THE BROTHERS CHRONICLES

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB,SYDNEY THE BROTHERS CHRONICLES A publication for the older CBOB VOL 1 ISSUE 5 APRIL 2012 Yeah mate I remember playing against CBOBS bloody hell you blokes just wouldn t lay down Tony Brunsden (RIP) Capt. Hunters Hill Kentwell Cup Welcome to all past players and supporters Inside this issue: Player Profile Dick Reading Player Profiles Daniel and Phillip Reading Planned walk of Kokoda Track Season 1983 Wallop s Corner HOG S Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed Issue 4. In this issue we will be featuring another of our Father and Son Player Profiles. See Matt Wilson s planned Kokoda Track Walk. Travel back down memory lane with a review of Season 1983. Included in this is an interesting comparison of Financial Statements 1983 and 2011. Still Fund-raising for the Colts (Under 21) side If there is anyone you would like to add to the mailing list let me know. waughs@skymesh.com.au Back issues of the Chronicles are now available on the Brothers Website http://www.brothersrugby.com.au/home/ chronicles/ Vintage Rugby Photos http://www.lordprice.co.uk/

Brothers Rugby Club Sydney would like to acknowledge and thank all our sponsors. Our Major Sponsors are: Flight Centre, RF Industries and The Orchard Tavern

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Life Members Terry Mico David Mico* Bob Towers Brian Hadley* Ian Meers John Sullivan John Andrews Michael Lowry John Waugh Martin ichols Barry Williams Brian McElvogue* John Punch (Snr) Paul Muller Steve Jaques Michael Williams Tony Padovan Adrian Brannan Robert Bruce Damian Henry Tom Burns

400 Games Michael Wren 300 Games Michael Lowry Ian Meers Michael Bird Damian Henry Michael Cahill Adrian Brannan John Waugh John Andrews Terry Mico Martin Nichols 200 Games David Taylor Michael Williams Roy Anderson Sean Brannan Steve Jaques Matt Gibbs James Mulcare Tony Padovan Greg Johnson Ian Welsh Peter Powell Paul Muller Phillip Colvin Phil Hogan Andrew Simpson Tim Parsons John Bezzina Tom Burns Dan Ridley Enda Winston Damion Eyre Robert Bruce Centurions 100 Games John Gibbs Kieren O Hegarty Ian Davison Michael Sullivan James Vianellos Glenn Morrissey Lino Anastasi Thomas Broomfield Greg Nixon Terry Woodward Noel Ponton Declan O Connor Pat North Tony Hanrahan Dick Reading Hans Krenmayr Arthur Oliver Craig Leckie David Becklie Roger Shanahan Dom North Billy Madgwick Keith Bromwich Adam Morrissey Pat Gourtley Christopher Ford Craig Swanson Scott James Greg Stacey David Cooper Sean Nyssen Jon Evans Paul Tessoriero Liam Casey Dave Bullard Andrew Cansdell Tim Leibbrandt Hugh Errickson Beau Keller Peter Watkins Michael Hall Stuart Mangion Steve Gustafson Stephen Carrick

PLAYER PROFILE Player s Name: Richard Reading. Nickname: Dick. How did you hear about the club and who introduced you to the club? John [Screwy] Carew. What year did you join? 1977 What position did you play? When ever the coach had all his main positions filled except one that was me. Did you play any other sport under the CBOB banner e.g. Cricket, Basketball or Squash? Cricket and basketball. "Most Memorable Game and Why" At Lapstone oval & the mountain men were really sledging us, which they were good at, as we were 2pts behind right on full time & right on halfway & the sideline. One heckler being unusually smart screamed field goal I think it was Chris Cassidy who took the advice & duly slotted it over to give us the win. YEEHA What year did you stop playing? 1999. Did you play for any other clubs? Lane Cove Did any other members of your family play for the club (brothers, sons etc?) My Sons, Boon and Phillip. Did you hold any executive positions at the club? President, Treasurer and Social Secretary. Did you coach any sides? 2nds, 3rds and 4ths. Did you captain any sides? 3rds and 4ths. Did you win any premierships? 2 nd grade runners up.

Did you go on any club trips or tours? USA, Hawaii and Grafton. Are there any great moments or stories you would like to share? At age 50 playing for Lane Cove against Boon aged 14 having his first game for CBOB s. Who were some of your more colourful colleagues/characters? Shy-Ted and Whorie in their younger days; Jack Longhurst, Evil, Hoops, Flipper, Tolly and Dave give-em Currie. OH and a certain Ranga who moved to Newport with the money he had saved drinking with me. Was Dockers your main drinking spot? I didn t know there was anywhere else!

PLAYER PROFILE Player s Name: Daniel Reading Nickname: Little Boonie How did you hear about the club and who introduced you to the club? Mum and Dad + folding jerseys on a Saturday morning What year did you join? 1983, 1997 (First Game) What position did you play? Hooker, Flanker Did you play any other sport under the CBOB banner e.g. Cricket, Basketball or Squash? No "Most Memorable Game and Why" 1997 (50 th year anniversary); I was 14 and remember pulling on the jersey in 4 th grade against Lane Cove for the first time at Roseville. Remember running out to see dad (Dick) in a Lane Cove jersey. Dad knew one of the Lane Cove guys and they were short so he said he would play as long as he could play hooker against me. One scrum, remember receiving a few cheeky upper cuts from the dad. I had the last laugh though as he hit the ball up and I lined him up, BOOM!! Gotta love having the last laugh, especially on the old man. What year did you stop playing? Will be back Did you play for any other clubs? West Harbour, Cottesloe (WA), York (England) Did any other members of your family play for the club (brothers, sons etc?) Dad, Brother Did you hold any executive positions at the club? No Did you coach any sides? No Did you captain any sides? No Did you win any premierships? Yes, 2004 vs. Briars won in extra time Did you go on any club trips or tours? Orange 2004 Are there any great moments or stories you would like to share? Countless. Some of the best was when I was ball boy / water boy, during the 90 s and got picked up on a Saturday morning as a kid with the jerseys. Usually Damian Henry or Dan

Ridley but countless others (Thanks) and would go and spend the day at the rugby, running water etc and then getting to go to all the after match functions at the pubs under age and be involved in it all. Was Dockers your main drinking spot? Crows Nest 2004, but lots of memories at Dockers under age and being hidden from the cops! Dick and Daniel (1997) Vs Lane Cove First Grade Premiers 2004 (Clark Cup) Cottesloe Rugby Club (WA)

PLAYER PROFILE Player s Name: Phillip Reading Nickname: Boonies Brother How did you hear about the club and who introduced you to the club? Mum and Dad What year did you join? 2007/8 What position did you play? Flanker Did you play any other sport under the CBOB banner e.g. Cricket, Basketball or Squash? No "Most Memorable Game and Why?" Got knocked out, sorry can t remember What year did you stop playing? 2008 Did you play for any other clubs? No Did any other members of your family play for the club (brothers, sons etc?) Dad, Brother Did you hold any executive positions at the club? No Did you coach any sides? No Did you captain any sides? No Did you win any premierships? No Did you go on any club trips or tours? No Are there any great moments or stories you would like to share? Probably shouldn t, mum will read this. Was Dockers your main drinking spot? Yes

Phillip The whole Reading family have had a long association with the club. In 2004 when Daniel was a member of the Clark Cup Premiership side, Dean was the ballboy for the whole season. Pam is still washing the Club jerseys, a job she has been doing... seems like forever!!! The Reading Boys Daniel, Phillip, Dean and Shane (2010) Note: Shane appears in several of the photos with his Dad in Dick s player profile page.

Walking the Kokoda Track and Raising Money for The Commando Welfare Trust (Article contributed by Matt Wilson) Fellow Brothers, Greetings from a St Pius old boy and former CBOB (that dates me). I hope you are in good spirits and enjoying life in our fantastic country and that your life ban from the Orchard Tavern/Dockers/The Charles has now been lifted. Now that I have your attention, I need to ask you for a favour. What? I am walking the Kokoda Track over the week leading up to Anzac Day and will be spending that special day at a place called Isurava. In 1942 a small band of Australian soldiers covered themselves in glory along the length and breadth of "the track" and places like Isurava, Deniki, Kokoda, Imita Ridge and Brigade Hill. You should do yourself a favour and delve into the amazing story that is the Kokoda campaign. I doubt that you will fail to find something in that story to inspire you. Hence, I look forward to flying the Brothers flag at Isurava on 25th April 2012. Why? Well, mainly to raise money for disabled young men, widows and orphans but also to mark my retirement from the Army in a truly fitting fashion. I am using the walk to raise public awareness of a charity that is doing a sterling job caring for disabled soldiers, widows and orphans from the modern era of conflict that we have all been living this past decade. The charity that I am walking for is called the Commando Welfare Trust and it sadly has a growing band of constituents.

How? If you would like my eternal gratitude and a picture of me sweating my arse off somewhere between Owers Corner and Kokoda, please donate to the Commando Welfare Trust - http://www.commandotrust.com/donate.php. So what? Let me know when (not if) you donate and: You and I will drink at least one drink of your choice (on me ). You will be supporting an awesome cause. You can use the sweaty photo of me as a great screen saver. In a somewhat intriguing turn of events, Channel 10's "The Project" will be sending a reporter/camera guy along with our group so expect to see some sweat live at some stage during that week. See you all soon in Sydney later this year. I hope to make it to at least one Brothers game this year. My excursion to Sydney last year for the veterans game was of epic proportions and has taken me the better part of a year to recover from. I might be interested in doing a Brothers run over Kokoda next year - let me know if any of you are interested and mad enough to come for 10 day walk through Australia's modern history. Even better, drag your son/daughter along and show them that dad still kicks arse. I remain your obedient servant, yours aye, Matt Wilson

Editor s Note re Matt Wilson s Article: Look out for Matt s Report on his Kokoda Track experience in next months issue. Dave Bekkeli, Matt Wilson, Ged Tysoe, Michael and Wendy Wren at Brothers Veterans Day 16 July 2011

Mark Diegutis, Michael McKerchar, Simon Bourke and Danny Hanrahan at Brothers Veterans Day July 2011. Bob Bain, Tim Gibson, Ian Gibson, Marty Nichols and Tim Bourke

A Look Back at Season 1983 Introduction: After winning the Second Division Club Championship, First grade Barraclough Cup, Runners-up Stockdale Cup, Runners-up Blunt Cup and running 6th in Richardson Cup; the Club was promoted to First Division (Kentwell Cup etc) in 1982. See Results 1982:

The Whiddon Cup side coached by Tim Bourke finished 4th in the competition rounds and went on to win their semi-final against Bondi-Bronte 12 9 (Michael Smith 2 tries and Tony Padovan-2 conversions) Unfortunately we lost to Hunters Hill in the Final 10 6 (Greg Nixon- try and Tony Padovan - conversion)

And so we looked to the 1983 season with anticipation and the belief we could achieve an all round improvement and consolidate our position in First Division. See the following extracts from the 1983 Annual Report:

Editor s note: Sponsors Orchard Tavern and Top Deck Travel (Flight Centre) are current sponsors of Brothers. De Luxe Taxi Trucks was an old family company where current First grade Manager Ian Gibson use to work.

Editor s Note: The following President s Report is classic Brian (Ace-it-up/Haddo) Hadley (RIP). He was famous for his long, thought provoking speeches that always displayed his passion for the Club.

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB COLTS (UNDER 21) SIDE FUNDING THE CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS ALREADY CONTRIBUTED.

PLEASE MAKE A DIRECT DEPOSIT AT THE BANK OR VIA INTERNET TRANSFER PLEASE MARK THE REFERENCE WITH: YOUR INITIALS AND SURNAME AND THE WORD COLTS. BANK: COMMONWEALTH BANK ACCOUNT NAME: CBOBS ACCOUNT NUMBER: 10276686 ACCOUNT BSB: 062295 REFERENCE: YOUR INITIALS AND SURNAME & COLTS

Editor s Note: On the following pages see snapshot of Brother s Financial Statements for 2011. A very interesting comparison, it shows dramatically, just how much the landscape has changed.

Fourth Grade Judd Cup 1983

Third Grade Whiddon Cup 1983

Second Grade Burke Cup 1983

First Grade Kentwell Cup 1983

WALLOP S CORNER On trying to stop Phil Horrocks-Taylor: "Every time I went to tackle him, Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and all I got was the bloody hyphen." Nick England There s a spirit in the Wallabies Mere words cannot describe It s as if they had descended from some legendary tribe There s a kinship, a tradition As in days so long since past Of crusades, of knights in armour, of men before the mast. Peter Fenton "You've got to get your first tackle in early, even if it's late." Welsh hardman Ray Gravell explains his rugby philosophy. "If you can't take a punch, you should play table tennis." Former French skipper and Coach Pierre Berbizier illustrates his nation's attitude to on-pitch violence.

"I think Brian Moore's gnashers are the kind you get from a DIY shop and hammer in yourself. He is the only player we have who looks like a French forward." Former England prop Paul Rendall on his front row colleague. "Rugby football is a game I can't claim absolutely to understand in all its niceties, if you know what I mean. I can follow the broad, general principles, of course. I mean to say, I know that the main scheme is to work the ball down the field somehow and deposit it over the line at the other end and that, in order to squalch this programme, each side is allowed to put in a certain amount of assault and battery and do things to its fellow man which, if done elsewhere, would result in 14 days without the option, coupled with some strong remarks from the Bench." P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves (1930) "RUGBY the International Game" A photographic celebration by COLIN WHELAN. Text by Pat Booth. Foreword by Ian McGeechan. Hodder & Stoughton, Australia, 1994 (Extract) International Rugby is pride, People, effort, atmosphere, courage, despair, elation. It is crowded stands and the loneliness of injury. It is individual brilliance and team triumphs. It is famous faces and feats. It is old skills and new stars. It is challenge, victory and defeat. It is the speed of backs and the sustained power of forwards. It is the heat of Pacific islands and the cold of Northern Hemisphere stadiums. Reminders of the immediate past, memories for the years ahead.

The South Africans were flying to a tour when their plane lost an engine. The pilot came over the loudspeakers and informed everyone, but insisted that this was alright as they had another and it was more than capable of reaching their destination. As soon as he finished on the microphone the second engine blew and he came back on informing everyone that it was time to make their peace. The South African captain then led his team and others on the plane in prayer. The plane crashed and they all went to heaven. As it happened, this was the day before the annual Heaven versus Hell Rugby match (as those who have played subbies know, ours is also the game they play in hell). God saw his opportunity and called the Devil. G: I was thinking about tomorrow's game and thought of increasing the normal stakes. D: Sure thing, I'm a betting man! G: OK, how about we double the bet to 200 souls? D: Look, I don't mind that, but I'm happy to make it a thousand.

G: Good stuff, one thousand souls it is. D: Deal God sniggered slightly down the 'phone line, which makes the Devil's ears prick up D: You're up to something, I can tell, what is it? G: I might be up to something, but you'll find out tomorrow. D: Look, our bets made and you know I won't back out of it, tell me G: OK, I have the entire Springbok side D: That's alright, did you forget that I still have all the referees! A Rugby Prayer Our beer, which art in kegs Hallowed be thy Sport Thy will be drunk, I will be drunk At home, as it is in the pub Give us each day our daily beverage And forgive us our spillage, as we forgive those who spillest against us Lead us not into wine tasting And deliver us from Tequila For mine is the lager, the chicks and the Rugby Forever and ever. On the Munster pack: "Mothers keep their photo on the mantelpiece to stop the kids going too near the fire." - Jim Noilly, BBC TV (1995) "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson

CAN YOU HELP OUT ON HOME GAME DAY? ON VETERANS DAY JULY 2011 WE RECEIVED ABOUT 15 POSITIVE RESPONSES OFFERING HELP. NOW WE NEED TO CONVERT THIS INTO ACTION. 1. WE REQUIRE A ROSTER OF 16 PEOPLE 2. A COORDINATOR FOR ROSTER PURPOSES WOULD BE A HUGE BONUS 3. DUTIES WOULD INVOLVE GAME DAY SET UP/TAKE DOWN, BAR, CANTEEN AND RAFFLE SALES 4. 4 PEOPLE REQUIRED ON MATCH DAY 5. WITH 8 HOME GAMES THIS MEANS YOU WOULD BE NEEDED 2 SATURDAYS THROUGH THE RUGBY SEASON. NOT A HUGE ASK! 6. HOGS (HOME GROUND SUPPORT) WOULD BE ISSUED WITH CLUB POLO/FLEECE ETC. I AM A HOG CAN YOU HELP ON HOME GAME DAY? COULD THE 15 PEOPLE WHO INDICATED THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR AVAILABILITY. SURELY WE CAN FIND A FEW MORE PEOPLE TO HELP OUT ON HOME GAME DAY? REMEMBER IT WOULD ONLY BE TWO (2) SATURDAYS DURING THE RUGBY SEASON IF 16 VOLUNTEER.

Brothers Rugby Club Sydney was formed by Old Boys of St Pius X College Chatswood in 1947 and was at that time known as Christian Brothers Old Boys or CBOB s. In 2005, it was decided to change our name from CBOB s to the very familiar Brothers Rugby Club Sydney. Brothers being one of the most well known rugby brands in Australia. We will be fielding 4 senior grades and an U21 s colts team in 2012. We are on the Web:http:// www.brothersrugby. com.au/home/ Brothers Rugby Club Sydney (formerly CBOBs) aims to provide a competitive rugby environment in conjunction with an active social programme for all its playing and non-playing members. Brothers has a long and proud history in the Sydney suburban competition with a long list of premierships won over the years. This is testament to the strength of the club, from its formative years, through to the modern era. Brothers are affiliated to the 5 Brothers clubs in Queensland including Brothers Brisbane and also Brothers Joondalup in Western Australia. Brothers are also affiliated to the Marist Rugby Federation in New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, numbering approximately 40 clubs in all. Brothers are and always have been a social rugby club, with an emphasis on enjoyment through participation. There is a grade of rugby for players of all levels of skill, ability, fitness and girth. We play competitively, but ensure that we enjoy our time representing Brothers. Players of any ability are welcome at Brothers, as it is a great place to continue your rugby enjoyment. Brothers will show you the best sporting and social experience of your life. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday night through the rugby season from 7pm. We are based at Roseville Chase Oval. If you would like to come and play please feel free to turn up and say hello. Or just drop us a note at play@brothersrugby.com.au