WOMEN
2024 Season:
Kelly Sager (along with Cyril Burke and John Hipwell) - inducted into NSW Rugby Union’s Hall of Fame : 1996 - 2000 - 20 caps
Newcastle Beach 5s competition (Australia Day) - winners
2023 Season:
Newcastle Beach 5s competition (Australia Day) - winners
Hunter Rugby Union - Women’s Summer 7s - premier team
Hunter Wildfires Women’s Representatives: Anika Butler, Annabel Leighton, Jenny Mauli, Jessica Pham and Aiishya Tipaleota.
Hunter Rugby Union Women’s Squad - Anika Butler played in undefeated Hunter team that won the NSW Country Rugby Union Women’s Championship in Tamworth.
NSW Country Rugby Union Women’s Corella Squad: Anika Butler was a member of the successful Corellas squad which won the Australian Rugby Union Shield in Brisbane late September/earlyOctober.
2022 Season:
National Women’s Sevens Series - half back Tahlia Goldsmith was a member of the University of Newcastle squad which came third in the series.
Hunter Rugby Union Women’s Squad: Minah Mauli and Maryann Utai selected in the Hunter Women’s representative squad that played in the 2022 NSW Country Rugby Championships at Tamworth.
2021 Season:
Tina Chapman Medal for ‘Best & Fairest Player’ in the Piddington Cup Women’s XV competition - Jennifer Mauli.
Top Point Scorer in the Piddington Cup Women’s XV competition - Tahlia Goldsmith (81 points)
Melbourne Rebels (Vic): Maryann Utai (Tuisalega) (front row) and Janita Kareta (front row) both played with the Super W club based in Melbourne.
2020 Season:
Hunter Wildfires Team of the Year 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)
Hunter Wildfires Best Forward (Women) 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)
NSW Country Women’s Squad 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)
SUPER W 2020: Maya Stewart - Super W Team of the Year (right wing).
2019 Season:
NHRU 2019: Tahlia Goldsmith - Top Point Scorer (150 points); Maryann Utai - Grand Final Player of the Match.
2018 Season:
NHRU 2018: Toyah Nicholas - Player of the Year; Tahlia Goldsmith - Top Point Scorer (198 pts); Maya Stewart - Top Try Scorer (27 tries).
MEN ….
2025 Season:
Six players from The Waratahs named in a squad of 25 by The Newcastle Herald as its ‘Modern Age Team’.
The six Tahs players representing the 2000-2025 period are Dan McGavern (winger), Carl Manu (five-eighth), Alain Miriallakis (prop), Hayden Pedersen (centre), Ben Petersen (fullback)and Mark Taufua prop/second row).
The Herald said players must have played for at least three years in the local competition with criteria including talent, leadership, longevity, premiership successes, representative careers and individual honours.
2024 Season:
Cyril Burke and John Hipwell (along with Kelly Sager) - inducted into the NSW Rugby Union Hall of Fame as part of NSW Rugby’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Cyril (1946 - 58) 37 caps; John (1968-81) 27 caps.
2021 Season:
Stan McManus Shield to The Waratahs for accumulating most points in the Cyril Burke Medal (Best and Fairest Player) in Men’s Divisional Rugby
2020 Season:
Hunter Wildfires Player of the Year (2nd Grade) 2020: Frank Roberts
Other Seasons:
Wallabies - Hall of Fame: Cyril Burke BEM - 2015; John Hipwell OAM - 2006.
Hunter Academy of Sport - Hall of Fame: Cyril Burke - 1993, Michael Fitzgerald - 2019, Ron Harvey - 1999, John Hipwell - 1994, Peter Horton - 2010, Dominic Vaughan - 2011.
NHRU Social 4ths - Best & Fairest Player: Tyson Tenari - 2019.
NHRU Anderson Medal (Best & Fairest Player - First Grade): Cyril Burke - 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958; Col Pirie - 1963; Dominic Vaughan - 1979; Brent Tilse - 1982; Lolo Mohu - 1999, 2003; Pala Palupe - 2013; Carl Manu - 2017.
NHRU Most Improved (Ray Woolf Trophy): Lindsay Dumbrill 1977, Peter McPherson 1979, Kobus Hattingh 1996.
NHRU Leading Points Scorer: Dane Sherratt 2015 - 278 points; Tim Riley 2013 - 231 points; Tim Riley - 2012; Ben Petersen 2006 - 236 points; Greg Tolhurst 2003 - 206 points; Paul Mowbray 1971 - 214 points.
NHRU Leading Try Scorer (Mullen Family Trophy): Hayden Pedersen 2013 - 29 tries; Hayden Pedersen 2011 - 25 tries; Beau Faleako 2007 - 13 tries; Dan McGavern 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.
NHRU Coach of the Year: Hayden Pedersen - 2013; Paul Burke - 1994.
Newcastle Centenary Representative: Breakaway, Jon Hawthorne, was selected in the Newcastle team to play Australian Barbarians in August 1988 to celebrate 100 years of Rugby in Newcastle.
NHRU Life Members: Ern Howarth 1952, Bert McGregor 1953, Ian Symes 1979, Ron Howell 1986, Wal Fitzgerald 1991.
NHJRU Life Member: Ray Holdstock 1980.
NSW Rugby - State Selection Committee: Ern Howarth - 1949.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1950, 1951, 1952 (joint with Mayfield East), 1970, 1971, 1979 (joint with Merewether Carlton), 1982, 1987.