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Mr Cartledge Head of PE and Health

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Year 9 Boys District Development Festival 4 @ Saracens RFC Mr Cartledge

Date : Mon 1st December 2025

Results: Played 2 Won 20-10 v Onslow, Lost 20-15 v Croxley Danes

Squad : E Ashton, D Isles, J Zulberg (Capt), C Allan, E Silver, O Phillips, P Payne, C Holt, A Folkes, D Henry, Z King, C Holt, R Samin

Commended performances: Whole squad !

Comment : The final Year 9 Saracens Festival took place on Monday 1st December with a finals night consisting of matches against Onslow School and Croxley Danes. Croxley Danes defeated Onslow in match 1 so we needed to beat Onslow to set up a Final v Croxley Danes. The boys put in one of their best performances to dominate the opposition with A Folkes, P Payne, D Isles and C Holt all scoring tries in a convincing 20-10 win. The final match against Croxley Danes was always going to be tough with the boys having lost 3 times to them already this season. An outstanding performance by the boys saw us take a 15-10 lead with tries from E Silver, P Payne and R Samin and some excellent defensive work from D Isles and Z King in particular. However a final onslaught from a strong CDS team saw them score 2 late tries to run out 20-15 winners. The boys can be extremely proud of their efforts over the last 4 weeks and the Saracens coaches said the BMS team was definitely the most improved team over the course of the 4 week programme. Well done to the boys involved with nearly 20 boys taking over the 4 weeks. It has great to see the team spirit develop and the quality of rugby being played by the teqam has improved significantly. Well done all !

We now look forward to the Year 8 and 7 teams going to the next series of Festivals over the next couple of months. 

PE kit

It is essential that students have the full correct PE kit for all lessons. This includes shinpads and black /yellow socks when participating in football lessons and also a pair of white sports socks for all other activities. Students will be reminded when activities change. Students not bringing the correct kit will instantly receive consequence points.

Girls should be wearing plain black shorts which are longer than the length of their PE shirt or hoody. Leggings should be black sports leggings and not see through.  Black tracksuit bottoms are also permitted.

ALL jewellery should be removed prior to the start of the lesson, including earrings, and hair should be tied up.

For any parental enquiries about any aspects of PE contact the Head of PE and Health Faculty Ashley Cartledge cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk . For any specific issues related to Girls PE and girls fixtures contact Sarah Cooper coopers@busheymeads.org.uk.

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