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24.01.2022 Some awesome coach workshops already been run and more to come! Great for players, coaches, refs and rugby fans as well!

23.01.2022 Don't miss out on this amazing offer! Following the ZOOM interview with Nathan Sullivan from Gilbert see below the Gilbert Intro Offer of $65 for Jersey, Shorts and Socks! The offer will be extended into the new year - contact Nathan and you can even shoot through a photo of your jersey design and the team from Gilbert will do the rest!

23.01.2022 Get your coaching fix...great for players knowledge too... All details in the shared post below

23.01.2022 Great news that our rugby clubs will be able to apply for $1000... More details in the coming weeks on eligibility and how to apply!

23.01.2022 A lot of questions regarding competition start dates! See below information around start date and return to play.

22.01.2022 Upcoming Get Talkin Tour events. Get along to learn about and become a Mental health Ambassador for your Rugby Club and Community.

21.01.2022 NSW Country Championships are CANCELLED for 2020 NSWCRU Board have decided to cancel the country championships for season 2020. The decision is always a hard one as it is such a great event and opportunity for zones to come together! ... NSWCRU would like to emphasise that club rugby is the heartbeat of your communities and we will be working tirelessly with your zones to try and get competitions up and running ASAP so you can wear those club colours! Stay safe...

20.01.2022 A big thanks to the players who took part in the selection trials yesterday at Singleton Rugby Club. With the NSW Country Women’s team to be announced in the coming week, here is just some of the day in pictures. Feel free to tag and share with thanks to Country Rugby's photographer Josh Brightman of Balanced Image Studio

20.01.2022 Our long term partners at Gilbert are offering 20% off their at home fitness packs which include all the accessories you need to stay fit in isolation! Shop NOW! https://gilbertrugby.gnsports.com//Super-Rugby-Fitn/pd.php

19.01.2022 WIIIINNNNNNEEERRRSSSSSS!!!!!! NSW Country Women beat Sydney Gold 39-7 to take home the Chikorovski Cup

19.01.2022 Country Womens rugby will be entering a team in domestic tournament against two sydney teams and the ACT. Awesome news that Wallaroos and NSW Super W players who are from country will be eligible for this team! Our Womens players from all zones have a selection camp on this weekend to be selected and represent Country! Those players will be battling it out for spots in the 2021 super W teams and obviously the Wallaroos - who have their World Cup capmpaign next year! How go...od!!! https://australia.rugby//rugby-au-2020-womens-xvs-rugby-do

19.01.2022 VALE: Jon Runchel Very sad news over the weekend with the passing of Maitland and NSW Country Cockatoo Jon Runchel. The Country rugby family are very saddened by the news and thoughts are with family, friends and the broader Maitland Rugby community during this time. A lovely tribute has been posted by MRC President below.

18.01.2022 Exciting that we can get back to training - albeit in groups of 10. Make sure you follow the guidelines and keep rugby safe!

18.01.2022 https://australia.rugby//2/03/16/statement-community-rugby

17.01.2022 Well done to the all the zones, players and organisers involved in the Women’s 7’s championships at Woy Woy Oval. Thanks to Woy Woy RUFC for hosting and a big thanks to Central Coast Rugby Union for all their help in the lead up and organisation of the championships. All results will be posted tomorrow

17.01.2022 This time last year we were celebrating the finishing of the 66th NSW Country Championships in Tamworth. Here are a few photos from last years games with thanks to Josh & Balanced Image Studio #fortheloveofrugby #nswcountryrugby Waratahs Central West Rugby Union Illawarra Rugby Central Coast Rugby Union MNC Rugby Far North Coast Rugby Union Western Plains Rugby Union Central North Rugby New England Rugby UnionNewcastle & Hunter RugbyNewcastle & Hunter Rugby Union - Women's

15.01.2022 Rugby ready. Let’s go Country!!!!

13.01.2022 Great story on Luke Stephen (Armidale Blues, New England and Country Board member) on completing the Emerging Coach program (Level 3). Well done Luke and looking forward to seeing more country coaches through the program. Emerging coach (level 3) applications close soon - check out NSWRU website for how to apply https://nsw.rugby/participate//about-coaching/member-unions https://bit.ly/3nS9H3U

12.01.2022 Breaking news!!! We can get back to Contact Training effective immediately! We do encourage coaches to get online and and check out the graduated return to contact training checklists that are up on https://nsw.rugby/participate/return-to-play ... Clubs make sure we are following the COVID Safety Plan https://www.nsw.gov.au//covid-19-safety-plan-community-spo Enjoy belting each other in a safe manner!

12.01.2022 Photos from the Country V ACT game at Bathurst. The Country Women defeated ACT 31-5

12.01.2022 Celebration time. Congratulations to our NSW Country Women's team. Undefeated in the Chikarovski Cup defeating Sydney Blue 24-15, ACT 31-5 & Sydney Gold 39-7. Thank you to our coaches Paddy Bowen, Shaun McCreedy & Donovan Nepia - Managers Michelle Edwards & Matt Waterford - Physio Casey Williams. Well done team.

12.01.2022 NSWCRU announce Gilbert Rugby Australia/New Zealand Official Apparel & Rugby Equipment provider! Check out the wonderful introductory offer for Jersey, Shorts & Socks for $65. https://youtu.be/dkHoJEh1B1I

11.01.2022 Players across NSW Country are in action at Singleton Rugby club, vying for selection in the NSW Country Women’s team. The Corellas squad will be playing 3 games in November - 1 in Sydney (8th) and 2 in Bathurst (14th and 15th) We were lucky to have Wallaroos Forwards coach Matt Tink here holding a scrum session.

11.01.2022 A big thank you to Wallaby Marty Roebuck who took time this morning to speak our Women’s team and present the players with their playing jumpers ahead of today’s game against ACT.

10.01.2022 And the winners celebration photos This time last year we were celebrating the finishing of the 66th NSW Country Championships in Tamworth. Here are a few photos from last years games with thanks to Josh & Balanced Image Studio #fortheloveofrugby #nswcountryrugby WaratahsFar North Coast Rugby Union Central West Rugby Union Central Coast Rugby Union Newcastle & Hunter Rugby MNC Rugby Illawarra Rugby New England Rugby Union Western Plains Rugby Union @Central North Rugby

09.01.2022 Half time Score NSW Country Country 19 V ACT 0 #womensrugby #countryrugby #TheChikarovskiCup... LIVE on Rugby.com.au See more

07.01.2022 KICKING GOALS in ISOLATION #1. Hope everyone is keeping up the positivity and looking out for yourselves and one another! Feel free to SHARE away! Whilst we are in lockdown the troops around NSWRU have been very busy working on content to engage with our Rugby Community. ... OUTCOME for this WEEKLY UPDATE is to share what’s happening & what’s upcoming in the Rugby space to stay engaged and maybe take our mind off things for a brief period of time! COACHING: NSW Positive Rugby COACHING APP WATCH THIS SPACElaunching very soon SMART RUGBY Great Opportunity to update your Smart Rugby! Click LINK below https://nsw.rugby/particip/coach/become-a-coach/smart-rugby LAWS & TRENDS: Brush up on your LAWS and TRENDS to keep ahead of the game LINKS below in MATCH OFFICIAL SECTION NSW Positive Rugby Classic Coach Masterclass Shannon Fraser Breakdown Masterclass https://youtu.be/c_q51U-2IOE Simon Cron Set Piece Masterclass https://youtu.be/K1jgBY7tx2c Alan Gaffney Attack Masterclass https://youtu.be/RsN8Issejl4 NEXT WEEK o Newly Appointed Wallabies Assistant coach Scott Wisemantel will be delivering a Skill Development Masterclass PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Keep an eye out over our SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS for NSW Waratahs Men’s and Women’s players giving some out some Key Points around certain Rugby Skills or Strength and Conditioning activities. MATCH OFFICIAL: There are some great videos coming out from the Match Officials across all areas of Rugby Head to the LINK below and explore the great webinars and videos uploaded this would help Coaches and Players as well as Match Officials https://australia.rugby/participate/referee/videos CLUB ADMIN: There are some awesome courses to help with protecting your volunteers (compliance) and running your club Jump onto the Rugby Learning Centre (Google Rugby Learning Centre) and log in using Rugby ID or email address Examples of what you can find on the Rugby Learning centre ALL courses ONLINE: o Administration courses Rugby Xplorer workshops and webinars, Fraud Protection for volunteers o Integrity Member Protection, Play by the Rules courses, player & Staff Integrity accreditation courses o Medical Kids (U6-U12) First Aid and Level 1 First Aid, Concussion & Serious Injury Management, World Rugby First Aid accreditation courses, World Rugby Strength & Conditioning Accreditation courses (L1 & L2) o Ground Marshal become an accredited Ground Marshal very important volunteer role! COMPETITION ADMIN: Your ZONE ADMINISTRATORS have been working extremly hard on adapting different competition models to try and fit in an abbreviated season NSWRU & NSWCRU will be working on collating ideas and initiatives around compettions and structures and sharing those so that zones can make the best decisions for the relevant comeptitions

07.01.2022 Great work from the NSW Positive Rugby Foundation (NSWPRF) in pulling together the Junior Hardship Fund for the 2020 season. This is a great opportunity for Junior clubs to attract or retain players due to genuine hardship fund create by the NSWPRF, its sponsors and donors. With the Active Kids Voucher (available from 1st of July) and if eligible and approved a further $100 towards registration fees is a huge boost to a family. ... How to apply and obtain the funding: This is a genuine hardship fund we want Clubs to cricitcally think about who needs this funding Clubs MUST submit the application on behalf of the individual Only JUNIOR Rugby players are eligible (6-18 yr old) Only JUNIOR Rugby players that were registered in 2019 and registered again in 2020 are eligible Clubs will receive the $100 for the player requested and the money can only be used to assist with registrations costs Once approved NSWPRF will contact the Club person and Clubs will need to send an invoice to NSWPRF Hit the link to apply for the funding: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdGjg0CMRiIaxQSG/viewform Thanks to the NSWPRF and their sponsors/ donors for this wonderful initiative.

06.01.2022 A fantastic jumper presentation today by Matt Tink, Australian Wallaroos scrum coach and CEO of Central West Rugby. The former country player talked of the importance of playing each game like it's your last. Play for now and the results will come. The team is relaxed and focussed with our girls in line for the Chickarovski Cup. #countryrugby #thechikarovskicup #womensrugby #chikarovskicup

06.01.2022 Update on COVID-19 - play on this weekend and more updates Monday

06.01.2022 VALE RAY FROST It is with sad tidings that we advise that our oldest member and club stalwart, Ray Frost, passed away this morning. Ray recently moved to St Jos...peh’s Aged Care Facility at Sandgate from his Mayfield home. He was 94 years of age. Ray was one of the original members of The Waratahs First Grade premiership winning team in 1946 when they defeated Merewether Carlton 6-3 win in the Grand Final. He started his career as a prop forward but later played as lock and breakaway because of his 12 stone 6lb (79 kg) frame. He played on numerous occasions for Newcastle against teams such as the New Zealand All Blacks, Fiji, Australian Barbarians and Queensland. Ray also played for NSW Country many times and was the first club member to play 100 First Grade matches for The Waratahs, missing only three games between 1946 and 1952. In 1953 Ray played hooker for The Rest against Australia in a trial match for the Wallabies upcoming South African tour. He is considered one of the unluckiest players not have represented Australia when his club mate, Cyril Burke, was named as half back in the Wallaby squad but not himself. He played strongly for Newcastle and NSW Country in 1954, appearing in all 11 of Country’s matches on a tour of New Zealand. His performances resulted in his selection for NSW in 1955, along with team-mates Ron Harvey and Terry Riley, to beat Queensland 49-6 at North Sydney Oval. The club stalwart retired from football in 1958 but was named as lock in The Waratahs ‘Team of the Decade 1946-55’, his description on the team sheet being ‘Tough no-nonsense forward. Excellent cover defender. Could cover virtually any position on the field. Read the game well’. He was the club’s Secretary in 1949 and became a club selector in the late 1950s before taking up coaching for the club in the early 1960s. Ray played 243 matches (160 in First Grade) for The Waratahs, won five First Grade premierships and in 1955 became one of five original Life Members of the club, an honour he held for 65 years. A talented cricketer and lawn bowler, he also was a Life Member of the Waratah Mayfield District Cricket Club (inducted 1968) having played for the club between 1950 and 1970. He also was a Life Member of the former Waratah Bowling Club where the main green was named in his honour after years of dedicated play and work. A small family funeral will be held for Ray because of COVID-19 restrictions with a memorial service likely to be held at a date to be advised.

05.01.2022 Half time score in the Chikarovski Cup at Bathurst Bulldog Rugby Club. country 13 - Sydney Gold 0

05.01.2022 VALE: Peter Veenstra It is with great sadness NSWCRU inform our Rugby family that Peter Veenstra has passed away today Monday the 28th September 2020. PV's is genuinely one of the most respected people in Rugby and served as a long term competition administrator and across many Boards including the NSWCRU. A career and involvement in Rugby spanning over 4 decades is truly inspiring and we wish all PV's family and friends our support over this difficult time. ... One of the true gentlemen of the game and he will be sorely missed by all. We extend our condolences to Lida, family and wider Rugby Community at this difficult time. See more

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04.01.2022 Rugby ready!!!! Let’s go Country

04.01.2022 CEO, Paul Doorn gives a brief overview of our Return to Play protocols for community rugby! Head to https://nsw.rugby/participate/return-to-play for the full video and all the relevant documentation to get back on the training field safely #ForTheLoveOfRugby

03.01.2022 Great news! All senior and junior rugby is back! Contact training from 1st of July Following rugby’s Return to Play guidelines Comps kick off mid July. Who’s excited! Will be posting as much information over the next few days! ... https://www.2gb.com/exclusive-all-ages-community-sport-set/

01.01.2022 Hello all, I am sure you have had plenty of questions regarding COVID-19 over the past few days and we appreciate your patience regarding this matter. SEE BELOW LINK please circulate to your members and stakeholders!... PLEASE NOTE the following: ALL Rugby related activities will be postponed until the 1st week of May 2020 o This includes ALL training, trial matches, competitions and representative rugby ALL Rugby related Education (Coach, Match Official, Admin) will be postponed as well What does this mean for your competitions and pathway? COMPETITIONS - Obviously competitions and Representative Pathway are due to start over this period o Zones and competitions will need to consider how that looks for the start of your respective season o Please allow your ZONES and COMP administrators some time to formulate and communicate what will happen in regards to the start of your respective seasons. PATHWAY - We will plan as if the suspension will be lifted as of 1st week of May 2020 but we will update ALL rugby members and stakeholders as information comes to hand NSWRU & NSWCRU will continue to work with Rugby AU around the best outcome moving forward Information and updates regarding ALL Rugby related activities will be sent on a weekly basis after a National Community Rugby meeting with Rugby AU and Medical Officers This is obviously not ideal but as you can understand the SAFETY of our Rugby community is paramount. https://australia.rugby//2/03/16/statement-community-rugby