Congratulations on numerous levels….firstly to those who played in the Taki Toa competition on Saturday. Although we were not victorious all reports are that we played a great brand of rugby, fast paced, mobile, and with some good old Waverley flare!! Pass it here, pass it there….we’re gonna pass it everywhere….

Mitre 10 Fundraiser – Thanks Waverley Warriors

Secondly a massive well done and thank you to the Waverley girls team who organised a very successful fund raising BBQ down at Matraville Mitre 10 on Sunday. Unfortunately the girls tournament was cancelled at the last minute and so despite no rugby action over the weekend, the girls got stuck in to help raise some much needed funds for the club – well done and thanks again ladies!

Boat Trip Wrap Up

Thirdly, a huge big shout out to our club captain, Kenny Brown, for organising the inaugural preseason Sydney Harbour boat cruise on Saturday. Unfortunately due to a jam packed preseason event calendar the date was not the best for a lot of the club and many could not make it, however the boat trip was attended by many past and future players. As you would come to expect, many beers and good stories were told and thankfully no one was lost over board (except Chris Protherough’s terrible hat). For those that missed it keep your eyes on the club website as we will be holding another one toward the end of the season – this will also now become an integral part of the club social calendar for future years!

Trials Start this Weekend – Trial 1 Details

This weekend coming sees the men start their season with the 1st trial match against Canterbury & Alexandria Dukes. This not only gives you an opportunity to stretch the legs and get some much needed match fitness but also a hugely anticipated chance to level a couple of old scores as we expect to play several Waverley old boys!

It’s really important that we get a great showing of players down to the trials so that the coaches can start to take a good honest look at people. With many changes to the coaching staff this year, old players enter the season with no form book and need to trial to ensure they are playing in the grade they want to come the 1st home fixture of the season on April 14th.

It’s also getting to the point where you need to be registered to play for the club and either have paid your subs in full or have a payment plan in place. No registration = No Insurance! With the club needing to pay $20k of costs in the next month, we need YOU or members to pay your subs and allow us to move forward.

Registrations MUST be completed online. No Paper Registrations permitted. To register, just jump to http://register.waverleyrugby.com.au/

Details for this weekend’s trial as follows:

17th March at Wills Ground, corner of Wardell & Lang Roads, Earlwood (see below for map and directions).

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We are going to start with 20 minute halves then work up to 30 minute halves to test the lungs, with Waverley playing 6 halves in total. Kick off for the first game is 1pm and everyone should aim to get to the ground at least 12.15 to get your name on a team sheet and allow time for a warm up. Remember to bring your own kit as there will be no Waverley kit available just yet.

1:00pm Canterbury v Waverley 20 minute half
1:30pm Canterbury v Waverley 20 minute half
2:00pm Canterbury v Alexandria 20 minute half
2:30pm Waverley v Alexandria 25 minute half
3:00pm Waverley v Canterbury 25 minute half
3:30pm Waverley v Canterbury 30 minute half
4:00pm Waverley v Canterbury 30 minute half

Car pooling of lifts to get to the ground – for those wanting to get a lift then speak to boys at training on Tuesday & Thursday. Can those with spare room arrange to pick people up from the Bowlo before heading down to the ground.

Good luck guys and remember, slip, slap, slop….