COMING UP

Monday, 13 May

The Hunter Wildfires are back in action at No.2 Sportsground on Saturday and the Old Boys will be there to support them.

The Old Boy are continuing their social program for the Wildfires home matches and will meet at the Commonwealth Hotel for lunch before attending the game against ladder leaders Warringah.

The Wildfires were just beaten 38-34 in water-logged conditions at Sydney University last weekend and will be eager for a win.

Lunch from 12/12.30pm is at own cost but Old Boys will pay for a complimentary drink and entry to the ground.

If you would like to attend please telephone Ken Beveridge on 0412 968 285 by midday Friday as we have to advise catering numbers to the hotel.

SEARCHING FOR A ‘SMALL’ COACH

Sunday, 5 April

The Juniors are searching for a coach for their Teeny Tiny coaching program at Waratah Oval.

The Teeny Tiny Tahs is a program for Kindergarten to Year 2 children and will run on Saturday mornings from 15 June to 17 August (includes a two-week school break).

Applicants must hold coaching qualifications with all resources and support provided by the Juniors.

Coaches interested in volunteering for the role are asked to contact the Juniors through social media channels.

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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 (now completed).
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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