TAS Rugby Carnival 2015

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N Chapel Street TASRC Map TASRC Welcome TAS Headmaster, Mr Murray Guest Since its inception, the TAS Rugby Carnival has grown to become the largest primary-aged rugby carnival in Australia – and it is a great privilege for us to again host what is truly a special event. It is a pleasure to welcome both old friends and new teams experiencing their first weekend in Armidale, the nation’s highest city. It is wonderful to have so many players, coaches, parents and supporters willing to travel what is for many, a considerable distance, to help celebrate all that is good in school rugby. Rugby has a special reputation for forging bonds between players from distant parts and different cultures and backgrounds and we are proud that this carnival creates a great opportunity for the camaraderie and sharing of spirit that the Murray Guest game is famous for. This is also a very important event for the Armidale community and we thank the sponsors, organisers and volunteers for their efforts in making this possible. Particular thanks to BLK who remain our carnival sponsor and have given us great support over the years. Finally, I acknowledge TAS Director of Co-curricular Mr Will Caldwell for his passion for this carnival.

Director of Co-curricular, Mr Will Caldwell When the first TAS Rugby Carnival was held in 2005, few of us could have imagined how large it would become. That inaugural carnival attracted 18 teams and some 360 players, with renowned rugby schools competing alongside local school and club sides. The carnival has always been about young people having fun, experiencing rugby and meeting people in a carnival atmosphere. During the past decade many friendships have been made and strengthened on the playing fields and on the sidelines, here at the carnival.

For our own boys, the carnival is also part of a broad, inclusive, co-curricular program involving sport, the creative arts, public speaking and debating, Will Caldwell and student clubs that engage young people to find their passion in life. Apart from the opportunity it gives them, the TAS Rugby Carnival also reaffirms the School’s passion for positive engagement with our wider community something that is only strengthened from year to year. Thank you for your support for the 2015 carnival. Awards BLK Team of the Carnival Award This award is presented to the team that performs well in all off-field activities as well as displaying impeccable sportsmanship on the field. It is the culmination of all aspects of the weekend and is the highest honour of the carnival. All teams and referees vote for this award on completion of final matches, so please keepthis in mind over the weekend.

Referees The referees at the carnival are part of a program for the development of young referees in NSW. The program, which has been running since 1999, identifies young referees (15-18 years) in their home zones as referees with enthusiasm and ability. TAS is thrilled that a number of our young referees have been selected for carnival duties in 2015.

ARU Junior Gold Program TAS - a National Training Centre

The history of rugby at TAS goes back to 1894 when the school opened. This commitment to rugby and the drive of our staff has lead to TAS being recognised as a national training centre for rugby under a unique partnership with the Australian Rugby Union’s Junior Gold Cup development program. Under the JGC program, players compete in a national competition involving 24 teams in each of two age groups, while at the same time being able to participate in their local club and school competitions.

ARU and TAS have united to provide facilities and specialist training to develop the on and off-field rugby skills of 15-17 year old boys in the ARU JGC Northern Inland zone (incorporating the NSW North West and New England) who have talent, character and commitment.

The partnership provides access to national program coaching models used across the 24 recognised Junior Gold Program centres in Australia. The JGC Program involves in excess of 1400 players and more than 100 volunteer coaches, nationally, and is conducted between November and March, supporting the long-term development of players over the off and pre-season. NUMBER OF TEAM TASRC TEAMS 2015 NSW/QLD POOL DIVISION NUMBER POOLS

1 Ambrose Treacy College Blue QLD 2 Gordon Highlanders NSW 3 Scots Prep 1st XV NSW A ONE POOL OF 5

4 The Southport School QLD ONE 5 Sunshine Coast Grammar QLD 6 St Laurence's College QLD 7 Dalby Wheatmen QLD B 8 Flinders RC QLD 9 Wollongbar/Alstonville RC NSW 10 St Patrick's Black NSW C 11 South Toowoomba QLD 12 TACAPS Maroon QLD FOUR POOLS OF 3 TWO 13 Ambrose Treacy College Green QLD D 14 Saint Ignatius College Blue NSW 15 Padua College QLD 16 Tamworth Tri-Colours NSW E 17 Waverley Blue NSW 18 Pacific Lutheran College QLD 19 SHORE NSW 20 St Pius X NSW F 21 Cranbrook School NSW 22 Lismore City NSW 23 King's Prep NSW 24 Trinity Green NSW 25 Tudor House NSW G 26 Inverell Highlanders NSW 27 Scone Grammar 1st XV NSW 28 TACAPS Blue QLD 29 Waverley Gold NSW 30 Saint Ignatius College White NSW H FIVE POOLS OF 5 31 St Patrick's Gold NSW THREE 32 St Mary's Saints NSW 33 Moree Junior Bulls NSW 34 TAS NSW 35 Trinity White NSW I 36 Somerset Spartans QLD 37 Redfield College RC NSW 38 Narrabri Blue Boars NSW 39 St Aloysius NSW 40 Scots Prep 2nd XV NSW J 41 Gordon Tartans NSW 42 Bond Pirates QLD 2015 TASRC GAMES GUIDE DIVISION DIV 1 DIV 2 DIV 3 POOL A B C D E F G H I J TEAM NUMBERS 1 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 11 12 - 14 15 - 17 18 - 22 23 - 27 28 - 32 33 - 37 38 - 42 PLAY EACH TEAM IN YOUR POOL -­‐then 1st B v 1st C (Game 1) 1st D v 1st E (Game 2) 2nd B v 2nd C (Game 2nd D v 2nd E (Game PRELIMINARY PLAY EACH TEAM 3rd B v 3rd C (Game 3rd D v 3rd E (Game ROUNDS PLAY EACH TEAM IN YOUR POOL IN YOUR POOL Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2 (Game 7) (SATURDAY) Loser Game 1 v Loser Game 2 (Game 8) Winner Game 3 v Winner Game 4 (Game 9) Loser Game 3 v Loser Game 4 (Game 10) 1st v 2nd (Game 13) Winner Game 5 v Winner Game 6 (Game 11) Order of teams determined by Placings in Pool 3rd v 4th (Game 14) Loser Game 5 v Loser Game 6 (Game 12) then For and Against % 5th v Winner of Game 7 (Game 15) Loser Game 12 v 1st F (Game 21) Loser Game 7 v Winner Game 8 (Game 16) 2nd v 3rd (Game 22) 14th v 15th (Game FINALS Loser Game 8 v Winner Game 9 (Game 17) 4th v 5th (Game 23) 16th v 17th (Game (SUNDAY) Loser Game 9 v Winner Game 10 (Game 18) 6th v 7th (Game 24) 18th v 19th (Game Loser Game 10 v Winner Game 11 (Game 8th v 9th (Game 25) 20th v 21st (Game 31) Loser Game 11 v Winner Game 12 (Game 10 v 11th (Game 26) 22nd v 23rd (Game 12th v 13th (Game 24th v 25th (Game ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY 4 GAMES ON SATURDAY AND A FINAL ON SUNDAY 2015 TASRC DRAW Saturday Backfield Cricket East Cricket West Wakefield North Wakefield South Dangar Adams East Adams West 9:00 1 v 2 6 v 7 9 v 10 12 v 13 15 v 16 19 v 22 29 v 30 26 v 27 9:30 33 v 34 38 v 39 24 v 25 3 v 4 31 v 32 41 v 42 36 v 37 10:00 28 v 31 13 v 14 7 v 8 10 v 11 19 v 20 16 v 17 18 v 21 23 v 26 10:30 2 v 5 33 v 35 38 v 40 29 v 32 39 v 42 34 v 37 11:00 6 v 8 9 v 11 12 v 14 15 v 17 18 v 20 23 v 25 28 v 30 24 v 27 11:30 4 v 5 21 v 22 34 v 35 39 v 40 1 v 3 12:00 LUNCH BREAK / CARNIVAL WELCOME 1:00 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 19 v 21 18 v 22 1:30 23 v 27 1 v 5 28 v 32 33 v 36 38 v 41 2:00 24 v 26 2 v 4 18 v 19 29 v 31 35 v 37 40 v 42 2:30 30 v 32 Game 7 34 v 36 39 v 41 3 v 5 20 v 22 25 v 27 3:00 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 8 23 v 24 33 v 37 38 v 42 3:30 2 v 3 25 v 26 30 v 31 1 v 4 28 v 29 40 v 41 20 v 21 35 v 36 4:00 SPIRIT OF RUGBY RELAY 4:45 Q AND A SESSION WITH SPECIAL GUEST -­‐ ADAM CRANE

ALL SATURDAY GAMES ARE 2 X 12 MINUTE HALVES WITH 2 MINUTES FOR HALF TIME

Sunday Backfield Cricket East Cricket West Wakefield North Wakefield South Adams East Adams West 8:50 Game 15 Game 18 Game 19 Game 24 Game 25 Game 28 Game 31 9:40 Game 14 Game 17 Game 20 Game 23 Game 26 Game 29 Game 32 10:30 Game 13 Game 16 Game 21 Game 22 Game 27 Game 30 Game 33 11:30 PRESENTATION BY SPECIAL GUEST -­‐ BEN WHITAKER

ALL SUNDAY GAMES ARE 2 X 20 MINUTE HALVES WITH 5 MINUTES FOR HALF TIME Itinerary Friday 17th April 12.00pm Teams arrive and register at TAS 7.30pm Buses collect team staff from venues to attend the Managers’ Meeting 8.00pm Managers’ Meeting with welcome drinks at Hoskins Centre, TAS 9.15pm Buses arrive at TAS to transport team staff back to venues

Saturday 18th April 7.00am Team photograph schedule begins at TAS 7.30am Coffee vans and TAS P&F BBQ open on TAS grounds for breakfast 7.30am Buses start to arrive at off-site venues to transport teams to TAS for photos and games 8.45am Teams prepare for matches 9.00am Games commence 12.00pm Lunch break 12.30pm Carnival Welcome - McConville Centre, TAS 1:00 pm Afternoon matches commence 2.00pm TAS pool opens for teams from 2pm until 4pm 4.00pm Games conclude 4.15pm Inaugural TASRC ‘Spirit of Rugby’ relay for all teams on Backfield - see separate relay draw 4.45pm Carnival Guest Speaker, Mr Adam Crane, General Manager Rugby Development at NSW Rugby Union with Q&A 5.15pm Teams return to accommodation venues for the evening

Sunday 19th April 7.30am Coffee vans and TAS P&F BBQ open on TAS grounds for breakfast 8.00am Teams check out of accommodation and make way to TAS 8.30am Teams prepare for matches 8:50am Games commence 10.30pm From this time barbecue lunch available for departing teams 11.15am Games conclude 11.30am Final Carnival Presentation and Awards with Mr Ben Whitaker, General Manager Development Pathways at McConville Centre, TAS 1.00pm Teams depart TAS and Carnival closes New England Emporium - TAS Hoskins Centre In the TAS Hoskins Centre foyer on Saturday from 10am to 3pm is the New England Emporium with stalls offering parents and friends of the carnival the opportunity to browse through some of the region’s finest linen, arts, jewellery, bags and homewares.

TASRC Organisers: Mr Will Caldwell • Ms Cressida Mort • Ms Sarah Broadbent

Special thanks to: The TAS P&F, the TAS Rugby Supporters Group and the many parent volunteers on the barbecue and cake stall. To the enthusiastic community service boys and our own dedicated staff - all volunteering their time and expertise to ensure that this carnival is a great success - without you all this carnival would not be possible. SPONSORS OF THE TAS RUGBY CARNIVAL

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146 Marsh Street, Armidale Call 0428 668 862 or 0412 116 536 for reservations Dining in or take out 6.30am to 8pm Licensed Gourmet burgers for hungry boys! Fabulous coffee and cakes UNE COMMUNITY NOTICE World War 1 Commemorative Rugby Match Town vs Gown Bellevue Rugby Oval, University of New England Sunday 19 April Official Ceremony - 2.00pm for 2.30pm Match commencing at 3.00pm