Girls’ Sport In girls sport last Saturday, we had three hockey matches against Ashville: the 1st XI drew 1-1; the Under 15s won 3-1 and the Under 14s won 4-1, with Tilly scoring a hat trick. Then on Wednesday the Under 14 netballers had a tremendous victory in the National Schools competition, winning several matches …

Saturday 17th November was the Stonyhurst annual inter school trail race, the route takes in two laps of the some of the best terrain around the college, offering a mix of technical underfoot sections, mud, and fast running. The course is measured at 6.7km and is a relevantly new course, having only been used two …

The weekend saw a fantastic set of results against Ampleforth, including the best performance of the season so far by the 1st XV. One of the largest scores achieved by a Stonyhurst 1st XV playing away against Ampleforth. Below are the latest boys’ sports results: Wed 7th November Rugby U14 Lancashire Cup vs St Edwards …

Parents are cordially invited to the Stonyhurst College Fund Raising Casino Night on Wednesday 12th December 2018, which will take place at the College.

Last weekend the senior and junior hockey teams played their annual hockey fixtures against Ampleforth College. There is a great sense of rivalry between the two schools and the matches are always strongly contested. This year the senior teams were at home, and the pitch was lined with spectators from both schools. This added to …

A tremendous but unexpected result from the SMH boys who were running against boys a year older in the English Schools’ Fell Running Championships at Giggleswick School on 23 September.

In what was a very exciting and tense game against Bradford Grammar School. Stonyhurst 1st XV produced by far their best start to the season, scoring three excellent team tries combined with some very determined defence. To end the first half 17-0 up against a team who were previously unbeaten was a very pleasing performance. …

The new Stonyhurst Tennis Academy was launched in late August by our new Director of Tennis David Shaw. The response to the programme has been sensational and thank you to all the pupils that have signed up for the new tennis coaching courses. We are currently embarking on providing more competitive opportunities for the pupils …

It was an impactful start for the Lower Grammarians’ rugby career at Stonyhurst, having only two training sessions before their first game against Mount St Mary’s, one of our Jesuit sister schools. The game started off very quickly, with Archie scoring from the first set and running nearly the length of the field, scoring his …

A prestigious cricket match held on 4 July 2018 at Stonyhurst College between the Stonyhurst Gentlemen’s XI and the Vatican (St Peter’s) Cricket Team, known as the Vatican XI, has ended in a spectacular victory for the visiting side.

The Vatican (St Peter’s) Cricket Team, which fields “The Vatican XI”, has announced the schedule for its 2018 Tour of England, and the first fixture is at Stonyhurst.

Many decades ago a tradition began that every May the cricketers in Rhetoric (Year 13) would challenge the boys in Elements (Yrs 5/6 – in those days housed in Hodder) to a game of cricket.

The MCC are prestigious and formidable opponents, and Stonyhurst has never beaten them before.

Over the Easter holidays, Savannah Twambley represented the College in the National Schools Equestrian Association regional league at Beaver Hall in Staffordshire.

On Tuesday (20 March), the Under 14s participated in the inaugural Bolton Schools Sevens competition.

National Qualification     Rydal Netball Tournament Winners SMH Netball Tournament Winners

Saturday 24 February saw the annual cross country race between Stonyhurst and Ampleforth – a fixture which dates back over fifty years, and which pits current pupils against current pupils and OS against OAs.

The Preston Grasshoppers Stadium was the scene of much jubilation last night as the Stonyhurst 1st XV beat Manchester Grammar School to win the Lancashire Cup.