Easts Rugby Union Inc. Vol 8 2011 Check out the Dinner Auction items on p10/11 Cromwell Easts Tigers Annual Dinner Player Profiles … is one week st Check out the player profiles of our latest Australian away on 21 Under 20 reps on page 3. May. Tickets still available – Easts Players Named in get in quick! Australian Under 20s for JWC The Australian Under 20s squad to compete at the Junior World Championship tournament in Contents… Italy in June has today been named. Queensland is well represented within the 26-man squad, fielding 11 players, NSW has seven, U20 Jnr World Cup ACT six, while Victoria and WA have one representative each. Premier Team R3 The squad features 11 players who will return for a second tilt at the JWC title, keen to reverse the Player Profiles disappointment of finishing runners-up to three-time champions New Zealand in Argentina last St George year. Despite achieving Australia’s best-ever result of second, the 62-17 loss to the Kiwis in the Sponsorship details 2010 decider overshadowed what was a stellar performance from the Junior Wallabies at the 12- nation event. New Zealand has won all three titles and not dropped a match since the JWC Premier Points replaced the IRB's former age-grade tournaments, the Under 19 and Under 21 Championships in Table 2008. Tiger Shop News Eight members of the Aussie squad have the invaluable experience of beating New Zealand at Got some News? Schoolboys level, with 2008 representatives Colby Faingaa, Eddie Quirk, Luke Jones, Dom Senior Home Game Shipperely, Jarrad Butler, Eddie Bredenhann, Silvia Silvia and James Ambrosini, part of the squad which broke a drought on New Zealand soil which stretched 13 matches dating back to this Saturday 1975. Margueritas anyone? Motorama Head coach David Nucifora said after reaching an agreement with the franchises last year, he has included seven players in his squad who boast Super Rugby experience. NSW Waratahs Sponsorship for winger Tom Kingston will make his U20s debut, while Queensland Reds and former Easts Australian Sevens representatives Quirk, Shipperley, Liam Gill and Kimami Sitauti plus Tiger Shop Brumbies pair Faingaa and Michael Hooper all have another shot at the silverware. Catalogue “Last year when the new Super Rugby format was set, and being a Rugby World Cup year, we Under 12 realised there was going to be a clash with the Super Rugby and the Junior World Championship,” Nucifora said. Development Back Page Squad Named “With the knowledge of the number of contracted players who were going to still be eligible for this What‟s on this week! team a solution was sought back then and an agreement was reached to create a threshold Calendar of Events number of games to determine eligibility.” Holidays In the last three years, 26 Australian U20 representatives have gone on to earn Super Rugby Gala Dinner contracts, and from that group, 13 have gone on to represent the Qantas Wallabies. Nucifora will announce his captain when the squad assembles at the Sydney Academy of Sport in P9 Narrabeen on 27 May. Coming up www.eaststigers.com Ph: 38431577 E:[email protected] Easts Rugby Union Inc. Page2 of 12 13/05/11 BRISB ANE RU GBY C OMPETITION » S T RAT E GIC AI RLINE S QUEENSL AND P RE M IER RUGBY Points: Opp BP BP W = 4 Pts Team P W L D Fft F A Df Pts Fft <7p 4t L = 0 Pts Easts 2 2 0 0 0 0 90 37 53 0 2 10 D = 2 Pts Sunshine Coast Rugby Opp. Fft = 4 Pts 3 2 1 0 0 0 88 79 9 0 2 10 Union Fft = -2 Pts Sunnybank 2 2 0 0 0 0 81 17 64 0 1 9 Bye = 0 Pts Brothers 2 2 0 0 0 0 79 22 57 0 1 9 Bonus Points: GPS 2 2 0 0 0 0 33 23 10 0 0 8 BP <7p = +1 Pts BP 4t = +1 University of Queensland 2 1 1 0 0 0 34 35 -1 1 0 5 Pts Wests 2 0 2 0 0 0 41 56 -15 1 0 1 Souths 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 40 -19 1 0 1 Rugby Gold Coast 3 0 3 0 0 0 13 69 -56 1 0 1 Norths 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 119 -102 0 0 0 This week has our senior teams up against Wests. At stake, as has become the custom, is the Paul Mooney Cup. One of the great stalwarts of rugby in Tiger Shop! Queensland, Paul Mooney was a foundation member of Easts. He played 146 first grade and 52 reserve grade games for the Club. Paul was Easts‟ first international, making his debut for the Wallabies in 1955. Cotton Polos After Paul was married he moved over the river and commenced playing for arrived! Wests. For almost 30 years Paul coached various teams including the Coaches/Managers have Queensland U19 team for 16 seasons and spent the majority of his time been contacted regarding fostering the development of this age group. Paul was the first U19‟s coach at Wests. He played an important role in establishing the Queensland supply/purchase of these. Got Some Junior Rugby Union where he was a long time treasurer. They are available from News? Paul was made a life member at Easts, Wests and the QRU. He was the Shop this Friday awarded an Australian Order of Merit for services to sports. onwards. If you have a story to tell or a Easts are the current holders of the Cup. picture of that impressive try We apologise to anyone scored on full time (or under 6 who has missed out on skipping to the try line) please send them to Julie Laws getting the size 13 – 3 [email protected] small socks. They sold like . Every effort will be made to 1. Ruaidhri Murphy 2. Matt Randell hotcakes. More have been include it in the newsletter 3. Lloyd Cambell-McBride 4. Greg Riley ordered and should be each week depending on 5. Michael Stolberg 6. Luke Bertini © back in stock shortly. space. The anonymous editor 7. Mitch Sincock 8. Edward Quirk reserves the right to manage 9. Dominic Fuller 10. Matt Brandon (vc) Drifit Polos and Elite shorts inclusion. Our aim is to 11. Chris Mansell 12. David Skelton have also been ordered for 13. Toby White 14. Johnny Wilder senior players. 15. Aidan Toua 16. Chris Minoneti 17. Sean Fell 18. Andrew Parker Shop is open each Friday 19. Sam Owens 20. Sam Gorey from 5pm 21. Jack Mullins 22. Andrew Krelle 23. Dallas Anderson 2 E:[email protected] Easts Rugby Union Inc. Page3 of 12 13/05/11 Ed Quirk Joel Faulkner Blindside Flanker Centre Profile Profile Height: 191cm Height: 192cm Weight: 106kg Weight: 90kg Date Of Birth: 28/08/1991 Date Of Birth: 05/05/1991 Place of Birth: Brisbane Place of Birth: Auckland, NZ Rugby Career Senior Club: Easts Senior Club: Easts Stats Ed Quirk made his Reds and Super Rugby debut in the final game of the 2010 season and joined the QR Reds fulltime squad from 2011. A hard Provincial Rugby 4 running backrower, Ed has also racked up six tries during a standout season Caps: with the Australian Sevens team in 2010. May 2010 v Provincial Rugby Ed represented Queensland and Australia as a Schoolboy and won the Highlanders, Debut: Bronze Boot Award for being the best player on the field during a New Suncorp Stadium Zealand v Australia Schoolboys match in 2008. Super Rugby Caps: 4 Ed grew up wanting to be a Marine Biologist. When not playing rugby, Ed works as a personal trainer. He also enjoys swimming and playing volleyball. May 2010 v Super Rugby Debut: Highlanders, His representative honors include QLD Under 16s (2007); Queensland Suncorp Stadium Schoolboys (2008); Australia A (2008); Australian Schoolboys (2008); QAS Reds Academy (2009-10), Australian Sevens (2009-2010). Australia U20’s (2010 – 2011) Joel Faulkner underwent a shoulder reconstruction in 2010 but was previously an extremely talented centre who has an uncanny knack of breaking the line. An Easts Premier Rugby representatives, Joel is an excellent Sevens rugby player, having been invited to attend the 2011 Aust. 7’s camp. He is also a member of the Aust. U20’s 2011 team. He has also represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2009. Away from rugby Joel studies teaching while running his own DJ business 3 E:[email protected] Easts Rugby Union Inc. Page4 of 12 13/05/11 INTRODUCING…. PLAYER PROFILE Michael Stolberg Michael is a large and powerful lock that fits the bill for the professional game because of his size and athletic Lock ability. Injuries ruined many opportunities for Michael as a schoolboy but he has since impressed playing for Easts colts. Michael is Profile currently a member of the 2011 Cromwell Easts Premier team. He has Height: 201cm also been a member of the Aust. U20’s training squad. Previously Michael represented Qld U15 2007 and Qld. Weight: 115kg U16 2008. Date Of Birth: 27/03/1992 Michael previously worked as a Ballymore Groundsman for Queensland Place of Birth: Caloundra, Qld. Rugby as part of his study. Rugby Career Senior Club: Easts In the market for a new home loan? Support Easts Rugby Club Queensland Rugby and their Principal Sponsor, St.George Bank, are helping Queensland rugby clubs fundraise with the St.George Rugby Referral Program. For every St.George home or business loan referred through Easts, St.George will give a commission payment of 0.25% for each settled loan back to our club.