Independent Co-Ed Schools Sports Festival
April 2009

A combined First and Second Boys’ Hockey team took part in the Independent Schools Co-ed Festival at Treverton during the April holidays (six of the regular First Team players were in Argentina with the Rugby tour). Despite being under-strength and playing against first teams from around Southern Africa, the boys achieved excellent results and won four out of the five matches. Uplands beat Watershed (Zimbabwe) 4-0, Heron Bridge 4-0, Hillcrest 3-1 and Treverton 1-0 and lost 0-2 to Thomas More College. The top goal scorer was Justin Best who scored four goals. Jonathan Myburgh and Kevin Addison each scored three goals. Kevin was awarded the trophy for the ‘Best Midfield Player’ at the tournament. We enjoyed the support of two ex-staff members, Mr Jarman and Mr Carlisle while at the festival and overall, the boys were excellent ambassadors for the school.

A combined Second and U16 Girls’ Hockey team represented Uplands at the Festival. The ladies did exceptionally well, considering they were an under strength team playing against 1st teams from other schools. Uplands won 3 of our 5 matches and beat Heron Bridge 3-0, Sunderland 2-1 and the host, Treverton, 2-0. We narrowly lost 2-3 to Hillcrest and lost 1-4 to Wykham Collegiate. The girls can be really proud of their performance and I’m sure the have gained invaluable experience and confidence going forward.