By TBHS | Posted: Thursday July 1, 2021
This year's STAC Exchange was played in cool, settled weather in Timaru on 14 June.
St Andrew’s took the overall win by the narrowest of margins but TBHS enjoyed wins in three of the four 1st team fixtures.
The 1st XV Rugby match featured several momentum changes in an even, physical encounter that resulted in an important 34-26 (5 tries to 4) bonus point win for the home side. For the home side, the pack worked hard led by number eight Tai Pangi, hooker Ben Bartlett and prop Bede Fisher, while the inside back pairing of halfback Ned Milne and first-five Taine Cordell-Hull controlled play well.
The 2nd XV Rugby game was another even encounter won by the visitors 21-19, while the Under 16 match also went to St Andrew's 36-25. The Colts game saw TBHS record a tight 21-17 win.
The 1st XI Football side recorded a resounding 8-1 win on the back of a dominant second half performance. For TBHS, Pero Forman scored a memorable hat-trick of goals while Ryan Bagrie also scored a double.
The Junior Football game saw another convincing win for Timaru 4-1 with two goals from Finn Gollins and one apiece to Marshall Soloman and Taylah Hurrell.
In Hockey, the 1st XI continued the good results with a strong and important 3-0 win. This result sees them joint leaders of the Christchurch schools' competition with St Bede’s College. A first quarter double to Kai Reid put TBHS in a strong position before Liam Andrew’s late goal confirmed Timaru’s win. Steven Ramsay put in a superb performance in goal to help Timaru keep a clean sheet. St Andrew's scored from a penalty corner to snatch a last minute 4-3 win in the 2nd XI game while the respective Hockey Colts teams battled out a 2 all draw.
The Trap Shooting at the Levels Timaru Club saw St Andrew's come out on top 408-393.
