ANNUAL REPORT

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1 NSW SUBURBAN RUGBY UNION RUGBY RUGBY NSW NSW SUBURBAN SUBURBAN UNION UNION ANNUAL REPORT

2 Chairman s Report In a particularly gloomy time in history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Now, I hear a lot of fearful naysaying around Rugby, but I think those of us that love and participate in our great game should adopt a bit of FDR s attitude. Let s not be afraid of the current challenges in Rugby. We will all face up to them and do our best to overcome them. And while we do, will we continue to enjoy being part of Rugby? Of course we will. Will we continue to grab hold of the friendships, the physicality, the spectacle and joy of Rugby? Of course we will, because this is what Subbies Rugby is all about. These are the things I choose to discuss in my report this year. The year s highlight for me was the smoothly-run, trouble-free, thoroughly enjoyable Division One Grand Final Day at T G Millner Field. The splendid weather was matched by the footy. All six grand finals were played in the right spirit, with a good humoured crowd watching on, enjoying every minute. The main game, the Kentwell Cup, was gripping, going down to the wire as the Mosman boys dared to finally get their hands on the famous trophy. I will not soon forget the sight of that joyous Mosman crowd swarming on to the field at full time. Congratulations to Colleagues for yet another outstanding season, resulting in a 1st Division club championship. They were joined by Waverley, Hawkesbury Ag and the all-conquering Blacktown, all of whom won their respective club championships by concentrating on efficient management, good coaching and effective recruitment. All successful clubs, of which there are many in Subbies, work hard on these areas, these things they can DO. Sitting around bemoaning the state of Rugby is not high on their to-do list. I would also like to make special mention of the Suburban Clubs of the Year. These clubs were honoured for their on-field AND off-field performance, for their emphasis on the can do. Mosman, Waverley, Beecroft, Sydney Irish and Menai all had sterling seasons and are the pride of Subbies. Well done. Another great example of a can-do club is Lane Cove. Sitting in 6th Division they have no business having a colts team, right? Tell that to Rob Sinclair and the Lane Cove go-getters who made up the Radford Cup winning colts team. Joined by Oatley and Burraneer, these clubs provided footy for young men whose age group is vital to Rugby s future. Our Representative Teams did us proud. The results, stats, facts and figures of the representative season are detailed on page 9, but I d like to pay tribute to the 2 can-do people who make up our rep teams. Stalwart players Matt Battishall and Michael Howes regained representative honours after a five year absence from the team and deserve special mention. Retiring coach Damon Baffico s record as rep coach is outstanding, as is his unflappable nature. In partnership with Kristian Berghofer, Damon has a 75% winning record. The Union owes a great debt of gratitude to Damon and Kristian for their work and commitment. Captain Dan Kelly is a true ambassador for Subbies Rugby and his club, Colleagues. This was Dan s sixth year in the rep team, his fifth as captain. The obvious joy with which he plays rubs off on his teammates and spectators in rugby s version of the multiplier effect. Coach Gerard McLenaghan was involved in the senior and colts rep teams and we thank him for his time and expertise. He singlehandedly runs the Union s Colts 7s rep program and is a fine coach and mentor to his young players. On behalf of the Union I thank all the representative players and management for their efforts. I hope you had fun, made new friends and learnt a bit. The Union s Presentation Night gave us a chance to honour and celebrate two outstanding members of the Subbies family, and I would like to add my personal congratulations. Firstly to Harry Maniatis, recipient of the Peter Kelly Medal for Service to Rugby, who has devoted 24 years to Canterbury RFC. Harry is the epitome of a can-do Rugby man, getting things done for his club and the Union in a no-nonsense manner. And well done to Menai s Mark Inglis, the Union s Coach of the Year. Mick Kennedy, legendary Mosman player and administrator and now life member of Subbies.

3 Mark has spearheaded Menai s on-field success, winning three premierships in their first two years. Menai has been a wonderful addition to our Union. Long may they be part of the Subbies family. Also, at last year s AGM, the Union unanimously elected Mick Doc Kennedy as a life member. Mick s long rugby career as a player and administrator with his beloved Mosman Whales, along with his service to Suburban Rugby, is legendary. He deserves every accolade that comes his way. This Union is a much better organization because of the work and dedication of people such as Harry Maniatis, Mark Inglis and Mick Kennedy. Thank you to my fellow Board members for their efforts throughout the year. Thanks also to our volunteers on the Judiciary (who fortunately had a lot less to do this season) and the Appeals Tribunal. Our newly constituted Integrity Committee had a busy year and I congratulate them for carrying out their (at times) difficult task. Our loyal sponsors continue to help us defray costs to clubs and we are most grateful to them for their ongoing support. Finally, thank you to the Union s staff of Mark Green and Tim Richards for their professional approach to rugby administration. I know it is appreciated by our clubs. To end, I wish to emphasize that I am not seeking in this report to minimize or downplay the issues we face as a sport and as a Union. The Board and staff are very well aware of those issues and continue to work to address them, in close consultation with our clubs. But I have sought here to remind us how lucky we are to be involved in such a magnificent game, working and playing with fantastic, committed people. So, to all clubs, players and officials, enjoy the off-season and thank you once again for your support and efforts. Paul Timmins Chairman Briars and Canterbury enjoying the post-match camaraderie of Subbies Rugby. 3

4 Office Bearers Patron: Dan Moore Life Members: Phil Brown Mark Groom Brent Halligan Div 2 Rep: Phil Richardson (Forest) Div 3 Rep: Dylan Schofield (Beecroft) Div 4 Rep: Rohan Aalders (Sydney Harlequins) Integrity Committee Graham Gorrie (Officer) Deb Coulthard Scott Rogan Tim Waddell Ivan Yau Damian Henry Div 6 Rep: Suburban Competition Manager: Alan Jones Graham Short (Terrey Hills) Tim Richards Mick Kennedy Ordinary Members: Dan Moore Rick Morris Geoff Granger (Drummoyne) John Morrison (UNSW) Premiership Competition Managers: Gary Patterson Lisa Kane Judiciary: Ian Ross Matt Kellahan Mark Groom (Chairman) Board Members: President: Pat Barrett (Deputy Chairman) Deb Coulthard Competitions Administrator: Beth Ward Chris Moloney (Blue Mountains) Tom Johnston Juniors Competition Manager: Chairman: Craig Moran Kerry Brady Paul Timmins (Old Ignatians) Jim Smith Treasurer: Ken Stanton Juniors Competition Danny Hinton (Hills) Administrator: Appeals Tribunal: Executive Director: Susan Stenning Richard Harvey (Chairman) Mark Green Paul Angus Suburban Rugby Intern: Div 1 Rep: Phil Brown Tashi Kukulka Jack Shute (Knox) Matthew Payne Philip Sutherland Board Meeting Attendance Rohan Aalders 11/11 Phil Richardson 10/11 Geoff Granger 9/11 Dylan Schofield 10/11 Mark Green 11/11 Graham Short 11/11 Danny Hinton 10/11 Jack Shute 10/11 Chris Moloney 11/11 Paul Timmins 11/11 John Morrison 10/11 Lane Cove Colts win the Radford Cup, after a cracking Grand Final against Oatley. 4

5 Executive Director s Report The highlight of the 2016 season was undoubtedly Mosman RFC breaking its 62 year drought to win the Kentwell Cup. A nail-biting finish against Colleagues saw jubilant scenes at TG Millner Field, with the Mosman faithful invading the field at full-time to savour the moment. A small contribution from Subbies to a year of drought breaking sporting achievements around the globe. The dashboard on page 8 outlines a number of interesting trends in Suburban Rugby. For the first time in many years our player numbers increased, bucking the trend across most organised team sports. Of course, this must be tempered by the fact that our team and club numbers continued to drop, albeit at a slower rate. Pleasingly, there are a couple of new clubs who have already applied to join the Union next year. In 2013 the Board commenced its plan of reducing Divisional sizes to streamline divisions, allowing for extra byes and a shorter commitment to the season. In 2016 this had filtered through all Divisions with Division One fielding eight clubs for the first time. Congratulations to Colleagues for taking out back-toback Bruce Graham Shields. Well done to Waverley who return to our Premier division in 2017 after a ten year absence following their Reliance Shield win. Hawkesbury Agricultural College won the Keith Harris Shield for Division Three Club Champions as well as the Clark and Farrant Cups in their 125th year. A resurgent Blacktown took out the Herlihy Shield for Division Four Club Champions and in a remarkable achievement took out the Cowboy Cup for inter-divisional competition. 16 teams participated at the annual Subbies 7s in March. Congratulations to Hunters Hill who won the 7s Cup over Blacktown. Almost 200 people attended Presentation Night which saw Mosman s winning streak continue with Dan Farrell taking out the Kentwell Medal and the Club named as the Division One and overall Club of the Year. Congratulations to Tim Martin and his committee for their efforts this year. Harry Maniatis was a popular winner of the Peter Kelly Medal for service to rugby. Harry s involvement with Canterbury goes back 24 years as a player and official and his friendship with the late Peter Kelly made the award even more special. Mark Inglis won the Coach of the Year Award and his efforts coaching Menai to back to back premierships in their first two years in Subbies was quite an achievement. Disappointingly, in August Lindfield were found guilty 5 of breaching the Union s strict amateur status. This involved sanctions being imposed on the club and individuals. All clubs are now on notice as to how serious the Union is on stamping out financial inducements to players. This was supported by Club s voting for constitutional changes 12 months ago to ensure that the Integrity Committee had a strong footing within the Union. My thanks to our Integrity Committee Chairman Graham Gorrie and his Committee for doing a difficult job well. Judiciary offences reduced by 30% this season. This statistic is quite impressive given the Union s automatic red card for striking policy. A record 19 Clubs (see page 8) had an unblemished record this season. The Union s thanks to Judiciary Chairman Mark Groom, Deputy Chairman Pat Barrett and the entire Judicial Committee for their dedication, meeting on over 20 occasions during the season. The Union will report a financial deficit for This is the sixth such deficit in a row with losses now totalling $142K over this time. Fortunately, the Union s Boards had foresight over the previous 15 years, accumulating reserves for the rainy days. Whilst we have dented our capital, our reserves are still strong. Over the last two years the Union has partially absorbed the National Participation Fee and this contributed to a significant loss in This subsidy will be phased out over the next 12 months as the Union attempts to minimise losses. Some very wet weather in the lead up to the opening week of the finals saw several venue changes and this adversely affected our gate takings, with most lastminute venues unable to charge admission. A $20K appreciation in the Union s Ausbil Managed Fund Investment partially off-set the Union s loss. Whilst there is seemingly more money in the game than ever through television rights, there is no trickledown to grass roots rugby. In fact, it is now a trickleup arrangement. This places extra pressures and costs on clubs and, in turn, players. As a result, sponsorship becomes more important than ever so it was pleasing that we had a record year for sponsorship dollars. Thank you to our generous sponsors particularly The Rugby Club, AGL and Magners. Special mention to long term sponsors, Coca-Cola (22 years), Interfuse (20 years), Gilbert (20 years), Leuko/Elastoplast (18 years), Icons of Sport (12 years) and Unified Security for their ongoing association with the Union. Clubs support of these sponsors helps us to help you, so please consider them first. The representative team racked up an impressive victory against Queensland Suburban to retain the Barraclough Shield under-lights at Rawson Park, though we lost the Maher-Ross Cup to a strong Country outfit a fortnight later at Latham Park. Thank you to coach

6 Damon Baffico. The Colts 7s representative team again performed well at the Southern Highlands 7s and particularly at the Mudgee 7s where they made it through to the Cup semi-finals. The Union thanks our dedicated 7s head coach Gerard McLenaghan. It was the end of an era when Ed Radford (Colleagues) passed away on 12 May. Ed was a former Vice President, Board member, and trophy Donor who regularly attended grand final days to present his trophy. So we were pleased that his daughters were able to attend and present the Radford Cup to Lane Cove Colts in July. Congratulations to Michael Doc Kennedy who was honoured with Life membership at the 2015 AGM. There wouldn t have been many happier people than Mick following Mosman s epic Kentwell Cup win this year and we congratulate him on being the Union s 16th life member. Pleasingly, Graeme Kennan has been nominated for life membership tonight - an honour he thoroughly deserves. Graeme is well known on the Subbies scene having been an active member of the St Ives Committee since the 1970s and has been ground marshalling Subbies finals series games since The Union welcomed Dylan Schofield onto the Board. Dylan s experience as a player and former representative player has been most appreciated. Thank you to all Board members for their service to the Union over and above their own club commitments. Thank you to John Morrison who this year took over from Paul Timmins as the Union s Director on the NSW Rugby Union Board. Our appreciation to Paul who stood down from the NSWRU Board after he reached his term limit of six years. Paul has continued in his role as Chairman of our Union and maintained his position as a Director on the Waratahs Board. Thank you to all our staff. Matt Kellahan and Lisa Kane as the Premiership Competition Managers as well as Kerry Brady and Susan Stenning who manage the SJRU Competitions and our Administration Assistant Beth Ward. To Tim Richards who singlehandedly runs the Subbies competition, thank you for your commitment this year. The Union thanks NSWRU for their support particularly through the provision of referees and we look forward to a continued good relationship with the Union through newly appointed CEO Andrew Hore. We bade farewell to Robin Timmins in February after 48 years employ at NSW Rugby Union. Many of you will know Robin as the referee appointments officer, a role she undertook for the last 20 years. We wish Robin well in her retirement. To all club members thank you for your contributions during Enjoy the off-season and I look forward to your continued participation in Mark Green Executive Director 6 A St Pats player, sponsor s product in hand, heading for the line.

7 Honour Roll Kentwell Medal Duncan Boyd-Jones (Colleagues) Damien Fakafanua (St Patrick s) Dan Farrell * (Mosman) Hamish McGilvray (Knox) Barraclough Medal Ryan Butcher (Forest) Josh Fergusson (Hills) Danny Kroll * (Blue Mountains) Scott Sarson (Waverley) Golden Boots Award Kentwell Cup Grand Final Man of the Match Tyler Gill (Mosman) Coach of the Year Mark Inglis (Menai) Peter Kelly Medal for Service to Rugby Harry Maniatis (Canterbury) Clark Medal Brendan Davis (King s OB) Chad Maher (Hawkesbury Ag) Toby Newton-McGee * (Epping) Andrew Watson (Redfield OB) McLean Medal Dexter Absolum (Canterbury) Mark Kenny (Sydney Irish) Maciu Kubunameca * (Blacktown) Alister Parsons (Syd Harlequins) Meldrum Medal Nick Ashworth (Terrey Hills) Epineha Cribb (Manly Savers) Dean Friedlander * (Maccabi) Ryan McClean (Menai) Colts Medal Will Daly (Lane Cove) Phoenix Goodman (Knox) Jack Hardy * (Forest) James Kirkland (Drummoyne) * Denotes winner Harry Maniatis, 2016 recipient of the Peter Kelly Medal, for his quarter of a century service to Canterbury RFC. Clubs of the Year Suburban Club of the Year Mosman Division Two Waverley Division Four Sydney Irish Division One Mosman 7 Division Three Beecroft Division Six Menai

8 Subbies Dashboard Year Operating Profit Members Equity Sponsorship Income NSWRU Grant Affiliation Fee Team Rego ARU Team Levy 2016 (-$43,143) $637,985 $54,490 $0 $440-$550 $550 $ (-$346) $659,909 $48,329 $0 $440-$550 $550 $ (-$11,836) $679,137 $39,755 $0 $440-$550 $550 $ (-$32,501) $676,920 $36,751 $0 $440-$550 $440 n/a 2012 (-$4,138) $626,636 $36,246 $0 $440-$550 $440 n/a 2011 (-$50,353) $605,610 $38,000 $19,375 $440 $330 n/a 2010 $51,740 $699,047 $44,205 $77,500 $440 $330 n/a 2009 $46,361 $666,563 $34,554 $77,500 $440 $330 n/a 2008 $35,049 $585,823 $50,449 $77,500 $440 $330 n/a 2007 $33,060 $661,806 $41,293 $77,500 $440 $330 n/a Year Team Insurance Player No s Club No s Team No s Colts Teams Cups Rep Results Finals Attendance Establish Offences 2016 $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / $1, / Judiciary Statistics Send-offs Breakdown: Offence Striking Dangerous Tackle Illegal Rucking 3 4 Referee Abuse 6 13 Kicking 0 2 Second Yellow Card 8 7 Other 1 5 Not Proven 7 18 TOTAL Clubs with No Established Offences: Alexandria Dukes Knox Redfield Old Boys Chatswood Lane Cove St Ives Collaroy Macarthur Crusaders Terry Hills Engadine Maccabi UNSW Hawkesbury Valley Manly Savers Wakehurst ICMS Menai King s Old Boys Old Ignatians Breach of Tolerable Levels: Briars 6 established offences (3 over) Rouse Hill 6 established offences (3 over) Hawkesbury Ag 6 established offences (2 over) 8

9 Representative Team Report The Subbies Representative Team began its 2016 twomatch rep program in late April, guided once again by Damon Baffico and Kristian Berghofer, and joined this year by Gerard McLenaghan. After 80 player nominations and two selection trials the final team comprised players from 13 clubs, from four of the Union s five divisions. Eight players returned from last year s undefeated team, and notably, two old timers, Michael Howes (Mosman) and Matt Battishall (Oatley), returned to the representative ranks after an absence of five years. Also, Dan Kelly (Colleagues) returned to captain the side for the 5th season in a row. The first representative match was against Queensland Subbies, played on the Friday night of the June long weekend at Mosman RFC s magnificent Rawson Park. Over many encounters with Queensland Subbies, whether they ve won or lost, their forwards have always been hard to get on top of. This year however, the NSW pack stamped its authority on the match early, and never really let up. Home-ground hero, Hooker Dan Farrell (Mosman), bagged the first two tries from bustling forward play. That pressure kept up throughout the first half, with the half-time score line of 12-0 to NSW flattering the visitors. The scond half saw pressure converted to points, with NSW quickly putting the game out of Queensland s reach. Four more tries followed, one from a cheeky kick into the corner happily snaffled up by classy winger Cameron Beach (Collegaues). The final score of 38-3 reflected a game in which NSW dominated and in the process secured the Barraclough Shield for the eighth year in a row. Two weeks later the Subbies Rep team (with two forced changes) lined up at Latham Park against the NSW Country Cockatoos. Subbies had first use of a strong wind, but failed to 9 capitalise on the conditions, missing two penalty shots in the first 10 minutes. It was Country who posted the first score of the match when a turnover was converted into a long range try. Subbies continued to pump the ball into the Cockatoos half, eventually closing the gap with a Dan Kelly (Colleagues) penalty goal, but at the thirty minute mark the Cockatoos scored again from an attacking lineout. The second half opened with Subbies lifting the tempo and within minutes hooker Dan Farrell (Mosman) charged over following a series of pick and drives. It was game on as Subbies were back in the match with their tails up. Country weathered the storm however and soon the match was swinging in their favour, with three unanswered tries pushing Country s lead to Subbies, on the back of open running and good support play, tested the Cockatoos defence, and were twice held up over the line. Finally, but too late, Subbies worked a blind side play for winger Pat Simpson to cross for a converted try to make the final score The Country victory evens the Maher-Ross Cup ledger, with Country and Suburban now having won the trophy three times each. A big thanks to all the players and clubs who represented their Union this year. Thank you also to all the club coaches who helped in team selection, and to those players who nominated, trialled and trained with the rep squad. Thank you to coaches Damon Baffico, Kristian Berghofer and Gerard McLenaghan for giving their time and skill. Our gratitude goes to our physios, Andrew Donovan and Peter Forch, and also to manager Damien Johnson. Job well done to all of you. Finally, congratulations to all the rep players, and the clubs they represented so proudly.

10 Representative Squad Matt Battishall (Oatley) Cameron Beach (Colleagues) Matt Borg (HAC) Duncan Boyd-Jones (Colleagues) Matt Brewer (HAC) Andrew Carroll (Beecroft) Josaia Dakuitoga (Hunters Hill) Gavin Duncan (Blue Mountains) Tom Evans (Petersham) Damien Fakafanua (St Patrick s) Dan Farrell (Mosman) Lachlan Girling-Butler (King s OBs) Michael Howes (Mosman) Ryan James (HAC) Dan Kelly (c) (Colleagues) Maciu Kubunameca (Blacktown) Jason Moylan (HAC) Nathan Pyne (Lindfield) Callum Sauer (Colleagues) Pat Simpson (Hunters Hill) Ben Stanton (Balmain) Vilimone Turagarua (Hunters Hill) Vasa Vailaau (Petersham) Andrew Watson (Redfield OB s) James Watson (Redfield OB s) Damon Baffico (Coach) Kristian Berghofer (Coach) Gerard McLenaghan (Coach) Andrew Donovan (Physiotherapist) Peter Forch (Physiotherapist) Damien Johnson (Manager) Representative Results NSW Suburban v Queensland Suburban Played at Rawson Park, 10 June 2016 NSW Suburban 38 Tries: Dan Farrell (2), Cameron Beach, Matt Borg, Vilimone Turagarua, Matt Battishall Conversions: Andrew Carroll, Dan Kelly (3) def QLD Suburban 3 Penalties: Aaron Savage Half time: NSW 12, QLD 0 Referee: Nick Hannon Man of the Match: Cameron Beach (NSWSRU) NSW Suburban v NSW Country Played at Latham Park, 25 June 2016 NSW Country 31 Tries: Joe Akkersdyk, Sioni Halanukonuka, Michael Howell, Simon Newton, Paul Tuala Conversions: Ben Damen (3) def NSW Suburban 17 Tries: Dan Farrell, Pat Simpson Conversions: Dan Kelly (2) Penalties: Dan Kelly Half time: Country 12, Subbies 3 Referee: Greg Johnstone Man of the Match: Sione Halanukonuka (NSWCRU) 10

11 Colts 7s Representative Team Report The NSW Suburban Rugby Colts 7s Representative Program is designed to promote the Union s colts competitions (which the Board is determined to expand), reward our best colts players, and aid in player development. Now in its third year, the program has settled into a post-season format, with our colts participating in the Southern Highlands 7s in Bowral, and the Mudgee 7s. After trialling and training for three weeks the final Colts team travelled to Bowral. Pooled with some formidable competition, including the NSW Rugby rep team, tough games ensued and results did not go our way until the third pool match against North Lakes. That win got us into a semi where, although we narrowly lost, the colts showed some tough resolve and a glimpse of what the team could do. In Mudgee the next week, having learnt from Bowral s baptism of fire, the team started to click, racking up big wins in the pool matches and being pipped by West Harbour in the Cup quarter final. Thank you to all the clubs who nominated players for this year s 7s program; and to those players who nominated, trialled and trained but didn t make the final team. Thank you to coach Gerard McLenaghan, who organises and runs all aspects of the Colts 7s program with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency. Also Wais Qualulu for assisting Gerard this year. Finally, congratulations and thank you to the selected Colts 7s players. We hope you had fun, learned some new skills, and are now committed ambassadors for Subbies colts. 11 Southern Highlands 7s - 1 October 2016 Game 1: NSWRU Red 36 def Subbies 0 Game 2: Warringah 27 def Subbies 0 Game 3: Subbies 39 def North Lakes 5 Men s Semi #6: Riverina 19 def Subbies 14 Mudgee 7s - 8 October 2016 Game 1: Subbies 24 def Deadwood 5 Game 2: Subbies 45 def Mudgee 5 Cup Quarter Final: West Harbour 17 def Subbies Colts 7s Representative Team Sam Carwadine (Mosman) Harry Cole (Colleagues) Xavier Costa (Lindfield) Harvey Duncan (Colleagues) Liam Frank (Blue Mountains) Justin Hassett (UNSW) Lachlan Jackson (Drummoyne) Andrew Kaine (UNSW) Dan Keogh (UNSW) Will Morgan (Lindfield) Poasa Naikavalu (Hills) Liam Rowntree (UNSW) Gerard McLenaghan (Coach) Wais Qualulu (Assistant Coach)

12 Competition Tables & Finals Results - Division One Kentwell Cup Mosman Colleagues Balmain Drummoyne Petersham St Patrick s Knox Lindfield^ Burke Cup Colleagues Mosman Petersham Drummoyne St Patrick s Balmain Knox Lindfield^ Barbour Cup (Colts) Knox Drummoyne Colleagues Petersham St Patrick s Mosman Lindfield^ Balmain Grand Finals Kentwell Mosman* 27 bt Colleagues 25 Burke Colleagues* 22 bt Mosman 6 Barbour Knox* 42 bt Petersham 8 Whiddon Colleagues* 17 bt Mosman 10 Judd Colleagues* 36 bt St Patrick s 10 Preliminary Finals Kentwell Colleagues 36 bt Balmain 31 Burke Mosman 25 bt Petersham 22 Barbour Petersham 21 bt Drummoyne 12 Whiddon Colleagues 13 bt Petersham 10 Judd St Pats 17 bt Knox 11 Semi Finals Kentwell Mjr Mosman 41 bt Colleagues 21 Kentwell Mnr Balmain 17 bt Drummoyne 15 Burke Mjr Colleagues 12 bt Mosman 8 Burke Mnr Petersham 20 bt Drummoyne 13 Barbour Mjr Knox 22 bt Drummoyne 0 Barbour Mnr Petersham 14 bt Colleagues 10 Whiddon Mjr Mosman 23 bt Colleagues 15 Whiddon Mnr Petersham 13 bt Balmain 11 Judd Mjr Colleagues 35 bt St Patrick s 5 Judd Mnr Knox 26 bt Petersham 5 * Denotes Minor Premiers Whiddon Cup Colleagues Mosman Petersham Balmain St Patrick s Knox Drummoyne Lindfield^ Judd Cup Colleagues St Patrick s Knox Petersham Drummoyne Mosman Balmain Lindfield^ ^ Club expelled from competition Mine! No, mine! Two high flyers from Mosman and St Pats contest the pill.

13 Competition Tables & Finals Results - Division Two Barraclough Cup Hunters Hill Blue Mtns Waverley Forest UNSW Newport Hills Barker OB s Stockdale Cup Waverley Forest Hills Hunters Hill Blue Mtns UNSW Newport Barker OB s Robertson Cup (Colts) Hills Newport Waverley UNSW Forest Barker OB s Hunters Hill Blue Mtns Grand Finals Barraclough Hunters Hill* 31 bt Blue Mtns 25 Stockdale Waverley* 15 bt Forest 8 Robertson Newport 34 bt Hills* 31 Blunt Waverley* 25 bt Hills 5 Richardson Hills 7 bt Waverely* 3 Preliminary Finals Barraclough Blue Mtns 23 bt Waverley 22 Stockdale Forest 39 bt Hills 12 Robertson Newport 10 dr UNSW 10 Blunt Hills 24 bt Hunters Hill 15 Richardson Hills 19 bt UNSW 16 Semi Finals Barraclough Mjr Hunters Hill 24 bt Blue Mtns 17 Barraclough Mnr Waverley 22 bt Forest 16 Stockdale Mjr Waverley 15 bt Forest 10 Stockdale Mnr Hills 23 bt Hunters Hill 13 Robertson Mjr Hills 27 bt Newport 19 Robertson Mnr UNSW 27 bt Waverley 3 Blunt Mjr Waverley 30 bt Hills 17 Blunt Mnr Hunters Hill 29 bt UNSW 5 Richardson Mjr Waverley 15 bt UNSW 13 Richardson Mnr Hills 10 bt Forest 0 * Denotes Minor Premiers Blunt Cup Waverley Hills Hunters Hill UNSW Blue Mtns Forest Barker OB s Newport Richardson Cup Waverley UNSW Hills Forest Blue Mtns Hunters Hill Barker OB s Newport Waverley President Ken Brown showing off the Reliance Shield for Div Two Club Champions.

14 Competition Tables & Finals Results - Division Three Clark Cup HAC Beecroft Brothers Redfield OB S Epping St Ives Hawkes Valley Old Ignatians Oatley King s OB Farrant Cup Beecroft HAC Hawkes Valley Old Ignatians Redfield OB s St Ives Epping Brothers Oatley King s OBs Campbell Cup Oatley Beecroft Redfield OB s Epping HAC St Ives Brothers Hawkes Valley Old Ignatians King s OBs Nicholson Cup HAC Beecroft Brothers Old Ignatians Redfield OB s Oatley St Ives Hawkes Valley Epping King s OBs Grand Finals Clark Hawkesbury Ag* 17 bt Brothers 6 Farrant Hawkesbury Ag 30 bt Beecroft* 27 Campbell Oatley* 17 bt Beecroft 14 Nicholson Beecroft 17 bt Hawkesbury Ag* 10 Preliminary Finals Clark Brothers 14 bt Beecroft 11 Farrant HAC 33 bt Hawk Valley 10 Campbell Beecroft 29 bt Redfield 21 Nicholson HAC 18 bt Old Ignatians 17 Semi Finals Clark Mjr HAC 17 bt Beecroft 15 Clark Mnr Brothers 33 bt Redfield 11 Farrant Mjr Beecroft 24 dr HAC 24 Farrant Mnr Hawk Valley 33bt Old Igs 22 Campbell Mjr Oatley 24 bt Beecroft 14 Campbell Mnr Redfield 22 bt Epping 19 Nicholson Mjr Beecroft 11 bt HAC 8 Nicholson Mnr Old Igs 8 bt Brothers 3 * Denotes Minor Premiers Hawkesbury Ag Captain, Chad Maher, leads the Clark Cup Premiers onto the field in the club s 125th season. 14

15 Competition Tables & Finals Results - Division Four McLean Cup Blacktown Sydney Irish Canterbury Syd Harlequins Briars Macquarie Uni Rouse Hill^ Grose Cup Blacktown Briars Sydney Irish Canterbury Syd Harlequins Macquarie Uni Rouse Hill^ Grand Finals McLean Blacktown* 26 bt Sydney Irish 18 Grose Blacktown* 19 bt Sydney Irish 7 Walker Blacktown 15 bt Sydney Irish 12 Preliminary Finals McLean Blacktown 43 bt Syd Harlequins 5 Grose Sydney Irish 33 bt Briars 7 Walker Sydney Irish 22 bt Canterbury* 19 Semi Finals McLean Mjr Syd Irish 22 bt Blacktown 19 McLean Mnr Syd Harlequins 22 bt Canterbury 17 Grose Mjr Blacktown 32 bt Briars 0 Grose Mnr Syd Irish 36 bt Canterbury 26 Walker Mjr Blacktown 13 bt Canterbury 10 Walker Mnr Syd Irish 38 bt Briars 7 * Denotes Minor Premiers Walker Cup Canterbury Blacktown Sydney Irish Briars Macquarie Uni Syd Harlequins Rouse Hill^ ^ Club expelled from competition Canterbury & Sydney Irish tussle at Latham Park. 15 Blacktown hit new heights in 2016, winning three premierships.

16 Competition Tables & Finals Results - Division Six Meldrum Cup Menai Roseville Engadine Maccabi Manly Savers Mac Crusaders ICMS Burraneer Collaroy Terrey Hills Wakehurst Dee Why Lane Cove Chatswood Dukes Radford Cup (Colts) Lane Cove Oatley Gordon Burraneer Grand Final Radford Lane Cove* 26 bt Oatley 22 * Denotes Minor Premiers Grand Final Meldrum Menai* 42 bt Engadine 36 Preliminary Final Meldrum Engadine 33 bt Roseville 27 Semi Finals Meldrum Mjr Menai 48 bt Roseville 10 Meldrum Mnr Engadine 43 bt Maccabi 5 Elimination Finals Meldrum Mjr Engadine 70 bt Mac Crusaders 0 Meldrum Mnr Maccabi 37 bt Manly Savers 18 * Denotes Minor Premiers Menai players celebrate their third premiership in just two seasons in Subbies. 16

17 Competition Tables - Halligan Cup & Subbies Sevens Halligan Cup Mosman 6ths Colleagues 5ths Convicts I Waverley I Colleagues 6ths Beecroft I Hawk Ag I Epping I Petersham 5ths Mosman 5ths Hills I Roseville Convicts II Blacktown Balmain 5ths Maccabi Sydney Harl Redfield OB s Hills II Lane Cove II Lane Cove I Hawk Ag III Brothers I Hawk Ag II Canterbury II UNSW Hunters Hill Beecroft II St Ives Lindfield 5ths ^ Brothers II Canterbury I Alex Dukes Waverley II Colleagues 7ths Lindfield 6ths ^ Epping II Rouse Hill Blue Mtns Petersham 6ths Subbies Sevens Tournament Pool A P W D L F A Df Pts Blacktown Drummoyne Mac Uni Chatswood Pool B P W D L F A Df Pts HAC Petersham Briars Lane Cove Pool C P W D L F A Df Pts Hunters Hill Menai St Pats ICMS Pool D P W D L F A Df Pts Beecroft UNSW Manly Savers Dukes Bowl Semi Final I Macquarie Uni 14 bt Briars 12 Semi Final II St Patrick s 24 bt Manly Savers 5 Bowl Final St Patrick s 20 bt Maquarie Uni 17 Plate Semi Final I Drummoyne 22 bt Petersham 5 Semi Final II UNSW 29 bt Menai 7 Plate Final UNSW 14 bt Drummoyne 12 Cup Semi Final I Blacktown 34 bt HAC 5 Semi Final II Hunters Hill 22 bt Beecroft 7 Cup Final Hunters Hill 15 bt Blacktown 5 ^ Club expelled from competition Grand Final Halligan Convicts 7 bt Mosman* 5 Preliminary Final Halligan Convicts 22 bt Colleagues 8 Semi Finals Halligan Mjr Mosman 15 bt Colleagues 0 Halligan Mnr Convicts 26 bt Waverley 5 * Denotes Minor Premiers 17 Magners Subbies 7s winners, Hunters Hill, join with runners-up Blacktown for the post-match portrait.

18 Club Championship Tables Blacktown (Div 4) 3183 Waverley (Div 2) 3102 Colleagues (Div 1) 3066 Hawkesbury Ag (Div 3) 2933 Mosman (Div 1) 2923 Beecroft (Div 3) 2659 Hunters Hill (Div 2) 2456 Hills (Div 2) 2243 Forest (Div 2) 2218 Petersham (Div 1) 2131 Blue Mountains (Div 2) 2071 Sydney Irish (Div 4) 2042 Redfield Old Boys (Div 3) 1960 Menai (Div 6) 1914 Brothers (Div 3) 1879 Drummoyne (Div 1) 1830 Canterbury (Div 4) 1698 UNSW (Div 2) 1686 Engadine (Div 6) 1606 Knox (Div 1) 1597 Balmain (Div 1) 1582 Epping (Div 3) 1566 St Patrick s (Div 1) 1491 Hawkesbury Valley (Div 3) 1463 Oatley (Div 3) 1440 Roseville (Div 6) 1397 Newport (Div 2) 1309 Inter-Divisional Cowboy Cup Old Ignatians (Div 3) 1288 Maccabi (Div 6) 1261 St Ives (Div 3) 1231 Sydney Harlequins (Div 4) 1216 Lindfield (Div 1) 1139 Manly Savers (Div 6) 1078 Briars (Div 4) 1054 Mac Crusaders (Div 6) 968 ICMS (Div 6) 858 Burraneer (Div 6) 806 Lane Cove (Div 6) 688 Macquarie Uni (Div 4) 664 Collaroy (Div 6) 660 Terrey Hills (Div 6) 550 Wakehurst (Div 6) 506 Dee Why (Div 6) 440 Barker Old Boys (Div 2) 363 Chatswood (Div 6) 220 Alexandria Dukes (Div 6) 110 King s Old Boys (Div 3) 88 Convicts (Halligan) 73 Lindfield (Div 1) ^ 0 Rouse Hill (Div 4) ^ 0 Division One Bruce Graham Shield Colleagues 2589 Mosman 2395 Petersham 1959 Drummoyne 1796 St Patrick s 1479 Knox 1462 Balmain 1436 Lindfield ^ 0 Division Two Reliance Shield Waverley 2673 Hunters Hill 2114 Forest 2112 Hills 2023 Blue Mountains 1939 UNSW 1628 Newport 1253 Barker Old Boys 375 Division Three Keith Harris Shield Hawkesbury Ag 2453 Beecroft 2402 Redfield OB s 1931 Brothers 1673 Epping 1546 Hawk Valley 1403 Old Ignatians 1273 St Ives 1230 Oatley 1100 King s Old Boys 88 Division Four Herlihy Shield Blacktown 2686 Sydney Irish 1664 Canterbury 1648 Syd Harlequins 1100 Briars 1054 Macquarie Uni 664 Rouse Hill ^ 0 ^ Club expelled from competition Colleagues over for a try against Balmain in their Rd 4 Kentwell Cup clash. 18

19 Sponsors FRONT COVER PHOTO: Mosman players celebrate breaking the club s 62 year Kentwell Cup premiership drought, after a heart-stopping end to the grand final against Colleagues. NSW Suburban Rugby Union Inc Registered Office: Members Car Park (MP1) Allianz Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park Postal Address: Locked Bag 1222, Paddington, NSW, 2021 Telephone: nswsru@rugby.net.au Web: rugby.net.au