Brothers Chronicles Volume 1 Issue 3 February 2012

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB,SYDNEY
THE BROTHERS CHRONICLES
A publication for the older CBOB
VOL 1 ISSUE 3
FEBRUARY 2012
“Yeah mate I remember playing against CBOBS bloody hell you blokes
just wouldn’t lay down” –
Tony Brunsden (RIP) Capt. Hunters Hill Kentwell Cup
Welcome to all past players
and supporters
Inside this
issue:
Player Profile
Ian Gibson
Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed Issue 2
Player Profile
John
Andrews
background letter and appeal for financial help.
COLTS
FUND
RAISING
Great news in regards to having a Colts Side in
2012. But with this comes obvious
additional costs see John Andrew’s
Revisiting the 1990 Barraclough Cup and the
Grafton Tours should bring back some great
memories.
If there is anyone you would like to add to
the mailing list let me know.
waughs@skymesh.com.au
Barraclough
Cup 1990
Revisited
Wallop’s
Corner
Grafton
Rugby Tours
Life Members
Terry Mico
David Mico*
Bob Towers
Brian Hadlee*
Ian Meers
John Sullivan
John Andrews
Michael Lowry
John Waugh
Martin ichols
Barry Williams
Brian McElvogue*
John Punch (Snr)
Paul Muller
Steve Jaques
Michael Williams
Tony Padovan
Adrian Brannan
Robert Bruce
Damian Henry
Tom Burns
Brothers Rugby Club Sydney would like to acknowledge and
thank all our sponsors.
Our Major Sponsors are:
Flight Centre and The Orchard Tavern
Centurions
400 Games
100 Games
Michael Wren
Kieren O’Hegarty
John Gibbs
Michael Sullivan
Glenn Morrissey
Lino Anastasi
Thomas Broomfield
Greg Nixon
Terry Woodward
Noel Ponton
Ian Davison
Declan O’Connor
Pat North
Tony Hanrahan
Dick Reading
James Vianellos
Arthur Oliver
Craig Leckie
David Becklie
Roger Shanahan
Keith Bromwich
Adam Morrissey
Hans Krenmayr
Christopher Ford
Dom North
Craig Swanson
Billy Madgwick
Pat Gourtley
Greg Stacey
Sean Nyssen
David Cooper
Jon Evans
Paul Tessoriero
Dave Bullard
Tim Leibbrandt
Beau Keller
Scott James
Peter Watkins
Michael Hall
Stuart Mangion
Steve Gustafson
Stephen Carrick
Andrew Cansdell
300 Games
Michael Lowry
Ian Meers
Damian Henry
Michael Cahill
Michael Bird
Adrian Brannan
John Waugh
John Andrews
Terry Mico
Martin Nichols
200 Games
Michael Williams
Roy Anderson
Sean Brannan
Steve Jaques
David Taylor
James Mulcare
Tony Padovan
Ian Welsh
Peter Powell
Matt Gibbs
Paul Muller
Phillip Colvin
Phil Hogan
Tim Parsons
Tom Burns
Dan Ridley
Andrew Simpson
John Bezzina
Damian Eyre
Robert Bruce
Enda Winston
PLAYER QUESTIONNAIRE
Player’s Name: Ian Gibson
Nickname:
it)
Sometimes Gibbo (but too many others have claim to
How did you hear about the club and who introduced you to the
club? School
What year did you join? 1971
What position did you play? Prop and then (after I slowed down)
I moved to Second Row
What year did you stop playing? 1981
Did you play for any other clubs? Yes, Northern Suburbs
Did any other members of your family play for the club
(brothers, sons etc?) Brother, Don
Did you hold any executive positions at the club? Yes, Club
Captain a couple of stints
Did you coach any sides? NO
Did you captain any sides? Yes - Under 20's, then Barraclough,
Stockdale, Kentwell and Barraclough again.
Did you win any premierships? Yes – Stockdale – 1974 and
Barraclough- 1981
Did you go on any club trips or tours? Grafton 1981
Are there any great moments or stories you would like to share?
Many. Too many to put together just now
Who were some of your more colourful colleagues/characters?
Terry Woodward. Bob Towers, Steve Prosser, Noel Ponton,
John Waugh, Pat Wheelahan and many more
Was Dockers your main drinking spot? Yes, sure was.
Orchard Tavern
PLAYER QUESTIONNAIRE
Player’s Name: John Andrews
Nickname: Panda
How did you hear about the club and who introduced you to the club?
I was telephoned by Terry Woodward, I guess in 1969 and asked if I wanted to play Rugby.
Terry was then working at the NRMA, where my Uncle Tom was, I believe, his boss.
What year did you join?
I played just one game in 1969 for the U 20s, which happened to be at Roseville Chase.
I played no other games that year for CBOBs, as I was playing League with Lane Cove
CYO (with Billy James) and thought that two games a weekend was too much as I was in
First year Uni. I got over that the next year and played for CBOBs on Saturday and league
on Sunday. Basically thereafter I played for CBOBs every Saturday in the rugby season
until I gave it away, reluctantly, after being sort of scalped in my last game (see below)
What position did you play?
Mostly breakaway, but in a weak moment I was convinced one year by Greg Johnson to
play Hooker, as we had no hookers that year. Not sure what year that was, but I did spend
a fortune thereafter getting my back fixed, given we were playing Kentwell Cup and Colleagues had the Combined Subbies Front Row. Not a pretty sight.
Did you play any other sport under the CBOB banner e.g. Cricket, Basketball or
Squash?
Only a season or two of cricket, but not very well.
"Most Memorable Game and Why"
Probably my last game in 1991 at Boronia Park v Hunters Hill. I was playing 4th Grade
and had decided to take my then 4 year old daughter Jane to watch her dad play for the
first time. I had a mate (Ron Bendall, then editor of the North Shore Times), who lived
across the road, and he brought his 4 year old along. By half-time I had collected a cut
down the side of my head from a glancing sprig which opened right up and had blood
everywhere. Ron took me to a local GP who wouldn’t touch it, so spent some time, as was
my usual routine, at the RNSH getting a large amount of stitches inserted on both the
inside, and outside. Didn’t look real great in Court on the Monday.
What year did you stop playing? See above
Did you play for any other clubs?
Only for Kings College, London whilst at London Uni in 1975-76 and a few games for
London –NZ. Apart from those, only ever played for CBOBS. No desire to play
anywhere else.
Did any other members of your family play for the club (brothers, sons etc?)
My step-son Daniel Barrow played a couple of seasons.
Did you hold any executive positions at the club?
I was Publicity Officer (in the days when the NST would print anything you wrote);
Club Captain a number of times and was also Social secretary.
Did you coach any sides?
Yes, maybe when our records are up to date I will be able to work out when
and what teams. I never coached a First grade Side, but did coach the
seconds on a number of occasions. I was captain coach of 4s when we played (and
lost) to Matraville in the Grand Final at Macquarie Uni,
the same day seconds won the Grand Final in 1984
Did you captain any sides? Yep, but too many to recall, and the memory fades as to
the years.
Did you win any premierships? No
Did you go on any club trips or tours?
Only the one for old-farts to the Central Coast. I had no stamina to go to Grafton.
Are there any great moments or stories you would like to share?
I was always pretty boring, not being a successful tourist, but having a great time
playing as many games as I could. I remember one day playing 3s, 2s and 1s against
CBC Bank and winning the lot. Pretty stuffed but pretty satisfied.
Snaring Steve Jacques to the Club was one of the most pleasing phone calls I made.
We haven’t been able to get rid of him since.
Who were some of your more colourful colleagues/characters?
One who springs to mind is Arthur Oliver, who played a game before
he got married later the same day. Too many others to recall.
I often think of Frank Mahony when I see his brother Michael around
the various Courts and recall some outrageous incidents in London.
He was certainly one of the more active members when it came to extracurricular
activities of the horizontal kind.
Was Dockers your main drinking spot? It has changed very dramatically since the
old days, but it has probably been the only hotel I have been to with any regularity
over the years. A lot different with the yellow tiles of old.
BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB
TO HAVE A COLTS (UNDER 21’S) TEAM
IN 2012
THIS WILL BE FIRST TIME THE CLUB
HAS FIELDED A COLTS SIDE
SINCE 1972 (UNDER 20’S) *
THE CLUB’S ABILITY TO FIELD A COLTS
SIDE WILL ALSO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR
APPLICATION FOR
PROMOTION BACK TO THIRD
DIVISION
BUT WITH THIS GREAT NEWS COMES
THE OBVIOUS ADDITIONAL
TEAM COSTS INCLUDING:
PLAYING KIT
INSURANCE
TEAM REGISTRATION
THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS
THE CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP
*Editor’s Note:
We did have Under 18’s in the Mid 70’s
CBOB’S Under 20 side 1972
PLEASE SEE BACKGROUND LETTER
AND REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM
JOHN ANDREWS
WE HAVE OVER 200 MEMBERS ON
OUR MAILING LIST
LET’S GET TOGETHER TO ENSURE
THE SUCCESS OF OUR COLTS SIDE.
ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE WILL BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED
BROTHERS COLTS 2012
About June last year I was speaking with president Scotty, Ian-“the Moose”Meers and a few of the senior players and officials about the future of the
Club generally, and about how we could put the Club on a more secure
footing for the future in regards to player numbers. As you are probably
aware, last year was the first year for some time that we had competitive teams,
(apart from the ageing 4th Grade Nicholson Cup winners in 2010), winning
the First and Second Grade competitions, as well as Third Grade playing in
the Semis. We were faced with the Club possibly folding if we did not do
something from the top down, and we were fortunate to have Marty Nicholls
return to the ranks after many seasons with Norths. Marty has a lot of
connections with Grade players and was able to persuade old St.Pius lads like
Vinny Byrne, Greg Wade and Mark Durisic to leave the Grade ranks and join
the Brothers. We spoke of the need to get a Colts side together and to that
end, we enlisted a couple of the lads who would still be eligible for Colts in
2012 to start spreading the word amongst their mates that Brothers was
running a Colts Team in 2012. Via the magical world of Facebook etc, they
have got together a list of names, perhaps beyond our wildest expectations.
Prior to our “Season Launch” on 20 January at Dockers, Moose, Hans
Krenmayr, our First Grade Coach, Tom Burns and I attended a game of
Touch that those guys had been organising amongst themselves for some time
at Beauchamp on a Friday afternoon. When we left that day we walked away
with 25 signed registration forms. Charles Kilby and Michael Summers, the
two who played with us in 2011 in Grade but are still eligible to play Colts in
2012, tell us there are more to come.
When the Committee spoke of setting up such a team, and realising that the
Club needed an ongoing transfusion of new blood to set the platform for
years to come, we decided in our wisdom that we would only charge Colts $50
for Subs. We were keen to make the Club attractive to young blokes coming
from school, going to Uni or starting out in apprenticeships etc. Indeed, one
of the comments made by several of the lads was how cheap we were
compared to cricket, hockey and other Rugby Clubs. I suppose there is a lot
of good and bad in that!!! I subsequently found out that most of that $50 will
be taken up buying a jersey (approximately $48 each). We also supply each
player with a set of shorts, socks and have to pay for insurance for 22 players
for each team. The Costs per player are closer to $250 that the $50 we are
going to charge them.
I really believe that a successful Colts team (or dare we hope, teams) is
the way forward for CBOBs/ Brothers. We can no longer rely on the
older guys in the Club. We need to have blokes flow through from
“our” Juniors to hopefully long careers in our senior ranks.
If you are now a little older, wiser and perhaps a little more financially
well off than you might have been in the past (or if not, but you can
spare a few bob anyway), we would be most grateful if you could
assist to sponsor a Brothers Colt in 2012. The financial pressures of
running 4 Open teams are great in 2012, and whilst obviously the subs
for our Grade teams are greater that the $50 we are charging the Colts,
I would like to see if we can make the Colts reasonably self sufficient
as there are enough costs in getting the 4 Grade sides on the paddock
each week, without calling on our general funds from subs, sponsors,
social events etc.
The Club is probably in the best position we have been player wise at
the start of a season for many years. The Club has been recruiting
well, but this year we need to run 4 Grade sides, one more than last
year. Stating the bleeding obvious, it all costs money to get sides on
the field each week.
Running a Rugby Club is a lot different to what it was in the past and I
know a few of you may be allergic to making financial contributions
to what is still primarily an amateur sport. If you want to ring me at
any time to discuss any of the above, or you want to get more
involved in the Club again in some role, we are always looking to get
people back involved in the Club. If you want to be asked, give me a
give me a ring and I’ll ask you!!
Call me on 0434 047 827 or 02- 9326 6215 at home.
If you are able and willing to assist financially,
And are happy to do so;
Please make a direct deposit at the bank or via internet transfer
Please mark the reference with: your initials and surname and
the word “Colts”.
For ease of processing and to avoid delays/administrative
hassles, it would be better to use this method and avoid cheques
in the mail.
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
Account Name: CBOBS
Account Number: 10276686
Account BSB: 062295
Reference: Your Initials and Surname & “Colts”
Regardless of whether you are able to assist financially or not, make
sure you get along to some home games this year. It looks a very
promising year, and the more faces on the sideline the better.
Best Wishes
John Andrews
Revisiting The Barraclough Cup
Premiership 1990
“WALLOP’S”
CORNER
A Props Testimony
Son, in this world there are scrums. And in those scrums you
need props. Are you willing to do it? As a prop, I have more
responsibility than you can ever fathom. You use words like
"drunk" and "out of shape"; those words are the very backbone
of a life I spent drinking and partying in, and you use them as a
punch line. You weep for your wings and centres, and curse the
prop forward. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of
knowing that the front row, while grotesque and
incomprehensible to you, wins these games you play.
Truth? You can't handle the truth, because deep down in places
you don't talk about in your selection meetings, you want me in
that scrum; you need me in that scrum. I neither have the time
nor inclination to explain myself to a back who scores on the
very blanket of ball retention that I provide, and then questions
the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just bought
me a beer and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you crawl
into that scrum and get dirty. Either way, I don't give a damn who
you think is responsible.
From the Grafton Rugby Club’s Website.
Why We Play The Game
by Rupert McCall
http://www.rupertmccall.com.au/
When the battle scars have faded
And the truth becomes a lie
And the weekend smell of liniment
Could almost make you cry.
When the last rucks well behind you
And the man that ran now walks
It doesn’t matter who you are
The mirror sometimes talks
Have a good hard look old son!
The melons not that great
The snoz that takes a sharp turn sideways
Used to be dead straight
You’re an advert for arthritis
You’re a thoroughbred gone lame
Then you ask yourself the question
Why the hell you played the game?
Was there logic in the head knocks?
In the corks and in the cuts?
Did common sense get pushed aside?
By manliness and guts?
Do you sometimes sit and wonder
Why your time would often pass
In a tangled mess of bodies
With your head up someone's arse?
With a thumb hooked up your nostril
Scratching gently on your brain
And an overgrown Neanderthal
Rejoicing in your pain!
Mate – you must recall the jersey
That was shredded into rags
Then the soothing sting of Dettol
On a back engraved with tags!
It’s almost worth admitting
Though with some degree of shame
That your wife was right in asking
Why the hell you played the game?
Why you’d always rock home legless
Like a cow on roller skates
After drinking at the clubhouse
With your low down drunken mates
Then you’d wake up – check your wallet
Not a solitary coin
Drink Berocca by the bucket
Throw an ice pack on your groin
Copping Sunday morning sermons
About boozers being losers
While you limped like Quazimoto
With a half a thousand bruises!
Yes – an urge to hug the porcelain
And curse sambuccas name
Would always pose the question
Why the hell you played the game!
And yet with every wound re-opened
As you grimly reminisce it
Comes the most compelling feeling yet
God, you bloody miss it!
From the first time that you laced a boot
And tightened every stud
That virus known as rugby
Has been living in your blood
When you dreamt it when you played it
All the rest took second fiddle
Now you’re standing on the sideline
But your hearts still in the middle
And no matter where you travel
You can take it as expected
There will always be a breed of people
Hopelessly infected
If there’s a teammate, then you’ll find him
Like a gravitating force
With a common understanding
And a beer or three, of course
And as you stand there telling lies
Like it was yesterday old friend
You’ll know that if you had the chance
You’d do it all again
You see – that’s the thing with rugby
It will always be the same
And that, I guarantee
Is why the hell you played the game!!
This poem contributed by Bill James via Peter Barrow
Rugby -The game that's played in Heaven
Two 90 year old men, Mike and Joe, have been friends all of their lives.
When it's clear that Joe is dying, Mike visits him every day.
One day Mike says, "Joe, we both loved rugby all our lives, and we
played rugby on Saturdays together for so many years. Please do me one
favour, when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's
rugby there."
Joe looks up at Mike from his death bed, "Mike, you've been my best friend for
many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favour for you.
Shortly after that, Joe passes on.
At midnight a couple of nights later, Mike is awakened from a sound sleep by a
blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to him, "Mike--Mike."
"Who is it?" asks Mike sitting up suddenly. "Who is it?"
"Mike--it's me, Joe."
"You're not Joe. Joe just died."
"I'm telling you, it's me, Joe," insists the voice.
"Joe! Where are you?"
"In heaven," replies Joe. "I have some really good news and a little bad news."
"Tell me the good news first," says Mike.
"The good news," Joe says," is that there's rugby in heaven.
Better yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, too.
Better than that, we're all young again.
Better still, it's always spring time and it never rains or snows.
And best of all, we can play rugby all we want, and we never get tired."
"That's fantastic," says Mike. "It's beyond my wildest dreams!
So what's the bad news?"
"You're in the team for this Saturday."
This Joke contributed by Terry Mico
Grafton Rugby Knockout
Carnival 1973 to 1988
For the CBOB Club from the early 1970’s to Mid to late 80’s
this was the end of season tour to go on.
We travelled via many different ways; touring buses of various
standards and sizes, car, sometimes plane for our more affluent
members or some because of work commitments, train (what a
trip from Central to Grafton) and on one occasion an old
London Double Decker Bus bought out to Australia by
Top Deck Travel (Bill James– this company was the forerunner
to Flight Centre).
One year we shared a bus with Rockdale Rugby Club. This
caused great confusion with the Grafton residents when late
one morning some CBOB tourists were returning after a quite
night and hoping to cover their tracks they chanted : “We’re
from ROCKDALE, ROCKDALE, ROCKDALE!!!”
Another year we had an extended tour which began with a stay
in Yamba, a game against Yamba in Maclean on the Thursday
night and down to Grafton for matches on Saturday and
Sunday.
“Robbie” refurbished Top
Deck Travel Bus brought
out to Australia in the
1990’s
Many touring traditions were enshrined in the
Grafton Touring Almanac.
Some of the more notable ones:
•
The grading of tourists according to number of tours,
•
0 caps = virgin tourist
•
1 to 5 = veteran tourist
•
6 and above = super veteran
•
Upon beginning the tour all virgin tourist were assigned a
veteran tourist to ensure indoctrination of all the touring
rituals. One of the main requirements was the continual
consumption of copious amounts of the amber fluid
although any heavy spirit was acceptable.
There may have been more but there has been only one
occasion that I know of, where a Veteran tourist was absolutely
left legless by a couple of Virgin tourists, the partners in crime
who left their Veteran mentor very much worse for wear, were
Jaqesey and Kevin Booker.
•
Touring Caps were issued at the end of tour and touring
awards were announced. Best player on tour was a much
sought after award. An award to be avoided at all costs was
the Pain in the Arse Award (this award speaks for itself!!)
Trying to list some of the more colourful characters that have
floated across this vast touring landscape is an unenviable task,
I hope I do it justice.
•
Teddy, Shy Ted, Teddy Two Cans, The Hulk, he had many
endearing nicknames but there was only one Steve Prosser
(RIP)
I don’t think anyone will ever forget (I am sure the person
Tackled is still rattling) the absolute bone crunching tackle
Teddy hit Peter Carson (Northern Suburbs 1st Grade, NSW and
Wallaby 1979) with in the game against Yamba. Carson sought Teddy
out after the game and congratulated him and bought him a beer. It
was a huge hit.
Teddy also had another memorable touring moment and it occurred
on the Double Decker Bus. He was as he was prone to do on many
occasions, flashing a “Brown-Eye” at passing motorists, as fate
would have it, the driver changed lanes suddenly which caused the
bus to lurch forward and then back, Teddy and his bare bum did the
same, causing him to crash into the window on the landing,
smashing it and sustaining a small cut. Teddy’s reaction was classic,
he went from tourist to tourist pleading with them to check his
grievous wound for any glass splinters. The ugliness of his derriere
was the stuff of legends, needles to say no-one would come to his
aid and we returned to our touring duties as outlined previously.
Jack Longhurst played for the Casino Rugby Club in their
winning Plate Final team. In the game Jack sustained a heavy head
knock but he insisted he was fine.
So back at our accommodation we were having a few beers around
the BBQ, after several rounds the team management convinced Jack
to go to his room and rest as a precaution. The rest of the team
continued to drink into the night, finally we thought we better check
how Jack was. We found him asleep in his room in the bath There
were about 15 empty cans floating in the water. On the same tour
Jack checked if the BBQ was ready to cook in a very unique way.
•
(Strict Tour Code enforced here
“What Happens on Tour stays on Tour”)
Grafton Rugby Union did not need to hire any
Entertainment for half-time of the Grand Final of the
Carnival as CBOB’s had our own “Evil Kenevil” (Chris Kerr)
His Flip/Flop backward summersaults are still being talked
about in the Far North Coast Rugby circles. To see him going
across the field along the half way line will live in the minds of
all who attended and received a standing ovation.
His efforts to get into the winning Grand Final Team’s photo
shoot was a hoot although perhaps the team concerned didn’t
agree.
•
“Ace it Up Haddo (Brian Haddley RIP) Taking the fastest
way down from the pub in Yamba to the Yamba Surf Club
He had bits of “bark’ of everywhere especially his poor old
baldy head. We insisted if he wanted to leave the pub
unaccompanied, we would make use of the rescue belt and reel
from the surf club.
•
It’s unusual for someone from outside the Club to rate a
mention in the Chronicles but I think this character is too
good to leave out, especially, talking about Grafton. It was
the first time I and many of the tourists had heard the now
very well known war-cry. At this time it was Oggi, Oggi,
Oggi, Oi, Oi, Oi, Oggi, Oggi etc etc
I only knew the bloke as Oggi and he was from the Kempsey
“Cannonballs” Rugby Union Club. They would turn up with
about 7 players, put a call out for players, meet on the field put
the numbers 1 to 15 in a hat , draw them out and play as
selected. Usually the seven players were very handy players and
the team would go all right. So here’s to Oggi.
•
Referring back to the comment about Kempsey’s numbers,
CBOB’s very rarely turned up short of players on Tour, in fact,
one tour we had enough to field two sides. We may have turned
up a bit “dusty” at times, but on most occasions we were
competitive. I think the banner comment from the front page
is very apt. Yeah mate I remember playing against CBOBS bloody hell you blokes
just wouldn’t lay down” –
One last incident I think is worth relating is
the “Revenge of the Senior Citizens”.
We were staying at the Grafton Showgrounds and we went out
for a very heavy as per usual Saturday night. The troops were
returning at various times during the Saturday night and Sunday
morning usually in very high and noisy spirits. Early Sunday
morning at about 6.00am in a scene out of a Western movie, a
bus full of senior citizens were driving around and around our
double Decker bus blowing on the bus horn, yelling out the
windows, “wake up you bastards, you kept us awake all night..”
etc etc. unfortunately the large percentage of us were pretty
comatose, so it had little or no effect. But it was a very comical
scene.
There are so many more, Churchie being derailed by the huge
Oatley winger (St George 1st grader Clen DeVanso?), Hugo
playing in the centres, Whorie holding up the scrum to chuck,
one of the lads being pick up by the Highway patrol for peeing
out the back of the bus…….
Teddy, Whorie and Moose .
Bruce Watt, Jed Carew, Tolly, POC
Whorie, Martin Bain, Haddo, Bruce Watt
Teddy
Yamba Surf Club and Pacific Hotel. Now it should be easy to
understand how Haddo had his fall at night!!! Coming home from the Pub
1978 USA Tour Tee Shirt Swap
From a Canadian Rugby Club
WHERE @RE THEY NOW?
Still ]h[sing EM@IL @DDRESSES FOR THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
Lino Anastasi
Dan Beeby
Steve Carrick
Tony Cannon
John Cowan
Joe Eizenberg
Michael Harding
Tony Hilliam
Mark Hodges
Brian Holahan
Chris Lambeth
Grant Leslie
Steve McGuire
Sean Nyssen
Arthur Oliver
Andrew Smyth
Greg Stacey
Mick Staunton
Paul Tessoriero
Doug Whalley
Reply to: waughs@skymesh.com.au
CAN YOU HELP OUT
ON HOME GAME DAY?
ON VETERANS’ DAY JULY 2011 WE RECEIVED
ABOUT
15 POSITIVE RESPONSES OFFERING HELP.
NOW WE NEED TO CONVERT THIS INTO ACTION.
1. WE REQUIRE A ROSTER OF 16 PEOPLE
2. A COORDINATOR FOR ROSTER PURPOSES
WOULD BE A HUGE BONUS
3. DUTIES WOULD INVOLVE GAME DAY SET
UP/TAKE DOWN, BAR, CANTEEN AND RAFFLE
SALES
4. 4 PEOPLE REQUIRED ON MATCH DAY
5. WITH 8 HOME GAMES THIS MEANS YOU
WOULD BE NEEDED 2 SATURDAYS THROUGH
THE RUGBY SEASON. NOT A HUGE ASK!
6. HOGS (HOME GROUND SUPPORT) WOULD BE
ISSUED WITH CLUB POLO/FLEECE ETC . “I AM
A HOG”
CAN YOU HELP ON HOME GAME DAY?
Brothers Rugby Club Sydney was formed by Old Boys of
St Pius X College Chatswood in 1947 and was at that
time known as Christian Brothers Old Boys or CBOB’s.
In 2005, it was decided to change our name from
CBOB’s to the very familiar “Brothers” Rugby Club Sydney. Brothers being one of the most well known rugby
brands in Australia.
We currently have 3 senior grades playing in the Sydney
Suburban Rugby competition with a view to fielding a
4th senior team and an U21’s colts team.
We are on the
Web:http://
www.brothersrugby.
com.au/home/
Brothers Rugby Club
Sydney (formerly CBOBs)
aims to provide a
competitive rugby
environment in conjunction
with an active social
programme for all its
playing and non-playing
members.
Brothers has a long and proud history in the Sydney suburban competition with a long list of premierships won
over the years. This is testament to the strength of the
club, from its formative years, through to the modern
era.
Brothers are affiliated to the 5 Brothers clubs in Queensland including Brothers Brisbane and also Brothers
Joondalup in Western Australia. Brothers are also affiliated to the Marist Rugby Federation in New Zealand,
Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, numbering approximately 40
clubs in all.
Brothers are and always have been a social rugby club,
with an emphasis on enjoyment through participation.
There is a grade of rugby for players of all levels of skill,
ability, fitness and girth. We play competitively, but ensure that we enjoy our time representing Brothers. Players of any ability are welcome at Brothers, as it is a great
place to continue your rugby enjoyment.
Brothers will show you the best sporting and social experience of your life.
We train on a Tuesday and Thursday night through the
rugby season from 7pm. We are based at Roseville Chase
Oval.
If you would like to come and play please feel free to
turn up and say hello.
Or just drop us a note at play@brothersrugby.com.au