CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON BOOKINGS CLOSED

Saturday, 6 December

Thanks to all our members and friends who have booked for the club’s Christmas Party next Friday (12 Dec).

Bookings for the function have now closed and the Old Boys’ Association looks forward to welcoming everyone to Babbingtons Restaurant at the Apollo International Hotel at Charlestown.

The luncheon, organised by the Old Boys’, is the club’s last event in The Waratahs 85th Anniversary year.

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SIX NAMED IN ‘MODERN AGE’ TEAM

Tuesday, 2 December

Six players from The Waratahs have been named as the best in a ‘modern age’ team from the past 25 years.

The Newcastle Herald s published the list of 25 players after nominations from a region wide selection panel.

The tags players are Dan McGavern (wing), Carl Manu (5/8), Alain Miriallakis (prop), Hayden Pedersen (centre), Ben Petersen (fullback) and Mark Taufua (forwards).

The Herald said the players must have played in the Hunter competition for three years and were selected on a criteria including talent, leadership, longevity, premiership successes, representative careers and individual honours.

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85th ANNIVERSARY - OUR INTERNATIONALS

In continuing our series of historical items as part of the club’s 85th Anniversary we look at players who have represented The Waratahs on the international field…

AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES

Cyril Burke BEM (Wallaby No.344) 26 Tests (1946-56)
Declan Curran (Wallaby No.618) 5 Tests (1980-1983)*
Mike Fitzgerald Great Britain Tour (1975-76)
Ron Harvey (Wallaby No.436) 2 Tests (1957-58)
John Hipwell OAM (Wallaby No.519) 36 Tests (1968-1981)**
Peter Horton (Wallaby No.569) 21 Tests (1974-1979)***
John (Jack) Marshall (Wallaby No.363) 1 Test (1949)
Dominic Vaughan (Wallaby No.632) 5 Tests (1982-83)****

* 1 Test when playing for University of Sydney in 1980; 4 with The Waratahs.

** 28 Tests when playing for The Waratahs (1968-75); 8 with Armidale City (1976-82); Captain in nine Tests.

*** 3 Tests when playing for The Waratahs in 1974; others with Armidale City and Teachers/Norths in Brisbane; includes two unofficial Tests.

**** all matches when playing with Warringah after transfer from The Waratahs.

AUSTRALIAN UNDER 21s

Brent Tilse and Dominic Vaughan (Captain) - (1980)

AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES

Schoolboys (1977) - Peter McPherson and Dominic Vaughan
Under 16s (1977) - Henry Barrkman and Randell Rankin
Under 17s (1977) - Paul Burke, Brent Tilse and Dominic Vaughan
Under 16s (1983) - Adrian Bubb
Under 17s (1986) - Steven Foot
Under 17s (1988) - Brendon Lowndes
Under 17s (1991) - David Luban

AUSTRALIAN COMBINED SERVICES

Grahame Charge (1970)
Ken Stokes (1974-78)
Paul Barrett (1984)
Chris Nielsen (1984-85)
Ray White (1986)
Warren Downing (1992)
Mitchell Drake (1995)
Michael McCabe (2003)
Luke Troy (2003, 2004, 2008, 2014)
Patrick Wall (2004)
Robbie Harlow (2014-15)

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S RUGBY

Kelly Sager – hooker - (1998) - Australian Squad (1999, 2000 and 2001);

Australia ‘A’ v England (2002)

Maya Stewart – right wing - Australian Schoolgirls 7s – World School Championships, New Zealand (2018) and Australia A – Oceania Women’s Rugby Championship, Fiji (2019).

SAMOA

· Winston Wilson - Samoa Tour of New Zealand 2009

PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOMEN’S RUGBY

Anika Butler – Papua New Guinea 7s (2018)

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CONTAINER TRANSFERRED

Sunday, 23 November

Ownership of the green shipping container used for storage by the Old Boys at Waratah Oval has been transferred to Waratah Mayfield District Cricket Club.

The cricket club earlier this year expressed interest in the container for their ground maintenance program when officials realised the container was rarely being used by the Old Boys’ Association.

Discussions resulted in formal approval and ownership of the container was recently transferred which the Old Boys committee believed was a good outcome for both clubs.

Historical rugby club items in the container are now stored by the Old Boys committee.

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