24 June Randwick Rugby Club Newsletter

What is happening this week?

Randwick at home to Warringah - Be there at Coogee Oval to stop the plague! >......

Colts at Pittwater Rugby Park               Fifth Grade at Hartley Oval vs. Bankstown

Team Lists Grade>...... Colts >.......

The ‘Coogee Faithful' look forward to welcoming back Super Rugby players back on the paddock including:

Henry Vanderglas.....swapping Australian 7s and Brumbies jerseys for the Myrtle Green
Josh Valentine, Brumbies halfback, great to see him looking fit at training last night
Phoenix Battye, Second rower from the Western Force - coming off the bench at Coogee Oval tomorrow
Patrick Phibbs - who has already made an appearance for the Galloping Greens this season
Stephen Hoiles - coming back from injury...working out in the Brook St gym
Nio Halangahu, back in Sydney after his tour with Tonga to the UK and the Churchill Cup Tournament (read his diary>......)
Francis Fainifo - back from the Brumbies...great to see Frankie scoring tries left, right and centre
Cruze Ah Nau returning to Randwick after debuting in 2010
Afa Pakalani - playing tonight for the Tahs, then back for the Galloping Greens
Adam Freier - Try-scoring hero last week for the Rebels - looking forward to getting back to playing grass roots Club rugby soon at Coogee Oval; hear Adam on Sen Audio >.......

20 July at the Hilton "The 2011 World Cup Randwick Hall of Fame Inductees Luncheon"
12.00pm Pre-Lunch Drinks
12.30pm Welcome President Anthony Bell - welcome MC Rod Kafer
12.35pm Entrée
12.40pm Simon Poidevin announces Junior Clubs Hall of Fame 2011 recipient
12.40pm Simon Poidevin introduces Sir Nicholas Shehadie
12.50pm 1991 World Cup highlights
1.00pm Bob Dwyer 1991 & 1995 campaigns
1.30pm Main Course
2.00pm World Cup Tries
Ewen McKenzie 1991- Who scored?
Owen Finnegan 1999 - That try?
2.15pm Live Auction
2.45pm Anthony Bell and Jeffery Sayle - Randwick Rugby
2.55pm World Cup 2011 Rugby Forum - host Rod Kafer
Ewen McKenzie, Simon Poidevin, Rocky Elsom, Drew Mitchell, Mark Ella
3.15 pm Hall of Fame induction
3.30pm Eddie Jones
3.40pm Jeffery Sayle

Click for booking form>.......

Match wrap-ups from Wicks vs Manly

Coach's comment - Morro's musings >.......

Colts Coordinator Jayson Brewer still finds positives >......

"Decades of Success" - Reunion of Premiership winning teams at Brook St and Coogee Oval .....20 August when the Galloping Greens are at home to the Students

Calling the players, officials and families of the......
Famous First Grades of '71, '81 and ‘91
Resplendent Reserve Grade of ‘91
Fabulous Fifths of '81 and '91
Fighting Fit First Grade Colts of ‘81

Click for Registration Form

Stats corner >......
Myrtle Green Volunteer of Week is.....
........Doug Alexander - our stats man at the ‘Galloping Greens'. Doug has lived in the Randwick area all his life and was a teacher of maths at Randwick Boys for over 20 years until his retirement. He is captain of the most important team in the Randwick Rugby Club; the "Table of Truth". The "Table" met here every night at 5pm; Doug is very similar to Richie Benaud - the leader of the Channel 9 commentary team. Every night he ensures all his team members are hydrated and have completed various warm-up tasks before hitting the heavy task of solving the issues of Randwick Rugby and the licensed club. Doug ensures that all participants refrain from moaning and whinging - their clear goal is that humour must be to the fore.
Doug has been completing the task of collating all match results, etc for the last few years succeeding the late John Brewer. Doug is a regular at all home games and his reports have quickly become a favourite on the web page.
If you have nothing to do one Friday evening at 5pm come down to the "Table of Truth" and introduce yourself to Doug.
Description - Champion bloke who looked after rugby players

From the board room - Randwick Rugby Licensed club ... New Board & President
President - Jeffrey Sayle
Vice President - Michael Young
Committee - Jon Collins
Mick Winters
Michelle O'Shea
Chris Barron
Peter Court
Two members from RDRUFC

The President - at the helm

Need a Boardroom? Contact felicity.thompson@randwickrugby.com.au for corporate needs including Boardroom meetings or your next AGM

Masterchef BBQ at Latham Park - Dan Dowe
Dan came into the club the other day and purchased a Green and Keen membership with the assistance of the GM Tony Lewis. He then noticed we were struggling to replace the great John Dingle on the Thursday night BBQ. He emailed the GM with the quote ..."Happy to cook up some snags for the boys" on a Thursday.
Dan Dowe is 37 years young - he came down to watch the Galloping Greens because Eddie Jones was his Year 7 teacher at International Grammar - before he moved to Randwick Boys High, where he came across the one and only Doug Alexander. Dan played 3rd grade and colts for the Randwick Rugby Club. He has a memory of a coach called Fletch who he remembers with a funny beard and the worst comb-over...
Favourite Player - King and Mark Ella
Memory - 1988 All Black game - given half day off school by Doug Alexander
Dan was ably assisted at training this week by Dingle Junior who needed no introduction to the BBQ plate.

Dan works at Australian Workstation Manufacturers, Botany, in business development. Noting the presence of the Randwick Rugby family he works closely with sponsor and Hall of Fame Legend Warwick Waugh from Girvan Waugh. He said the players at Latham have made him feel welcome every Thursday. Dan described them as a genuine good bunch of blokes and who all appreciate my efforts. The Randwick Rugby Club appreciates your efforts Dan and welcomes you back to the Galloping Greens. Thank you!

CompetitionTables after 1st round

Shute Shield 2011 ladder >.......

Competition ladders - all Grades and Colts >......

Meldrum Cup - Fifth Grade >.....

Questions for our readers

The Sydney Rugby Union is examining the structure of the 2012 Shute Shield. The Randwick Rugby Club is represented on the committee. The question the Randwick Rugby Club asks all players, supporters, coaches and members is...
"How would you structure the Shute Shield in 2012 & beyond?"
Email your thoughts and ideas to tony.lewis@randwickrugby.com.au

What's on at the Licensed Club?

Randwick Rugby welcomes new staff member Dane Cartwright

Randwick Rugby's new operations manager is Dane Cartwright. He hails from the NSW south coast and now resides at Randwick with his girlfriend, a theatre nurse at The Prince of Wales Hospital. He has an extensive hospitality background and interests starting with McDonalds when just 15 years of age. He progressed on to the Revesby Roundhouse Hotel, moving to the St George Tavern and then on to the Golden Fleece Hotel at Liverpool. After working in the hotel industry for 5 years he moved into the club industry joining the team at the Engadine R.S.L. Club for 12 years as duty manager then operations manager. Heading back home to the south coast he worked at the Huskisson RSL for 3 years before returning to Sydney.
Dane says..."I feel very privileged to have been appointed to this position with such a prestigious and well known club and famous rugby institution. I look forward to the future here at Randwick Rugby and especially to meeting everyone and working towards ensuring this great club continues to be welcoming venue for all members and guests to enjoy".

Felicity Thompson is the Events and Promotions Manger of the Randwick Rugby Licensed Club. Everyone knows Felicity; she is always busy organising events for the club, its players and members. She always puts her work first and nothing is too much trouble. If you want to organise any event ring Felicity 96655447 or email felicity.thompson@randwickrugby.com.au She can arrange catering for conferences, baptism, birthdays, school events etc - she can also organise business conferences and meetings.
What do we know about Felicity?
a. She is a country girl from Mudgee
b. Her mother Kathy is a saint
c. She is studying - Interior Decorating in 2011
d. Her hobbies are the Randwick Rugby Club, Randwick Rugby Sponsors tent and working at the Randwick Licensed Club
Seriously though, Felicity is available to assist you with your arrangements for event artwork, design and whatever function you want to have at the Randwick Rugby Club.

Nio's diary - a not to be missed account of life on the road with the Tongan rugby team in England >.......

Sponsor's spotlight MLC Advice Randwick - Sponsor of the 2011 Ladies Days >......

Clean and Green Gossip
Click here for On-line interviews with
........Wallabies and former Leinster match winner Rocky Elsom talks all things Heineken Cup and World Cup and...
.......The top six has been finalised in the south and this show deals with the Super Rugby finals. Ewen McKenzie joins us fresh from securing top spot on the table with the Qld Reds.

The Wicks congratulate Link >.....

From "Tah land"
Drew Mitchell, never one to let the grass grow under his feet, on track for a very speedy recovery ....look out for him in the myrtle green, playing to secure a RWC squad place through the Shute Shield
Sekope Kepu - one week from being available for the Tahs if they defeat the Blues on Friday night...maybe there's a possibility he will be available for the Galloping Greens vs Parramatta 2 July.
Ben Mowen - recovering quickly ....Coogee faithful hoping he will be available for the Wicks early next month

Get your grass roots rugby fix this weekend at Coogee Oval .....vs Warringah

Stay in town to watch the Myrtle Greens take on the Two Blues 2 July and then put some Wood on the fire 9 July.....enjoy rugby action at Coogee Oval

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