Weekly news

All but one Colleagues grade teams have survived to fight another day at tomorrow’s Preliminary Semi Final at the David Phillips Field in Daceyville. Unfortunately Colleagues Burke Cup bowed out on the ‘win differential’ rule after a 15 all draw with Petersham last Saturday. It was a mixed day for the rest of the Blue Giants sides with our Kentwell and Judd Cup sides got up over Mosman and St Pats respectively in their Minor Semi Final matches, while Whiddon and Sutherland went down to Petersham and Mosman in their Major Semi Finals.

Tomorrow the Kentwell Cup lads will take on Drummoyne who went undefeated through the first rounds of the competition this year, but have since dropped the ball, losing their last three matches of the regular season. The other tough match for the Blue Giants will be in the Judd Cup against Mosman. Rumours have it that the Whales Judd Cup side is a rekindled Shore 1st XV side from the mid 2000s with many players having spent time playing decent grade rugby in Subbies and the Premiership.

Preliminary Finals Field #2

• Kentwell 3:15pm – Drummoyne v Colleagues
• Whiddon 11:05am Colleagues v Drummoyne
• Judd 10:00am Mosman v Colleagues
• Sutherland 9:00am Colleagues v Waverley

Kentwell 34 – 26 Mosman
Burke15 (Lost) – 15 Petersham
Whiddon 12 – 22 Petersham
Judd 17 – 10 St Patricks
Sutherland 12 15 Mosman

There are still some tickets left for the Colleagues Black Tie Ball tomorrow nighr to be held at Dolton House Pyrmont.

7pm start. Concluding at 11pm. TK is leading the afterparty.

3 course dinner, with premium beers like Peroni and Stella Artois served.

Tickets are $260 for a couple, $150 a single and NOW $80 for Colts.

CLICK HERE to get your tickets.

Oldest and Boldest – Dane Inman, Dan Kelly, Scott Phillips, Cronan Healy, Shawn Talbot
Rookie of the Year – Oliver Lembke, LJ, Matt Anderson, Sean Cross
Most Improved – Harry Martin, Winston Bradley, Darcy Henry Lewis Hilton, Harbo
Players’ Player – LJ, Harrison Harry Fleming, Damon Holmes, Charlie Henley, Guillaume Dupin, Jono Willis
Club Best & Fairest – Chris Murphy, Charlie Henley, Harrison Harry Fleming, Harbo
Johnny Papas Award – Mark Ratford, Harry Aboud, Sam Taylor & James Taylor
Honour Cap – William Arnott, Shawn Talbot, Nick Donlon

Awards will be presented at the Ball.

Colleagues players and supporters with 1888 Certified loyalty card can this week pick up some great specials down at the 1888 shop in Double Bay below Woollies and Dan Murphy’s.

If you’re doing a spag boll, bangers and mash or just a quality steak, these deals will sort you out.

$15/kg mince

$16/kg beef sausages

$22/kg rump steak

And remember 10% of all Colleagues sales at 1888 come back to the club. If you need a Loyalty card, come by the club this Saturday.

Lads, our favourite Saturday masseur Artie Sanchez running a boxing class each weekday at Castlereagh Club in the city.

FIRST CLASS IS FREE

Artie is a great supporter of the club and has provided his services for a number of years so it would be great for the boys to get involved.

See the details in the flyer to get involved.

2017 Events

26th August – Colleagues Black Tie Ball

9th September – Grand Final Day

16th September – Presentation Day Woollahra Hotel

For the first time in recent years, many of the 5 colleagues grade teams playing in tomorrow’s semi finals will come into the match as underdogs not favourites.

Running out on what has been dubbed as the “Margaret Court Arena”, David Phillips No.2 Field, Colleagues Kentwell, Burke and Judd will play in the knock out semi final match against Mosman, Petersham and St Pats respectively. While Sutherland will take on Mosman and minor premiers Whiddon will play Petersham.

It’s certainly has been one of the harder fought regular seasons for the majority of Colleagues sides in recent memory. Colleagues depth has been tested but has stood up time and time again. Just last Saturday Colleagues winger Harry Martin ran out for his first Kentwell Cup match against 2016 Premiers Mosman, after starting the season in Judd Cup. Harry not only held his own but had a number of dominant runs down the left hand touch line.

Majors Field #1

Whiddon 11:05am Colleagues v Petersham
Sutherland 9:00am Mosman v Colleagues Waverley v Petersham

Minors Field #2

Kentwell 3:15pm – Mosman v Colleagues
Burke 1:45pm – Petersham v Colleagues
Judd 10:00am Colleagues v St Pats

Great effort by our Halligan Cup lads taking out the title against the boys from Mosman 31-7.

The Colleagues Black Tie Ball will be held at Dolton House Pyrmont NEXT SATURDAY 2nd September, the week before the Grand Final.

Similar to last year, the ball will be a sit down 3 course dinner (tables of 10), with premium beers like Peroni and Stella Artois served. We will have some presentations on the night but not all.

BUY TICKETS

Tickets are $260 for a couple, $150 a single and $100 for Colts and students.

CLICK HERE to get your tickets.

Last year we had 110 magnificent men and women dancing the house down. Check out all the photos from that great night here Check out last years photos here

Today’s headlines:

* Whiddon cracks a semi, whilst spies smells “Rat” in the ranks: As the son of the former head of ASIO, Whiddon head coach, Carlos, is no stranger to spy games, which has come in handy as he tightens the screws on his finely oiled Minor Premiers. It has been revealed that whilst Carlos was away, the Rat has gone to play, reportedly offering his services to a beleaguered ‘Shammies Whiddon side who were convincingly beaten by the Magnificent Men a few weeks earlier. The bizarre turn of events only came to light during Thursday nights team talk, where club puritan, Anthony “Hebrew Hammer” Kastelan, was rallying his team mates to make a “no booze until the GF” pact to boost their already strong Championship chances. During the rant assistant coach, Mark “The Rat” Ratcliff, whilst attempting to offer his support to the pact let slip that “You only play one or two major Semi’s a season”, when the Rat was pushed on the meaning of his nonsensical outburst, he weakly postured that one “could potentially play for two teams… against yourselves”. Struct by the fear of a Rampant “rat attack” coming through his midfield, Spy Master Carlos has had to radically revamp the starting lineup, starting by shifting his original charity selection of the aspirational backrower, Mark “Manatee” Blackmore, from 8 back to his rightful home in the number 1 jersey. Not stopping there, Carlos has doubled down on his gambit to prioritise speed and ability in the backrow, by giving star flanker Richard “Harvey” Harvey a roving commission to completely disregard the booze ban enforced on the remainder of the side. The team has rubber stamped this special dispensation after it was revealed the only game Harvey played sober this year resulted in him tackling the referee, losing a shoe, and sin binning himself before half time. In related news, the Judd cup will not be following the Whiddon strategy of abstaining from Friday night “frothie tops”, and as per ritual the team will converge on Ryans bar at 4pm. Sources close to the side report that portly team number 9, Sam “I love BJ” Devine, plans to regale his team mates with stories of his sisters rugby prowess, and what “Uncle Shag Hansen” would have the Juddies do come Saturday. More to come.

* “Wizard wants a wife” successfully premiers at annual Wagga Riverina Ball: Cult hero Harry “Wizard 2.0” Martin has proven time and again this season that he certainly knows how to score, however, he was nearly found wanting recently down in Wagga with the try line wide open. What promised to be the weekend of a life time with close Mates Oli “Lulu lemon” Lembke, and Jack “Tyrion” Williams, turned into a chance to find true love for the young Wizard’s apprentice. The Wizard had foreseen a great night ahead through his crystal Bundy glass, and shortly after arriving was given a tap on the shoulder by Lemon’s missus, letting him know that her friend had taken a shine to the Wizard’s flowing blonde mane. With this knowledge and an unwavering confidence in his ability to finish, the mercurial Bourke winger pinned his ears back and proceeded to take young Tyrion and Lulu on in the “Sugar Cane Champagne Shoie” drinking challenge. Somewhere between his 6th and 10th celebretory lung dart, the Gryffindor graduate realised he still had a job to do, and turned his charms on the aforementioned female suitor. However try as he might, Harry couldn’t “alohomora” his way into the heart of his future Hermione as he reportedly was informed that “you smell like an f*cking ash tray Harry!”. This did not deter the young heartthrob, as he summoned himself a half a schooner of Listerine, and looked to take council from his only mate who knew how to hold down a bird. Unfortunately, the Lemon had squeezed all he could out of a big night, and was found passed out face down in his birthday suit. Ever the opportunist, Harry borrowed Lemo’s spare wand, returned to his Hermione and did what he knows how to do best… finish. Asked for comment on his apprentices progress, Isaac “The Wizard” Carey retorted “Did he f#$k all the b!tches?? well then, he really isn’t that much like me at all then is he”.

* Charcoal Charlies run hugely successful two for 1/4 breast meal special on Colleagues ladies day: Reports have surfaced that local Colleagues haunt for the drunk and hungry, Charcoal Charlies , has offered a deal of a life time in conjunction with Colleagues Colts to three lucky Blue Giants last Ladies day. Concerned that his gains were going to waste Kentwell lock, Evan “Bicep curl” Culhane, convinced club mates, Robbie “Till hand” Pickering and Bunsen “Red Mandella” Watson (recently returned from a “holiday” on Robbin Island, RSA), to join him for a carb and protein loading session at the famous Woollahra chicken emporium. Upon placing their orders for a 1/4 chicken breast and chips, and taking seats near some of the Colleagues colts, they quickly engaged their younger club mates in some cordial conversation about the successful day. Upon learning of Biceps impressive personal bench press record, an excited and unidentified colt challenged his female companion to compare her chest gains with the Kentwell enforcer. Despite the staggeringly impressive display, it was not enough to deter Biceps and Mandella from continuing to inhale their chicken and chips combo, but it was enough to earn the Colt and his companion a record first booting from a chicken shop. The embarrassed proprietor had clearly had enough, and pleaded for Biceps to take his awe inspiring physique elsewhere, and bribed him and his lackeys out of the shop by shouting them their dinners for free. Sources report that the lurking Kentwell flanker, Pickering, found inspiration from the surprise turn of events, took some dancing tips from Biceps’ latest journey to Ibiza, and was sighted with his “hands in the till” on the Coogee Bay hotel dance floor at 3am the following morning. For more specials like this, stay tuned to all the news from your local Colts coach.

Colleagues players and supporters with 1888 Certified loyalty card can this week pick up some great specials down at the 1888 shop in Double Bay below Woollies and Dan Murphy’s.

If you’re doing a spag boll, bangers and mash or just a quality steak, these deals will sort you out.

$15/kg mince

$16/kg beef sausages

$22/kg rump steak

And remember 10% of all Colleagues sales at 1888 come back to the club. If you need a Loyalty card, come by the club this Saturday.

<Insert Manatee Noise> Go get em Blue Giants!

Manatee out…

Lads, our favourite Saturday masseur Artie Sanchez running a boxing class each weekday at Castlereagh Club in the city.

FIRST CLASS IS FREE

Artie is a great supporter of the club and has provided his services for a number of years so it would be great for the boys to get involved.

See the details in the flyer to get involved.

2017 Events

26th August – Colleagues Black Tie Ball

9th September – Grand Final Day

16th September – Presentation Day Woollahra Hotel

SIGN UP AND GET A FREE COLLEAGUES BEER CARD – 11 FREE BEERS

This cost you nothing! Even Minucos has done it. Have a read.

Together with the Waratahs and New South Wales Rugby Union, we’ve developed a program to support grassroots rugby and local clubs.

This is an opportunity to earn $$ for your club and we strongly urge you to get this offer to your players and supporters, and your wider club community.

Your members get a discount on their energy bills, and your club earns money. Win-Win!

Summary:
›       Each person that joins the “AGL Waratahs energy plan” will earn their club:
»      $100 donation (electricity)
»      $50 donation (gas)
»      Up to $150 annually
»      Donation paid every year they remain on the plan.
»      Current AGL customers are eligible if they join the “AGL Waratahs energy plan”.
›      16% guaranteed discount off electricity bills.
›      12% guaranteed discount off gas bills.
›      Additional 2% discount if you have both gas and electricity with AGL.

Colleagues were moments away from a Blue Rinse against Club Championship leaders Drummoyne last Saturday at Woollahra Oval.2.

The Kentwell Cup lads unfortunately fell 9 points shy of the undefeated Dirty Reds. The star performers of the day all came from the lower grades. Colleagues second favourite Frenchie, Louis Vetton (yes that’s right) was a cunning as a carved up the Drummoyne defence in Judd Cup’s 26-12 win, scoring two tries and setting up multiple line breaks.

For the Whiddon Cup it was the new centre pairing of Cronan Healy and Luke Brown who led from the front. The duo touched down for a try each, with flyhalf Sean Cross slotting over 3 conversions in their 26 – 10 win.

The Burke Cup backs finished off the hard work put in by the forward. Destructive second rower Darcy Hilton and veteran back rowers Dane Inman and Mark Poole caused havoc across the park. Flyhalf Damon Holmes, Inside centre Beau Meti and wing Arven Anderson all crossed the line for a try each.

Kentwell 22 – 31 Drummoyne
Burke 19- 7 Drummoyne
Barbour 28 – 0 Drummoyne
Whiddon 26 – 10 Drummoyne
Judd 26 – 12 Drummoyne
Halligan 28 – 0 Dundas Valley 6s

Loftberg Oval – West Pymble

1st Grade @ 3.15pm

2nd Grade @ 2.00pm

COLTS @ 12.45pm

3rd Grade @ 11.40am

4th Grade @ 10.45am

Today’s headlines:

It has been recently uncovered that Charlie “Sul” Evans in fact longs for his succulent long locks back again. Rumours have it that the versatile back rowers’ lovely girlfriend frequently grumbled after hygiene concerns were voiced along with him not allowing her to straighten the widely renowned curls before bed. In rebuttal to these “bulldust” rumours; Sul says that whatever team he’s playing in at Colleagues – now has less chance of winning a GF without the curls and he sometimes struggles to concentrate at work without them.. It is yet to be confirmed wheather he is allowed to grow his hair again.

#Hollywood star spotted in subbies: Recent reports have surfaced that award winning American actor Liev Schreiber has been spotted training and playing lower grades at the Colleagues rugby club.

A local source “Hoppa” was quoted in the Wentworth Courier yesterday “yep he’s rocked up at training, I really don’t know what the fuss is about… he has a shit rig anyway”. Needless to say the Hollywood hunk has taken this on board with a few training laps around Rose Bay in the lead up to this Saturdays game against Knox.

Coaches were unaware that a player of this calibre was present at the club when asked by #fakenews Club Coach B Waters said “mate I honestly have no idea what is happening in the lower grades, the dome is run like f&$king North Korea”.

This development has prompted the club to send a mole to investigate what is going in the engine room of the club. B Waters has cunningly planted a loose head prop pretending to be a back rower in the Whiddon Cup team this week to gain further intelligence. More to come..

BGBN is designed to introduce current player to past players with the view that they help one another out – just like a game of rugby. Everyone attending should expect to leave with to contacts to have a ½ coffee or beer with in the following 2 weeks.

The event is limited to 40 current players and 40 past players. Price is at cost for current players and $10 premium for past players to help the event wash its face. Please see your accountant about tax deductabilty.

• Venue: Tattersalls Club 181 Elizabeth St
• Date: Thursday 27th July
• Time: 7:15 for a 7:30 sharp start and conclude at 8:30 but welcome to stay and chat.
• Cost: $40 for players and $50 for past players
• Special guest Will Davies of Guerrilla Sandwiches, Scope Lending and now CEO of Car Next Door.

Disclaimer: Attractive woman in photo will not be at the BGBN breakfast. But getting a better job could help you get an attractive woman like this.

Colleagues players and supporters with 1888 Certified loyalty card can this week pick up some great specials down at the 1888 shop in Double Bay below Woollies and Dan Murphy’s.

If you’re doing a spag boll, bangers and mash or just a quality steak, these deals will sort you out.

$15/kg mince

$16/kg beef sausages

$22/kg rump steak

And remember 10% of all Colleagues sales at 1888 come back to the club. If you need a Loyalty card, come by the club this Saturday.

Need a ride up to West Pymble this Saturday for the Knox game? Take advantage of the $30 offer you get for signing up with Car Next Door. It could cover most of the trip.

As a sponsor of Colleagues, Car Next Door is extending two special offers for Colleagues players, family and friends. (USE THE CODE ‘COLLEAGUES’ in the ‘where did you hear about us’ section to receive the following deals):

– Do you own a car but don’t use it much? Car Next Door is offering Colleagues players, family and friends $150 for listing your vehicle on the platform.
– Don’t own a car but need one from time to time? Car Next Door is offering borrowers $30 for signing up.

For further information see the website: www.carnextdoor.com.au, or call the office on (02) 8035 8000

The blue rinse has alluded the Colleagues men this year! A close game for our Kentwell lads with the scoreline flattering an average Drummoyne side, a few critical ref calls was all that stood in the way of the Colleagues men knocking off the unbeaten dirty reds… im sure the Kentwell team will look forward to playing these guys later in the year. Despite this it was a fantastic effort by the club to right a few wrongs from the first round and boost our shot at the club championship. This week we travel to somewhere west to take on KNox Old Boys (KNOBS)… the Lions and European summer has whittled down the Colleagues numbers across the grades this week, a reminder from Thursday night training – please stick around and support the grade above you. We need all hands on deck to secure our respective positions on the ladder in the run up to finals.

We will also have a couple of tables reserved at the Woolly for those who are keen to watch the rugby.

Manatee out…

Name: Nic Sproats
Team Coaching: Judd
Date of Birth: 6/3/1978
Home Town: Sydney
Years as a Colleagues Player: 2
Position(s) Played: 8,6,7
Highest Team played: Bourke
Years as a Colleagues Coach: 1
Previous clubs represented
Sydney Uni, Easts, New York Athletic Club
Greatest Colleagues memory? Intercept try in Bourke (can’t remember who against, maybe Forrestville – were they a team?!), winning Whiddon GF in overtime in 2009.
What makes Colleagues a successful club? Shit loads of players. Hungry, competitive bastards.

Name: Jono Willis
Date of Birth: 25 July 1986
Height: 1.75cm
Weight: 88kg
Home town: Wellington, NZ
First year at the club: 2013 Position(s) played: Hooker, except for once at Prop v Campbelltown where I got absolutely buckled.
Highest team played: Kentwell Games played (if known): 70 odd.
Previous clubs represented: College Rifles (auckland) Dunedin (Sharks) Wellington College
Body parts strapped for games: right shoulder
Greatest Colleagues memory? Tough one, pretty close between the final whistle in the 2014 Burke cup GF and the following day when The Wizard used an LPG tank as a blow torch at no undy Sundy
What brought you to the club? A random beer with Michael Forrest and Ben Waters at the Baxter Inn during my first week living in Sydney
What makes Colleagues a successful club? it doesn’t matter what grade you play everyone has a beer together and supports the club first

Lads, our favourite Saturday masseur Artie Sanchez running a boxing class each weekday at Castlereagh Club in the city.

FIRST CLASS IS FREE

Artie is a great supporter of the club and has provided his services for a number of years so it would be great for the boys to get involved.

See the details in the flyer to get involved.

2017 Events

22nd July – Old Colleagues Day v Waverley

12th August – Ladies Day 2 v Balmain

26th August – Colleagues Black Tie Ball

9th September – Grand Final Day

16th September – Presentation Day Woollahra Hotel

SIGN UP AND GET A FREE COLLEAGUES BEER CARD – 11 FREE BEERS

This cost you nothing! Even Minucos has done it. Have a read.

Together with the Waratahs and New South Wales Rugby Union, we’ve developed a program to support grassroots rugby and local clubs.

This is an opportunity to earn $$ for your club and we strongly urge you to get this offer to your players and supporters, and your wider club community.

Your members get a discount on their energy bills, and your club earns money. Win-Win!

Summary:
›       Each person that joins the “AGL Waratahs energy plan” will earn their club:
»      $100 donation (electricity)
»      $50 donation (gas)
»      Up to $150 annually
»      Donation paid every year they remain on the plan.
»      Current AGL customers are eligible if they join the “AGL Waratahs energy plan”.
›      16% guaranteed discount off electricity bills.
›      12% guaranteed discount off gas bills.
›      Additional 2% discount if you have both gas and electricity with AGL.

The attachment is very thorough and explains the AGL Rugby Waratahs Program in detail and provides numbers and links for questions.

Sign up online at agl.com.au/rugby or call us on 1300 AGL TAHS (that’s 1300 245 824).

It was a successful day at Blue Giant Stadium for the home side last Saturday the always formidable Mosman Rugby Club. It was the first time the clubs have met since the 2016 Grand Finals and the Kentwell, Burke and Whiddon lads all got the job done. Burke and Whiddon put on a Rugby clinic for the boys from across the harbour, notching up 95 points to Mosman’s 6. For Kentwell it was classic game of two halves. Mosman came out strong and with some lucky bounces of the ball found themselves three tries up on 25 minutes in.

But in classic Colleagues style, the Kentwell boys rallied and put on 26 unanswered points just before and after half time. The highlight coming from tighthead prop Chris Price who threw a 15m cut out pass to his front row partner Charlie Henley, surprisingly standing out on the wing, who darted down the touch line to score in the corner. Stephen Larkham would have been impressed, as were the Old Boys on the balcony.

Kentwell 32 – 26 Mosman
Burke 43 – 6 Mosman
Whiddon 52 – 0 Mosman
Judd 14 – 34 Mosman
Sutherland 19 – 5 Mosman
Halligan 15 – 7 Mosman
Barbour 17 – 17 Mosman

Tomorrow afternoon the Blue Giants will host the current leaders of the Club Championship, Drummoyne. When these sides met in round 1, the Dirty Reds lived up to their name so expect plenty of fireworks tomorrow particularly come 3:15pm when the Colleagues Kentwell side will look to be the first side to knock off the visitors this season.

Woollahra No.2 Oval

• 11am Sutherland
• 12pm Judd
• 1pm Whiddon
• 2pm Burke
• 3:15pm Kentwell

Woollahra No.3 Oval

• 12pm Halligan
• 1pm Colts 1st

Today’s headlines:

* Roving Colleagues Lion peaks early to score moral victory over the dutch: Kentwell winger, and local Irish portable larger disposal unit, Niall “Gilly” Gilhooly, has never been one to stray from contact, and true to form he hit the pubs in the sleepy harbour town of Auckland running last weekend. Typically Gilly enjoys a roving commission by Coach waters every weekend at BGS, and scouts can report that he has taken this to new heights recently by living up to the lyrics of Irish folk classic “the Wild Rover”.

As a results Jetstar stocks have plummeted due to a critical shortage to their courtesy beverage supply, as the canny Irishman exploited the little known loop hole of “No RSA over international waters”. Colleagues old boy network have phoned in varied sightings of Gilly over the weekend, starting with his smuggling of 5 liters of Jaegermeister through customs, arguing with Hostel staff over the appropriateness of drinking said Jaegermeister upon arrival, and fighting invisible enemies 12 hrs later at Eden Park. Asked for comment, Gily stated “Sure, any f*cker in a black jersey can win a bloody rogby game boi… fek it… but there is a lot to be said about drinkun the bastards unda deh table… Sure, why do you tink they call me Gily?!? cause I drink like a fish, and haven’t needed a shower in a week!”. In related news, coach Laurie Campbell recently re-stated he still won’t take Gily into Judd cup because “the #$% can’t defend and isn’t fit, when Waters and Minu get sick of him, he is going straight to Robbo with the other alcoholics”.

* “Last of the Scaffolders” narrowly avoids front row with spiffy new haircut: Following our story from a few weeks back about coach Waters genius recruitment policy of raiding local scaffolding sites, colleagues has been reduced to a thinner skeleton crew than most sites experience on Watangi day. With fellow bros Charlie “Rollerblades” McDonald and Liam “Short shorts” Nichols sidelined with a bad case of “Lions tour fever”, the pride of the shaky isles has fallen on the broad shoulders of Richard “Harvey” Harvey. As a parting gift, flat mate “RollerBlades” McDonald informed coaching staff “Chur bro, Harvey can play all across the front row aye”. Sensing blood in the water, the coaches pounced on the 89kg giant, and had him pencilled in as starting loose head in Kentwell last week. To their dismay, Harvey was one step ahead, and had invested in a “mean haircut, like that Harvey Specter dude from Suits that everyone nick names me after aye”. Colleagues legend Cam Ireland took one glance at young Harvey’s new lid and suffice to say, he Harvey has found himself relegated to the doldrums of the Judd back row to “have a long hard look at his life choices”. More to come.

*With the Australian Maccabi team now over in Israel for the 2017 Maccabi games, video has surfaced from the final fundraising dinner before the team flew out. Colleagues own Tony Kastelan can be seen in the attached video carving up the dance floor in effort to lift donations to the team. A stewardess contacted by Colleagues #fakenews revealed that Mr Kastelan spent the first leg of their trip to Tel Aviv inside the restroom and the second leg trying to recreate the same moves in the aeroplane aisle.

Colleagues players and supporters with 1888 Certified loyalty card can this week pick up some great specials down at the 1888 shop in Double Bay below Woollies and Dan Murphy’s.

If you’re doing a spag boll, bangers and mash or just a quality steak, these deals will sort you out.

$15/kg mince

$16/kg beef sausages

$22/kg rump steak

And remember 10% of all Colleagues sales at 1888 come back to the club. If you need a Loyalty card, come by the club this Saturday.

As a sponsor of Colleagues, Car Next Door is extending two special offers for Colleagues players, family and friends. (USE THE CODE ‘COLLEAGUES’ in the ‘where did you hear about us’ section to receive the following deals):

– Do you own a car but don’t use it much? Car Next Door is offering Colleagues players, family and friends $150 for listing your vehicle on the platform.
– Don’t own a car but need one from time to time? Car Next Door is offering borrowers $30 for signing up.

For further information see the website: www.carnextdoor.com.au, or call the office on (02) 8035 8000

Tough game against Mosman last week with mixed results across the grades. The whales were definitely fired up with their players receiving a number of yellow cards for turning the game into a boxing match. Most notably in the Suthos and a colties matches! We will need to expect more of that this weekend when we take on the dirty reds. Expect a tough match in the forwards and a tough first 20 minutes in all grades. After the game we have a couple of tables booked in the Woolly for the Lions vs ABs so get in involved!

Manatee out..

Name: Benny Waters
Team Coaching: Kentwell
Date of Birth: 4 May 1977
Home Town: Narrabri
Years as a Colleagues Player: Not as many as Cam Ireland but more than Bunsen
Position(s) Played: 4,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,14 & 15 plus 16-22
Highest Team played: Kentwell
Years as a Colleagues Coach: About 15
Games coached:More than Cam Ireland
Previous clubs represented: Sydney University
Greatest Colleagues memory: 5 from 5.  Best day ever.
What makes Colleagues a successful club: Good fellas playing footy for the right reasons plus Lady’s Day.

Name – Leo Guthrie
Date of Birth – 02/06/92
Height – 202cm
Weight – 80kg
Home town – Cairns, QLD #8inarow
First year at the club – 2016
Position(s) played – Wing & Prop
Highest team played – Bourke
Games played (if known) – 25+
Previous clubs represented – None
Body parts strapped for games -None
Greatest Colleagues memory – Smashing those dirty bastards from St. Pats in last years GF!
What brought you to the club – The man, the myth, the legend that is Benny Waters was my boss and told me how good it was to play at the club.
What makes Colleagues a successful club- Ladies Day usually drives numbers up and attracts some talent

Lads, our favourite Saturday masseur Artie Sanchez running a boxing class each weekday at Castlereagh Club in the city.

FIRST CLASS IS FREE

Artie is a great supporter of the club and has provided his services for a number of years so it would be great for the boys to get involved.

See the details in the flyer to get involved.

2017 Events

22nd July – Old Colleagues Day v Waverley

12th August – Ladies Day 2 v Balmain

26th August – Colleagues Black Tie Ball

9th September – Grand Final Day

16th September – Presentation Day Woollahra Hotel

SIGN UP AND GET A FREE COLLEAGUES BEER CARD – 11 FREE BEERS

This cost you nothing! Even Minucos has done it. Have a read.

Together with the Waratahs and New South Wales Rugby Union, we’ve developed a program to support grassroots rugby and local clubs.

This is an opportunity to earn $$ for your club and we strongly urge you to get this offer to your players and supporters, and your wider club community.

Your members get a discount on their energy bills, and your club earns money. Win-Win!

Summary:
›       Each person that joins the “AGL Waratahs energy plan” will earn their club:
»      $100 donation (electricity)
»      $50 donation (gas)
»      Up to $150 annually
»      Donation paid every year they remain on the plan.
»      Current AGL customers are eligible if they join the “AGL Waratahs energy plan”.
›      16% guaranteed discount off electricity bills.
›      12% guaranteed discount off gas bills.
›      Additional 2% discount if you have both gas and electricity with AGL.

The attachment is very thorough and explains the AGL Rugby Waratahs Program in detail and provides numbers and links for questions.

Sign up online at agl.com.au/rugby or call us on 1300 AGL TAHS (that’s 1300 245 824).

Colleagues take on Mosman tomorrow for the first time since last year’s Grand Final. That day the Blue Giants battled it out against the Whales in the top 3 grades for the Premiership title, with the good guys coming through in Burke and Whiddon. We all remember how the Kentwell Cup finished so let’s not recap that.

Tomorrow it’s a slightly different story for the two clubs, with the same three grades sitting midway up their respective ladders. Drummoyne and Petersham are proving to be the club’s to beat in 2017. The Dirty Reds have only dropped one game in the top three grades thus far. That’s next week’s challenge for the Blue Giants.

Colleagues Kentwell Cup welcome back their NSW Subbies representatives into the side as well as the club’s most beautiful man, Josh “I said I loved you but I lied” Boulton. The elusive openside flanker’s form in Burke Cup in recent weeks has earnt him his first start in Kentwell this week. His mobility around the park is second only to his mobility around the lovely ladies at the Woollahra Hotel.

Woollahra No.2 Oval
• 10am Halligan
• 11am Sutherland
• 12pm Judd
• 1pm Whiddon
• 2pm Burke
• 3:15pm Kentwell

Woollahra No.3 Oval
• 1:30pm Colts 1st

Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove
• 12pm Colts 2nd v Lane Cove 2nd Colts

Today’s headlines:

Given the extradition of our good friends Lindfield from last year’s Div 1 competition, a source in deep within the governing body can reveal the NSW suburban rugby union has now focused their eyes on the overall playing group, checking visas and Australian residencies in a hope to realign grass roots rugby back to the glory days. With the recent Wallabies shock loss to Scotland still taking hold from last weekend and the playing ranks reportedly in turmoil, the ARU has for the first time contacted grass roots rugby pursuing the tag line #makerugbygreatagain in hope they assist in keeping players from exiting the game. Their approach which has been endorsed by ARU’s well respected CEO Bill Pulvner, is to ‘weed out’ all expat players from grass roots rugby and really focus on the “core’ players.

With a plethora of men residing from ‘over the duch’ colleagues is currently under investigation for importing too many players not originating from Straya. A statement from the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union (NSWSRU) chairman states: “The suburban rugby competition is focusing on key attributes in players in the 2018 season, with all players next year having to undergo written & verbal tests to qualify as a registered player”

The assessment will somewhat depict the Australian citizens test currently undertaken by refugees and immigrants, including having to explain the terms ‘thong’ and ‘gernie’ in depth, just to name a few, as well as having the ability to crush 20+ golden throat Chalmers on a Friday evening prior to game day Saturday (while still maintaining a single digit beverage consumption per facility rule). Colleagues secretary Dave Burnett provided a statement to #Fakenews “All Colleagues players are currently being consulted one-on-one with, tutoring currently being organised to ‘upskill’ our expats in Australian colloquialisms”. The NSWSRU will be rolling out the assessments in the lead up to next year’s season through an app in the coming months, and encourage all those affected to get right into it. #Fakenews tried to contact a one Mr Richard ‘SAV’ Saville (right) for comment on behalf of the New Zealand Expat Rugby Union Players Association (NZERUPA) however we have been informed he does talk to media or comment on any issues or talk at all.

Colleagues players can book in time for ‘clarification’ around these new rules and vernacular at the Woollahra hotel from Monday – Sunday from between the hours of 5pm – 12pm.

NB* Woollahra Collegues Rugby Club will happily sponsor any player emproiled in the above issues but please contact Winston ‘I’m not a first grader’ Bradley via fax only on (02) 4568 6895.

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Despite wild rumours to the contrary fake news has been reliably informed that Burke cup enforcer Darcy Henry Lewis Hilton’s “FTP” leg tattoo does not in fact stand for “F%ck the Police”.  Fake News understands that Mr Hilton has been a groupie of the band Foster The People (known by all real fans as FTP) ever since they released the alternative/indie banger “Pumped up Kicks” in 2011.  On the back of this revelation Mr Hilton’s intimidation factor has taken a serious blow.  He is understood to have been sited asking for tips on how to get his fear factor back from well-known club hard man Nick “Flowers” Valentine.  Watch out Mossman.

As a sponsor of Colleagues, Car Next Door is extending two special offers for Colleagues players, family and friends. (USE THE CODE ‘COLLEAGUES’ in the ‘where did you hear about us’ section to receive the following deals):

– Do you own a car but don’t use it much? Car Next Door is offering Colleagues players, family and friends $150 for listing your vehicle on the platform.
– Don’t own a car but need one from time to time? Car Next Door is offering borrowers $30 for signing up.

For further information see the website: www.carnextdoor.com.au, or call the office on (02) 8035 8000

Welcome back to rugby Colleagues!

With a disjointed start to the season we now have 5 weeks of games to set us up for the club championship and the run to finals. It all starts on Saturday against Mosman. The whales play a similar style to Colleagues and with the extra weeks off its going to be a tough game across the grades.

There will be beers and Wallabies/Lions on in the clubhouse so stick around and help cheer on Kentwell in a rematch of last years GF… going to be a cracking game!

Manatee out…

Name: Pete Minucos
Team Coaching: Burkies
Date of Birth: 23-03-79
Home Town: Sydney
Years as a Colleagues Player: 10
Position(s) Played: 7-8-9-10-11-15
Highest Team played: Kentwell
Games played:140
Years as a Colleagues Coach: 13
Games coached: ~280 (yes DB, I know that seems high…there were 3 seasons where I coached 2 grades)
Greatest Colleagues memory: Probably something in 1999 colts that I’ve forgotten
What makes Colleagues a successful club: No paid administrators.

Name: Mark Roddy
Date of Birth: 11/10/1989
Height: 180cm
Weight: 85kg
Home town: Tumut
First year at the club:2008
Position(s) played: Who knows
Highest team played: 1st
Games played: Circa 150
Body parts strapped for games: Depends on the weekly injury
Greatest Colleagues memory: Hmmm which grand final? The oak after our 5 from 5 was pretty special.
What brought you to the club: Some guys from school in the year above had played colleagues the year before.
What makes Colleagues a successful club: The large amount of guys pulling the strings in the background. Without them colleagues could not be the great club that it is today.

2017 Events

22nd July – Old Colleagues Day v Waverley

12th August – Ladies Day 2 v Balmain

26th August – Colleagues Black Tie Ball

9th September – Grand Final Day

16th September – Presentation Day Woollahra Hotel

Photos by www.spaimages.com.au

SIGN UP AND GET A FREE COLLEAGUES BEER CARD – 11 FREE BEERS

This cost you nothing! Even Minucos has done it. Have a read.

Together with the Waratahs and New South Wales Rugby Union, we’ve developed a program to support grassroots rugby and local clubs.

This is an opportunity to earn $$ for your club and we strongly urge you to get this offer to your players and supporters, and your wider club community.

Your members get a discount on their energy bills, and your club earns money. Win-Win!

Summary:
›       Each person that joins the “AGL Waratahs energy plan” will earn their club:
»      $100 donation (electricity)
»      $50 donation (gas)
»      Up to $150 annually
»      Donation paid every year they remain on the plan.
»      Current AGL customers are eligible if they join the “AGL Waratahs energy plan”.
›      16% guaranteed discount off electricity bills.
›      12% guaranteed discount off gas bills.
›      Additional 2% discount if you have both gas and electricity with AGL.

The attachment is very thorough and explains the AGL Rugby Waratahs Program in detail and provides numbers and links for questions.

Sign up online at agl.com.au/rugby or call us on 1300 AGL TAHS (that’s 1300 245 824).