Bangalow Rugby Club

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Bangalow Rugby Football Club is looking for players to join our successful and growing Junior Club for the 2010 season. Games are played on Friday evening.

Dave Phillips 0412 080 614 or Paul DeFina 0400 572 028

The registration fees for 2010 will be $100 per individual player in a family and $170 for two or more players in a family. If cost is an issue for you, please speak with Dave Phillips. We don’t want any potential Bangalow junior rugby player to miss out.

Bangalow may be a small town, but it has a proud Rugby tradition. The original Bangalow Royals played rugby union here before the First World War. The senior club was reformed in 2003 and has had outstanding recent success, winning the Village competition for the last five years in a row! The junior club was started in 2007 with a single under 12 team. In 2009 we had five teams from under 8s to under 14s. Two of our teams have made it to the grand finals – the under 12s in 2008 and the under 13s in 2009. In 2010 we hope to have seven teams: under 8s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s and 15s. We would also welcome approaches from groups of under 16 or under 17 players.

Girls are welcome to play up to the age of 13.

Bangalow Junior Rugby is a family oriented club and we welcome the involvement of parents and family members at training, at the games, and at social events. Each year players and their families get the chance to go to at least one international rugby game in Brisbane with reduced ticket prices.

The junior teams play under lights on Friday evenings. This leaves the weekends free for other activities (including other sports like rugby league and soccer for many of our footy-mad boys).

The extent of travel during the season will depend on the number and location of competing teams in each age group. The younger teams usually play in a northern division that extends from Alstonville and Lismore to Brunswick Heads. Older teams may travel once or twice as far as Grafton and Casino. Car pooling can be arranged where necessary.

There are also possible opportunities to participate in special rugby carnivals with teams from other regions, other states, and even other countries. Coaches will provide further information during the season.

Training has started for the 2010 season. The under 8s and under 10s train on Wednesday, starting at  4.00pm. The under 12s and under 14s train on Tuesday starting at 4.30pm. For more details contact your coach. Training for the under 15s is still being arranged (see News).

Rugby is a fast moving, contact sport – that’s why so many kids love it. In order to maximise safety and fun for all players there are modified laws for Walla Rugby (7 – 8 years, a non-tackling introduction to the game), Mini Rugby (9 – 10 years), Midi Rugby (11 – 12 years), and under 19 Rugby (13 – 18 years). For more information go to http://www.rugby.com.au and click on ‘community rugby’.

Players need their own boots with studs. Boots used for other football codes, including soccer, are fine. All players also need mouthguards which can be purchased from sports stores or chemists or can be custom made by dentists. Mouthguards and boots must be worn both at training and during games. Headgear and other pads may be worn, but are not required.

Team jerseys, shorts and socks will be supplied for every player. Jerseys are usually provided on match day and parents take it in turn to wash them and return them to the coach at the next training session. Players get to keep their shorts and socks plus a Club tee-shirt. Other Club clothing and accessories will be available for purchase during the season.

This season’s coaches are:

under 8s Paul De Fina 0400 572 028
under 10s Wayne Power 0457 877 619 and Tim Jensen
under 12s Michael Einfeld 0407 292 400 and Brad McElroy 0410 795 392
under 14s Dave Phillips 0412 080 614

The Club runs on volunteers. Every team will need an assistant coach, a team manager, and someone who can help out the Club first aid officer (Paul De Fina) if required. No experience is necessary and short courses are available in Smart Rugby, Foundation Rugby and first aid. Please talk to your coach or any of the Club contacts if you can help in any way.