Sport
Newlands offers a wide range of sporting options to its pupils, 22 in total, with summer, winter and all-year-round sports. Sports that are available include Badminton, Cricket, Soccer, Hockey, Golf, Rugby, Netball, Orienteering, Smallbore rifle shooting, Softball, Squash and Underwater Hockey. The uniform code for sport is also present, with most sports needing standard Newlands College P.E. gear.
Newlands college has had a rather good sporting history since 2008.
with all four rugby teams (1st xv, 2nd xv, under 65 kg and under 55 kg) winning their grades rather easily, with the 2nd xv just beating porirua college first xv by 1 point 6-5.
2010 the newlands college boys softball team had an amazing run where they went on to win the national secondary school softball championships undefeated, beating a star studded nelson boys side 6-1 in the final. Captain Jacob Rikihanna was named best batter along with Josh Pettett being named the tournaments MVP
The Newlands College first xv of 2010 captained by Jacob Rikihanna was unlucky to lose to st Bernards college in the semi final, but the team only losing twice including that game in the season. The following year the first XV captained by James Douglas ws unlucky to finish fifth missing out on semi finals by a controversial points decision.
Newlands college senior boys basketball team of 2011 captured the division 1 championship after beating wellington college in the finals. the leadership of captain Liam Thompson and vice captain James Douglas led the team to a thrilling division 1 championship only losing the first game of the season and from then on remaining unbeaten.
2012 Newlands college girls softball team went on to win the national secondary school championships. Captained by Emma Francis the girls were able to win the championship with a young side in stylish fashion.
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