Thursday, 15 December 2011 Time 18:30 until 21:30, at the
Clubrooms
Launch of Season 2012, to introduce our coaching and management panel for next
season, to talk about pre-season training, to let you know our plans and
expectations in 2012
Announcements about the 75th Anniversary Celebrations!
... and afterwards, Christmas drinks, nibbles and carols
The Club’s Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 1st
December in the clubrooms.
- Cyril Campion was made a Life Member!
- New Honour Boards and the 75th Anniversary plans unveiled, as well as some
other exciting developments
- The 2011 Committee was returned with only a few exceptions. Simon Allport
retires as Registrar (but remains on the Committee). Elena Casciano retires
from Newsletter Editor, and she and Jane Wright both retire from the Committee
(but will continue to contribute in other ways), while Richard Waddicor and
Paul Reynolds join the Committee as Registrar and Assistant Secretary
respectively. And Danni Di Girolamo
is our new Social Director!
The First and Second teams of the Joondalup Brothers are Minor
Premiers this year 2011 and both won their respective Preliminary Finals
putting them in the Major Finals.
Sadly it was following these games and after the post match celebrations that
one of their First team players, Tamati Timoko (T as he is fondly known) was
viciously and cowardly attacked by a gang who savagely beat him and put him in
a coma. The assault was so severe that it is not known if he will recover the
sight of his left eye.
The assault made news headlines with articles televised and published in the
press.
Tamati is 27 and is due to be married in November; he's got a six month old
daughter and is one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet. It is not in
T's nature to look for trouble and it was an unprovoked attack as he walked
home.
The club formed a fund raising committee and hosted a fundraiser for T on
September 25th.
It consisted of a family fun day involving both junior and senior players with
the highlight of the day being a Maori Brothers XV v Rest of the World
Brothers XV.
The senior players donated money to secure a place in the team and each player
was presented with a shirt that had been kindly donated by Rugby Clubs from
around the world.
Collegians' donated a shirt which was worn by the player in the picture below.
From Old Collegians to a new
super force
by: Warren Partland
From: The Advertiser September 24, 2011 12:30AM
TRIUMPHANT Queensland Reds flanker Liam Gill has
defended Wallabies captain James Horwill.
Horwill's leadership during Australia's shock loss to
Ireland in the World Cup in New Zealand was criticised.
Gill described Horwill, who led the Reds to Super glory in
July, as a great captain and said the criticism was a "bit
unfair".
"It is a hard ask stepping in for the World Cup and having such
expectations on your shoulders," said Gill, who began his rugby career
with Old Collegians and was in Adelaide yesterday to show off the Super
trophy.
"James was the link for all things rugby - he deals
with the board, the players association. I cannot speak highly enough of
what he has done for the Reds."
Gill said it was "hard" watching the match against Ireland and the
loss of injured flanker David Pocock on the eve of the game was a massive
blow.
A former member of the national sevens team, Gill said the defeat had made
life difficult for the Wallabies but he was still confident they could claim
a third world title. "Having South Africa in the quarter-finals
followed by NZ is a tri-nations set-up and the Wallabies do that every
year," Gill said yesterday.
The emergence of Gill as a sevens international and now a
Super representative with the Reds is evidence players can use South
Australia as a platform to build a successful career. And watching his Reds
team-mates perform on rugby's biggest stage has fuelled his confidence.
"Going back to Old Collegians, watching the SA team train and letting
them know that is where my career began - it shows it can be a building
block and you can make it from here," Gill said.
The South Australia U20 Junior Falcons State Team was
announced today. Congratulations to the 7 Old Colls' lads who made the
squad:
Ben Blackall, George Bretag-Norris, Bernie Van Altena, Alex McCloud, Soshi Eto,
Jack Darby, Chris Bartlett.
The Junior Falcons will be headed to Melbourne on 6th October for a two-match
tour against Endeavour Hills RFC and Box Hill RFC.
A kiwi in Melbourne during the RWC held in New Zealand
.......... click here
SA may face NZ but only in the QFs .....
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Saturday
24 September 2011
1.00pm: State U20s Trial Match
2.30pm: Friendly OC Match (all welcome)
3.30pm: England v Romania on big screen
6.00pm: New Zealand v France on big screen
Also:
Oktoberfest munchies (German sausages, pretzels etc) Strong Arm
competition and other games
Steins with the club logo
Beer specials
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WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT RWC GAMES AT THE CLUB!
THIS
SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER Australia v Ireland From 6.00pm, including BBQ
and drink specials
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Saturday
23 Sept:
England v Romania at 3.30pm
Saturday
23 Sept: New Zealand v France at 6.00pm
Saturday
1 Oct: England v Scotland at 6.00pm
Join
us at the Robin Hood Hotel to watch all other fixtures!
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Joyce Spry, life member of Collegians' and longstanding club
stalwart, especially of her Juniors, is engaged. To Max. Max lives
in the same complex as Joyce in Dulwich and is a widower. Lots of
congratulations to Joyce.
Next year is also Joyce's 80th birthday and a party will be
organised. More on that at a later date.
PRESENTATIONS!
Friday night (2 Sept) is Junior Presentation Night. Come up to the club from
6pm to congratulate and applaud our talented youngsters!
Friday 9th Sept is Senior Presentation Night - BUY YOUR TICKETS BY SUNDAY. No
tickets at the door!
The SA women's team comes home from Nationals 5th July. They
defeated NT 31 - 22, and drew against Vic and ASRU (10 all, both games) but
lost the final against ASRU for the Div 2 title, 24-3. The squad included our
own Eloise Birch, Tara Naige, Danni DiGirolomo and Kim Evans - not to mention
d'Arcy Sadler who was named as one of the stand out players of the whole
tournament.
The Black Falcons squad will be travelling to Darwin from 7
– 11 July 2011 to compete in a three way tournament with the Darwin
Mosquitoes and Queensland Country. A squad of 23 players has been selected to
travel
Based on observations from Bill Millard, Carl Jones, Andrew
Fenton and Andrew Brown over the past few weeks. Carl Jones will be coach,
Andy Fenton will be assisting and Jimmy Jones is managing.
Congrats to OC’s Brad McDonald & Will Sadler who were
selected.
Ben & Merridy Rokobaro, July 16th, say "We enjoyed
catching up with Brock, Libby and little Cooper James at Brighton on July 9th.
Our son is following Brock's lead in France and has signed with Stade Francais.
Go to their home page and see Alex training in pink!
Joyce Spry, longstanding stalwart of the club, has been ill
with pneumonia. She's in the Wakefield & expecting to be home on
Monday 6th June. No visitors though, please, but phone calls welcome.
Get well soon, Joyce.
1991 & 2001 PREMIERSHIP REUNIONS
plus...
MISS COLLEGE
DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Get ready for the Eastern Suburbs Cup next week between OC and Burnside.
Come along and support your lads!
We'll be selling premium wine and a gourmet buffet,
with a FREE DRINK on arrival for every Life Member and
financial Social Member!
Cheap meals will be available after training on Thursday
Nights. Stay back and have a meal.
Stay after the home games against Adelaide Uni.
There will be Super 15 games on the TV and a cheap meal.
“Wizards and Witches” theme: dress up if you want drink
specials!
18 June - Taking registrations now!
Enquiries to kim@oldcollegiansrugby.org.au
30th July - Taking registrations now!
Enquiries to kim@oldcollegiansrugby.org.au
For the past six years I've been extracting the results &
league tables for each week and putting them into a spreadsheet, week by week,
for the results & the league tables, and also posting the results and the
league tables for the week onto their respective webpages. It took some
time each week because the SARU format isn't an easy one to get around.
For one year I had the league tables & results on the front page, but
no-one much liked that.
It also seems that no-one refers to the results' or league tables' spreadsheet
or webpages, but instead goes to the SARU results on the SARU website.
So this year I decided not to do it each week and see if anyone
complained. No-one has. But if you had been using it, and miss it,
let me know. Otherwise refer to the SARU website.
Hello All
The Cairns Old Crocs would like to advise that the GO festival
we had planned to have in June has been postponed.
We will have a bigger and brighter event in 2012 – about the
same time – June. More information later
Gail Russell
Secretary
Cairns Old Crocs RUC Inc.
From: Tim Austin
Sent: Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Hey Guys
Saw this in the Fiji Times last week.
Noticed the ground immediately before even knowing what was going on. The
following day was a cartoon.
Henry Nutt will love it !
The Fijians love the Aussies, especially their style of play
Tim Austin
Henry goes Nutts
Jo Makaba Thursday, March 31, 2011 Fijian Times.
Henry Nutts, with baseball cap, ready to pack down a
scrum.
HENRY Nutts could not believe it when Digicel Fiji team
manager asked him to join them in a training run at the Old Collegians ground
yesterday. The Old Collegians First XV captain was at the ground with few of
his mates for a run when Waqa called him to join up and make the numbers.
Nutts said he was a bit surprised but tried his best. "I
did not even believe I would be given an opportunity to have a run with the
Fijian sevens team," Nutts revealed to Times Sport.
"I tried to do everything right as I didnt want to let them down even
though they were just having a run."
"I loved every minute of it and I will always remember this."
Nutts said he wished the team well in this weekend's
tournament and will be there to cheer for them.
"I'm a rugby development officer here in Adelaide and I will be at the
Adelaide Oval on Saturday to cheer the Fiji boys on. I hope they do well this
weekend."
Digicel Fiji sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula later told Nutts that they had a
Fiji shirt which they would give him as a token of thanks.
Old Collegians Rugby Club has a proud association with Fiji
rugby as it was where former Fiji Under-20 rep to the 2010 Junior World
Championship, Alex Rokobaro started his rugby.
Selected for the state training squad:
Soshi Eto
Matt Bautz
Stewart Nutt
Chris Steel
SUBS DUE NOW!
We’ve got our affiliation bill from SA Rugby so we need to collect
pronto! Pay your subs over the bar as soon as you can – by the first game on
8 April at the latest.
COACHING COURSES
The club will pay for any Old Collegian who would like to undertake one of
these courses. If you are interested, please let us know - sthewlis1@bigpond.com
Wed 16 March: Refereeing Kids, 6pm at SA Rugby
Sun 1 May: Foundation Course, 9am - 5pm at SA Rugby
Mon 9 May: Level 1 Touch Judge Course, 6pm at SARU
Men
Old Collegians 17 v Onkaparinga 15
Old Collegians 46 v Elizabeth 0
Old Collegians 0 v Souths 29
Semi Final: Old Collegians 7 v Souths 21
Women
Old Collegians 15 v Onkaparinga 17
Old Collegians 10 v Souths 15
Old Collegians 12 v Burnside 17
Under 18s
Old Collegians 0 v Onkaparinga 34
Old Collegians 27 v NEDs 12
Old Collegians 12 v Souths 45
Congratulations to the day’s ultimate winners: Onkaparinga
who defeated Souths in the Men’s Division, Burnside who defeated Onkaparinga
in the Women’s, and Souths who defeated Onkaparinga in the U18s.
John is a on Old Collegians' player from 1960 to 1971.
There is an email trail relating to John .... here
And one team photo of him here
for the 'B' Grade Preliminary Finalists 1967
Old Collegians' were saddened to hear of the death of Alan
Wright from Onkaparinga RC. A long time rugby opponent & friend of
the likes of Ian Hackett & Denzil Church & others, none of whom had
heard of his death or funeral or would have been there to show their respects
for a fine man who will be missed.
More hanging space at the club. From the first working
bee. Welcome back Denzil.
Registration Day and Sausage sizzle is Sunday 20th February 2011 2-4pm with
the first training night on Wednesday 23rd February 2011 6-7.30pm
The fees for 2011 season are now
posted
We are also running a Free Club Polo Top promotion this year.
If a player introduces 2 new players to the club, who register and are fully
paid up the player receives a free Club Polo top.
Saturday 5 March 2011
If you are interested in playing, let Danny McCartan know. The level of
interest will determine what teams we enter – competitions available for
men, women’s, U18s and Over 35s
Friday 11 March @ Dry Creek
6.10pm: Div 2, OC v Burnside
7.30pm: Div 1, OC v Burnside
Come out and support the boys in their first outing of 2011, (and maybe
take some photos and enter the photo comp!)
SA Rugby will be holding the Bartercard Cup again, in March due to the
earlier start to the home and away season on account of the World Cup. It is
intended to run a Premier and Lower Grade competition depending on the
entries. Round matches will probably be Friday evenings (11th and 18th) with
the finals on Saturday 26th depending on facilities available.
2 – 3 April, 2011
Tickets on sale now: www.ticketek.com.au or call 32 849.
Business Lunch: 1 April 2011 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Tickets
available soon – let us know if you’re interested in being on an OC table.
If we get enough interest we’ll be buying lockers for the changerooms
where you can secure your valuables etc, If you’re interested in hiring a
locker for 2011 ($45, provide your own padlock) let us know ASAP – kim@oldcollegiansrugby.org.au
Saturday 19 Feb
Still plenty of painting and cleaning to be done to make us ready for
Season 2011 – all hands on deck!
There is to be a function on Friday 18th February starting at
6.30pm at the Queens Head pub in Kermode Street North Adelaide with the theme
of "Old Collegians Reunite" given this is the 75th anniversary year
of the club. This coincides with night of the first Super 15 game
involving the Rebels and Tahs.
A portion of the pub will be booked out for the club, the game will be on the
pub's television and we expect, as a a fundamental prerequisite, that all
those turning up will wear club colours to get in. There will be a charge of
$10 a head to go to the club to improve general club infrastructure.
“OLD COLL’s REUNITE”
Friday 18 Feb, 2011 from 6.30pm
Join us at the Queen’s Head in North Adelaide
to kick off the 2011 season.
$10 entry, private room
Waratahs v Rebels on the TV from 7pm.
WEAR YOUR CLUB COLOURS
Everyone welcome!
Please contact Michael Barrett or Kim Evans with any
questions for what promises to be a good night
I know of a place in Richmond in Melbourne where I can buy
some Zema & some Wirra Wirra, being patriotic to South Australia.
The guy at the shop knows his wine, we get to talking, he says he played Rugby
when he lived in Adelaide
'ah, who for?'
'Old Collegians'
'ah, small world then'.
Luke played in 1997. He's lived in Melbourne for 8 years
and is moving back to the North Coast of NSW the day after I spoke to him.
ph ... 6th January 2011
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Tuesday 8th February 2011
Training starts for all senior teams in a little less than two months. All
players are expected to attend regularly. Attendance, attitude and payment of
subs will be a precondition to playing in 2011.
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th January 2011
We’re repainting the club, plus doing lots of cleaning and maintenance
work – ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!
Births
To Imogen Hume & Ben Suttell, Anna, on 17th(?)
December 2010
Emma Dalitz (Curran) isn't pregnant again (5th February 2011) -
it's a new pet dog they've got. Just to set the record straight.
To Lusia Raikiwasa, Saturday 4th June 2011, a daughter
June 2011: To Maxine & Greg Moran & big brother Callum, a son,
Ewan.
November 2011: Congratulations to Zoe Woodstock and Richard Czeglik who
recently welcomed Zander Henry to the world, 10
days early on 2nd November at 6:15am. Weighing 8lbs 8ozs and 53cm long.
Zander arrived on his Pop's 60th Bday, a little brother for Azalie
and Zack.
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Welcome Zander
Zoe Woodstock and Richard Czeglik welcomed Zander Henry
Czeglik 10 days early on 2nd November 2011. Zander arrived on
his Pop’s 60th birthday; a healthy, hearty brother for
Azalie and Zach.
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Ewan Moran
Maxine and Greg Moran welcomed son number two, Ewan Bruce,
to the world earlier in 2011. He is doing very well and his
big brother Callum is so happy that he got a br other!
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Isla Sophie Angove
Dez Angove writes to us “Finally the Angove hoodoo is
over! Can you let everyone at the club know that my four boys
Leo, Brock, Ewan and Oscar now have a little sister who may
one day play fo r the women’s team. Isla Sophie Angove, born
on 28 Dec 11 at 0020 am, weighing 6lb 14oz (3130g) at the
Townsville Hospital
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Little Scarlett
Bec Manson and Ryan Nielsen have produced a lovely sister
for young Angus, to be known to the world as Scarlett
Catherine Nielsen. She was born on the 20th December 2011,
weighing in at 3.76kg
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Baby Talei
Lusia Raikiwasa and Doug Corpus welcomed their first child
together into the world in May 2011. Named Talei Rigieta Josie
Corpus, she is already a very happy, bright little girl.
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Sienna Elder
The club’s Vice President Justin Elder and his wife
Marnie welcomed Sienna Caroline Elder into the world, 29th
November 2011, 7 pound 14 ounces
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Marriages & Pre-Marriages
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The club’s much loved Life Member and Junior Patron Joyce Spry,
married Max Koehne on 19th October 2011.
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Ben Hamer & Cat Dunnett get engaged - 11th May
2011
Ben & Cat are living in Croydon near London
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Andrew & Neroli
In April, Andrew McDougall’s married Neroli in her native NZ (New
Plymouth). She is a dedicated rugby chick and a one eyed ‘Canes/All
Black supporter, which makes for an interesting household. They have
been living in Melbourne for the past four years. Andrew (Macka to his
mates) played fullback for our 1st XV in the early 2000s and also for
the Black Falcons.
Andrew
is an industrial designer with a Tier 1 supplier of injection moulded
parts to Toyota and GMH and Neroli is a training manager with KPMG.
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Tom Farrah, son of club legend Tim Farrah, married Sarah Gardner in
2011 (during a World Cup semi-final, for shame).
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Imogen Hume & Ben Suttell get engaged -
December 2010
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Comings & Goings
June 2011 - Living in England - Ben Hamer, Andre Brummer,
Charlie Shepperd
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