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ISSUE 1, TERM 1 2016
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Contents Cover Page
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Junior Gold Program
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Wagga Visit/Summer Clinics
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Matt Giteau Cup
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ACT High School & College 7’s Gala Day
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South Coast/Monaro
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Southern Inland
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Upcoming Events/ Development Activities
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Contact Details
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The 2016 Junior Gold Cup program again saw Brumbies teams selected in the U17 and U15 age groups to compete in the National Gold Cup Championships. Each age group has 24 teams across the country, ACT again performed exceptionally with the 15’s group making their Grand Final and the 17’s falling just short with a close loss in the Semi-Final a week earlier.
U15’s Junior Gold
that the player was held up however on the advice from his assistant referee awarded the try. The Force sealed their win in injury time with a converted try and the final score line of 14-24. Despite the heartbreaking loss the boys from the ACT and Southern NSW are the pride of the capital.
U17’S Junior Gold
For the 17’s group, last years winners of the National Competition, fell one game short of being WA Force 24 (Matthews 2, Hastie and Murray able to defend their title, but a plus to this very tries; Leituala 2/4 conversions, 0/3 penalties) defeated ACT Brumbies 14 (Jake Herse and Matt Pari- talented group is that in 2017 the majority of this group return for another crack at Junior Gold sotto tries; Wez Alexander 2/2 conversions) Glory. The Brumbies U15s quest for Junior Gold Cup glory fell agonisingly short as the WA Force made it back -to-back championships. Played in constant drizzle at the picturesque home of the Cottesloe Rugby. With a greater share of possession and better field position the Brumbies took a 7-5 lead at the 11th minute following a try by Jake Herse and a conversion from Wez Alexander.
COVER PHOTO: Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga
The Brumbies were forced to make an unplanned changed following an injury to Harry Newby in the opening minutes of the second half and soon after the Force took a 7-12 lead with a converted try. Whenever the Brumbies had extended period of possession they always threatened to score and midway through the second half they took a 14-12 lead following a try from Matt Parisotto and another successful conversion from Wez Alexander. In the 55th minute the Force took a 14-17 lead following a try. The referee appeared to indicate
It was a mixed competition for the 17’s group with a couple of close losers at each end of the tournament which ultimately ruined the teams chances of defending their 2015 title. Plenty of positives came out of the group and with the talent this group possess, no doubt they will be there again, contesting for the title in 2017. Results for the 17’s were: Met West South Australia Southern Province
12 def 0 0 def by 59 0 def by 32
Semi-Final Met West
19 def 18
ACT
ACT ACT ACT
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CLINIC PHOTOS
Saturday 6th February saw the Aquis Brumbies again head to Wagga Wagga to play in a trial match against the old rivals, the NSW Waratahs. The 7000 strong crowd were entertained, with both teams showing off the flair they are know for. The game went down to the wire with the Waratahs scoring on the bell to edge out the Brumbies 2016.
word about Rugby, but generally to allow the kids to have fun and learn skills along the way. 800 kids participated in Brumby Jack Attack Clinics across 4 different schools. South Wagga Primary Henschke Primary Schoo Sturt Public School Lutheran School
January Clinics Girls from Henschke Primary School Wagga
Nigel Ah Wong takes on the NSW Defense A few days before the big game the Brumbies Development staff headed to Wagga to help the Southern Inland DO, Seth Stoltenberg run clinics across the city of Wagga , drumming up excitement for the up coming game. On the Wednesday 4th February, Scott Sio and Christian Lealiifano, took time out of there very busy schedule to attend South Wagga Primary Michael Wells in Wagga
2016 saw our first January Clinics held at Brumbies HQ, with kids aged 5 through to 12 attending. The clinics were held over 3 days for 3 hours each day from 9am to 12pm each day. All kids got bucket caps, water bottles for attending the clinics. Each day the kids got a chance to watch the Brumbies train and on the first day which saw a lot of our youngest kids attend, Ben Gathercole (Brumbies Team Manager) took the kids on a little tour of Brumbies HQ. Over the 3 days close to 130 kids participated across the 3 days with an average of about 35 kids per day. Majority of the kids came from in and around Canberra, but it was great to see kids from SIRU and Monaro/South Coast regions attend.
South Wagga Primary School loving the Posters School to go through some very important questions from the kids in Wagga. The Saturday of the big game saw the Brumbies Squad all attend a fan day at Bolton Park, where kids got the chance to mingle with the players, get autographs or simple just kick a footy around with the likes of Joe Tomane and David Pocock. The week prior to the game the Brumbies staff were able to get to plenty of schools to spread the
Brumbies Captain Stephen Moore in Wagga.
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U10’s Division Winners
The highlight of Term 1 was the Matt Giteau Cup. This year the competition headed across the border to Taylor Park in Queanbeyan, in what was a fantastic day of primary school rugby.
U10’s Bowl St Jude
A total of 40 teams (close to 600 students) participating across the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 divisions from both the ACT, Queanbeyan & Yass. This was an increase of 16 teams on last year. Spread across seven fields and under clear skies, the day got underway with all teams showing their intentions early by spreading the ball wide with some scintillating tries scored throughout the pool stages.
U10’s Shield St Gregs
U10’s Plate Marist 2
Year 5/6 Division: Following the conclusion of the pool stages the Top 4 teams from the two Year 5/6 conferences progressed into the qualifiers. Conference 1 saw Marist (1) defeat Radford (2) 10 points to 5, and Grammar (1) get over the top of Marist (2) 20 points to 5. In the conference 2 qualifiers, St Clare of Assisi defeated Duffy Primary 35 to 0, with Burgmann (2) defeating Marist (3) 45 to 0.
The Year 5/6 Conference Semi’s saw Grammar (1) defeat Marist (1) 10 points to 5 in Conference 1, while in Conference 2 Burgmann (2) and St Clare Year 3/4 Division of Assisi had a 20 all draw with Burgmann (2) progressing to the final as per the Rules of CompetiAfter the final pool matches were completed, both tion. conferences in the Year 3/4 were then ranked highest to lowest with Kaleen, Marist (2), St Greg- The Year 5/6 Cup final saw Grammar (1) take on ory’s (1) and Namadgi School successful in the Burgmann (2). A game that went right down to Conference 1 semi’s and Marist (1), Arawang, Red the wire, saw Canberra Grammar (1) defeated Hill and St Judes successful in Conference 2. Burgmann (2) 10 points to 5. In the Consolation Final, Weetangera Primary de- Both teams for this division will now progress to feated Forrest Primary 25 – 0. The Bowl final was the Matt Giteau Cup Finals Day, where teams from contested between St Judes and Namadgi School all 3 regions, ACT, SIRU and South Coast/Monaro with St Judes defeating Namadgi School 10 – 0. all come together at GIO Stadium on the 1st July The Shield Final between St Gregory’s (1) and Red as the curtain raiser to the Aquis Brumbies v Hill was a close match with St Gregory’s defeating Queensland Reds to compete to be crowd the best Champions - Griffith U15 team Zone. Red Hill 15 – 10. Primary School in the Brumbies The Plate Final saw Marist (2) defeat Arawang Primary 10 – 5. The Cup Final saw Kaleen Primary take on Marist (1), with Kaleen Primary taking out a cracking final 15 – 5.
Winner of the 5/6 Division, Canberra Grammar
Winner of the 3/4 Division, Kaleen Primary
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2016 Teams BOYS 7/8 TEAMS Queanbeyan High School Telopea High School John Paul II College BOYS 9/10 TEAMS Alfred Deakin High School Melba Copland High School Queanbeyan High School John Paul II College Radford College BOYS 11/12 TEAMS Lake Ginninderra High Dickson College Canberra College Erindale College x2 Daramalan College Melba Copeland High St Mary MacKillop College Radford College Gungahlin College x2 St Francis Xavier College GIRLS 9/10 TEAMS St Clare’s College Alfred Deakin High School GIRLS 11/12 TEAMS Erindale College x2 Gungahlin College Lake Ginninderra High Dickson College St Mary MacKillop College
High School 7’s Gala Day With the 2015 High School 7’s Gala Day not going ahead due to lack of numbers, it was very exciting to see that 2016 saw the return of the High School 7’s and even more exciting was the announcement of the new venue, Southwell Park, Lyneham. Was great to see Radford College return to our Gala Days , along with Telopea High School. The day was played at high spirit with plenty of exciting, fast paced 7’s played across all age groups. All teams got to play 3 games in the pool stage with the top 2 playing in the finals. From here the 2 teams who competed in the finals qualified for the Brumbies Finals Day in May, where they get to come up against the best schools across the South Coast/Monaro and SIRU regions. Boys 7/8 Final saw John Paul II College come up against a spirited Queanbeyan High team but in the end John Paul secured a 15 to 0 victory. Boys 9/10 Final again saw John Paul II compete for the trophy, making that 2 finals in the day but this time they came up against a strong Radford College. A game that went down to the final whistle, both teams locked at 15 all when the final whistle blew. Sadly for John Paul , competition rules favored Radford College due to Radford scoring the last points in regulation time. Girls 9/10 was played as a 3 match series between Alfred Deakin High and St Clare’s across the day. St Clare’s went on to win all games but Alfred Deakin girls improved every game and really made St Clare’s work for their final victory, with a 10 to 5 score line to St Clare’s.
Boys Finalists Erindale & Canberra College
College 7’s Gala Day For the 5th year running the Aquis Brumbies development team ran the College 7’s tournament which saw 12 boys teams and 6 girls teams compete to gain a spot into the Brumbies 7’s Finals day on the 4th May. Again Canberra put on a beautiful day, which in turn allowed our teams to play free flowing, fast entertaining 7’s Rugby. Erindale College and Canberra College came into the day as favorites in the boys division as they were last years finalist and Erindale College and Lake Ginninderra High in the girls. With some very close pools games and some upset victories across both the boys and girls divisions, with the favorites in both divisions making the finals. All finals were played in high spirits, with running rugby on the menu. Erindale College came out victories in both boys and girls divisions, capping off a very successful day for the school. All finalists would go on to compete in the Brumbies 7’s Finals day, where the best schools in our regions on the 4th May will compete to be crowd to best 7’s school in the Brumbies Zone. Cup Final Erindale College bt Canberra College Plate Final Daramalan College bt Erindale College (2) Bowl Final Radford College bt Gungahlin College (2)
Radford College 9/10 boys
Girls Cup Final Erindale College bt Lake Ginninderra High
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SOUTH COAST/MONARO GALA DAY PHOTOS
9/10. As has been the trend over the last few years, Monaro HS took out the boys year 7/8, 9/10 The South Coast Primary schools gala day expericompetitions but this year saw closer results than enced significant growth this year with an increase in the past. in teams from all schools as well as new schools Jindabyne left their best performances for later in competing for the first time. the day, who knows what the results will be next The tackle competition increased from 3 teams last year if they can fire from match one. year to 14 teams this year across the two age diviBega High School 7’s sions (years 3/4 and 5/6). The introduction of VIVA 7’s was most pleasing This year’s Bega High School 7’s took place at Luwith 46 teams competing in this new form of the men Christie College allowing the use of a third game for the first time with the students thorough- field. This was defiantly needed as this allowed ly enjoying the new format. finals take place which has not always been the Keep your eyes on this space with a VIVA 7’s centre case at this competition. coming to the region soon! A strong showing with all schools bringing a num-
South Coast Primary
Trinity College 7/8 Girls
South Coast High School 7’s
Mulwaree High 9/10 Boys
ber of boys and girls teams saw a hotly contested day. The Eden boys showed grit in winning their This year saw girls compete for the first time at the year 7/8 competition whereas their more experiSouth Coast High School 7’s with all schools enterenced year 9/10 girl’s team showed tactical nous ing a team in either the year 7/8 or 9/10 not show by many other boys or girls teams on the competition. day to win their division. Batemans Bay High School competed strongly and The Bega boys once again dominated the older won the year 9/10 girls competition after several competitions winning the year 9/10 and 11/12 years’ absence and we look forward to having their competitions. We look forward to seeing some of boys compete next year. these players push for ACT Schoolboy XV and 7’s The boy’s competitions were all hotly contested positions later in the year. and some great displays were put on by experienced players and new players alike. Participation Numbers
Goulburn High School 7’s
Kids enjoying Viva 7’s
The Goulburn High School 7’s saw teams from Boorowa Central School and Moss Vale High School compete for the first time. The nature of 7’s allowed for those new to the sport to excel and put in some good performances on the day. The Mulwaree coach could be heard calling ‘sing’ to his well-drilled team, after which the ball would inevitably be shifted to the sideline for a try scoring opportunity. Trinity put in a good show winning the 7/8 boys and girls, 9/10 girls and 11/12 boys competitions. Other winners were Moss Vale HS in the 9/10 boys and Goulburn HS in the 11/12 girls.
Cooma High School 7’s – 10 Teams Bega HS 7’s – 19 Teams Goulburn HS 7’s – 17 Teams South Coast HS 7’s – 18 Teams South Coast Primary School 7’s 67 teams 20 Contact 47 Viva 7’s
Total – 1572 participates in term 1
Cooma High School 7’s The Cooma High School 7’s once again displayed the rivalry between the two Cooma Schools, St Pats and Monaro HS, as well as their counterparts down the road; Jindabyne Central School. For the first time a girls competition was run in years 7/8 with the aim to next year include year’s
Narooma High School Girls Teams
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WAGGA HIGH SCHOOL 7’S winners on the day and all schools who participated were invited to attend the Stephen Larkham The Scots School hosted the first SIRU run gala day, Shield in Canberra on Wednesday 1st June, with in early February, which saw the introduction of the finalist of the Stephen Larkham Shield to play Viva 7’s to the event with a total of 4 Girls teams the curtain raiser to the Brumbies v Force game on entering . the 16th July. Two fields were in operation with some clever rug- Three games were played, with each team playing by commentator happen throughout the day to each other once. As luck had it, the last game keep the spectators laughing. Many thanks to the played as the final, as both teams had won their Albury Steamers for helping keep the day running first games. smoothly. In the end the 2016 winning team was Mater Dei Winning teams were invited to Wagga High Catholic College, defeating Kooringal High School Schools Gala Day, unfortunately only St Pauls 17-0. were the only school to attending.
Albury High School 7’s
Wagga High 9/10 Girls
Wagga High School 7’s
Kildare College 7/8 Boys
2016 High School 7’s in Wagga saw over 50 teams participating in 5 divisions; Years 7/8 Boys—Kildare Catholic College Year 9/10 Boys—Kildare Catholic College Year 11/12 Boys— Kooringal High School Year 9/10 Girls— Wagga High School Year 11/12 Girls—Wagga High School The top two teams from each age group were invited to compete in the ACT Finals Day on Wednesday, May 4th. Beautiful blues sky’s throughout the day saw plenty of running rugby, played under great sportsmanship and good school spirits. Congratulations to all winners and good luck in the finals in May.
Henderson Cup winner Mater Dei Catholic College
SIRU Juniors Competition In 2016 the Southern Inland Juniors Competition will kick off on Sunday, May 1st and will be played fortnightly at various venues around the Southern Inland Region. The competition will run for 10 weeks, including a two week finals series. In 2015, 5 teams competed in a Viva 7’s competition. In 2016 the competition sees a huge increase in Viva7’s with two divisions and a total of 12 teams.
Tumut Girls 11/12
Gala Day Numbers
Kooringal and Mt Austin 11/12 Boys Teams
Albury High School 7’s – 25 Teams Young College 7’s – 3 Teams Young Primary School 7’s – 15 Teams Western Regions Primary School Gala – 8 Teams Wagga HS School 7’s - 50 teams Henderson Cup 15’s – 3 Teams
Henderson Trophy
Totals – 1272 participates
This years Henderson Cup between years 11/12 teams ran on Tuesday, April 5th in Wagga. 3 teams competed in 2016, with Mater Dei Catholic College, Kildare Catholic College and Kooringal High School. Mater Dei were announced the
Brumby Jack Attack Numbers Totals— 2542 kids Participates
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AQUIS BRUMBIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
Damien Tyson Senior Development Officer
[email protected] 0405 923 114 Seth Stoltenberg Southern Inland Region
[email protected] 0413 684 306 Angus Balmaks South Coast Monaro Region
[email protected]
0406 379 775 Mathew Vowles Canberra Region
[email protected] 0430 448 387
Brumbies 7’s Finals Day Schools Alfred Deakin High School Batemans Bay High School Bega High School Canberra College Carroll College
High School and College 7’s Finals Term 2 will see a lot of exciting events with the Finals of the High School and College 7’s, where the best schools from our 3 regions, ACT, Southern Inland and South Coast Monaro, will come together to compete for the right to be called the 2016 best 7’s school in the Brumbies Region. 50 places are available, which makes for a very exciting day for rugby supporters. Watch out for the schools from the South Coast Monaro region, very much a region on the up.
Player School Visits Aquis Brumbies professional players have been getting around the traps visiting kids in ACT and During term 1 and early term 2 Gala Days for Southern NSW. In April all squad members our primary schools are run, with the winning went to 6 different schools in the South Coast 5/6 teams of those major Gala Days are invited Monaro and ACT region as part of this years to compete against each other as curtain raiser “Country Visits” program. games for the Brumbies home games. Other Coming Events Term 2 will see 5/6 teams from SIRU, ACT and South Coast Monaro play at GIO Stadium as the Peter Lucas Cup curtain raiser to the Brumbies v Queensland Bega Primary School Gala Day Reds on the Friday 1st July.
Matt Giteau Cup Finals
Eden Marine High School Erindale College Goulburn High School Gungahlin College John Paull II College Monaro High School Mt Austin High School Narooma High School Queanbeyan High School Radford College St Patricks Parish Trinity College
Forrest Primary after a Brumby Jack Attack
Brumby Jack Attack Clinics Term 1 this year saw all Development Officers taking a very active rolling at a large number of clinics to primary schools in their respective area’s, as well as conducting coaching sessions at numerous primary and High Schools in the lead up to gala days in each area. Across the 3 regions, development staff saw over 6000 primary school kids enjoying our Brumby Jack Attack clinics.
Mick McTaggart Cup
Brumbies Rugby Shield
Stephen Larkham Shield
Brumbies Girls 10’s Gala Day
PSSA District Championship
Girls Emerging Talent Camp
