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Year 9 Sports day update! So far pupils have participated in the following activities- Shot putt, long jump, boules, track, javelin, discus, passing challenge, touch rugby, football, dodgeball, tennis, and Welsh baseball! And we still have relays and tug of war to go! pic.twitter.com/nC2sia4Olf— Stanwell School PE () July 11, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 12:24 PM - 11 Jul 2025

pic.twitter.com/EhS0nh1heG— Stanwell School PE () July 10, 2025

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The effort and enthusiasm has been absolutely brilliant from every single pupil during today’s Yr8 sport day. Pupils showed respect, resilience, determination, sportsmanship and most importantly had stacks and stacks of fun. #4-1 💪🏻👧 pic.twitter.com/chho1OhZcX— Stanwell School PE () July 10, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 14:26 PM - 10 Jul 2025

Well done to all the teams who took part in day four of the CAVC Aero Challenge! | Da iawn i’r holl dimau a gymerodd ran ar ddiwrnod pedwar Her Aero CCAF! A huge congratulations to today's winners Llongyfarchiadau mawr i enillwyr heddiw: pic.twitter.com/H4S61Cl0Mt— Cardiff and Vale College | Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro () July 10, 2025
Welcome to teams from and who'll be competing in the final day of the 2025 CAVC Aero Challenge. Croeso dîmau o a a fydd yn cystadlu ar ddiwrnod olaf cystadleuaeth Her Aero CCAF 2025— Cardiff and Vale College | Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro () July 10, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 11:36 AM - 10 Jul 2025

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Year 8 sports day is in full swing already. Pupils are enjoying the huge range of activities on offer pic.twitter.com/htIwEOudqK— Stanwell_School () July 10, 2025
Year 8 sports day underway pic.twitter.com/kt2EqWD7eo— Stanwell School PE () July 10, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 09:24 AM - 10 Jul 2025

Stanwell Sports days 2025- Hopefully all pupils are ready for their year groups, fun packed day of sport but please can we make sure they have plenty of sun lotion and a drinks container, so that they can utilise the water points throughout the day. pic.twitter.com/xEiFSc5Kws— Stanwell School PE () July 10, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 07:22 AM - 10 Jul 2025

Congratulations to the cast, crew, orchestra and staff involved in the production of High School Musical. Yesterday we did two shows one for 400 primary pupils and then our final evening performance!— Stanwell_School () July 10, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 07:19 AM - 10 Jul 2025

With high temperatures forecast, pupils are permitted to wear school PE kit if they would prefer rather than full school uniform for the rest of the term. Thank you for your support in ensuring that only school PE kit is worn and a reminder that Nike shorts are not school PE kit. pic.twitter.com/aUFjwQqVNa— Stanwell_School () July 9, 2025

@StanwellSchool - 11:25 AM - 9 Jul 2025

Stanwell 1St XV Rugby - Principality Stadium

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29th Apr 2022

Stanwell 1stXV Rugby in Principality Plate Final

On Tuesday 26th April, Stanwell’s Senior Rugby Team played in the final of the Welsh Schools Plate competition at the home of welsh rugby, The Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

After an extremely close run semi-final, the team made up of pupils from Years 11 - 13 were invited to play against Ysgol Penweddig, Aberystwyth in what was being tipped as a highly competitive encounter, the match did not disappoint!

After a period of pressure from a dogged Penweddig side Stanwell’s resilient defence from Evan Jones, number 8 and flanker George Jones began to pay off giving Stanwell an early 3 point lead from the boot of Rhys Mottram. The score remained close at 6-0 to Stanwell during the first half of a very exciting match. The start of second half saw prop Liam Brooks run a hard line from 10 metres out to score the first try of the match which, expertly converted by Fly-half Rhys Mottram, 11-0 to Stanwell

Realising that they needed to increase the pressure to come back into the match, Penweddig pinned Stanwell into the corner of the pitch and forced them to play out. At this point the 1100 strong crowd of Stanwell supporters witnessed in the glorious sunshine what has been now been dubbed “one of the best tries ever seen at the Principality Stadium” by the media and pundits alike as Rhys Mottram ran 101 metres from Stanwell’s own try line, evading numerous defenders to score an absolutely sensational try. And the crowd went wild as Rhys’ awe-inspiring try was met with rapturous applause and “Stanwell” chants resonated throughout the Stadium. Word soon spread of this amazing achievement as the truly stunning try has so far been viewed on our website an astonishing 57000 times!

At end of such a thrilling match, Captain Evan Jones spoke of how proud he was of the entire squad, including those players that didn’t make the final 23. It has to be said that each and every single team member played their part with their superb performances and thoroughly deserved the 18-7 victory. The team were so thankful for the constant support the ardent Stanwell supporters had shown them throughout the whole match.

Since the match, the response from the community has been incredible with good will messages coming from previous 1stXV players, parents, local clubs and even an article by Wales Online. The players are completely overwhelmed and feel truly privileged that they were able to bring a little bit of happiness to so many. The mission of the team has always been “to make Stanwell rugby that little bit better” and it is safe to say that this year it’s definitely a case of “mission accomplished!”   Da iawn boys

Highlights of the match:  

https://twitter.com/welshrugbyunion/status/1518935958779011074?s=21&t=1TBpVQ4qvjjMTaRe0k7nfQ

Media report:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/schoolboy-scores-one-best-tries-23805131