RUGBY THIS WEEKEND

Saturday, 23 August

Women’s Rugby World Cup:

Australia (Wallaroos) 73 d Samoa 0 in Salford England on Saturday evening

The Rugby Championship:

Australia (Wallabies) v South Africa in Cape Town at 1.10am on Sunday

Friday, 22 August

Hunter Rugby Union has advised that it Finals Series this coming weekend has been postponed because of the closure of the venue, No.2 Sportsground.

Persistent rain has forced a one-week postponement with matches now being scheduled for Saturday, 30 August and Sunday 31 August. Premier 1 matches will start at 4.30pm each day:

Saturday: Qualifying Final -
Maitland v Merewether Carlton
Sunday: Elimination Final -
Hamilton v Wanderers

Women’s matches will be played at No.2 Sportsground at 12.30pm each day:

Saturday: Qualifying Final -
Maitland v Hamilton

Sunday: Elimination Final -
Merewether Carlton v Wanderers

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LAST WEEKEND’S RESULTS

Saturday, 16 August

Following is a round-up of major rugby fixtures last weekend.

Shute Shield (Semi Final)

Warringah 43 d Hunter Wildfires 27

Hunter Rugby - Premier 1 (Final Round)

Maitland 31 d Merewether Carlton 24 … Maitland win Minor Premiership
Wanderers 21 d Hamilton 15
University 41 d Southern Beaches 22

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GREAT SPORTS LUNCHEON!

Saturday, 9 August

The Waratahs Old Boys’ Association thank everyone who attended a very social 2025 Sports Luncheon yesterday (8 August).

The ‘full house’ sign went up early last week and former Wallabies international, Matt Burke, was a great Guest Speaker.

Matt presented a terrific overview of his rugby experiences and took questions from the floor before receiving a standing ovation from many who enjoyed the luncheon.

The Waratahs appreciate luncheon sponsors in Churchills Carpet Court, Thomas Allen Wines and Tooheys and also support from Rugby Australia, NSW Waratahs, Hellyers Road Distillery and the venue, Hamilton North Bowling Club.

A great club function as The Waratahs celebrate 85 years of rugby - 1940 to 2025!

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OUR 85th ANNIVERSARY!

July, 2025

As part of our 85th anniversary in 2025 we are publishing some historical facts about the club. We have previously published the names of players who played more than 300, 200 or 100 matches for The Tahs. We now move on to our list of Life Members ….

The five original Life Members - Cyril Burke* BEM, Richard (Pop) Dann*, Arthur Elvin*, Ray Frost* and Ern Howarth* - were inducted in 1955. Subsequent inductees have been:

1950s - Bert McGregor* 1956; 1960s - Dr Gordon Kerridge* 1965, Enid Quirk* 1968, Audrey Howarth* 1968, Jim Gladys* 1969; 1970s - Jess Symes* 1970, Jane McGregor* 1970, Ian (John) Symes* 1970, George Bear* 1970, Ron Howell* 1974, Ken Chambers* 1974, John Innes* 1974, John Hipwell OAM* 1974, Bill Chidgey* 1974, Larry Short* 1975, Melva Masters* 1976, Jim Nickerson* 1976, Marie Dick* 1979, Marge Burke* 1979.

1980s - Roger Bryan* 1982, Peter Giles* 1984; 1990s - Paul Murphy OAM 1995, Bryan Tolhurst* 1996; 2000s - John Brown 2009; 2010s - Denis Hurst 2011, David Bowtell 2012*, Matthew Chidgey 2014, Mark Queenan 2014, Ken Grieve 2017, Keith Powell 2018; 2020s - Gregory Taylor 2021.

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