BANGALOW JUNIOR RUGBY GOING FOR GROWTH IN 2010
After starting with a single under 12 team just three years ago, Bangalow Junior Rugby ran on five teams in 2009 and hopes to field seven teams for the 2010 season. The aim this year is for over 130 boys to wear the red, white and blue of Bangalow Rugby in every age group from under 8 to under 15.
The rapid growth of Bangalow junior rugby follows on the success of the senior team that has won the Village competition for the last five years in a row.
President of the Junior Club, Dave Phillips, said that the Club is attracting junior players from throughout the Byron Shire, including the villages in the hinterland.
“The scheduling of junior games on Friday evenings is a major attraction, allowing players and their parents to enjoy a game of Rugby and still have their weekends free for other activities. We’ve also been able to put on other popular family events like subsidised trips to watch the Wallabies play in Brisbane. We’ll be doing more of that kind of thing this season,” Mr Phillips said.
A key early event will be the inaugural Australian Rugby Union Bangalow FNC Primary Schools Rugby Gala Day to be held on Friday12 March. Primary schools from throughout the Far North Coast have been invited to participate.
Sign on days for players wishing to join Bangalow Junior Rugby will be the 20th and 27th of February from 2.00pm to 4.00pm at the Bangalow Bowling Club or on the adjacent field.