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| Channel | Date | Time | Title |
| ABC2 | 23-Jun | 1.30-3.30 | Pacific
Nations Fiji V Aust A |
| ABC2 | 24-Jun | 5.30-7pm | Pacific
Nations Japan v Jnr All Blacks |
| ABC2 | 12-Aug | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 1 Canberra Vikings v Melbourne Rebels |
| ABC2 | 12-Aug | 11-1am | ARC
Round 1 East Coast Aces v Ballymore Tornadoes |
| ABC2 | 19-Aug | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 2 Central Coast Rays v Western Syd Rams |
| ABC2 | 19-Aug | 11-1am | ARC
Round 2 Ballymore Tornadoes v Syd Fleet |
| ABC2 | 26-Aug | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 3 Syd Fleet v perth Spirit |
| ABC2 | 26-Aug | 11-1am | ARC
Round 3 Western Syd Rams v Melbourne Rebels |
| ABC2 | 2-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 4 Western Syd Rams v Ballymore Tornadoes |
| ABC2 | 2-Sep | 11-1am | ARC
Round 4 Central Coast Rays v Perth Spirit |
| ABC2 | 9-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 5 Perth Spirit v Melbourne Rebels |
| ABC2 | 9-Sep | 11-1am | ARC
Round 5 East Coast Aces v Perth Spirit |
| Channel 2 | 15-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 6 Perth Spirit v East Coast Aces |
| ABC2 | 16-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 6 Perth Spirit v East Coast Aces |
| ABC2 | 16-Sep | 11-1am | ARC
Round 6 Canberra Vikings v Central Coast Rays |
| Channel 2 | 22-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 7 Melbourne Rebels v Central Coast Rays |
| ABC2 | 23-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 7 Melbourne Rebels v Central Coast Rays |
| ABC2 | 23-Sep | 11-1am | ARC
Round 7 Sydney Fleet v East Coast Aces |
| Channel 2 | 29-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 8 Ballymore Tornadoes v Central Coast Rays |
| ABC2 | 30-Sep | 3-5pm | ARC
Round 8 Ballymore Tornadoes v Central Coast Rays |
| ABC2 | 30-Sep | 11-1am | ARC
Round 8 Melbourne Rebels v Canberra Vikings |
| Channel 2 | 6-Oct | 3-5pm | Semi 1 |
| ABC2 | 7-Oct | 3-5pm | Semi 1 |
| ABC2 | 7-Oct | 11-1am | Semi 2 |
| Channel 2 | 13-Oct | 3-5pm | Final |
| ABC2 | 14-Oct | 3-5pm | Final |
To: Club Presidents
Cc: Club Secretaries, Club Coaches, State Coaching Panel, Directors and
Sponsors
Date: 18th June, 2007
Re: 2007 Australian Rugby Shield Merit Team
On the back of a stunning final round win against the previously undefeated Melbourne Axemen, the Vodafone Adelaide Black Falcons have been acknowledged with the selection of 5 players in the Australian Rugby Shield Merit Team.
This is the first time in the 7-year history of the ARS a merit team has been selected following lobbying by the participating State Unions. I am pleased to advise that the players selected from the Vodafone Black Falcons are:
6 Matty Connor (Woodville RUFC)
8 Tim Mattin (Port Adelaide RFC)
10 Aaron Mattin (Port Adelaide RFC)
11 Mika Leawere (Southern Suburbs RFC)
15 Andrew Farquharson (Old Collegians RFC)
The Vodafone Black Falcons had the highest representation from all teams, two more than both NSW Country Cockatoos and Queensland Country Heelers which had three apiece with the Melbourne Axemen contributing two and one each from the Darwin Mosquitoes and the Tassie Jack Jumpers.
The selection of these players is an outstanding result for SA Rugby. It is a credit to the players concerned, their respective clubs for their support of the State Representative Program and the Vodafone Black Falcons coaches.
Congratulations to Matty, Tim, Aaron, Mika and Andy on their achievements and indeed to the entire Vodafone Black Falcons squad for flying the flag for South Australian Rugby in 2007.
Rob Nelson, Chief Executive Officer
The "Heavies Bar" is the extreme left end of the
bar and the space between it and the fire. It's traditionally (but
way before this web editor's time) been the place where the patriarchs
would congregate and where your presence was by invitation only. It
was a revered, almost hallowed, part of the club where your acceptance in
the club, or as the case may be, your rejection from the club, was
determined. Social acceptance or social rejection, with social
anxiety between the two.
That was then. In 2007, in particular, the Heavies corner of the
club is now populated by a nursery. The population explosion among
Collegians', young and old (I was thinking then of Grant Grace and of
Peter James), over the past 3 years or so has led to a proliferation of
babies, toddlers, prams, dummies (not passes, no, those plastic things
people insist on sticking into babies' mouths) and players current, recent
and retired, quietly holding theirs or their friend's babies.
It can't get better than that.
This year we lose Andrew's talents as he takes off for Amsterdam for a year at least. And by the sounds of it we could be missing a few more Collegians' to that enticing city later in the year. Getting so many awards last year must have caused it - where do you go on to from there? No doubt there'll be a decent send-off and we do want to hear of what adventures everyone ends up getting up to over there.
David Jacobs played for the club in the 1970s and was one of the 1971 Grand Final premiership winners. He was a player then along with the likes of Bob Burgess, Peter Allen, Doc Douglas, Dean Earle , Ian Hackett and others. His lovely daughter Vicki is organising his (surprise) 60th birthday party and would dearly love to see David's contemporaries as she knows her dad would be very pleased to see them. More details on the letters page. David can be seen, partly obscured in the 1971 photo
Article from:
THE Adelaide Black Falcons ended the Australian Rugby
Shield on a high with a hard-fought 24-19 win over Melbourne at Gleneagles
Reserve, Seaton, yesterday.
Both sides crossed for three tries, but three penalty goals to full back
Andrew Farquharson made the difference.
The victory was the Falcons' second for the season, having also beaten
Darwin. Its two narrow losses were to NSW Country and Queensland Country.
Melbourne - unbeaten going into the clash - needed to win to claim the
title but must now be content with second.
Black Falcons' coach Carl Jones has preached the need for composure and
structure all season and it took until the final game for the side to heed
his message.
"That was awesome," Jones said. "Our defence won the game -
every player stood up.
"Early in the game we went too high (with tackles) but then we
started to go low and got the results. We kept our structure and, for
once, we kept our composure under pressure."
Melbourne applied the early pressure but it was the home wide which opened the scoring. Flanker Declan Scragg won the race for the ball and dived over for a try nine minutes in.
The Axemen have been noted for their powerful running and centre Tori Biddle burst through some sloppy defence to score under the posts 10 minutes later.
Farquharson landed his first penalty before Melbourne regained the lead when Clinton Haimona was on the end of several passes following a scrum win to cross for a try. Another Adelaide penalty cut into the deficit, before Mikka Lawrer scored a typical hard-running try to give the home side the lead again. But the Axemen hit back immediately with a converted try to winger Todd Cornford just seconds before half-time. Early in the second half the Falcons showed the composure Jones had been seeking when the side claimed the ball from a Melbourne line-out throw and Scragg was pushed over for a try.
Farquharson then stetched the lead to five points to put the pressure on the visitors. The next 30 minutes became a struggle with neither team threatening the line.
This is when the Adelaide defence was at its best, denying the Axemen very few opportunities to add to their score.
... Warren Partland
Congratulations to Rev Simon Bailey who recently
celebrated his 40th year of playing rugby!
... Tregenza Times, May 2007
Jeremy Allport and his son Simon Allport (pictured) had the distinction of playing together in our Third XV against Burnside on 19 May.
Which begs the question, if Jeremy is “Mad Dog”, what does that make Simon?

... Tregenza Times, May 2007
Our 1st XV, 2nd XV and Under 16s are all sporting new jerseys from Ticka Sports.
Our thanks go to sponsors EmbroidMe (seniors) and Finalysons (juniors) for making that possible.
They’re good looking jerseys and the feedback from the players has been resoundingly positive, with the sole exception of a few fellows who are a little larger than their new athletic-cut jersey.
We’ve sent back to the manufacturer for 6XL’s. The manufacturers are based in Asia, and we hear that they are highly amused at the idea of a player big enough to wear 6XL. After all, some families in Hong Kong live in apartments smaller than that.
... Tregenza Times, May 2007
We all heartily enjoyed the Adelaide 7s, and we’re already looking forward to 2008. Tregenza played host to the Kiwis, the Kenyans and also to Hong Kong. Collegians were out in force at Adelaide Oval, many of the dressed like utter twits in the best tradition of Rugby Sevens.
It was also good to see a few Collegians of the past at Adelaide Oval, such as Sandy Taylor, Dean Bradley and Bec Ogilvy.
Congratulations and thanks to those Collegians who assisted in the event including Sue Thewlis, Bob Stafford-Lee, Beck Derbyshire-Lloyd (liaisons etc to international teams), Andrew Schwilk (touch judge), Andy Farquharson, Ben Suttell, James Hopkins and Christian Tedge (benching for the visiting teams), Andrew Bradley, Stewart Nutt, Paddy Macklin, Edward Lucas, Nathan Linder-Patton and Ashwin Thomas (ball boys), Jack Campion, Jason Leonardis, Henry Nutt, Tom Nutt and Will Sadler (crowd entertainment and the like).
... Tregenza Times, May 2007
South Australian Rugby Union
Hall of Fame
The South Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame
is aimed at providing recognition of individuals that have made a
significant contribution to the game of Rugby Union in South Australia.
The aim is to ro recognise and enshrine players, coaches, administrators,
referees and golden oldies who have made a significant contribution to the
game.
Players are eligible three years after retiring from all levels of Rugby
Union, including golden oldies.
The Hall of Fame Selection Committee will consider nominations of South
Australian achievements at all levels of Rugby Union. Persons who have
passed are still eligible for nomination.
Stages/ Eras: ·
The Pioneers 1st Period- 10 years
Developing the Game 2nd Period- 20 years
Consolidating the Future 3rd Period- 20 years
Achieving Greatness 4th Period- 25 years
29 April, 2007
Occasionally you read of a story that sums up a lot of
what the game represents. Northampton, haunted by the prospect of
relegation after a miserable season find themselves playing Biarritz, the
French champions, on their Basque home turf at the Anoeta
Stadium. Northampton were quoted as 100 to 1 outsiders by some
people earlier in the week. Biarritz are leading at half-time by 3
to 0, after ferocious defence from Northampton and with most of the play
in Northampton territory. In the second half, another penalty goes
to Biarritz, until with 11 minutes to go comes an intercept try from
Robbie Kydd, a half-Scot half-Kiwi, followed by a conversion from Carlos
Spencer.
The stadium crowd of 32,000 witnessed a game to live in the memory and
"the Basque crowd added even more gloss to the occasion by burying
their disappointment and giving Northampton a standing
ovation."
(quoted text from Brendan Gallagher, UK Daily Telegraph)
Leigh Marsland has been absent from training lately but with good reason. Some madman attacked him with a baseball bat and Leigh has had staples in his head for a few weeks. You can drink a man’s beer, you can perv on his wife, but never never touch another man’s ute. After this start to the year, rugby will be a gentle way to relax.
Our congratulations go to Matt Hodgson who is a
Copper and competed in the recent Police and Fire Games. Not only did he
compete, he won the Gold Medal for squash! Matt’s son Joseph
will be playing in the Under 10s this year.
We saw a few other Collegians competing in the Police and Fire Games,
mainly in the rugby sevens. Our spies in the crowd saw Rick Grimes,
Paul Simpson–Smith and Gavin Rowe take the pitch. We also saw our
old friend Andy Dalton down from the NT (and playing for NSW
Fire).
The renovations are complete! Our kitchen, showers and tiling are now officially installed, grouted, sealed and finished. Huge thank-yous go to Mark Pickard and his team from Direct Interiors for all their help, hard work and generosity.
Michaela Osborne is providing baby sitting services at the
clubrooms on a Thursday night to parents who struggle to balance their
training commitments as well as the kids. The club will also provide a
discounted subs rate to assist with these costs. However, we are just
trialling it at the moment and if it is not used we’ll have to
discontinue it, so make use of it if you want to see it stay. Ask us if
you are interested and would like more information.
... April 2007
At the recent AGM of SA Rugby Union the members voted to award Life Membership to five candidates who have made outstanding contributions to SA Rugby over many years. Old Collegians extends its warmest congratulations to these gentlemen.
| Barry Hickman 1960 – 1994 Played over 400 games for Elizabeth RUFC 1964 – 2000 Member Elizabeth RUFC 7’s Tournament Committee 1970 – 1985 SAJRU Council Delegate for Elizabeth RUFC 1976 – 1996 SARU Council Delegate for Elizabeth RUFC (20 years) 1981 – 1983 Member SAJRU Management Committee 1981 – 1994 Tournament Director Elizabeth 7’s 1981 – 1986 Member SAJRU Sponsorship/Marketing Committee 1983 – 1985 Member SAJRU Development Committee Junior State Coach, Presidents XV, U/12’s and U/14’s. 1984 – 1985 Member SARU Development Sub-committee 1985 - 1987 Member SAJRU Management Committee 1994 – 1998 Member of SARU Board of Management 1994 – 1999 Member SARU Marketing and Sponsorship Committee 1996 – 1997 Member SARU Judiciary Committee 1996 and 1999 Member SARU Steering Committee Adelaide 7’s 1998 – 1999 Delegate to SA Major Events (7’s Rugby Committee) 1998 – 1999 Tournament Director, Adelaide Provincial 7’s 2002 – 2004 SAJRU Council Delegate for Elizabeth RUFC President Elizabeth RUFC for 6 yrs, Treasurer and Secretary for 2 yrs Coach Elizabeth West and Vale Pr Schools and Elizabeth Boys Hgh Coach U/10,U/12,U/14,U/16 and U/18 Elizabeth, & 5 years in seniors Coach of Old Collegians RUFC Division 3 team in 2007 Member of Old Collegians RUFC Selection Committee 2007 |
John Fidock 1981 – 1991 Member of SARU Senior State Team Represented SARU in three senior Southern States Carnivals 1985 Selected in Combined Southern States Team 1983 and 1987 Don Smith Medal (Best and Fairest) Represented SARU in the following international matches:- Australian Barbarians, Nippon Steel, Argentina, USA, Italy, Japan, Canada (twice) and Zimbabwe 1965 Dover Gardens Primary School 1971 and 1972 SA Primary Schools Team 1973 and 1974 Glenelg RUFC Under 14’s 1975 and 1976 SAJRU U/16 team 1977 SA Schools Team 1978 Toured England and Scotland with SAJRU U/18 team 1978 ARFSU Second XV, U/19 Team 1979, 1980 and 1981 SARU U/21 Team 1980 ARU U/21 Development Squad, (AIS, Canberra) 1979, 1980 and 1981 Member of SARU U/21 Southern States Carnival winning team Played 430 games to date for Brighton RUFC Played in ten First Division Premier Teams, 1979-1983, l984-l986, 1989, 1992 and 1993 Never been sent off or appeared before the Judiciary Committee Coached Brighton Secondary School 1st XV for 3 years Coached SAJRU U/12 team tour to Melbourne Coached Brighton RUFC U/12 team for two years Assistant Coach, Brighton U/16 team
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| Kevin Phelps 1977 – 1980 President of Waratahs Junior Club 1978 - Organiser of Under-18 tour to the United Kingdom 1978 – 1987 Member of SARU Board of Management 1979 – 1980 Vice-President SAJRU Manager of SARU U/21 Team for a number of years in the 1980’s 1981 – 1987 President SAJRU 1981 – 1987 SAJRU Delegate to the AJRU 1985 - U/18 State Team Manager 1988 – 1993 Chairman of SARU Board of Management 1988 – 1993 SARU delegate to ARU 1988 – 1993 Chair of SARU C’ee for incoming international tours ARU Liaison Officer for England and Fijian tour of Australia Member of Waratahs Board of Management for 5 years President of Burnside RUFC for 1 year
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Gary Pope As a referee: 1980 Commenced refereeing in Darwin NT 1982 Travelled monthly from Mildura to Adel to referee 1983 -1989 Travelled monthly from Pt Augusta to Adel to referee 1988 U16 Australian Championship Referee 1988 English Schoolboys Tour to Australia Referee 1990, 2006 Division 4 Grand Final Referee 1990 U21 Australian Championship Referee 1990 -1996 Exchange referees to Victoria, Canberra & NSW 1991, 92, 95 Division 1 Grand Final Referee 1992 N.Z All Blacks Tour to Australia Touch Judge 1993, 94 Division 2 Grand Final Referee 1993 South Africa Tour to Australia Touch Judge 1994 American Eagles Tour to Australia Touch Judge 1996 -2001 Division 1 Grand Final Reserve Referee & Touch Judge 1998 Adelaide International Provincial 7’s Referee 2001 U16 Grand Final Referee 2002, 03 Division 2 Grand Final Touch Judge 2004 Appointments Board Referees Association 2005 Division 3 Grand Final Referee As a coach: 1999 Coach Old Collegians U16 Premiers 2000 - 2005 Coach Prince Alfred College 1st XV As a player: 1960 -1963 Brighton Primary School 1963 -1970 Glenelg and Brighton Rugby Club U/12,U/14,U/16,U/18. 1966 Captain SA Rugby U/16 Championships 1967 Southern States Tour to New Zealand 1970 -1972 National Service Army Rugby 1972 -1979 Brighton Rugby Club Divisions 2, 3 and 4 |
| Neil Whittaker SARU Inc. 1997 – 2000 Board Member SARU Inc. 1997 – 2000 Honorary Treasurer SARU Inc Member, Judiciary (1996 – 1997) SARU Inc. 1997 – 2000 Chair, Finance Committee SARU Inc. 1997 – 2000 Member, Human Resource Committee SARU Ltd 2000 – 2007 Board Director SARU Ltd 2000 – 2007 Company Secretary SARU Ltd Member, Competition Rules Committee (2000 – 2004) SARU Ltd Member, Governance Committee (2006 – 2007) SARU Ltd Member, Judiciary Appeal Tribunal (2005 – 2007) SAJRU Inc 1995 – 2007 Board Member SAJRU Inc 1995 – 2007 Honorary Treasurer Manager Under 16s 1997 – 2001 (Division 2 Champions 1997) SAJRU State Team Co-ordinator 2002, 2004 Manager SASRU Schools Team 2004 Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for contribution to Rugby Union H J Rogers Memorial Shield for outstanding administrative services in 1998 and 2006 SAJRU Life Member SAJRU Presidents Trophy 1999 |
The Juniors Presentation evening will be held at the
Clubrooms on Friday 31st August 2007, from 6pm.
There will be a BBQ at $10 per family and the bar will be open.
The time slots for presentations by team are
U8’s 6.30 – 6.50
U10’s 6.55 – 7.15
U12’s 7.20 – 7.40
U14’s 7.45 – 8.05
U16’s 8.10 – 8.30
U18’s 8.35 – 8.55
The following from the U18s were selected for the State Schoolboys Squad:
Chris Bartlett
Gary Bautz
Tom Nutt
Will Sadler
Jack Campion
Jack Macklin (sadly did not travel because of flu)
Training starts at 6pm prompt on Wednesdays and 6.15pm on Mondays. Monday training sessions are evolving into an additional training session for the U16 and U14. It would be great to have some U18 to help with defensive lines for the U16s. U12s are welcome to come and join the U14 session.
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The Under 16s have been sporting great new jerseys courtesy of their generous sponsor, Finlaysons Lawyers. On 16th May we had a Junior Fun Run to help raise funds for matching new jerseys for the rest of the junior teams. It was a fantastic turn out of kids, parents and members of the senior club. It was great to see the older, faster and fitter kids helping out their club mates, jogging with them, encouraging them and occasionally carrying them. The Under 8s set a cracking pace; so much so that young Harrison (grandson of Mick & Barb Finn) was the first player of all teams to finish the first lap. However, the youngsters from the 8s and 10s flagged a bit after the couple of laps. To be fair, the vast majority of them finished their full 10 laps, to the horror of a couple of sponsors who had hastily promised $5 or more per lap, thinking they’d run out of steam after only a couple. The first to finish all ten laps was Ashwin Thomas, and D’Arcy Sadler ran the most laps, declining to stop until she’d finished 30. We are still collecting the money and we’ll let you know how much we raised once it has all been counted. Thanks to everyone for their support. |
As part of the South Australian Primary Schools Rugby Union Pathway, the Australian Rugby Union and SA Rugby Union are taking bookings from schools for free in-school clinics in Term 1. They are designed to prepare the kids for a SAPSASA Regional Walla Rugby Sevens Tournament in Weeks 5 – 8 of Term 1. This will be a full day tournament for boys and girls in Years 5, 6 and 7.
SA Rugby will be holding the Kickstart
Program again, a 6 week introductory program aimed at Under 8 to Under
12 age groups.
All coaches for U8’s to U16’s and Junior Co-ordinators are requested
to attend a training session on 24th February which will also be
attended by some of our Senior coaches and Rugby Committee.
There will also be a Secondary Schools 7’s Competition during week 5
of Term 3.
The SARU will provide more information later.
Fees and discount structure for 2007
Full fee U8, U9, U10, U11: $70 per player; Family discount
fee $45 per player
Full fee U12, U14, U16, U18 $80 per player; Family discount fee $50 per
player
Where there is more than one player from a family registering with the club, the oldest child will be charged the full fee for their age group. The family discount fee will then be charged for the second and each subsequent child, dependant on their age group.
The Club will be holding Junior Registration Days on Sunday 25th Feb and Sunday 4th March 2007 at Tregenza Oval, 11am to 4pm. There will also be a BBQ and Sausage sizzle. The junior club will also be hosting an additional registration day in line with the SARU Kickstart registration day, probably on the 24th March 2007. (This date to be confirmed later).
We hope to have the samples at the
Registration Days of new inexpensive junior club fleece tops and fleece
beanie hats for players and parents to order. The committee strongly
encourage the fleece tops to be worn to and from matches and training
sessions, to encourage a stronger sense of team and club identity.
However, this is not going to be a compulsory uniform as yet.
We also hope to have adult sizes for any interested parties to
order.
The junior club will be running training sessions from Wednesday 7th March 2007 where we will be offering new and existing players the opportunity to initially take part in the Kickstart 6 week program (discussed above) and then continue with regular training sessions. It is anticipated that the first club matches will take place on Saturday 4th May 2007
To all prospective 3rd and 4th grade players
Training on Thursday 29th March will be a Team Planning
and Discussion Night.
No training - that’s right, no fitness on the night!!
Instead, be at the Club for a 7.00 pm start for a discussion and planning forum and enjoy the free BBQ provided (maybe even a happy hour for the beers!!).
Barry Hickman and Steve Stanway, the coaches of the Third and Fourth grades will be discussing the season ahead. If you haven’t already met them, the BBQ and drinks would be a good time to do so and have an input into how your rugby season is shaped and scheduled.
YOUR ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT and vital for success throughout the season, both on and off the field.
RSVP to Denzil on 0412 972 406
We will be hosting the Kiwi and Hong Kong teams for the 7s .. so
7s International Training: At Tregenza:
Friday 6th April: 10.30 am - 12 noon Hong Kong; we don't know about NZ at
this stage.
Each day however an SMS comes in to say that our visitors are training in the southern parklands instead of at Tregenza. I can't offer any help other than to suggest you chase them up in the southern parklands if they're not at Tregenza ... or ring Sue Thewlis 0431 566 116 closer to the time. Enjoy the 7s all of you
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2007 - SEAL GROUP - 50TH ELIZABETH SEVENS |
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| Time | Game | Pitch 1. | POOL | Game | Pitch 2. | POOL: | |||||||
| 9:00 | 1 | UNIVERSITY BLACK | 0 | BRIGHTON BLACK | 38 | A | 2 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 0 | WOODVILLE | 21 | B | |
| Referee: J. Jones | Referee P. Benger. | ||||||||||||
| 9:20 | 3 | BAROSSA RAMS | 0 | BRIGHTON GOLD | 53 | C | 4 | RAAF | 32 | UNIVERSITY WHITE | 7 | D | |
| Referee: J. Eastgate | Referee J. Hagan. | ||||||||||||
| 9:40 | 5 | ONKAPARINGA | 17 | BURNSIDE | 0 | O/35's | 6 | ||||||
| Referee: A. Lindsay | Referee | ||||||||||||
| !0:00 | 7 | ELIZABETH | 0 | BAROSSA RAMS | 12 | O/35's | 8 | BURNSIDE ROYALS | 0 | LLOYD McDERMOTT | 38 | A | |
| Referee: T. Passmore | Referee D. Murray. | ||||||||||||
| 10:20 | 9 | MELBOURNE BROS | 48 | ELIZABETH | 0 | B | 10 | TICKA | 17 | BURNSIDE BLUES | 12 | C | |
| Referee: P. Benger | Referee A. Schwilk | ||||||||||||
| !0:40 | 11 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 38 | PORT ADELAIDE | 7 | D | 12 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 22 | BURNSIDE | 10 | W | |
| Referee: Q. Fleischfresser | Referee: J. Jones | ||||||||||||
| 11:00 | 13 | PORT ADELAIDE | 5 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 25 | W | 14 | ||||||
| Referee: A. Lindsay | Referee | ||||||||||||
| 11:20 | 15 | BURNSIDE | 7 | BAROSSA RAMS | 10 | O/35's | 16 | ONKAPARINGA | 17 | ELIZABETH | 5 | O/35's | |
| Referee: R. Johnson | Referee P. Benger. | ||||||||||||
| 11:40 | 17 | UNIVERSITY BLACK | 0 | LLOYD McDERMOTT | 38 | A | 18 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 7 | ELIZABETH | 12 | B | |
| Referee: J. Hagan. | Referee: A. Lindsay | ||||||||||||
| 12:00 | 19 | BAROSSA RAMS | 15 | BURNSIDE BLUES | 76 | C | 20 | RAAF | 14 | PORT ADELAIDE | 31 | D | |
| Referee: J. Eastgate. | Referee: J. Jones | ||||||||||||
| 12:20 | 21 | BRIGHTON BLACK | 41 | BURNSIDE ROYALS | 5 | A | 22 | WOODVILLE | 19 | MELBOURNE BROS | 28 | B | |
| Referee: D. Murray | Referee: L. Williams | ||||||||||||
| 12:40 | 23 | BRIGHTON GOLD | 5 | TICKA | 26 | C | 24 | UNIVERSITY WHITE | 5 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 27 | D | |
| Referee: D. Murray | Referee: P. Benger | ||||||||||||
| !:00 | 25 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 25 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 0 | W | 26 | BURNSIDE | 19 | PORT ADELAIDE | 12 | W | |
| Referee: L. Williams | Referee: T. Passmore | ||||||||||||
| 1:20 | 27 | ONKAPARINGA | 7 | BAROSSA RAMS | 17 | O/35's | 28 | ||||||
| Referee: R. Johnson | Referee: | ||||||||||||
| 1:40 | 29 | BURNSIDE | 24 | ELIZABETH | 0 | O/35's | 30 | UNIVERSITY BLACK | 31 | BURNSIDE ROYALS | 5 | A | |
| Referee: Q. Fleischfresser | Referee: J. Hagan. | ||||||||||||
| 2:00 | 31 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 0 | MELBOURNE BROS | 52 | B | 32 | BAROSSA RAMS | 0 | TICKA | 50 | C | |
| Referee: P. Benger | Referee: A. Schwilk. | ||||||||||||
| 2:20 | 33 | RAAF | 0 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 17 | D | 34 | SOUTHERN SUBS | 27 | PORT ADELAIDE | 0 | W | |
| Referee: L. Williams | Referee Q. Fleischfresser | ||||||||||||
| 2:40 | 35 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 7 | BURNSIDE | 14 | W | 36 | LLOYD McDERMOTT | 21 | BRIGHTON BLACK | 5 | A | |
| Referee: T. Passmore | ` | Referee: A. Schwilk. | |||||||||||
| 3:00 | 37 | ELIZABETH | 5 | WOODVILLE | 38 | B | 38 | BURNSIDE BLUES | 31 | BRIGHTON GOLD | 12 | C | |
| Referee: J. Eastgate | Referee: L. Williams. | ||||||||||||
| 3:20 | 39 | PORT ADELAIDE | 40 | UNIVERSITY WHITE | 12 | D | |||||||
| Referee: J. Jones | |||||||||||||
| Time | Game | Pitch 1. | Game | Pitch 2. | |||||||||
| Mens Cup Quarter Final | Mens Cup Quarter Final | ||||||||||||
| 3:40 | 40 | 1st Pool "B" | 2nd Pool " Ä' | 41 | 1st Pool "Ä" | 2nd Pool "B" | |||||||
| MELBOURNE BROS | 14 | BRIGHTON BLACK | 14 | LLOYD McDERMOTT | 24 | WOODVILLE | 0 | ||||||
| Referee: D. Murray | Referee J. Eastgate | ||||||||||||
| Mens Cup Quarter Final | Mens Cup Quarter Final | ||||||||||||
| 4:00 | 42 | 1st Pool "C" | 2nd Pool "D" | 43 | 1st Pool "D" | 2nd Pool "C" | |||||||
| TICKA | 29 | PORT | 5 | OLD COLLEGIANS | 12 | BURNSIDE BLUES | 22 | ||||||
| Referee A. Schwilk. | Referee J. Jones | ||||||||||||
| Womens Grand Final | |||||||||||||
| 4:20 | 44 | SOUTHS | 24 | BURNSIDE | 5 | ||||||||
| Referee: Q. Fleischfresser | |||||||||||||
| Mens Cup Semi- Final | Mens Cup Semi- Final | ||||||||||||
| 4:40 | 45 | Winner Game 40 | Winner Game 41 | 46 | Winner Game 42 | Winner Game 43 | |||||||
| BRIGHTON BLACK | 0 | LLOYD McDERMOTT | 29 | TICKA | 12 | BURNSIDE BLUES | 7 | ||||||
| Referee | Referee | ||||||||||||
| O/35's Grand Final | POOL "A' | POOL 'B' | POOL 'C' | ||||||||||
| 5:00 | 47 | 1st | 2nd | UNIVERSITY BLACK | SOUTHS | BAROSSA RAMS | |||||||
| BAROSSA RAMS | 14 | ONKAPARINGA | 0 | BRIGHTON BLACK | WOODVILLE | BRIGHTON GOLD | |||||||
| Referee; P. Benger | BURNSIDE ROYALS | MELBOURNE BROS | TICKA | ||||||||||
| LLOYD McDERMOTT | ELIZABETH | BURNSIDE BLUES | |||||||||||
| Mens Grand Final | |||||||||||||
| 5:30 | 48 | Winner Game 45 | Winner Game 46 | ||||||||||
| LLOYD McDERMOTT | 17 | TIKA | 12 | POOL 'D' | O/35's | WOMEN | |||||||
| Referee: A. Schwilk | RAAF | ONKAPARINGA | BURNSIDE | ||||||||||
| OLD COLLEGIANS | ELIZABETH | PORT | |||||||||||
| UNIVERSITY WHITE | BAROSSA RAMS | SOUTHERN SUBS | |||||||||||
| BEST PLAYERS | PORT | BURNSIDE | OLD COLLEGIANS | ||||||||||
| Gareth BROWN (Brighton Black) | |||||||||||||
| Andrew FARQUHARSON (Old Collegians) | |||||||||||||
DENTIST’S MOUTHGUARDS AT COST – REPONSES REQUIRED ASAP
Thanks to the generosity of Old Collegian Dr Deb Rea you can get a
dentally fitted mouthguard at cost, approx $80 (half what you would
normally pay)! Your health insurance may cover ALL of this amount!
Mouthguards will be fitted by the dentist at the club on a training night
and delivered to you at the club within a fortnight – no need to go to
the dental surgery. Please let us know ASAP if you are interested and we
will contact you with more information.
FITTINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS SO WE NEED TO
HEAR FROM YOU ASAP.
SA Rugby will be facilitating a Coach and Referee forum on Wed 11 Apr 07 at Sport SA (West Beach) commencing at 6.30pm.
The main objective of the forum is to open up communication channels between Coaches and Referees to discuss the Game Management Guidelines for the up coming domestic season. The referees will present to the group on new Laws and what they have been instructed to concentrate on this year. The forum is also the ideal opportunity for coaches to discuss areas of the game with the referees.
All Club coaches at all levels are invited to the forum, clubs are to forward the names of personnel attending to info@sarugby.com.au by COB Thu 5 Apr.
Should you require any further information regarding this matter please contact Carl 8232 7101
Club Presidents and Secretaries – This is a conscious effort by SA Rugby to improve relationships between Clubs, Coaches and Referees, please ensure this invitation is communicated with the appropriate personnel to ensure your Club is suitably represented on the night.
Last year we exceeded all expectations with a massive 75 people all in red shirts on the inaugural pub crawl and 90 people attending on the day. Norwood publicans did not know what hit them when a 90 strong crowd of Old Collegians arrived at their doorstep desperate for the next beer, after the 100m walk between pubs!
This year we hope for things to be even bigger and better, so keep Saturday the 24th March free because it is going to be huge. T-shirts will be available to buy from Tara in the club rooms after training on Tuesday and Thursday nights. As per last year all t-shirts must be paid for prior to the event, and will cost $25 (this will get you significant savings at a number of venues and guarantees you a brilliant evening). I will have sample shirts for people to view, try and buy within the next two weeks.
As they say, a club that drinks together wins together!!! Here's to the beginning of a brilliant season...
Tara Naige
27th February 2007
The Pre-Season Pub Crawl returned on 24 March with a vengeance.
Our particular thanks to the Feathers, the Kensi and the Ballroom for having us. We also dropped by the Robin Hood and the Colonist. At least I’m told we did.
It’s all a bit of a blur. We had something like 80 people bouncing around and, if the bruises are anything to go by, we had some serious fun.
There were some special moments. Czeglik dancing on tables is always a
sight to see. At least a couple of our ladies’ team got a second look at
the contents of their stomachs. Someone stole the official Pub Crawl
Parrott, we suspect the girls from Southern Suburbs.
They and a few other people who also wish they were Collegians joined us
for the fun. Andy Farquharson may or may not have set the world record on
the beer bong (we can’t be sure, the timer broke. We should have made
him do it again). Brad McDonald, a recent graduate from our Under 18s,
also established himself as pretty handy with a beer bong.
Brad made his rugby debut with the seniors during the Bartercard Cup and impressed coaches and selectors. It’s great to see he’ll be an asset both on and off the pitch. People mostly kept their clothes on, which is a first and in most cases a relief.
Fortunately, we seemed to escape without significant injury, with the notable exception of one bloke who was dared by an anonymous Welsh agitator to walk and pee at the same time. Advice for the future: zippers can hurt and Welshmen can’t be trusted.
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Sunday 11th March: 5th Old Collegians Golf Day
I'm sure it will be a beautiful day and the Golf Day at Tanunda Pines Golf Club in the Barossa Valley should be great fun for all who attend. They day costs $60, which includes 18 holes of golf, on course drinks and a fantastic gourmet lunch.
If you don't want to drive yourself up there, so you can partake in the drinks provided on course, a bus will be leaving the club at 8am and will return all participants to the club at the end of the day for less than the cost of a normal taxi. Spots on the bus are $25 (some drinks will be provided), which is a great bargain at only $12.50 each way!
For those of you who would like a day in the Barossa but are not really keen on golfing, we will be running a wine tour of the region. All participants of the wine tour have a place on the bus and the trip will include a visit to the Farmers Market and a number of the fantastic wineries in the area. Gourmet lunch with the golfers is included in the cost of $55 per person.
If you are interested in participating in either the golf day or the wine tour please email Tara Naige at tara.naige@adelaide.edu.au ASAP, as the bus needs to booked by this Friday (2 March).
Schedule
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Schedule - Own transport 9:30 10:00 Arrive at Tanunda Pines Golf
Club and register
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Schedule - Going by BUS ? 8:00 Bus leaves Adelaide |
Morning format 10:30 am shotgun tee off (9 Holes)
The morning golf is stroke
You must be ready to play at 10:15 am
At 10:15 make your way to your allocated tee
Stoke requires the player to count ALL shots
Fill in your score on each holeIf you are a novice golfer please do not have more than 10 shots per hole
Write a score of 10 in this case
This is to ensure that play is not too slowAt the completion of the 9 holes add up your total score
Write this score at the top of the card
Hand the card in when you arrive at the club house
These scores will be used to allocate teams for the afternoon roundLunch (1:00 - 2:00)
Lunch is a BBQ
When you arrive back at the club house inform the "chef" what you want to eat.
There will be a choice of meats
Stay near the BBQ while your meat is being cooked
After you collect your meat move into the clubhouse
Salads and potatoes will be available with condiments
Drinks and coffee can be purchased over the barAt approximately 1:45 the teams for the afternoon will be announced
Afternoon format 2:30 pm shotgun tee off (Ambrose)Ambrose is a team game
The lowest handicapper (or best golfer) is appointed captain
Each team must be ready to play at 2:15 pm
Make your way to your allocated tee
From the tee each player plays a shot
The order of teeing off is determined by the captain
The team then selects the best of the tee shots and picks up the other balls
Each player then plays from the selected place (within 1 club length not nearer the hole)
On the green each player putts from as near as possible to the selected position
This is continued until the ball is holed out
Count the total number of shots played and record the score on your card
The captain is responsible for scoring
At the completion of the round the captain will add up the total score
This score is to be written on the top of the card
Captain to hand completed card in at completion of round.The presentation will take place soon after the final group returns to the club house
Register by email - golfday@pro-time.com.au
or contact Tara - tara.naige@adelaide.edu.au
Sponsored by Pro-TIME Business Solutions
Ph 8431-3166 and ask for John Denley

All members paid in full before 3rd May 2007 get to share a free keg at a party at the club in May and also go into a weekly raffle for a $50 voucher to be used at the club. The winner must be present at the draw in the clubrooms after training on every Thursday from 3rd May onwards.
We need to raise funds to pay for the new showers. For $20 you can have your name written on a tile in the new bathroom and secure your place on Collegians’ walls. (For $50 we’ll even let you choose the position of the tile.)
The turnout of people on this first Thursday of training for 2007, both of players and non-players, brings a promising start to the year. A lot of new and old faces turned out. Good to see, amongst (a talented cast of) others, Stewart Douglas, Mad Dog, Jesse, Rebecca D-L, Mick Finn (looking fit & healthy) & Paull Francis along with the usual crowd, a growing tribe of Collegians' kids, a mob of ex-Juniors now back to play Seniors and Denzil & Barry Hickman bonding together while immolating the meat on the barbecue. All up, a good crowd.
Russell Schmaal played for Collegians in 1975, or thereabouts, as half-back and is currently recuperating from a triple bypass. All the best there Russell getting back onto your feet again. If you read this, get in touch with us (bottom of the page) when you can.
Every year we pick two or three of our brightest junior players and send them off to a rugby camp in NSW. For the 2006 season the club rewarded Gary Bautz and Hugh Lord. Unfortunately for Gary, a swan dive off the roof over the Christmas holidays resulted in a broken elbow .... meaning that he’ll miss his rugby camp experience in early 2007 and will have to postpone it until the same time next year. In a few years he will fit right in with the First XV. There have been a few of them who have fallen off roofs as well.
Will Chattaway (from our 2nd and 3rd division in 2006) was missing rugby so much he has gone to the UK to play. He has hooked up with London and Welsh at Richmond and is playing in their under 19s academy squad, sliding around in some Celtic bogs in Wales. He can't believe how cold it is down there, but he is enjoying the challenge of the tough Welsh game and looking forward to coming back for the new season with Old Colls.
December
2006
It
is recommended that the current board structure be changed to comprise
six Directors nominated by the members and up to three (3)
Board-appointed Directors. Currently there are nine (9) Directors
all of which must be elected by the members. The rationale for this
recommendation is to pave the way for selected qualified people from the
corporate sector to join the Board to complement (not duplicate) the
skills currently held by the Board.
It
is recommended that once elected or appointed to the Board of the SA
Rugby, the Director must step down as an office bearer of a member or
affiliate member. This will remove perceived bias, promote independence,
remove conflicts of interest inhibiting board outcomes, create less work
for individuals concerned enabling them to focus on State level issues.
Due to the relatively small size of SA Rugby community, the definition
of Office Bearer would need to be defined so as not reduce the ‘talent
pool’ e.g. Office Bearer may include senior club roles such as
President, Secretary, Head Coach, Delegate to SA Rugby.
In
addition to the Constitutional changes suggested above, it is
recommended that the board undertake further review of its functioning
and performance. This initiative in itself is good governance and
will send a positive message to our stakeholders that SA Rugby is
serious about progress.
Congratulations to Simon and Rachel Young who were married on 28 April 2007.
Congratulations to Andrew Sheppeard and Crystal who were recently married. ... February 2007
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Congratulations to Matt and Michelle Carr (nee Wilson, an ex-OC women’s player and daughter of the Dawn and Don Wilson who are still strong supporters of OC) on the arrival of Alicia on 16 March at 2.59am, at a tiny 7lb 7oz and 48cm in length. Her brother, Lachie, has accepted her well, kissing and cuddling and trying share his food with her. |
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Our congratulations to Jim Denley and his wife Kylie on the birth of their son (a grandson to John and Kate Denley). Jackson James Denley has arrived and we hope to see a lot of him as the years go by. He was born on Saturday 24th March weighing in at 7lb 15oz. We have a few photos of the young man and his adoring family, but our favourite is this one. It arrived under the name “Jackson Bigfoot”. My what big feet he has! And you know what they say about a boy with big feet… he needs big shoes. ... Tregenza Times April 2007 |
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Congratulations to Belinda Wade and Michael Lindow on the birth of their son Samuel
(Belinda swears he’ll play for Australia) |
Congratulations to Jon and Emma on the birth of young Oliver Collins. This young gentleman has an unparalleled Collegians pedigree, coming from combined Collins and Suttell stock. He’s a good boy too. His arrival was vaguely expected to interfere with the First XV game against Brighton but even at this tender age he has his priorities sorted and didn’t turn up until the middle of the next week. You will note that the young man bears the initials “OC”. We can’t wait to make his acquaintance
Congratulations to Damien and Sarah Keating (nee Lasscock, an ex-OC women’s player) on the recent arrival of Joseph Patrick (9lb 11 oz), a brother to Grace and James.
Tom Horne
Tom, another ex-juniors player, a son of Paul Horne & Ginny
Bullen, returned to the game playing in the 4ths on the 14th of
April. Welcome back.
Simon Bailey
Having recovered from last year’s shoulder surgery, the Reverend Simon
Bailey has announced he is returning to the pitch and the Game They Play
in Heaven. We’re very glad to have him. It never hurts to have God on
your side. Simon and his family are also taking their vow of Australian
citizenship soon too. As a proud new Australian, Simon tells us he is
expecting a call from the Wallaby selectors any day now.
... Tregenza Times, April 2007
Iain Everiss
Iain left us at the end of last year, but he’s keeping in touch. He
reports as follows: “Thought I’d eventually say hi and let you know we
did make it up here in one piece. For those interested we had overnight
stays at Hay (yes we made Hay while the sun shone … ok … it’s lame
and over used but I like it), Gilgandra, Narrabri & Kingaroy. There is
a LOT of Australia.
Anyways, how’s it all looking for 2007? Fit and raring to go I
trust?
I see from the website that Ian’s back to sort you fellas out and you’ve
even got a coach (hope he’s better than last year’s version …).
Wandered along to training here last week. Consisted of half-an-hour of touch on the beach, a break for a beer and then another half-hour of touch. Shall we say they’re relaxed. One of the lads from here at work (who’s been here since October – ex-Wollongong) made it to Tuesday told me that was a full on fitness session – but we were back to touch on Thursday.
Good luck for 2007 and (a rather redundant
piece of advice) have fun!”
... Tregenza Times, April 2007
Rebecca (formerly known as Bob) Derbyshire-Lloyd
came back from New Zealand. Great to have her back .....
Jeremy Thewlis is in Colorado USA spending his time skiing ... and also working at the snowier-ends of the ski-lifts. And some may call it work. He is planning, broadly, to get to England to catch up on the rellos and hopefully be in Paris for the RWC. Jeremy's mother - Sue Thewlis, our Secretary amongst other roles she plays, for those who've been kept in the dark over the years - knows little of the details of what Jeremy's been getting up to, but we understand for any details contact Jeremy's sister. We understand that Gary Pope's son is also in Colorado and playing for one of the rugby clubs up there. Keep in touch Jeremy, esp. regarding your whereabouts during the RWC.
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