OLD COLLEGIANS RUGBY UNION CLUB Tregenza Times 1st August 2019 Round Thirteen—August 2nd Coopers Premier Grade U16’s 3.25pm Old Collegians vs Port Adelaide 11.30am Old Collegians vs Elizabeth Riverside Oval Elizabeth Oval Premier Reserve Grade U14’s Bye 2.00pm Old Collegians vs Port Adelaide Riverside Oval U12’S Bye Premier Third Grade U10’s Bye 2.00pm Old Collegians vs Brighton Brighton Oval U8’s Bye U18’s U6/7 Old Collegians vs Port Adelaide 12.40am Old Collegians vs Barossa Rams 1.00pm Riverside Oval Lyndoch Oval Round Twelve Results Premier Grade—win Old Colls 34 vs Burnside 26 Players Trust Reserve Grade– win Old Colls 43 vs Burnside 24 Luncheon Third Grade—win Old Colls 22 vs Burnside20 U18s - loss Old Colls 29 vs Burnside 40 Friday 9th August U16s - loss Old Colls 10 vs Burnside 19 U14s - loss Old Colls 5 vs Burnside 52 U12s - win Old Colls 47 vs Burnside 28 Meal Volunteers We thank ALL last Wednesday night meal volunteers for Old Collegians Rugby their efforts! And our thanks to Corné for suppling the photos each week. Union Football Club Vision Statement: To be South Australia’s leading and most innovative Rugby Union Club, a strong community based club with a spirited culture. Mission Statement : To build a framework that From left to right: delivers sustainable, long-term Patricia Hattingh, Brian King, Lorelle Holder & Bronwyn Keanie. success on and off the pitch for Old Collegians Rugby Union Football Club by including, engaging, Football Volunteers! encouraging and supporting all Club members and supporters in every aspect of the Club This week we take the opportunity to acknowledge Values: and show our appreciation to all involved in the management of the Senior and Junior teams. Inclusivity Director of Football, Seniors, Danny Loyalty McCartan Honesty Director of Football, Juniors, Nate Sos Accountability Senior Selectors, Danny, Doug Mein, and Graham Raymond. All Coaches, All Assistance Coaches, All Team Managers, All Assistant Team Managers. OC Community Notice Board Looking for a Tradie! I would like to see if there is anyone in the rugby community who builds house patio extensions with wooden decking over a sloping area. Regards Maxine Walker. ph 0400641155 10 The Causeway O'Halloran Hill. If you know anyone who might be interested in this renovation can you please contact Maxine Players Trust Luncheon The OC Players’ Trust is pleased to announce the Guest Speaker at the lunch will be former Wallaby Vice-Captain Morgan Turinui. Morgan was a centre with a surprising turn of pace whose promise was obvious from his days as a star schoolboy in the 1st XV at Sydney’s Waverley College. His journey to Wal- laby Gold followed the now familiar modern era path. In 1999 and 2000, as captain, he played for Australian Schools and two years later he was chosen in the Australian team for the U21s World Championships. He debuted for the New South Wales Waratahs against Auckland in 2003 and within four months played his maiden Test against Ireland in Perth. That same year he won selection to the 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. Morgan played 20 Tests for Australia. To book your seat at what will be a great event contact Oliver Porter (0417 089 555) or Mike McCrea (0466 152 933) For those that aren't aware the OC trust is in place as a support function for the playing and coaching groups at Old Collegians. The trust has been used for coaching development, assisting players in times of financial hardship, it's helped some of our Under 18s with touring costs, and also helped send our juniors on their NZ tour in 2017. It's also used to assist with the well being of the player group. Players can write a letter to the trust, which is the assessed by the directors of the trust, which there are 5 of. If anyone wants any more information, please get in touch with the committee. To book your seat at what will be a great event contact Oliver Porter (0417 089 555) or Mike McCrea (0466 152 933) Players Trust Luncheon OC Community Notice Board Car for Sale Sadly the Slade-Jones family will be leaving Adelaide to live in America in a couple of weeks, and are off-loading! They have a mighty fine car for sale: Land Rover Discovery— Model TD4S, purchased new Feb 2018— only 18,000kms—60k. Contact Hadley - 0452 220 484 if you or someone you know may be interested. Welcome back Alex Walwyn Our wonderful photographer Alex Walwyn has returned safely from his Outback Experience! Just a few minor hic-cups along the way: 21 days, 5000+kms travelled—3 states traversed. 1 fuel hose split. 1 exhaust ripped off the turbo. 1 bull bar sheared from its mounts 2,456,843 flies swatted. 234 flies accidently consumed. Welcome home Alex! Great to have you back at Old Colls. Happy Birthday Jo! Our Birthday wishes are extended to Jo Rogers (Assistant Secretary) who celebrated her birthday on the 27th July! It was made even more special by a visit from her sister! Happy Campers! We are pleased to report that Jane Wright and Doug have discovered some warm weather at White Cliffs, NSW and are staying for a week or so! Perhaps they will find some Opals there as well!!! Happy Trails! Home Game Social Events The Social group are continuing to organise after home game social events to encourage our philosophy of being a family friendly all encompassing sporting club. Bring along your family and friends! Please make note of the following events: Saturday 10 August Ladies Day 2019 - Supporting Breast Cancer Followed by 80/90’s Party with DJ @ 7.30pm Saturday 17th August Miss Old Collegians for Senior teams only!!! More details will follow, but you know the drill! fellas! Starting planning your wardrobe now!!!! Coopers Premier Grade—Match Report Old Collegians 34 v Burnside 26 Tries: Jake Busby, Jack Curtin, Liam McDonough, Alex Rokobaro Conversions: Will Sadler (3), Alex Rokobaro Penalties: Will Sadler, Alex Rokobaro Best Players: Ben Blackall, Jon Mokomoko, Liam McDonough The First Grade came away with a good win against an in-form Burnside squad and in doing so moved up to second on the ladder. Despite having much less possession, Old Collegians looked more dangerous with ball in hand and the defence for the most part was strong and adapted well. Discipline was an issue and failing to adapt to the adjudication of the game often cost lost attacking opportunities, gifting momentum to Burnside and allowing them ample chances to utilise their strong set piece play. Both sides looked to take advantage of field position to get early points in the first 10 minutes, with Burnside missing a penalty attempt and Will Sadler successfully kicking 3 points to get Old Colls on the board. Old Col- legians put strong pressure on the Burnside defence, working phases into the 22 where Jhuan Roux was stopped just short of the try line. The forwards secured a lineout on the right side and the backs went wide where Busby broke down the left wing to score in the corner from 20m out, Sadler making the conversion. Burnside took possession into the Old Colls’ 22 and camped there for a long period, aided by a run of penal- ties against Old Colls that culminated in a yellow card, and gave them multiple opportunities to deploy their driving maul which they eventually pushed over for a try. Old Colls hit back immediately as Roux knocked back a short restart to be gathered by Liam McDonough, then Curtin’s left step saw him through the realign- ing defence for a 50m run to the line and a 17 – 7 lead. Burnside restarted deep and a scrappy clearance gave Burnside another lineout chance 5m out, but Jeshua Graham stole the throw to defuse the drive. Burn- side continued to pressure the line for the last 5, but good coverage in defence and some big hits by Mann, Fleetwood-Pieper and McDonough held them out. Five minutes into the second half Old Colls had a line-out on half way, with Graham pulling the ball in and Burgess then making ground hitting it up in the centres. The backs went wide left where Busby and Curtin combined to create some space on the wing, before Curtin offloaded to McDonough who ran down the line then in to dive over under the posts. Burnside put some sustained attack together to move up-field, assisted by several penalties conceded by Old Colls, and culminating in a penalty try (and yellow card) after a high tackle close to the line in the 22. Burnside exploited their man advantage down the left wing to get back into the 22, where they ground away with pick and drives, until Old Colls received a third yellow card and went down to 13 men. Burnside had a scrum 10m out and their backs went right, ultimately getting over the line to reduce their deficit to 24 - 21. Rokobaro was off the bench and grabbed the restart, with Dawes then crashing up into the 22 and the backs went wide right, but an attempted grubber through was blocked and Burnside punished, returning the play to the other end of the field where they had another penalty, driving a line-out over for the lead 26 – 24 with 10 to go. Burnside tried to kick past the defence from a scrum in the middle of the field but it ricocheted of Rokobaro, who kicked toed it further and pressured the chase, forcing Burnside to put the ball out slightly outside the 22.