Liam, recently of our Junior Club, was named in the 2010
Australian Sevens squad, who have recently competed in Las Vegas. Liam scored
a try in his debut game for Australia who beat Guyana on their way to the
quarter finals. Liam was also named captain of the Australia Schoolboys team.
Unfortunately they lost against the Kiwis (we went down 24-28). Liam had a
blinder and was man of the match – the prestigious bronze boot trophy. He
has also been named the Tour Captain in the team touring the UK . We look
forward to catching Liam in action during the Adelaide Sevens Tournament in
March and will look on with pride.
... Tregenza Times, February 2010.
The Cairns Old Crocs Over 35’s rugby festival is held in
September each year.
In 2010, the event happens to fall one week prior to the World Golden Oldies
Festival in Sydney.
Well-spotted by Tony Bird
Planet rugby have selected an tri-nations team using expats.
Note that Brock James has been selected over Steven Larkham and Sam
Norton-Knight.
http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3821_5595798,00.html
Saturday 10 October 2009Join us for an end of season traipse
through the pleasant establishments of Norwood, with some friends from
Melbourne in tow. Join us for the scratch match, the BBQ or the Crawl – or
all three!
12pm – Powerhouse RFC v Old Collegians RFC (all players
welcome to a game)
3pm – Free BBQ, Happy Hour, Boat Races etc
6pm – Crazy Hat Pub Crawl (you guessed it – all
crawlers must wear a hat!)
Congratulations to Old Collegians’ winners from the SA Rugby Don Smith
Medal Night:
Best Under 21 – Chris Bartlett
Best Female Player – Kate Reynolds
Best Female Tackler – Kate Reynolds
OC also won the trophy for Best Ground & Facilities, thanks to everyone
who helped line-mark, set up, take down, clean, worked the scoreboard in the
canteen. Special thanks to Ted Apted who has, again, been devoted to these
tedious but important duties.
Friday, 18th September 2009
The Highway Hotel, 290 Anzac Highway
Time: 1pm - 4pm
$50 per person
3 Course Meal, beverages not included
Key Note Speaker: STIRLING MORTLOCK!
If you want to join the OC Table, RSVP to Kim Evans by Sunday 13 Sept.
Help us make 2010 a better year
If you are interested in being party of a working party for OC’s Rugby
Development & Recruitment please volunteer yourself IMMEDIATELY.
We will be getting together very soon to discuss how to address issues such
as recruitment and retention, coaching, selection and a Players’ Charter.
Please also let us know if you’d like to nominate for Senior or Junior
Committees for 2010
Senior Committee Positions:
President, Vice President, Registrar, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Newsletter Editor
Junior Committee Positions:
Director of Junior Rugby, Deputy Director of Junior Rugby, Junior Secretary,
Junior Registrar, Junior Social.
Nominations for Junior Committee must be received by 16 October.
Nominations for Senior Committee will be called when notice is given of
AGM, but feel free to nominate immediately!
10 October 2009: A score of lads from Powerhouse RFC in
Melbourne will be headed our way in a few weeks for a fun game, a BBQ and
several cleansing ales. Keep Saturday free!
Expressions of interest are now been sought for the Level 2 Coaching Course
taking place at SA Rugby 6 – 8 November 2009.
Guest presenters will be assisting with the course, Matt Tink (Western Force
scrum coach) and Josh Philpot (Vic Rugby Coach education manager).
Let us know if you would like to attend.
A few more Brock James
videos. The one 'Brock-nosound' has some particularly good footage.
The other is of a Brock James field goal.
2009 SA Rugby - Don Smith Awards Night
Wednesday 9 September 2009, 6.30pm
Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club
Tickets $50 – let us know if you’d like to come along on the OC table
SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS DAY– Saturday, 29 August 2009
Sponsors, Life Members and Volunteers will be receiving an
invitation to enjoy oysters and drinks with us on the balcony during our
last 1st XV home-game for 2009 on 29 August. Thanks for your support!
IF YOU HAVE NOT RSVPed PLEASE DO SO IMMEDIATELY OR YOU WILL MISS OUT!
Senior Presentation Dinner
Saturday 26 September 2009
Feathers Hotel, 7.00pm
All club members welcome
Three Course Meal, Black Tie
Tickets will NOT be available at the door
OLD COLLEGIANS JUNIOR RUGBY END OF SEASON CELEBRATION &
PRESENTATION NIGHT
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2009 FROM 6PM
Make Friday Night 25th Sept a Night to Remember! Bar OPEN
from 6pm (please no BYO grog)!
Free sausage sizzle for players and a gold coin donation for supporters.
Why not bring a platter to share with your fellow team parents
U8 18:30-18:55
U10 19:00-19:25
U12 19:30-19:55
U14 20:00-20:25
U16 20:30-20:55
U18 21:00-21:35
Just occasionally something is seen that becomes a definitive
for crassness, stupidity, extremely poor taste, ignorance or
boorishness. It can be so impressively so, that it deserves some
recognition.
For the year 2009 I have no hesitation in awarding the Wanker of the Year
Award to Brighton Rugby Club for that testicle-tightening Haka they put on
after the Colts' game at Tregenza on the 8th August. I was embarrassed
for you. You will get over it I'm sure, in time, but to help you not
forget so easily, I've added two photos from that inspirational moment.
Thank you Brighton. I would hope that next year I would feel compelled
to award it to someone else. But do please continue.
... Paul Horne
Arthur Mallison of Woodville RUFC went into hospital for a
heart operation on 6 July at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Unfortunately during
the operation Arthur suffered a stroke. Although the operation was a success,
Arthur was in intensive care for a period of time. Now well on the road to
recovery, Arthur has been transferred to the Hampstead Hospital for
rehabilitation. The doctors at this stage are unsure of how long Arthur will
be in rehabilitation. Our love and best wishes go to Arthur.
Liam Gill,
ex Old Colls' juniors' player, was recently named Captain of the Australian
Schoolboys.
Allan Forno,
Chairman of the Australian Rugby Golden Oldies, Paul Tibbetts, NZ Golden
Oldies representative and former Wallabies great, Mark Ella, will be visiting
Adelaide on Sunday 30th August 2009 to view the Golden Oldies match at Port
Adelaide RUFC at 1:00pm. Come along and show your support of the SA Golden
Oldies!
LADIES
NIGHT
6.30pm
Friday, 21 August 2009
Champagne
,
nibbles and shopping!
Bring
your family and friends, but it’s women only.
Lingerie
The
Body Shop
Handmade
Jewellery
Financial
Planning
Free
psychic readings
Raffle
prizes
Entrance
is free but please respond for catering purposes
The West End Trophy has been an SARU award for the Best Club
decided by points awarded for a club's contribution to the game in South
Australia. The points have been awarded based on criteria such as the
numbers of state representatives - both seniors & juniors, the numbers of
women players, the number of teams overall, the
number of accredited coaches and referees that the club supplies to Rugby in
schools, the number of
club members appointed to SARU committees, the number of qualified coaches,
referees, touch judges and sports trainers and so on and
with points deducted for suspensions, forfeits, withdrawals and even
the number of occasions the club fails to telephone results. So it's
quite inclusive of elements that, arguably, determine the merits of what
constitutes a club that contributes to the game in the 'right' spirit and for
the love of the game. Which, of course, is only one definition of what
makes up the 'best club'.
However, whenever a club tends to dominate in any particular
category then quite obviously, and without argument, this can be seen to be
divisive. It encourages a lack of willingness to compete by others to
win that trophy. It certainly doesn't encourage those clubs that, for
whatever reason, fail to field a full range of teams or lack the commitment to
develop their junior sides. Before Collegians' decided to challenge for
the West End Trophy, for instance, it was seen to be the exclusive province of
Brighton and we assumed we'd not be likely to win it. So we never
bothered. And the criteria to determine the points were quite difficult
to interpret.
The SARU has decided that a more equitable method of
determining the best club is by performance on the field, so the new trophy,
or the new generation of this trophy, will be awarded determined by the total
of premiership points earned by each club’s senior squads, including the
18s, but excluding the rest of the Juniors, and with the First Division points
counting as double.
So this, apart from being a more understandable and less confusing method,
will be the criteria by which each club can equitably compete in the future
for what determines South Australia's best club. This new initiative of
the SARU will apply from 2009.
Paul Horne
olympic-rugby.org - Engage: Make RUGBY HISTORY today!
en français - en español - em português - auf Deutsch
Will rugby be an Olympic Sport? Yes or No.
The clock is ticking fast - the Olympic Committee will soon
make a decision and choose two out of seven competing sports - among them
squash, golf, baseball, karate and of course Sevens Rugby.
Sign the petition now on http://www.olympic-rugby.org
and support rugby's inclusion!
Send this to everyone who loves rugby!
40,000 supporters from over 160 countries can't be wrong.
Rugby must become Olympic!
See you at the Games!
Olympic rugby Links: -------------------- Sensational! See
top rugby stars wear the Olympic Toga and read about our outrageous
campaign: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/engage_olympic_Toga_campaign_kicks_off
Legendary! Watch a video of Springbok Bob Skinstad star
signing the petition: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/the-skinny-2-bob-skinstad-signs-the-petition-and-chats-rugby
Check out out the latest teams to support olympic-rugby.org
- Brazil women's 7s, Spain 7s, All Blacks 7s and many more: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/friends.html
Engage - spread the word!: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/engage.html
Français:
olympic-rugby.org: - Entrez! Écris une
page de l'histoire du rugby!
Est-ce que le rugby sera sport olympique? Oui ou non? Le temps passe vite - le
comité olympique va bientot décider et sélectionner deux sports entre sept
- entre eux squash, golf, baseball, karaté et bien sûr le rugby à sept.
Souscris la pétition sur http://www.olympic-rugby.org
et aide l'intégration du rubgy! Envoie ce message à tous ceux qui aiment le
rugby!
40.000 supporters de plus de 160 pays ne
peuvent se tromper. Le rugby doit devenir olympique!
À bientôt aux JO!
Liens rugby olympique:
---------------------- Sensationnel! Viens voir les stars du rugby qui
portent la toge olympique et découvre nôtre campagne gonflée: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/engage_olympic_Toga_campaign_kicks_off
Légendaire! Regarde la vidéo de
l'ancien Springbok Bob Skinstad qui vient de souscrire la pétition: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/the-skinny-2-bob-skinstad-signs-the-petition-and-chats-rugby
Tape toi les équipes qui supportent
olympic-rugby.org depuis peu - Le 7 des Brésiliennes, le 7 d'Espagne, le 7
des All Blacks et beaucoups d'autres: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/friends.html
Entrez - Engage toi - partage ce
message! http://www.olympic-rugby.org/engage.html
Español:
olympic-rugby.org - SENTI LA FUERZA,
TRANSMITI LA PALABRA: SE PARTE DE LA HISTORIA DEL RUGBY!
El Rugby sera disciplina Olimpica? SI O
NO.
APURATE!! El reloj ya esta en
marcha!!Pronto el Comite Olimpico Internacional dara a conocer que dos
deportes se convertiran en disciplinas Olimpicas, los candidatos son: el
squash, golf, baseball, karate y por supuesto el Sevens Rugby o Rugby de siete
hombres.
FIRMA EL PETITORIO AHORA Y HAZ QUE EL
RUGBY SEA OLIMPICO!!
http://www.olympic-rugby.org Y APOYA LA
INCLUSION OLIMPICA!
TODOS LOS QUE AMAMOS EL RUGBY DEBEMOS
FIRMAR!! PASALO A TODOS TUS AMIGOS!!
40.000 PERSONAS DE 160 PAISES NO PUEDEN
ESTAR EQUIVOCADS! EL RUGBY DEBE SER OLIMPICO!
NOS VEMOS EN LOS JUEGOS!
LINKS DE RUGBY OLIMPICO:
------------------------ Mira toda nuestra campaña por el rugby olimpico! http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/engage_olympic_Toga_campaign_kicks_off
Mira a el ex Springbok estrella Bob
Skinstad firmando el petitorio! http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/the-skinny-2-bob-skinstad-signs-the-petition-and-chats-rugby
Mira quien nos apoya! Los All Blacks
7's, la seleccion femenina de Brazil 7's, seleccion España 7's, Los Pumas y
muchos mas! http://www.olympic-rugby.org/friends.html
SENTI LA FUERZA, TRANSMITI LA PALABRA!
http://www.olympic-rugby.org/engage.html
Português:
olympic-rugby.org - Participa! Faz parte
da História do Rugby!
Queremos fazer do rugby um desporto
olímpico? Sim ou Não?
O relógio está a contar - o Comité
Olímpico vai brevemente tomar uma decisão e escolher dois de sete desportos
- squash, golf, basebol, karate e claro, o nosso RUGBY SEVENS.
Assinem a petição no site http://www.olympic-rugby.org
e apoiem a inclusão do rugby no programa olímpico! Enviem este e-mail a
todos aqueles que gostam de rugby!
40.000 assinaturas de mais de 160
países não podem estar enganadas.
O Rugby tem que ser Olímpico!
Vemo-nos nos Jogos!
Links para o Rugby Olímpico:
---------------------------- Vê as principais estrelas do rugby sevens
usarem a toga olímpica e lê mais informações sobre a nossa fantástica
campanha: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/engage_olympic_Toga_campaign_kicks_off
Assiste a um vídeo da lendária
estrela Springbok Bob Skinstad a assinar a petição. http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/the-skinny-2-bob-skinstad-signs-the-petition-and-chats-rugby
Verifica quais as últimas equipas a
apoiar o olympic-rugby.org Seleções de Sevens do Brazil (feminina), da
Espanha e dos All Blacks, entre muitas outras. http://www.olympic-rugby.org/friends.html
Participa! - Espalha a palavra! http://www.olympic-rugby.org/engage.html
Deutsch:
olympic-rugby.org - Schreibe
Rugbygeschichte!
Schafft es Rugby zu den olympischen
Spielen? Ja oder Nein! Es ist bereits fünf vor zwölf - denn nicht mehr lange
und das Olympische Komitee vergibt die heißbegehrten Startplätze bei den
Olympischen Spielen. Nur zwei der sieben Bewerber - darunter Squash, Golf,
Baseball, Karate und natürlich 7s Rugby - werden am Ende Grund zum jubeln
haben.
Rugby braucht Deine Unterstützung,
deshalb trag dich noch heute unter http://olympic-rugby.org ein. Leite diese
Email an jeden weiter der Rugby liebt. Die 40.000 Unterstützer aus über 160
Ländern die sich bereits eingetragen haben können nicht irren. Rugby gehört
zu den olympischen Spielen. Wir sehen uns bei den Spielen!
Olympic Rugby Links:
-------------------- Sensationell! Schau welche Rugby Stars sich bereits in
die Olympische Toga gehüllt haben und erfahre mehr über unsere verrückte
Kampagne: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/engage_olympic_Toga_campaign_kicks_off
Legendär! Beobachte Springbok Star
Bob Skinstad beim unterschreiben der Petition: http://www.olympic-rugby.org/news/the-skinny-2-bob-skinstad-signs-the-petition-and-chats-rugby
Wirf einen Blick auf die Teams welche
olympic-rugby.org bereits unterstützen - unter anderem die brasilianische
Damennationalmannschaft, Spanien, die All Blacks:
http://www.olympic-rugby.org/friends.html
Engage - und verbreite die Botschaft!:
http://www.olympic-rugby.org/engage.html
There’s
no game without the Ref…
Due
to lack of refs there have recently been games refereed by non-refs who’ve
volunteered at short notice and one senior game had to be cancelled
altogether.
If
the SA Rugby Community does not find more referees, we will be playing less
and less rugby in
Adelaide
.
If you would like to referee, PLEASE contact
SA
Rugby as soon as possible.
And
while we’re on the subject of encouraging participation in refereeing …
ARU
Code of Conduct
By-Laws
3(h), (i) and (j)
These
by-laws apply to all players, coaches, club members etc and prohibit:
-
abuse
of any match official (whether on or off the field),
-
showing
obvious dissension,
displeasure or disapproval towards a match official or his/her decision,
and
-
using
crude or abusive language
or gestures to match officials or spectators
There has been an increase of this type of behaviour from Old
Collegians across the board. It is fruitless, stupid, ill-disciplined, and
contrary to the Laws of Rugby and the ARU Code of Conduct. Frankly, it ought
to be beneath us. Please do not
engage in this type of behaviour and actively discourage it in others.
Hugh Kerr-Grant's father recently died. There is to be a
funeral next Monday 20th.
Come to the clubrooms and laugh as ten of your club-mates get in touch with
their feminine sides. From 6pm.
Don't forget to hang around at the club rooms after the games THIS Saturday
for the ULTIMATE BEAUTY PAGEANT!
10 (male) Old Collegians will battle it out for the prestigious title of
Miss College! Competing in events including Daywear, Eveningwear and
Swimwear/Lingerie.
Contestants include such beauties as Disco Douglas, Chips Bartlett, Peter
Cross, Sean Kordic and Will McLeay as well as many other lovely participants
to keep you entertained!!
There will be dinner and drink specials and don’t forget the Wallabies vs
Springboks game at 10:30pm!
Pageant kicks off from 6pm!
Tri-Nations' games on the club's big-screen
Come to the club and cheer on your team with (or against) your club-mates.
Everyone welcome! Even if you're a kiwi ...
*happy hour before every game*
18 July: Wallabies v All Blacks
Kick off at 5.00pm
25 July: All Blacks v Springboks
Kick off at 10.30pm
1 August: All Blacks v Springboks
Kick off at 10.30pm
SLAVE AUCTION & TOGA PARTY on 25th July at 18:00.
Don't miss your chance to own an Old Colls player!
A night of Mayhem at Old Collegians Rugby Football Club 25th July at
18:00 to 26th July at 01:00 at Old Collegians Club Rooms
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=101715791111&mid=c0b0c6G1ff40187G20543ebG7
Friends, Romans Countrymen!!!!
Start saving up your denarii to bid for slaves:
Graham Raymond, Kim Evans, Rory Sheppard, Leigh Rebbeck, Nadia Blake & Taffy Edwards
The lucky owners will also get two hours of free food and beverages in the
Imperial Lounge.
For the rest of the plebs there will be plenty of drink specials, a Roman
Banquet and an oyster eating competition!
AND
At 10:30pm, the mighty gladiators, the All Blacks will battle with the wild
beasts of the Springboks for your entertainment.
REMEMBER: Come dressed in a toga and receive a FREE pint.
So lets eat, drink and be merry! Its time for Romans to celebrate
Bacchanalian style!!!
21st June 2009
Golden Oldies at Tregenza!
From noon, anyone keen for a run should contact Terry Hall on:
(m) 0412 844 408
(e) terry.hall@adelaide.edu.au
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Way back when, in 1996, webspace was rationed and websites had few photos posted. The ones that were posted were low-resolutions from photos scanned by primaeval scanners, so the quality and the quantity weren't too flash. And for those too young to remember it was, effectively at least, the pre-digital photo age.
I've bought a new toy in a film scanner. Film negatives go in, scanned images come out, and scanned up to what would have been unthinkable resolutions in the distant 1990s. It's still limited however to the quality of the lens and the film (I used a lot of 400 ASA then) used on the original photos but it means I can put up a lot of older photos on the Collegians' website.
Most of the negatives are back in Adelaide, in store. I got to the filing cabinet with all the club stuff in last time I was in town and moved it to the front of the lock-up so I can get to it the next time I'm in town and have the time to spend on it. The old club newsletters that I haven't already copied need to go to a professional printer (got to be easier) and can be done on decent paper acid-free paper. The Mortlock Library have expressed an interest in having the originals and the Mortlock is the best place for them to go. Club Presidents come & go and interest in the club's history comes and goes as well, so with them in the Mortlock one shouldn't have to worry.
If anyone has anything of Collegians' history now's the chance to get it replicated and kept in perpetuity. Let me know please. Also any negatives of photos or photos that haven't faded, which eliminates most colour photos from the 1960s and 1970s.
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STATE REPS
Our congratulations goes to Old Collegians’ State Representatives in
2009:
Vodafone Adelaide Black Falcons: Luke Bailey, Chris Bartlett, Tim Wonders
Southern Warriors: Nadia Blake, Kim Evans, Kristie Hume, Alice Kelly, Tara
Naige, Kate Reynolds (also Jess Turvey as stand by, Kate Denley as Trainer and
Elena Casciano as Tour Assistant)
Schoolboys: Thomas Haynes, Nathaniel Linder-Patton, Tony Mrwebi, Bernie Van
Altena, Alex Veralato
Under 12s: Nathan Illic (plus Joseph Colwell and Luke Howes as stand bys)
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6 June 2009 from 12.30pm
Parkinson Oval
ADELAIDE FALCONS v DARWIN MOSQUITOES
at 3.00pm
State U12 Trial - 11.00am
State U16 Trial - 12.00pm
State Schoolboys Trial - 1:30pm
U8/10 Gala Day - 12:15pm to 3.00pm
Children’s activities throughout the day include face painting and a
bouncy castle!
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Come to the club for the Wallabies’ fixtures and cheer them on with your
club-mates.
Everyone welcome!
*happy hour after every game!*
6 June: Wallabies v Barbarians
Kick off at 7.00pm
The Falcons and Mosquitoes will be our guests for a meal, and
there will be a BBQ for everyone else. Come and say hello!
13 June: Wallabies v Italy
Kick off at 7.00pm
20 June: Wallabies v Italy
Kick off at 7.30pm
27 June: Wallabies v France
Kick off at 7.30pm
Thursday $10 Meal Deals
Stay at the club on Thursday night after senior training and get a meal and
a pint for $10.
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Schoolboys squad 2009 - includes 5 old collegians players
selected for the competition in Geelong in June.
Thomas Haynes, Tony Mrwebi, Bernie Van Altena, Alex Veralato,
Nathaniel Linder-Patton
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The
South Australian Women’s Rugby Team is fundraising for their trip to
the Nationals in the Gold Coast in July by selling wine ($120/dozen).
2006
Harbord “the Tendril” Barossa Shiraz
2007
Amadio Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc
If
you would like to stock up on affordable wine and support South
Australian rugby at the same time, please email us with your order.
Orders must be placed by 22 May and can be collected from the OC
Clubrooms after the following weekend.
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COURSES
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Coaching
Education
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Fundamentals
of Leadership Course
(for
Leadership Development Program for junior referees & assistant
referees/touch judges)
7.00-8.15
pm Wed 20th May 2009 at SA
Rugby
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Event: Riff Wars 
"The inaugural OLD COLLEGIANS'
GUITAR HERO CHAMPIONSHIP"
What: Club Party
Host: Old Collegians Rugby Football Club
Start Time: 09 May at 17:00
End Time: 10 May at 00:00
Where: Old Collegians Club Rooms - Tregenza Oval
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=72551752637&mid=647876G1ff40187G182f569G7
or contact Alyce Brewis
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Colours
& Curry
"Old Collegians Annual Curry
Cook-Off"
What: Club Party
Host: Old Collegians Rugby Football Club
Start Time: 23 May at 17:00
End Time: 24 May at 00:00
Where: Old Collegians Club Rooms - Tregenza Oval
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=73461514868&mid=63743eG1ff40187G1817489G7
or contact Alyce Brewis
Curry Night Report
Thanks to all who took part in annual curry cook-off and
particularly to our 13 wonderful chefs and 4 exceptional judges, all of whom,
arguably bar one, understand curries . All entries were excellent. Anne
Hickman walked away with the prize for Best Tasting Curry while Leigh Rebbeck’s
“Widowmaker Vindaloo” was clearly the hottest (just ask Luke Bailey).
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Hi all
Just a quick note to inform everyone that Elizabeth U12's have forfeited this
week, saving the trek into the wilderness.
It also gives us another week of training to be really ready to take on
Vikings at Tregenza on the 9th.
See you all at training.
Any questions, please don't hesitate to get hold of Matt, Stewart or myself.
cheers
Tim Wall (Team Mgr, Asst Coach)
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It is with shock and great sadness that we announce the
passing of John Brady last week. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his
wife Judy, son Ben, daughter Kate, grandsons Nicholas, Sam and Jackson and to
the rest of his family and friends.
John was an instrumental part of the establishment of the
modern Junior section of the club in 1985, together with the Kerr-Grants &
the Turners. Their son Ben was one of the first of our Juniors to graduate to
senior rugby at Collegians. The club awards an annual “John & Judy Brady
Trophy” for Most Improved Junior & Junior Clubman.
All players will be wearing black arm-bands and take a moment
to honour John’s memory at the beginning of the Premier Grade game at
Tregenza on 9 May 2008. Please join us.
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FREE BEER
If you have five non-club friends with at you at the club at 7pm on any
Saturday night in May we will give you a jug of beer to share!
$10 Meal Deals
Stay at the club on Thursday night after senior training and get a meal and a
pint for $10.
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Calling all CURRY chefs for our annual curry cook-off!
Registrations are being taken now. Maximum 10 chefs.
To add COLOUR to flavour, the young (and young at heart)
should come dressed in a mix of red, blue,
gold and green
with the aim of swapping clothes and ending up entirely in their own house
colour.
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9 May -
Dress to Reflect!
Home-game against Woodville; Brumbies v Blues at 7pm; Dance party at the
clubrooms under black-light.
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Coaches, Managers & Volunteers - We’re short handed in terms of coaches, managers and other volunteers. If you are able to assist the club in any capacity we’d love to hear from you ASAP. We would particularly like to hear from anyone interested in coaching, managing, first aid, ground marshal, house and grounds, fundraising or catering
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The closing date for the junior ten-a-side Tournament taking place at Burnside on 26th April is COB Friday 17th April
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The
weekend they had to have .... Adelaide 25th April
Dirikis, Booth, Goodwin, Whelpton, Chalmers and Quodling will be in Adelaide on the weekend of the 25th of April and looking for like-minded tragics such as Burgess, Allen and Wilson and others (you know who you are)
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More in the news of Brock:
More photos;
Fan-mail from France; Wikipedia
entry on Brock - needs expanding
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Junior Sports Workshop
Sportsmed is holding a junior sports workshop on Wednesday 6
May at 7.30pm for PE teachers, junior sport coaches and trainers and parents
of junior athletes, covering managing children’s medical conditions. The
importance of a balanced approach to training and competing, warm ups, cool
downs and general stretching and injury prevention. Let us know if you would
like to attend. The club will pay for any junior coach/manager who is
interested in doing so.
Coaching Education
The SA Rugby Union is holding the next Foundation Course on 3
May 2009 at Adelaide Oval from 9am - 4pm. Let us know if you would like to
attend, ASAP. The club will pay for any club member who is interested in doing
so.
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Winners of Dutch national championships.
http://player.nos.nl/index.php/media/play/tcmid/tcm:5-500468/category/sport/
This video will go in the video section here once I get around
to converting it ...
Will's the one in tights. At least they're black ones.
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Yes Boys & Girls, it’s time to ring in another school year!
And what better way to celebrate than drinkingl?! So pull up those socks,
tighten those ties and come dressed as a sexy school girl or naughty school
boy for the Old Collegians' 2009 Pub Crawl!
Saturday 25 April Lesson Plan:
5pm – 7:30pm: Meet at Tregenza for Roll Call and S14’s Hurricanes v.
Brumbies
7:30pm - 8:30pm: The Robin Hood
8:30pm - 9:30pm: The Kensi
9:30pm - 10:30pm: The Bath
10:30pm - 11:30pm: The Colonist
11:30pm - 12:30pm: The Alma
Extracurriculum: The Tap Inn from 12:30pm
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The state women's team is headed up to Darwin on Wednesday
21st January to play 6 other women's teams in the "Hottest Sevens in the
World". The team includes the following OC girls: Alyce, Elena, Hannah,
Bec Manson, Tara Naige and Kim Evans with Kath Cherry coaching.
There is a State women's website for results, photos and news
at http://www.sawomensrugby.org.au/
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Pre-season training starts Tuesday, 20th January 2009 6.30pm
for all senior men’s players.
The first session will include a discussion with the Director of Rugby (Danny
McCarten) and the Head Coach (Graham Raymond) about Season 2009 at Old
Collegians, the competition structure, the club's plans and goals, the
structure of our four senior men's teams and the expectations that the coaches
have of players.
The first two weeks of training will involve mainly light
games. See you there!
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On the 7th of February the Coopers Alehouse are launching the
new Super 14 season with a party for South Australian rugby fans, in the
Carrington bar with drinks, prizes and giveaways.
They will also be doing their annual Super 14 tipping comp – the comp costs
$5o entry per person but you get a free pint of Coopers every time you come in
to put your tips in so you already get your money back.
In addition to this the club that signs the most people into the comp will win
a free Keg of beer to have in their clubrooms as well as weekly prizes and
cheap deals!
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Births
15th September 2009:
To Tony Bird and Sarah: born 4:44 pm on 15 September 2009. Daniel Oliver
(Bird-Martin), 3.23 kg (7 lb 2 oz) 51 cm long.
Everyone is happy and okay. Plenty of babysitting options with two older
sisters Rhiannon and Ethne.
24th July 2009:
Sarah Allport, sister to Simon and daughter to Jeremy "Mad Dog', had
a girl this morning at 11.10. All doing well.
20th February 2009: Another lightning fast 3/4 has
arrived on the scene. Oscar Jameson Lynch arrived at 8.30 am 20/02/09.
Weighing in at 8lb 8oz, Oscar is the second son of Tony and Nicole Lynch
and apart from being exceptionally handsome has inherited the obvious
Rugby talents of his Grandpo, David (Quodling)
(In his dreams ....).
24th December 2008: Jemima
Grace Collins - born 24/12/2008 Congratulations Jon, Em ......
and Jem
Marriages & Pre-Marriages
Comings & Goings
Will Sadler is playing for a club called T'gooi in
Amsterdam, and going well.
Tom Horne graduates from RMC
Duntroon 23rd June 2009:
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