Wildfires Match Social

Saturday, 27 April

The Old Boys will be again conducting it social program for the Hunter Wildfires home games with the next match being today (Saturday 27 April) when they play Eastwood at No.2 Sportsground.

The Old Boys will meet at the Commonwealth Hotel at midday/12.30pm for lunch (at own cost) but the association will shout a drink and pay entry to the ground.

An invitation is extended to all Old Boys to attend one of the above to games.

JUNIORS PARTICIPATE IN ANZAC MARCH PAST

Sunday, 21 April

Junior players from The Waratahs will participate in the 2024 Anzac Rugby March Past in Sydney on Friday (26 April).

The March Past is being held as part of activities for the Super Pacific match between the NSW Waratahs and the Chiefs at Allianz Stadium at 5.30pm.

Junior players from Lake Macquarie and Ironbark are also participating and a bus will be departing from Waratah Oval at 3pm on the Friday.

A seat on the bus costs $30 while tickets for adults for the game are $25. Children are free. Contact the Juniors on 0412 050 750 if you would like to book a seat.

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Sunday, 21 April

Congratulations to all the junior player who will be back on the field this coming Saturday for the resumption of the 2024 season after the school holiday break.

The Juniors are still seeking young boys and girls in the Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s age groups to come and play rugby or The Waratahs.

The Under 13 Girls and Under 15 Girls competitions start on Friday week, 3 May.

Check social media for more details and come down to Waratah Oval on Wednesday at 5pm for training.

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NEW FACES ON OLD BOYS’ COMMITTEE

Sunday, 17 March

The Old Boys’ Association has two new faces on its committee after today’s 2024 Annual General Meeting.

John Gibson and Gary Rawle were welcomed to the committee during the AGM which was held at the Hamilton North Bowling Club.

The Business Agenda included the election for 2024 of President, Secretary, Treasurer and committee members.

Paul Paisley was returned as President as was Keith Powell in the Secretary role and Ken Beveridge as Treasurer.

Committee members are John Gibson, John Brown, Mark Queenan, Gary Rawle and John Stevenson.

Congratulations to John and Gary for the year ahead!

The President’s Report and the Secretary’s Report are printed on the Old Boys’ Page which is located under ‘About Us’ on this website

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INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENIOR CLUB

Wednesday, 31 January

The Waratahs Rugby Union Club has appointed a Working Group and an Interim Seniors Committee to manage the immediate operations of the club.

The formation of the Working Group and the Interim Seniors Committee follows the adoption of two resolutions by a Deferred Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 15 January.

Club President, Matt Dumbrill, advised the Deferred AGM that recent events resulted in the club not having an active committee nor player base for 2024. This included the 2023 Annual General Meeting on 17 December when no nominations were received for management positions for 2024.

Matt said the two resolutions adopted by the Deferred AGM were:

1) to form a Working Group to facilitate commitments by The Waratahs to play in two early 2024 women’s competitions – the Women’s Beach 5s Rugby and the Women’s Summer 7s; the working group to receive a budget to manage participation in the two competitions.
2) to form an Interim Seniors Committee to work with the Juniors committee to facilitate the transitioning of affairs of the Senior Rugby accounts into the Juniors Club.

Matt said the club won the Newcastle Beach 5s at Nobbys Beach during the Australia Day long weekend and is committed to the Summer 7s in February. The Working Group is currently managing commitments.

He said the Interim Seniors Committee would report back to a General Meeting of members later in 2024.

Members of the group and the committee are:

Working Group (Women’s Beach 5s/Summer 7s) – Bianca Gudrunacolo, Morgan Freeman, Minah Mauli, Frank Ngungutau, Emma Rumbel and Tanaya Williams.

Interim Seniors Committee – Ken Beveridge, De-Anne Chatillon, Matt Dumbrill, Bronwyn Kroon, Mark Queenan, Greg Taylor and Tanaya Williams.

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NEW FACES ON JUNIOR COMMITTEE

Tuesday, 5 December

The Waratahs Junior Rugby Union Club will see a number of new faces on its committee after the election of office bearers at the 2023 Annual General Meeting last night.

De-Anne (Dee) Chatillon returns as President after being elected unopposed while Bronwyn Kroon is again Treasurer with Jo Wells remaining as Canteen Co-ordinator for the 2024 season.

The new faces include Tayler McShane as Registrar, Chris Thornton as Public Officer and Jade Veyt as an additional Canteen Co-ordinator. Chris Grieve is Secretary with Cohen Smith and Joanne Wells elected as committee members. A Vice President is to be appointed.

Other appointment include Bronwyn Kroon as the club’s delegate to Hunter Junior Rugby Union, Jo Wells as Sponsorship Co-ordinator and Green and Gold Rugby as Social Media Co-ordinator.

A number of coaching and manager positions for 2024 received nominations at the AGM and appointments include:

Coaches:

· Girls Under 15s Coach – Ernest Staszek

· Girls Under 13s Coach – Dee Chatillon

· Under 11s Coach – Cohen Smith

· Under 8s Coach – Chris Grieve

Managers:

· Under 11s Manager – Jo Wells

· Under 9/10s Manager – Bronwyn Kroon

Dee said the Juniors were confident of fielding an Under 15 Girls team and an Under 13 Girls team in 2024 in addition to Under 8s, Under 11s and other teams.

“Overall, we had a good year in 2023 with the Primary Schools Gala Day, a Rugby Development and Skills Program over four weeks at St Philip’s Christian College, Coaching Days for local schools and having four teams in the just completed Spring 7s being among the highlights,” said Dee.

“The Juniors are in a sound financial position which reflects the work of the Junior committees in the past few years and also the support we are receiving from our sponsors, parents and supporters.

“The new committee is committed to working quickly on plans for next season and we’ll be communicating some of our initiatives in the New Year.”

The initiatives include Beach 5s in January and pre-season training with a Get into Rugby session starting at 5pm on Waratah No.2 Ground on Wednesday, 31 January.

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