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5/2015 19 Feb 14

2015 ERUFC Handbook now available at : http://files.pitchero.com/clubs/4536/ handbook2015_130628.pdf A useful resource for all members.

News: Pre-Season Games Seniors:  RUGBYLINK: About 40% of members were Fri 6 March 7:30pm ERUFC vs. Box Hill registered into RUGBYLINK on Sunday’s Sat 14 March Colin Campbell Cup Registration Day. Thank you to all our hard ERUFC vs. Uni working volunteers and especially Adrian Richards who had the onerous task of Juniors & Pathway: customising RUGBYLINK for ERUFC. 14 March Curtain Raiser, ahead of Colin Campbell Cup games - team tba  INSURED?: Please remember that 2014 Sat 11 April Box Hill vs. ERUFC all ages membership and the included insurance Matopos Cup Day ERUFC vs. Maroondah RFC tba expires on Sat 28 February 2015. It is Competition Round 1: urgent that all existing members renew 2nd Division A & B Grade: their membership before this date. To Sat 28 March 2015 help, committee members will be available Pathway & Juniors: Weds and Thursday evenings 6-8pm until Sat 2 May 2015 the end of February, and then at dates pre- arranged with team managers. ground. Please support the lads and be aware that the club’s licence precludes alcohol sales. Soft  LAURIMAR PRIMARY SCHOOL FETE: Club Captain ERUFC gratefully drinks. hot drinks and BBQ will though be sold as Dan and volunteers, will be promoting ERUFC and acknowledges the usual. The BBQ takings will be used to support the junior rugby on Saturday 21 February from 2 to generosity of the family of a seriously injured contractor, to the 7pm. If you’d like to part of this recruitment drive club’s loyal sponsor Dovagate. following Club please contact Dan on 0432678676 Sponsors for Season  ASSISTANT REFEREE COURSE: score match points  UNDER 10 TEAM TRAINING: starts this Monday 2015. for your favourite junior team by volunteering to 23 February, contact Aaron and Shelly for more be a Touch Judge. Free training to approved details at [email protected] volunteers on Wednesday 11 March 6:30 to  8AM TO 3PM, SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY: please 9:30pm at the clubhouse. Interested? Contact support the Woolworths BBQ fundraiser run by Bully at [email protected] our Under 12 and 14 Teams. To help contact Rose  LIONS CLUB GARAGE SALE: in the clubhouse at [email protected] Saturday 21 March  CONGRATULATIONS to Club Treasurer and loyal  WORKING BEE - roll up your sleeves, c’mon and player Tom Whitechurch who weds Scarlett on get dirty and spruce up your club for Season 2015 Saturday 28 February. on Sunday March 22. Volunteers of all ages and  RUGBY AY ERUFC: Box Hill Dewar Shield Premier abilities needed, every job completed helps Grade finalists take on ERUFC, Division 2A improve your club. Premiers Friday 6 March on our Bridge Street

Principal Sponsors 2015

DOVAGATE U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown Volunteer Training Courses

Course Details 2015 Coach Level 1 Assessment 31 May 2015 VISY Park Smart Rugby (Compulsory certificate for all coaches)

29th April 2015 Eltham RUFC 6:30pm Coach Level 2 Assessment (3 sessions Visy Park) 18 March 2015 Endeavour Hills RUC 3 April 2015 4:30pm –9:30pm 8 April 2015 Power House RUC 4 April 2015 8am to 5:00pm 13 May 2015 Visy Park 5 April 2015 8am to 5:00pm http://melbournerebels.com.au/community/access/ smartrugby Assistant Referee Courses (All junior teams receive a bonus point when they provide an accredited (Assistant Coaching Kids Rugby (the minimum requirement for Referee Course) Touch Judge for their game. So the more Assistant Referees we have the less burden there will be on coaching our pathway and younger junior teams) all of us.) 04 March 2015 Bendigo Rugby Club All Assistant Referee Courses run from 6:30 to 9:30pm 18 March 2015 Box Hill Rugby Club 19 March 2015 Moorabbin Rugby Club 11 March 2015 Eltham RUFC 25 March 2015 Wyndham Rugby Club 17 March 2015 Southern Districts 01 April 2015 Power House Juniors Rugby Club 25 March 2015 Harlequin Rugby Club 08 April 2015 Geelong Rugby Club 08 April 2015 Wyndham City Rugby Club 13 April 2015 St Kevin's College 21 April 2015 VISY Park 15 April 2015 Boroondara Rugby Club http://melbournerebels.com.au/community/access/ 22 April 2015 Northern Rugby Club assistant-referee-level-one http://melbournerebels.com.au/community/access/ Strapping Course details to be advised coaching-kids-rugby First Aid Level 2 details to be advised

If you wish to attend any of these courses please contact Foundation Course (the minimum requirement if you wish to coach or referee older junior or senior players). Andrew "Bully" Shaw Eltham RUFC Director of Rugby All Foundation Courses Run from 8:30am-4:30pm Mobile: 0411798229 14 February 2015 Footscray Rugby Club- E-mail: [email protected] 29 March 2015 St Pats College, Ballarat 12 April 2015 Moorabbin Rugby Club 17 May 2015 Box Hill Rugby Club Course fee reimbursement is available to http://melbournerebels.com.au/community/access/ approved club members that are interested in foundation-level-one volunteering their time to help an Eltham team.

Junior Team Volunteers 2015: the list is growing but Contact Mike, Steve and Val at please don’t be shy to volunteer to help your child’s team, under [email protected] every contribution is appreciated and improves your child’s experience of . Under 14 Coach Will Taurima Under 6 Coach Russell Hurdle Asst Coach Shane Slater Manager Cathy Hurdle Manager Rose Herring Contact Russell and Cathy at [email protected] Contact Will, Shane and Rose at under [email protected]

Under 8 Coach Neil Southwell Under 16 Coach Andrew (Bully) Shaw Asst, Coach Simon Weightman Asst. Coach Christian Stander Contact Neil at [email protected] Manager Suzanne Shaw Contact Bully, Chris and Suz at Under 10 Coach Aaron Ballenger [email protected] Manager Shelly Lidgerwood Under 18 Coach Lance Hudson Contact Aaron and Shelly at [email protected] Asst. Coach & Manager Adrian Richards Under 12 Coach Michael Hopkins Asst Manager Meredith Wykes Managers Steve and Val Cox Contact Lance and Adrian at [email protected] U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown Nominate an ERUFC Volunteer

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Members’ free ad: Free to a good home, venetian blind. Free tickets from the RABODIRECT REBELS. Every ERUFC Window sizes 1740 x registered player aged under 12 years can claim a free tickets to: 1450, excellent condition 1. Rebels vs. Chiefs Game 2 May Contact Russell Tel: 0432147275 2. Rebels vs. Blues Game 8 May Details are available in the clubhouse U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown Support Victorian Junior Rugby U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown Ice, Alcohol and other Drugs Forum U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown New to rugby? Extracts from the IRB Beginners Guide?

Source: http://files.pitchero.com/clubs/4536/beginners_guide_en.pdf U10 Photographs courtesy of Andy Brown New to rugby? Extracts from the IRB Beginners Guide?

Source: http://files.pitchero.com/clubs/4536/beginners_guide_en.pdf

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Player Recruitment Drive Recruitment Player Waratahs Rebels vs. Description Labour Day (Vic) Day Labour Hill Box vs.Seniors Women and 7sMen National Evening Social Private Function Day Registration Rebels Junior Rebels vs. Fundraiser 14 U12 & Evening Social 20s Under Nationals A Grade B Grade Raiser Curtain Junior Uni vs.Melb Seniors Rebels Force vs. Evening Social Course Referee Assistant Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason Training Preseason

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[email protected] Rose contact Volunteers please [email protected] training Preseason U18 & U16 U14, , U10,U12 [email protected] training Preseason U18 & U16 U14, , U10,U12 February 25 22 to Hall Dan Organiser Comment Cup Campbell Colin [email protected] training Preseason U18 & U16 U14, , U10,U12 [email protected] Bully Contact [email protected] 6 [email protected] training Preseason U18 & U16 U14, , U10,U12 [email protected] training Preseason U18 & U16 U14, , U10,U12 Colts and Seniors contact Colts and Seniors contact Seniors contact Colts and Seniors contact Colts and Colts and Seniors contact Seniors contact Colts and contact Seniors and Colts contact Seniors and Colts - 8 March

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