pre season junior coordinator meeting

well with the australian cricket team falling apart the mighty VRU in their infinite wisdom have switched the focus back to rugby by calling a junior coordinators meeting in december.

we had a great presentation from an ARU rep talking us through a number of pathways rugby trial rules that were analysed from last season. this has resulted in some significant rule changes that will greatly increase the participation levels of all players. another breakthrough is the under 10 age group will be broken out of pathways and included in home and away scheduling!

in addition there were several suggestions proposed by the VRU including the introduction of an under 13 saturday morning competition and an under 15 sunday afternoon competition. this is obviously music to the ears of clubs like ours. what was even better was there was general consensus in the room that this was a good path forward! the under 13 was nominated due to the highest player numbers being in the under 12 age group this season. the under 15 comp has been designed to encourage the smaller kids in the under age group of the under 16 to stay involved in rugby. it is also on a sunday to encourage private schoolboy rugby players to stay involved with club rugby. the afternoon was nominated due to the nigh proportion of islanders in the game and their religious commitments on sunday morning.

there were a number of other points raised that i will circulate once i receive the presentations from the evening. the ball is clearly rolling and the VRU are embracing the changes necessary without making potentially destructive wholesale changes.

stay tuned folks - 2011 is gunna be a great year for rugby in melbourne!!

The Pacific Cup Festival 2010

The Pacific Cup Festival 2010 will be held on Saturday 16 October from 10am to 6pm at Box Hill Rugby Club Sparks Reserve Box Hill.  There will be cultural market and food stalls, pacific island performances and a 6 nations rugby tournament. (see attachment)

 

It will be a great day of rugby and Pacific Island culture.

 

 

Annual General Meeting

The BRUFC AGM is scheduled for Sunday 3rd October at 4:30pm.
Club AGM's are historically avoided due to the fear of being roped into a role on a committee.
It would be great to see some new faces at this year's AGM to offer your thoughts, and rest assured you will not be nominated for a role unless you are willing and able :)

More to follow....

Presentation Day

What an outstanding success the day was. Such a great turnout from all we were literally packed to the rafters in the clubrooms.

Many thanks to Jacqui Diamond for all her incredible work behind the scenes to make this day possible.

We will be loading up all the lads who were nominated as trophy winners shortly.

Rep honours

We are delighted to advise that we have two major representative rugby announcements.

Tangaroa Hosea Jnr (or Tah as we all know him) not only led the State Under 14 team but was recently awarded the "player of the season" title. Not that we are big on awards here but this is certainly an outstanding honour and well deserved to big Tah. His future looks very promising and with the Rebels kicking off shortly who knows, we might see Tah debut as one of the true blue local products??

Our second rep gong is from our new boy - Henry Stowers. Henry played in the Under 14 rep side (even though is is still only 12) and was recently named captain of the state under 13 team. We look forward to seeing Henry strut his stuff with us next season as a 2nd year under 14.

Congratulations to both lads and their families.

Presentation Day Season 2010

So the final act is upon us, Saturday 11th September is just around the corner. The presentation day will be a great way to wrap up the season. The kids can expend the final vestiges of their winter energy during the activities session while the adults can review the season that was over a quiet drink.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there when we recognise the efforts of all the boys that represented the mighty Redbacks & Barbarians this season.

Dont forget that we have some great auction and raffle prizes so bring some extra $$$ with you to avoid intense disappointment!

Cya Saturday.

Training cancelled tonight

Just a reminder that training has been cancelled tonight - 10th August. Our ground is currently underwater and will not be conducive to our juniors training.

So we will have to enjoy a night inside in the warm rather than venturing out to pick up our drenched and runny nosed kiddies!

U10's Guard of Honour - Wallabies vs All Blacks Melbourne 31st July Eithad Staduim

A note about the Heritage Day lunch

Craig and I have committed to at least one table for the junior club of 10 people. We did this on the basis of the previous lunch that we both attended. Can i say that for anyone remotely interested in rugby and/or the might Redbacks club it is a day not to be missed. Plenty of rugby banter and good fine and wine.
It is simply an excellent way to connect to the past players and as junior parents an excellent way to better understand the fabric of this club. Craig and I will be backing up for this lunch so please get in touch or have a chat at training.

BRUFC Heritage Day Lunch

BRUFC Heritage - Book Information

school holiday break

howdy all

please note that we will not be running any training sessions across the school holidays unless your coach specifically requests this.

we hope you have had a great season so far with plenty of involvement and development.

remember that we have a big presidents lunch coming up with Rod Macqueen as the guest speaker! so if you are around on Saturday 3rd July you might think about coming down to the clubhouse.

look forward to seeing you on the other side of the break - Tuesday 13th July

U8's Game Result

On Saturday the U8's played against Melbourne Gold and Harequin at Box Hill Rugby Club. It was a very foggy start to the day but the 12 boys were excited to take on either team. With the help of the wonderful parents Boroondara was able to support both teams ensuring the boys had a great time. Both teams played their best games so far coming away with two hard fought wins. Congratulations to Moses and Kaua for best players on the day and Issac and Joel for best improved players. Another congratulation goes to Elijah for stepping up and supporting the U10's as they just had enough players and needed a reserve. Also to all the U8 boys who stayed back to support Elijah. Great team spirit.

U8's Game Result

On a very wet and cold Saturday morning 10 brave U8's arrived at a muddy slick home ground to take on Melbourne Gold and Maroondah. Assisted by some extra boys two games were able to take place. With the usual enthusiam from all teams two great games were had. Boroondara Red which housed 6 of the 10 boys enjoyed sliding in the mud to score their tries. It was a great game with tries going to both teams. Even one of the big forwards went in for a try after taking a quick pass from a quick thinking back. Another great win with the most improved trophy going to Ted and best on ground Shehan.

Boroondara Black had a little more advantage with a few bigger players on their team. Again it was a great game with tries going to both teams and a lot of sliding in the mud. The player of the game went to Makea.

Hosting the Pathways Games this weekend

Just a reminder to all the under 8 and 10 parents and players. As we are hosting the Pathways games this weekend we need all hands on deck. Please get down to the ground at 8am to help Jacqui and co setup the field and get the canteen opened and the BBQ fired up.

The VRU rep will be at the ground too to assist. our seniors are at home this weekend as well so there will be a handover after the last pathways game which gets underway at 10:30am.

The rough order of running will be the Under 8s starting at 8:30 and the 10s staggered starts at the conclusion of the 8s.

All Under 10 parents are expected to help out in the canteen and the BBQ whilst the Under 8s are playing and a parent swap over to occur at the conclusion of the 8s games.

Many hands will make light work folks so enjoy the day and please help out where you can.

Post Round 4 Re-gradings

Morning All

I am pleased to say that after a string of heavy defeats but upbeat outlooks our under 12 team (made of mainly first year under 12 players) has been graded down to the "B" competition. This should provide them with a much better level of competition where they will be able to compete more regularly. I just wanted to extend a thank you to the Moorabbin Under 12 side for last weekends mixed match. All our lads thoroughly enjoyed themselves and left the field a little wiser. it is this type of spirit that is typical of rugby union. Good luck for the rest of the season RAMS.

Our Under 14 team has been deemed good enough to hold their own in the "A" competition. This will provide the lads with an excellent learning curve over the remainder of the season. made up of a mainly first year player group they will no doubt pick up plenty of techniques by playing against the best the competition has to offer. This weekend will be a massive test for the lads as they head to Endeavour Hills to play against this red hot team!

Our Under 16B combined Box Hill team will stay in the "B" competition. Based on their showing last week against Maroondah they are set to go from strength to strength and really improve upon their skill sets. It was great to see so many lads turning out for the home game last weekend and hopefully a similar turnout will be seen this weekend at our other home game at Box Hill against the Geelong/Footscray combined team. May the Barbarians be at their rampaging best this weekend!

On a slightly off topic note we are delighted to announce a second Under 8 team entering the competition. This reflects an excellent growth of our club from the absolute grassroots. A big thank you to all those managing our Pathways teams as well!

U8's Game Result

11 enthusiatic U8's boys took on the mighty Moorabbin on Saturday at Melbourne Rugby Club. After a quick succession of tries by Moorabbin the boys clicked into gear replying with some flashy teamworked tries resulting in Boroondara only been a few tries down by half time. The boys were very thirsty at halftime but full of spirit that they could keep in touch with the well drilled boys from Moorabbin. The second half was just as fast paced as the first half, with Moorabbin scoring then Boroondara scoring then...... With the help of a starting time mix-up the 30 minutes game ran to 50 minutes giving all the boys a good hard game. Finally (when an official asked us to leave the field) full time came. Both teams throughly enjoying the game with Moorabbin winning by 3 or 4 tries. Big pats on the back for the U8's team for trying their best and not getting discouraged. Best improved player of the day was Shehan and player of the day went to Moses.

U8's Game Result

Boroondara U8's took on End Hills at Eltham Rugby Club. There were 13 boys eager to have a game. Welcome to Kaua, Charlie and Thomas. With so many boys on both sides a game of 8 aside was played. Again the scrum and lineout were practiced through the game giving the boys more experience before moving up to the U10's. With an extra player on each side and with a modified ground the boys found it tough to run in the normal full field tries. More skill and tact had to be used to get behind the great defence from End Hills. In the end the game was very close with Boroondara just getting over the line. A big congratulations goes to Issac for best improved player and Luca for player of the day.

U8's Game Result

The U8's played against South Districts at Harlequin Rugby Club on Saturday. All 11 players turned up and were eager to get on to the field. South Districts were a few players short so in the true spirit four of our boys donned the opposition jersey for the game. There were several highlights of the game, with Ted breaking the oppositon line on more than one occasion, learning the line-out for the first time and the boys jumping in to practice a scrum.

The U8's again had a great win and are looking to take on End Hills next Saturday.

U8's Game Result

11 young players turned up for their first match of the season against Eltham at Moorabbin. All very excited and some a bit nervous. Eltham had only 6 players on the day. With so many Boroondara players 2 of the boys played for Eltham. This definitely helped the parents who were asked to assist with rotating the players.

From the start the boys from last year showed their skills by holding a straight defensive line. The new players followed suit resulting in a strong defense and few tries from Eltham.

On the attacking front and with the referee letting the game flow several of the Boroondara boys ran in for their first try for the season with some scoring one or two more. The parents couldn’t keep trace of the score as they were jumping up and down cheering on the team. If a score was to be recorded then it would be 9 to 2 although one of the boys said it was 20 to 2.

All the boys enjoyed their first game and definitely the snakes provided by Deb (Tim’s wife).

In summary, great behavior by the parents and fantastic spirit by the boys.

Urgently seeking referee course attendees

The VRU are running their introduction to refereeing course this Sunday. We have to have 3 people attend. Currently we have none. It is a VRU requirement for Boroondara to supply these attendees so we need 3 of you fine parents (or anyone 15 years or older) to put their hand up.

More details can be found by clicking on this link: VicRugby Referee Course

The course is free of charge and will give you a much better appreciation for the laws of the game. Please get in touch with me to get booked in for the course.

Season Kicks Off

Well the hour is upon us now. All that tough pre-season work will pay off this Saturday as all our teams (except the 14s who have a bye) will be on show. Our Pathways Teams (under 8 and 10) will be strutting their stuff at Moorabbin at 9 and 9:45am respectively. Our 12s (9am) and 16s 10:30am will be at home. We will be running a training drill for the 14s at home on Saturday too. So we will have a good number of people around the club for the season commencement.

We will be running the canteen each home game and will be rostering a team for each home game. This Saturday we have rostered the Under 16s on. So from 8:30am you will have a selection of breakfast / morning tea treats ranging from bacon and egg sangas, sausage sangas through  to the good old meat pies and sausage rolls. Plenty of other goodies will be available too. So make sure you get down and support the boys!

Junior 10s Carnival Review

Many thanks to everyone for braving the elements (that turned out OK in the end) to get to the carnival last weekend. All the coaches reported back that the game time was most helpful in their final preparations before the season starts.
It was great to see a mass of junior rugby players across the three fields at Northern Rugby Union's facilities. A big thank you to those folks for putting on the day. Hopefully you sold a few sausage sanga's and made a few bucks!
Now we have our last training session(s) this week and we are into the season proper.

Go Redbacks!

Presidents Lunch

The President Craig Lovett and the Board of Boroondara Rugby Union Football Club has the pleasure in inviting you to the

Boroondara Rugby President’s Luncheon

In recognition of our sponsors, affiliate clubs and Rugby fellowship

Date: Saturday 22^nd May 2010

Venue: Boroondara Rugby Home Ground - John Gardiner Reserve

Auburn Road, Hawthorn

Time: 12.00 noon for 12.30pm

 (Until 4.30pm)

Cost: $50 per person

Dress: Wear your favourite ‘Rugby Tie’

VRU Dignitaries as well as Rugby Union personalities will be in attendance

RSVP: Mel Panteli by Thursday 13 May 2010

Contact – mellypanteli@hotmail.com

“Weaving the fabric of Rugby fellowship through our club”

Training update 27.4.2010

Good afternoon

I thought it best to send an email confirming that training will be run this evening for all age groups (excepting under 16s).

We are required to produce photo identification for each of the players this year so we will be taking photographs of the lads tonight for this purpose. We are also required to sight proof of age before the weekend and request that you bring a copy of a birth certificate or passport with you tonight.

We hope that this is the last of the main administrative tasks for the season and are looking forward to getting the season started and playing some rugby!

If you are unable to attend training this evening, please email me a photo of your child and the corresponding proof of age document.

We are only able to allow players with a valid photo identification to play on the weekend.

Thank you again for your support throughout the pre-season.

Junior 10s Carnival This Weekend

Our Under 12, 14 and 16s will be having a final warm up this weekend in the form of the annual Junior 10s Carnival.

This is an excellent opportunity for the boys to prepare themselves for the season in a series of modified games in a round robin format.

All the lads were instructed by their coaches as to when the games and more importantly what time to be at the ground! The Northern Rugby Club are hosting the carnival this year and the location is provided below:

Northern Rugby Club – CH Sullivan Reserve, Blake St Reservoir. Melways Ref: 19D9.  


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If you have any questions about the day please contact myself or your coach asap.

Cya all there for an awesome day!

Sausages sausages everywhere

I cannot believe that we mowed through 140 snags tonight at training. An impressive effort from one and all!

And now for the plug:

Josh and his crew at Glenferrie Gourmet Meats have very kindly agreed to donate the sausages from tonight onwards. So, if you are in the Hawthorn area and in need of some fine meats then look no further - find yourself Glenferrie Rd and go meat shopping!

Thanks again Josh.

Glenferrie Gourmet Meats

720 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn

Tel: 03 9819 5100

"for all your fine quality meats"

~ Open 7 days ~

Practice Match debrief

An excellent day was had by one and all and wasn't it just great to see the lads out there hitting it up on the field?

Practice matches have traditionally been an excellent means of "blowing out the cobwebs" and we couldn't have asked for a better facility than what Ross and the Box Hill gents put on for us - many thanks!

Whilst I am sure a few of the lads are a little sore from the hit out they will certainly be well prepared for the carnival this weekend.

Practice Match This Weekend

The good folks at Box Hill (specifically Ross Saunders) has organised the practice matches for this weekend.

Please note that we require each team to be at the grounds 40 minutes prior to your kick off. This is to ensure that the coaches can get everyone sorted with plenty of time.


The full list of matches is as follows:

9am U12s Box Hill v Boroondara 3 x 15mins Field 2
10am U12s Box Hill v Melbourne 3 x 15 mins Field 2
11am U16s Box Hill v Boroondara 2 x 30 mins Field 2

9am U14s Box Hill v Melbourne 1 x 25 mins Field 1
9.30am U14s Melbourne v Melton 1 x 25 mins Field 1
10am U14s Box Hill v Boroondara 1 x 25 mins Field 1
10.30am U14s Box Hill/Melton v Boroondara 1 x 25 mins Field 1

11am U16s Box Hill B v Boroondara 2 x 30 mins Field 1

I'm sure if any clubs need extra players that we can mix and match to ensure the boys get a good run. If boys are keen for another run than Field 2 can be utilised from 11am. I'll leave it up to coaches to decide.

Referees have been requested via VRU.

Under 14 State Trials

All our 13 and 14 year olds who fancy themselves a state player need to click on the image below and get an application form from me or the VRU website:

Training wrap

It was great to see so many budding rugby players gracing our field tonight. To emphasize how many players we had tonight we ran out of sausages and bread and the Under 16s were left with some scraps to gnaw at after they had finished off. We will be increasing our catering from here on in.

With the season rapidly approaching each of the coaches will be working with the teams to get them up to speed as quickly as possible. If there are any parents out there who are able to help out I can assure that the coaches would be delighted to hear from you. Whether it is a case of just being an extra pair of hands (or voice) or providing some deep and meaningful tactical advice all input is welcome.

We will be heading into the season with a practice match this Saturday at Box Hill for the Under 12, 14 and 16s.

The following Saturday is the 10 a side carnival for the Under 12, 14 and 16s at the Northern Rugby Club grounds.

Then on the 1st May we are into it. The season starts and the mighty Redbacks can strut their stuff on field.

Volunteers

We know you are out there, but we really need you to come forward and own up to it! Remember we are not talking about a lifelong commitment here.

We are still in need of a few team managers and a coach (Under 10s). The policy is that if a team does not have a coach and a team manager they will not be playing. It is simply too big a burden for one person. And lets face it: 15 players per side = 30 parents = plenty of support available. The maths works.

If you are looking to get involved in a lower commitment role then we have some more ad hoc type positions still to be filled.

So get on the phone - 0400 777 582 or on the email michael@adoncar.com.au or send me a carrier pigeon message!

Just get involved - you are sure to enjoy it!

Touch Judge Course update

Please note that if you sat the touch judge course last year you do not need to re-sit it. Assuming you passed it :)

But if you could let me know that you have done the course it would be great so that we can have a register of all accredited Touchies and Ref's.

School vs Club - peaceful co-existence

There are many clubs that have a large contingent of players playing private school rugby (BRUFC being one of them). In order to work around this we have an informal agreement between the clubs to re-schedule matches to the best of our abilities to cater for any clashes in fixtures between club and school rugby.

Craig Barr (Vice President - Juniors) has met with a number of the First 15 coaches at the schools and they are adamant that the players benefit significantly from playing club rugby and school rugby. So rest assured even if your child cannot make it to club training nights they are heavily encouraged to play/keep playing with our club throughout their high school years. We are continuing to develop an excellent pathway to senior rugby through our Junior Development Squads. And what better club to be involved with than the holder of the most Premier Grade Premierships? Not a bad pathway into the mighty Melbourne Rebels either...

The First Club Newsletter for Season 2010

Howdy folks

Just wanted to let you know that the first newsletter has been published to our website:

www.boroondararugby.com.au

Happy reading

Upcoming Level 1 Assistant Referee (TJ) Courses

This is a reminder about the up coming Level 1 Assistant Referee (TJ) Courses

You will note below the cut off date for the first course was Friday.
The VRU will accept applications for this course on Monday.


This year the VRU will run three courses:

1. 14 April - Eltham Rugby Club 6:30pm (58 Bridge Street Eltham - Melways Ref 21 J6)
2. 21 April - Power House Rugby Club 6:30pm (Lakeside Drive, Albert Park - Melways Ref 2K G12)
3. 27 April - St Kevin’s College 6:00pm (Moonga Road, Toorak)

Applications will not be accepted or processed without payment.
Payment must be made prior to attending the course as cash will not be accepted on the night.

It is a Competition Rule that a Bonus Competition point will be awarded for the provision of an
accredited TJ (Assistant Referee) for Junior fixtures.

Practice match

As noted in the previous post we have scheduled a practice match against Box Hill on Saturday 17th April. The Box Hill club have kindly offered their grounds that are located at:

R H L Sparks Reserve, Corner Canterbury & Middleborough Roads, Box Hill VIC 3128


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The proposed running order for the day is as follows:

• 9am Under 12s
• 10am Under 14s
• 11am Under 16s

Please ensure your child is at the ground at least 30 minutes before kick off to allow for pre-game warm ups.

Please advise me if your child is unable to attend this day so that we can ensure we have enough players for each team.

Training starts Tuesday 13th April

A word on training folks

We are getting back in the swing of things this Tuesday 13th April at 5:30pm. The Under 10s and Under 8s will finish up around 6:30pm while the older lads will be knocking off around 7pm.

As usual we will be running a sausage sizzle at the conclusion of training for all the players.

if you have yet to fill out a registration form or pay your registration fees please catch up with me at the club-rooms at training. I will have plenty of forms and will be able to take payment for registration via credit card.

We have a practice game (Under 12, 14, 16) scheduled this weekend Saturday 17th April against Box Hill at the Box Hill grounds so it is most important that we get good numbers at training this week. Please let me know if your child is unable to make it to training but will be available for the practice match (and vice versa).

Looking forward to seeing all the mighty Junior Redbacks again on Tuesday.

From the VRU CEO's desk

If you sign up and register at MyRugby at www.rugby.com.au you will be subscribed to the ARU Advanced Ticketing Offer. A electronic direct mail offer will be sent April 11^th to all subscribers. Ticket sales for all test matches including the Bledisloe Cup will commence April 27.

Public tickets for the Melbourne Bledisloe Cup go on sale June 29th.

Therefore I highly recommend all Victorian Rugby fans to sign up and be first in line for tickets to the Melbourne Bledisloe Cup at Etihad Stadium for July 31st.

Jason Cornell
Chief Executive Officer

2010 Coaching Kids Rugby Course (CKR)

The VRU will be running a Coaching Kids Rugby (CKR) Course on Monday 19 April for all Pathway coaches (U8-U12). The course offers a great emphasis on Coaching/Refereeing at the Pathway levels and will provide you with the basic skills on coaching and developing Kids Rugby and Rugby skills.

The course will be held at Box Hill Rugby Club, Sparkes Reserve (cnr Middleborough rd and Canterbury rds, Box Hill). The course will commence at 6pm sharp.

All U8, U10 and U12 coaches are strongly encouraged to attend the course. We also encourage any team delegate who will Referee the team throughout the season to attend.

We have decided to structure the course in a way that will benefit all coaches (i.e. we will have a number of presenters in attendance on the night to make the session specific for all coaches). During the practical sections, one presenter will take the Walla coaches and the other presenter will take the Mini/Midi coaches through ‘Core Skills’ and ‘Individual Team Skills’. The CKR Walla course will run for 2 hours and the CKR Mini/Midi course will run for 3 hours (the extra hour is the Smart Rugby component)

A brief outline of the course structure is below

Intro to Kids Rugby 10mins

Warm Up 10 mins

Core Skills 45 mins

Individual and Team Skills 20 mins

Cool Down 5 mins

Game Management 30 mins

Conclusion 5 mins

Smart Rugby 1 hour

At the conclusion of the CKR course (2 hours), we will be running a Smart Rugby component for all Mini/Midi coaches. The Walla coaches are more than welcome to stay, however it is not a requirement that Walla coaches are SR compliant as Walla is a modified non-contact game. All Mini/Midi coaches must be SR compliant.

All participants will receive a CKR booklet and DVD. Participants who stay for the Smart Rugby Component will receive a SR booklet and DVD.

Rep Rugby Dinner

Under 12 State Trials

Please be advised that the Victorian Under 12 State Trials Registration Forms must be returned by Friday 23rd April.

Information below:

Is there anybody out there?

Yep I realise I am betraying my Pink Floyd fondness with the title but we are in need of a few more folks to stand up. In particular we are looking for:

1. Team managers (Under 16, Under 10)
2. Equipment coordinator
3. Grounds coordinator

Whilst these roles will require a commitment of time they are critical to the success of the season. If you are able to assist please get in touch with me asap (0400 777 582, michael@adoncar.com.au).

ALSO,

We have a number of upcoming courses that the VRU requires attendance at, being:

1. Junior coaching
2. Refereeing
3. Assistant referee (touch judges)

Having done the Assistant referee course last year I can say that it was time well spent understanding the new rules. In addition our team last year received a bonus point for each match as we had plenty of parents that had done the course and could step up to do the Assistant refereeing each match.

Please get in touch if you can assist with any of the above. The club can only continue to grow and provide opportunities to your children if you get involved.

JUNIOR 10'S CARNIVAL DAY

The pre-season carnival day will be upon us before we know it. So please mark this day in your diary - Saturday 24th April.

The carnival is an excellent opportunity for all the boys to get involved and get some real game time before the season proper commences. The games are played in a round robin format and are shorter than normal matches.

Please advise me (michael@adoncar.com.au) if you think your child will be unable to attend this day so that we can confirm player numbers.

Welcome all new players

We just wanted to say welcome to all the new players that have been at our pre-preseason training over the past few weeks. it is great to see so many new faces and we hope you have all had tonnes of fun and feel like you are well prepared for the next phase of training.

Also a big thank you to the coaches for their commitment to this new approach to training. So a big thank you to John, Tanga, ET and Craig. The lads are sure to benefit from your extra help and if anything we have managed to get them "bulking up" on a steady intake of sausage sandwiches!

Apart from the Under 16s (these guys will continue to train throughout the school holidays) we will see you all back bright and energised on Tuesday 13th April at 5:30pm from the Under 6s up.

If you know of any current players or you have some mates that should be coming down to training make sure you let them know over the school holidays.

***STOP PRESS*** Training Changes

Just a quick update that all training excepting Under 16 has been canceled for the school holidays. All training will begin again on Tuesday 13th April at 5:30pm for the Under 6 - Under 16.
Don't forget we have a sausage sizzle after each training session so more reason to get down for a run.

More to follow...

Rebels & BRUFC together in Hawthorn?

Check out the comments in the newspaper article by yours truly:

http://progress-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/rugby-rebels-go-glenferrie/

Nothing like a little self promotion for our fine club :)

Sponsors Required!!

We have been quietly moving along with all things pre-season for the last few weeks. One of our Key Initiatives for the pre-season has been our Sponsorship Drive. This was progressing very well until we had a major sponsor pull out at the last minute. A significant hole has eventuated in our budget for this season and that's were you come in. If you are in a position to influence a sponsorship decision or indeed can shift some sponsorship $$$ our way then please get in touch with me ASAP.

Why the need for sponsorship?
We are planning to have the entire Junior Club outfitted in new jerseys. For those of you that are new to the club some of our lads are playing in jerseys that were first spotted in a friendly union game on the Ark! We reckon its time to change em over. Check out the artist impression of the new jerseys in the top right hand corner!

QUICK!
We have until Wednesday 10th March (yep a full 5 days notice) before the orders are closed off for jerseys this season. Sorry for the late notice but we thought we had it covered.

We have been circulating a very brief Sponsorship Proposal to a number of potential sponsors. That Proposal can be provided by emailing me at michael@adoncar.com.au.

So please get in touch if you think you can help.

Bledisloe Cup Tix

Check out the excellent discounts being given by the ARU for us Rugby parents!!

Just click on the image below to check out the prices for the mighty Boroondara Club...

Billets for our UK Colts lads

Calling all BRUFC Junior Parents.

Our club Vice President Tony Ward has asked me to share this with you in regard to our Colts that have come out from the UK. If you can help out please email me at michael@adoncar.com.au or call me on 0400 777 582.

Ellen and I are currently housing 6 English lads who are in Australia for their "Gap year", and will be playing Rugby with our Colts for this season.

As we have family arriving from New York next week (on 12 March) and they are staying with us until 28 March, we need to arrange alternative accommodation for these 6 English lads for this period.

Five of these lads have played Rugby with Westoe Rugby Club in Newcastle, England, since they were 5, and are now 18/19 years old. The sixth player has travelled to Australia on his own, and comes from the Ampthill Club located between London and Leicester. They are qualified coaches who have volunteered to provide specialised skills sessions for our juniors while they are here. I can also vouch for their character, as they have been staying at our house for the last 6 weeks. We will welcome them back after our family departs, but in the meantime could we ask for volunteers to house these boys for the period of 12 to 28 March.I realise that it is not likely to be possible for anyone to put up all 6, but it would be good if we could get them accommodation in pairs. I have them in 3 bedrooms, with one bed and one mattress on the floor in each room - nothing fancy. If it helps anyone, I can lend a mattress (single size) to any household capable of putting them up.

They are also looking for more work, as they are currently getting casual work with Cleanevent which helps them keep their heads above water, but they are eating into their savings.

Sponsorship for the Juniors

We have just formed the Junior Sponsorship Committee and had our first meeting last night. Apart from beer and banter there were many great ideas thrown around. We are always looking for enlightened folks with lateral thinking to help out too. Let me know if you would like to be part of the committee.

In a nutshell we have formed the draft outline of the sponsorship agreement and the sponsorship proposal. We are planning to fit all the teams out with new playing kit this year. This will require a substantial sponsorship investment. If you know of anyone who might have a level of influence over sponsorship dollars please let us know.

Once the documents have been finalised we will be distributing them to potential sponsors for consideration. We will keep you updated on this progress.


To give you an artists impression of the new kit:

Sunday 7 March, 2010
Northern Rugby Club
(C.H. Sullivan Memorial Park, Blake st, Reservoir. Melways Ref 19 D9)
Registration 9:00am

More information can be found on the VRU web site by clicking Bankwest Centre of Excellence on the home page, then click Rep Teams and then click Under 18s.

www.vicrugby.com.au

U18 Rep trials Information

TRIALS FOR U18 VICTORIAN SCHOOLBOYS

Trial dates for the Schoolboys/U18 representative program have been finalised. This year the Clubs trial and Schools trial will take place on separate weekends, followed by a combined final trial. The advantage of seeing more talent over the three weekends affords Victorian coaches and selectors valuable information on the talent available, and gives every participant the maximum opportunity to prove their abilities.

The selected squad will then begin training, with some good lead up opportunities planned with games in Albury against strong Canberra opposition, and the Southern Regions Tournament over Queens Birthday weekend to look forward to. Following this, two squads will be selected to attend the National Championships.

The VIC A team will compete in the National Division 1 Championships in July in Brisbane, whilst the VIC B team will compete at the National Division 2 Championships in Geelong in June.

DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO PLAY FOR VICTORIA
7 MARCH 2010
CLUB TRIALS
NORTHERN RUGBY CLUB

14 MARCH 2010
SCHOOLS TRIALS
NORTHERN RUGBY CLUB

21 MARCH 2010
COMBINED TRIAL
WYNDHAM RUGBY CLUB


INTERESTED PLAYERS MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH VRU

Clubs Trial by 4 March 2010

Schools Trial by 11 March 2010

Josh Philpot, Director of Coaching
T 9529 1377 F 9529 7156
E josh.philpot@vicrugby.com.au

Under 18 Rep Trials - VRU Flyer and Application Form

ARU play rugby advertisment

Junior training starts 23rd February!

Under 12 and older from Tuesday 23rd February 5:30 - 7pm
(optional for the first 4 sessions)

Under 10 and younger from Tuesday 30th March 5:30 - 6:30pm
(optional for the first session)

For all the enthusiastic Under 12 and up players we are offering you the very best pre-season sessions available. Our Director of Coaching (Level 3 coaching accreditation) and Director of Junior Coaching (Level 2 coaching accreditation) will be taking the pre-season sessions. This means that you will have the best opportunity available to blow out all those summer cobwebs and be in the best shape possible for the 2010 season. The first few sessions will be dedicated to fitness. With this in mind why not bring a friend down to at least get a feel for what our club is about? They won't need to be rugby savvy. You can let them know they will be fighting fit by the time are finished with them! Who knows they might stay and play.

If you have not yet completed your registration we can sort that out in one of these first sessions too.

Calling all potential referees!

We recently found out that each club is required to contribute 1 person to the referee's course for every two teams entered.
This means that across our U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 & U18 teams we need to find 4 people to sit this course. So if you have ever thought, "I reckon I could do a better job than that ref out there", then why not put your ego where your thoughts are and have a crack?
You will not necessary have to ref a match in your first season. Last year only half the course attendee's officiated in a match.
So here is another way that you can get involved in the club this season.

The next ref course is coming up soon. let me know if you would be interested in going along - michael@adoncar.com.au

You can find some more information about refereeing at VicRugby's website too - www.vicrugby.com.au

BRUFC Juniors Super 14 tipping comp

Alrighty folks we have set up a tipping competition. We are using the Foxsports tipping competition. It's really easy to get involved in and will provide excellent bragging rights as the season progresses.

If you are on our database then you will receive an invitation shortly. The tipping is a private competition for our juniors only so its invitation only.

If you haven't got your invitation by the weekend then let me know at michael@adoncar.com.au and I'll sort it out!

Happy tipping!

Rego Day Update

Well its fair to say I ate my share of sausages sanga's on Saturday!

It was great to see so many new faces on the day. The club is truly on a steep growth curve at the moment and the good news must still be spreading far and wide. If you were unable to make it down to the clubrooms on Saturday - don't fret! We will keep the online registrations open for another few weeks - http://www.trybooking.com/dkj . This is a really simple process and frees up hours of manually entry work for us folks too.

PLEASE NOTE: UNDER 18's - we have a number of lads that are keen to get this squad together. If you know of anybody that may be interested in having a run this year, please ask them to contact me direct - 0400 777 582 or michael@adoncar.com.au . We have an excellent colts side for this year and anyone playing in the Under 18s this year will certainly have a great pathway to the colts in the following year.


The next step from here is the first training run on Tuesday 23rd at 5:30pm for the grades Under 12 and up. Please note the first few training runs are optional and will be heavily focused on fitness. They will be administered by our top senior coaches so you are sure to feel the burn!

Craig and I will be attending the Junior Coordinators meeting tomorrow night and will provide all relevant updates from what is expected to be a pretty interesting get together.

Have a great week.

Coaching and Referee Courses update from VRU

I received an email from Chris Evans at the VRU today outlining the courses and the structure. Please see below:

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your email

There is a Foundation course on Sunday Feb 28 at Footscray Rugby Club. The second Foundation Course is on March 28 at Melbourne Grammar.

The Foundation course is an education course for both Coaches and Referees. (Tyronne Mitchell is the contact) Tyronne.mitchell@vicrugby.com.au The application form can be found on our website.

Your club U8 and U10 coaches will need to attend the Coaching Kids Rugby Course (Date and venue TBC – Probably mid April).

We will again be running the Green Shirt Program in 2010. The Green Shirt Program was established in 2009 to try and increase the recruitment of Referees here in Victoria. The Green Shirt Program is a four hour education course which includes Smart Rugby (Minimum level Occ Health and Safety needed to Referee in Australia) and Referee specific elements which include, Law, running lines, Game Management and Hand Signals. Once a participant completes the Course the VRU in consultation with the club will appoint them to Referee a junior match, with a Mentor Referee also appointed to the match. Once a Referee completes the online exam and referees five competition matches an assessor competency asses the referee to become a level one Accredited Referee.

It is a competition Rule that for every two team entries (Inc. juniors) you must put one name forward to sit the Green Shirt Program. (ie. If you enter eight teams you must put 4 participants on the course).

If you have junior coaches (U12-U16) wanting to do an education course, Foundation is the way to go.

If you have club members interested in Refereeing wait for the Green Shirt Course (March/April)

I will talk more about the Coaching Kids Rugby Course (For U8 and U10 coaches) on Tuesday night. If you have an U10 coach who wants to attend the Foundation course, that’s fine, but he will also need to attend the Coaching Kids Rugby Course.

I hope this has helped.


Kind Regards,

Chris Evans
Community Rugby Officer

www.vicrugby.com.au

Level 1 Coaching Course

Foundation Course on 28 February 2010 From 8:30am - 5pm

Venue:
Footscray RUFC
Cnr Farnsworth Ave & Myer Road, Footscray
Mel ref: 42 C2

If you are interested please contact Michael Hawkins directly - michael@adoncar.com.au, and we will notify the VRU of your intended attendance.

Supporters jacket

An absolute must on those winter mornings. This little beauty will keep you warm and dry and just in case your blood curdling scream of "Go REDBACKS" doesn't give it away - everyone will know who you support!

And yes it is long sleeves, I just ran out of table space for the photo.

BRUFC Coaches Meeting Outcomes

Thank you to those that braved the weather to attend the coaches meeting. For those of you that were unable to attend but wish to be involved in the coaching process the outcomes from the meeting were:

1. All coaches are to attempt to complete their Level 1 and 2 Coaching Certificate as soon as possible. With two Level 2 coaches and one level 3 coach at the club we have an excellent foundation for you to progress your coaching skills. We are putting a submission together to the VRU so if you wish to be included in these sessions please contact me directly. You will also need to let me know what (if any) coaching courses/levels you have already completed.
1. There is a Level 1 Coaching Course to be held 28th February

2. Training for Under 12 to Under 18 will commence Tuesday 23rd February

3. Training for U6 - Under 10 will commence 20th April

4. Working with children forms are mandatory

5. We would also like to have at least participants in the referee course this year, calling all volunteers


We are very fortunate to have such high standard and qualified coaches at the club. We are even more fortunate that they are willing and able to get involved in the Junior Teams. Lets make sure we take full advantage of these opportunities and set a foundation for the best coaching unit in Victoria.

See you Saturday!

BRUFC Coaches Meeting

Dear Rugby Supporter

Eric Tom (ET), our Junior Development Manager is convening a coaches meeting this week at the club rooms:

6:30pm Thursday 11th February

If you are considering coaching this year then please make yourself available for this session. ET will be running through basic requirements and his plan for the 2010 season. If you cannot make this date but wish to be involved in a coaching capacity, please contact me directly and we will sort an alternate arrangement for you.

Working With Children Requirement

Dear Rugby Supporter

If you are considering coaching or being involved in the teams in any way it is a requirement that you complete a working with children application.

There is plenty of information on this process at - http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren

As it states on the website, the easiest way to do this is to pick up a form at the local post office. Please ask at the post office if they also process the forms. There are some post offices that are unable to process the forms so its important to check. Trust me, been there done that!
The more of us involved the more enjoyable the season will be so get your form processed and lets keep the club moving forward!

Boroondara Junior Rugby Union Football Club Registrations

We have finally sorted out times and dates for Junior Registrations this year. All the details are set out below. If you can help out on the day by taking registrations or manning the BBQ please advise me by email or phone (details below).

Player registrations will be held on 13th February 2010 from 9am – 11am at the clubrooms – John Gardiner Reserve - Cnr Auburn Road and Burgess Street, Hawthorn (next to Hawthorn Secondary College). If you prefer, you can easily and quickly complete and pay your registration online. Either visit our website www.boroondararugby.com.au or go direct to the online booking site http://www.trybooking.com/DKJ . It would be great to have as many people as possible use this online registration and payment facility as it makes it so much easier for us.


As we are planning to grow the player numbers further this year we have included a School Newsletter Version (see box below) for you to include in your child's school newsletter this week or next! We also ask you to forward this on to as many family and friends as possible by clicking on the "Send to a Friend" button below. The following text is designed for the new to rugby people.

Send to a Friend

So your child has done Auskick? Maybe had a shot at soccer? Still not found their true calling? Why not join the newest International sporting code for Melbourne? With the Melbourne Rebels Super 15 side starting in 2011 you and your child can be part of Melbourne’s newest sensation. So why not come down and get involved in 2010? We cater for grades from Under 6 – Under 18.

* U6 ,U7,U8 Walla Rugby
Modified non contact game to introduce players to rugby

* U9-U10 Mini Rugby
Modified contact to introduce more physical aspect of rugby

* U11-U12 Midi Rugby
Almost the real deal with minor rule changes to protect players

* U13-U18 Full international rugby laws apply, including modifications for player protection.


Surely you owe it to yourself to get your child involved in the “Game they play heaven”? You are assured of being part of the close-knit rugby Community that will develop lifelong friendships.

If you would like any further details just email us at michael@adoncar.com.au and put the words “Rugby Enquiry” in the Subject Line, or call us on 03 5294 0582.


We look forward to seeing you in 2010.



Boroondara Junior Rugby Union Football Club

John Gardiner Reserve
Cnr Auburn Road and Burgess Street
Hawthorn 3122