks provided courtesy Blundell and Joe McAllister, this
great hope for next year. Bablake School We were delighted to welcome twice GB but played very well against high quality of Mr David Hutt of Hutt Professional season’s boys’ captain and vice-
Orienteering (who came 43rd) was the only other local Olympian Dave Long who presented the captain) is a return to the traditional
boys’ team, competing for the frst time
since 1995. prizes this year. Despite the rain there design, the girls’ shirt was designed by
Elisha Whelan, this year’s girls’ captain
was a fantastic atmosphere, as parents
Did you know that King Henry VIII The Girls’ Race (four runners each on the and coaches from all over the country (pictured wearing it with vice-captain,
School had a pivotal role in the same course) had 32 teams. Millfeld’s descended on the park. Mr Butler, Phoebe Aston).
origin of orienteering in the UK strong team (all runners making it into commentating for the event for the frst
and in fact was one of the frst the top ten fastest times) went on to win time, did a great job of keeping everybody The 1st XV will wear the new kit for the
orienteering clubs in the country? the King Henry VIII Girls’ Relay Cup with a up to speed with the goings on. Thanks frst time in the match versus Bablake
One of its founders, Ted Norrish, new all-time fastest team time for the race to all those who spectated, and especially on March 30th which they approach
on a good run of form having reached
a former Head of Classics at the of 56:18. Loreto Grammar School were to the students from all years, and the the semi-fnals of the Solihull 7s Bowl
school, has written a fascinating second with 57:39, and the third place cup staf (past and present!) who helped in the Competition earlier in the season.
article which will appear in the went to Sevenoaks School, who ran the smooth running of the day.
Coventrian later in the year. course in 60:32. Mr Jones, Rugby coach
Mr Andrews, Relay Race Organiser
King Henry VIII felded three teams, and
sPOrTs News…
chelsea rides KhVIII relay race 2014 rugby
to success King Henry VIII School hosted over 400 runners in the annual Relay Race on 5th February,
with boys and girls competing from over 60 schools across England. The race featured on
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire in the morning, when Mr Andrews discussed the proud
history our school has in this race, which started in 1972. Schools from as far afeld as
Kent, North Yorkshire and even food–hit Somerset all travelled to the rain-lashed War
Memorial Park, where the event was successfully held despite the awful weather.
Year 10 student Chelsea Round
competes in British Eventing and
after a successful year in 2013,
has received sponsorship from
the British Riding Club as a junior
eventer for 2014. Chelsea has had
her horse, Fleetwood Mac V, for just
under a year. At the end of last year
she won her section at Weston Park
International Horse Trials. Chelsea
also qualifed for British Riding Club
Dressage Championships, to be The weather has prevented a great deal of opposition and are now looking forward Financial Services. We are very grateful to
held at Hartpury in Gloucestershire rugby being played but as the felds slowly to tournaments at Solihull School, Mr Hutt, a former pupil of the school, who
on Sunday 30th March. Chelsea change back to pitches from primordial Princethorpe College, King’s Worcester and has also generously sponsored a new set
competes mainly against adults swamp we have some testing matches to Rosslyn Park. of jerseys and socks for the 1st XV.
in national events. Any parents end the season.
or pupils interested in supporting The 1st XV will play Bablake School on Mr Wilkes, Head of Rugby
Chelsea or in sponsoring her should The games we have played include a Sunday 30th March kicking of at 2pm at
contact Mr Morton at school. successful 1st XV match against new The Butts Park Arena.
opposition, Repton, which we won 33 - 0.
In the Boys’ Race (6 laps of the 2.3 mile our ‘A’ team comprising Penny Oliver The U12s had a short tour to Manchester The U12s, 13s 14s and 15s are all looking Girls’ rugby
course) St Albans won The King Henry VIII (captain), Charlotte Cleasby, Rachael Grammar School whilst the U14s played forward to their Coventry Schools’ Rugby
Relay Cup for an incredible eleventh time, Abbey and Aimee Morse came in 21st President Kennedy School winning 32 - 12. Union knock out runs hopefully ending in takes off
with an overall time of 74:38; The Judd place. Running in our other teams were The U13s played The Woodlands but lost 24 the fnals at The Butts Park Arena during
were second with 75:33, and Shrewsbury Rhiannon Cope, Rebekah Ramsay, Beth - 25 and the U13 B played The Woodlands the fnal weeks of term. They are also
placed third with 76:10. Mr Robbins, Gardiner, Louisa Wooley, Alex Flinn- U12s A and lost 0 - 30. competing in Sevens tournaments at The inaugural girls’ rugby team
who coaches the boys at Henry’s, felded Shepherd, Chloe Jenkins, Eve Barnes and Solihull, Leicester, Aston and Rosslyn Park. have trained incredibly hard and
one team this year, comprising Harrison Ella Rose McCartney. Mrs Milton has been The Sevens programme commenced The most signifcant news of the season, are extremely excited about their
McCartney, Ed Broadberry (captain), Ollie coaching the team this year, and we hope with an encouraging performance by however, is of the senior girls’ team which frst fxtures. The highlight will be
Hopley, Reece Quinn, Rob Bernhardt and she will continue to be able to work with a combined U15 and U16 squad at the is competing at the Berkhamstead and competing in the National Schools
Stefan Hill. They fnished 39th, out of the the runners next year. Other local teams Leicester Grammar School U16 Sevens. Rosslyn Park tournaments. The girls will Sevens at Rosslyn Park on March 28th.
48 teams completing, in a time of 90:21. were Bablake (26th), and Tile Hill Wood The Seniors failed to win a game at the be representing the school wearing brand While the 1st XV kit (worn by Will
As a relatively young team, they give us (28th). North of England sevens tournament new shirts and socks provided courtesy Blundell and Joe McAllister, this
great hope for next year. Bablake School We were delighted to welcome twice GB but played very well against high quality of Mr David Hutt of Hutt Professional season’s boys’ captain and vice-
Orienteering (who came 43rd) was the only other local Olympian Dave Long who presented the captain) is a return to the traditional
boys’ team, competing for the frst time
since 1995. prizes this year. Despite the rain there design, the girls’ shirt was designed by
Elisha Whelan, this year’s girls’ captain
was a fantastic atmosphere, as parents
Did you know that King Henry VIII The Girls’ Race (four runners each on the and coaches from all over the country (pictured wearing it with vice-captain,
School had a pivotal role in the same course) had 32 teams. Millfeld’s descended on the park. Mr Butler, Phoebe Aston).
origin of orienteering in the UK strong team (all runners making it into commentating for the event for the frst
and in fact was one of the frst the top ten fastest times) went on to win time, did a great job of keeping everybody The 1st XV will wear the new kit for the
orienteering clubs in the country? the King Henry VIII Girls’ Relay Cup with a up to speed with the goings on. Thanks frst time in the match versus Bablake
One of its founders, Ted Norrish, new all-time fastest team time for the race to all those who spectated, and especially on March 30th which they approach
on a good run of form having reached
a former Head of Classics at the of 56:18. Loreto Grammar School were to the students from all years, and the the semi-fnals of the Solihull 7s Bowl
school, has written a fascinating second with 57:39, and the third place cup staf (past and present!) who helped in the Competition earlier in the season.
article which will appear in the went to Sevenoaks School, who ran the smooth running of the day.
Coventrian later in the year. course in 60:32. Mr Jones, Rugby coach
Mr Andrews, Relay Race Organiser
King Henry VIII felded three teams, and
