Weekly Newsletter

Published: Thu, 03/12/20

Weekly Newsletter

Hi ,

A cracker day at Aotea College on Saturday for our pre-season game against Paremata-Plimmerton. The first “hit out’ was two 20 minute sets with our Premier Reserve, then a 40 minute run with the Premiers. Amazing what a week (and two practises) can do since our Palmy trip. Both of our Teams looked far more organised with greater cohesion between the Players. Quite frankly, I was reasonably impressed that Pare-Plim took it to our Boys and made it not too one sided. The ground was as hard as concrete, which allowed both games to be played at pace under the hot sun.

The new College development at Aotea College is very impressive. Must be the best lunchtime views in the World.

“DISCIPLINE”!! Now there is a word that rolls off the tongue, is probably the most talked about word in Rugby chats prior to any game and at half-time. Clearly there were a couple of Hurricanes players that either did not get the memo or were not listening at the time. Very disappointing for the 13/14 who are giving their best, only to be let down by a sudden rush of blood to the head by a couple of ill-disciplined acts. Maybe Team talks should include the word CAMERAS!! Everything gets caught on Camera, sometimes up to 4/5 different angles – ask Joe Marler, English Prop – and what a genuine look of astonishment on the face of Welshman, Alun Wyn Jones! Sure will be interesting to see how this act plays out.

Watching Vancouver Sevens whilst writing this (I know, a Guy doing two things at once) and I am very pleased to see the NZRU have released some Players from Super Rugby to play in this competition. Maybe, just maybe, they are taking the Olympics seriously this time after the fiasco of holding key Players at the last Olympics.

This weekend we have our last “hit out” with Petone. I got the venue wrong last time, so will leave someone else to furnish the correct information.

Getting ever closer to the Swindale/Harper Lock Shield Competition first game. Our first game is against Oriental-Rongotai on Saturday 21^st March at Home. Premier Reserve at 1:00pm and Premiers at 2:45pm.

Upcoming Preseason Game

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
14 March	Petone	North Park, Petone	12.30pm

Season Kicks Off

Date	Grade	Opponent	Location	Time
21 March	Premier Res	Ories	Lyndhurst Park,	1.00pm
21 March	Premier	Ories	Lyndhurst Park,	2.45pm

Thanks

Allan Davidson

Club President

Tawa Rugby Football Club

🏈🏈Nursery Grade🏈🏈

It has been confirmed that this year we will be offering an ‘In-House’ Nursery Grade for kids ages 3 & 4yrs old!!!

Subs will be $30 (or $20 if there is another sibling or family member also registered with Tawa Jr RFC).

Pop into one of our upcoming registration evenings to find out more!!

Junior Registrations

The Tawa Junior Rugby Club are preparing for the 2020 rugby season and are inviting people to register to play for the Tawa Junior Rugby Club.

The Online registration system is running again this year on the Sporty website. To register click on the blue “Register Now” button to be taken to the link to the Sporty Website. At the top of the page you will see a tab for “2020 Junior Registration”. Click on this tab to go to the form to register with the Tawa Junior Rugby Club. Fill out the form and submit it.

Submitting this form registers the player into the NZRU database, assigned to the Tawa Junior Rugby Club. This is the initial stage of the registration process.

All players will still be required to:

Attend a registration event at the Tawa Rugby Club so the player can be weighed, a playing jersey size fitted and for the season subs to be paid
If your son/daughter is a new player to rugby in New Zealand, provide a copy of their Birth Certificate or Passport

The registration events will be held at the Tawa Senior Clubrooms, Lyndhurst Park, Lyndhurst Road, Tawa, on:

Tuesday 17 March 2020, between 5:30pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 25 March 2020, between 5.30pm - 7.30pm (Canes in Clubs night) Until you have attended one of these registration events the player can not be entered into a team as the registration process is not complete.

Subs: $60.00 per child ($20 for second and subsequent player from the same family/household)

Merchandise

Socks $15.00

Hoodies $50.00

Snapback $29.00

EFTPOS will be available or the subs payment however Credit Card payment is not available.

Until you have attended one of these registration events the player can not be entered into a team as the registration process is not complete.

Any enquiries can be sent through to the club email: tawajuniorrugby@gmail.com

Simon Mallon

Junior Convenor

Tawa Junior Rugby Football Club