Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School enjoyed an exceptionally successful week in sport, playing matches against four schools and colleges, as well as a tour in the Netherlands, across 3 different sports.

In rugby, there were midweek senior games against King Edward VI School, Lichfield for the 1^st XV and KE Camp Hill for the U16s. The 1^st team beat Lichfield 68-14 on Wednesday in the 1^st Round of the National Schools Vase, with the U16s beating Camp Hill 47-0 in the North Midlands Cup. Bishop Vesey managed to win in 5 of the 9 games played against Loughborough Grammar Schools. Both teams were able to follow up the strong result against Loughborough with the 1^st team winning 29-19 whilst the 2^nd team enjoyed an emphatic victory, winning 38-7. The under 16s were unlucky to lose 22-40 however both under 15 A and B teams won 37-12 and 43-15 respectively. At under 14 level, two close matches both decided with last-minute scores, with the A’s losing 20-24 whereas the B’s saw through a match ending 26-25. In the under 13s, both teams struggled against a strong Loughborough side, losing 50-0 and 40-0 respectively.

On Monday 17^th, the Hockey under 15B team drew in a competitive match against King Edward VI Five Ways School, 2-2. On Wednesday 19^th, both the 1^st and 2^nd XI won 1-0 and 2-0 respectively, against Solihull School however the 3^rd team lost 6-0 against an impressive King Edward VI Camp Hill School.

On an exceedingly successful hockey tour to the Netherlands, the 1^st team retained their unbeaten status to the start of the season with 2 wins and 1 draw over a 4 day period. They enjoyed a 3-1 win over Ypenburg HC on Thursday 20^th and the following day drew 0-0 in a competitive match against MHC Voorhout. To end an enjoyable and a victorious tour, the 1^st team beat Noordwijk-Binnen HC 6-2 on Sunday 23^rd.

In netball, Bishop Vesey enjoyed 3 wins on Wednesday 19^th. The 1^st team beat Birmingham Metropolitan College 28-8 whilst a second team comprising of many debutants won 10-6. The 1^st team played again the same day, beating King Edward VI School, Lichfield 21-5 in an impressive display of fitness and stamina.