Radford Rugby's thrilling 40–33 victory over St Edmund's

Last Sunday, the Radford U18 Rugby team, led by Zach (Year 12), ran out to a supportive crowd made up of students past and present, teachers, friends and families who were eager to see the team flourish and reap the reward of a Grand Final win after finishing the regular season undefeated.

In a match that will be remembered for years to come, Radford exemplified professionalism and grit, holding out a hard-hitting St Edmund's team. Trading blows, Radford took the lead and made it look like a comfortable final, with 6 tries coming steadily over the 60 minutes of gameplay. St Edmund's didn’t give up and traded try for try. We witnessed some exemplary goal kicking from Radford, which kept Eddie's at arm's length for the whole match and put the pressure on the opponents to find cracks in the well-oiled machine.

The final whistle sounded to the relief of the Radford supporters and the excitement dawned on the rugby team that they had won! Celebrations began as the team's hard work throughout the year finally paid off. Zach’s standout performance earned him Player of the Match honours, capping off a triumphant day.

Radford Basketball's sweep of trophies

Over the weekend, Radford College celebrated 6 grand final wins out of 9 games played – an incredible achievement! Congratulations to our championship teams:

• U14 Girls Division 1 Hawks
• U14 Girls Division 3 Eagles
• U16 Girls Division 2 Falcons
• U19 Boys Division 1 Hawks
• U19 Boys Division 2 Falcons
• U19 Girls Division 3 Eagles

A huge thank you to all the players, coaches and managers for your energy, commitment and leadership throughout the season.

Student sporting achievements

With the winter sport season wrapping up, many Radford programs are holding end-of-year presentations. These events bring our community together to celebrate the season, thank players, coaches, managers, officials, parents and supporters and present Radford Perpetual Awards. At this week’s Secondary School Assembly, we proudly acknowledged award recipients of the Football and Snowsports programs.

Radford Snowsports Program:

• Grahame Macdonald Most Improved Award – Mina (Year 3)
• Mandl Family Award (Multidisciplined) – Charlie (Year 11)
• Radford Values Award – Female and Male – Georgina (Year 8) and Sam (Year 10)
• Best Performing Team – Female D1 Snowboard – Charlie (Year 11) and Aanya (Year 11)
• Male Performer of the Year – Darcy (Year 10)
• Female Performer of the Year – Jemima (Year 7)

Radford Football Program:

• Male Player of the Year – Michael (Year 11)
• Female Player of the Year – Loretta (Year 5)
• Service to Football – Mr Andrew Forester (Radford parent and referee coordinator)

2025 ACT 12 and Under Track and Field Championships

Congratulations to Elliott (Year 4) and Adeline (Year 7) for their outstanding podium finishes at the 2025 ACT 12 and Under Track and Field Championships.

Elliott stormed home to win the 10-Year-Old Boys 100 Metre sprint in a swift 13.94 seconds – the only runner to break the 14-second mark. Adeline claimed silver in the 12-Year-Old Girls 100 Metre sprint, recording an impressive 13.90 seconds.

We are proud of all our students who competed with determination and represented Radford with pride.

Register now for Term 3 holiday camps

Coerver Coaching ACT Holiday Camps

The Coerver Coaching Holiday Camp offers a fun-filled soccer experience for students. Each day will include ball mastery, 1v1 attack and defence, receiving and passing, small-sided Coerver games and mini Coerver Cup tournaments.

Players who attend a Coerver Coaching ACT Holiday Camp will receive:

• 12 hours of programmed Coerver Coaching sessions delivered by Coerver Diploma-accredited coaches
• Coerver Coaching training shirt
• An Adidas training football
• Coerver Coaching Home Study Program
• Coerver Coaching Home Study Program Online Support
• Coerver Coaching certificate of attendance

Dates:

• Monday, 29 September to Thursday, 2 October (Northside)
• Tuesday, 7 October to Friday, 10 October (Southside)

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venues:

• Northside – University of Canberra Oval 1, Bruce
• Southside – Monash Primary School Oval, Monash

Register: Click here