Rugby News Rd 3 – Sat 23 April 2016
General Manager’s Comments:
Heading into Round 3 of the Rams 2016 Rugby Premiership for both Premier and Divisional Rugby this Saturday. The Colt’s (u19’s) competition head into their Round 2.
We are very lucky and appreciative to have Stewart Hazell agreeing to back-up again as the honorary NHRU photographer for the 2016 season. Some examples of his great work are below from last weekend. Remember the link to the full NHRU Photo Gallery NHRU Photo Gallery
Best & Fairest Medals for the 2016 season are voted on a 3-2-1 basis per game by the officiating Spec Savers Referees each week.
Anderson Medal – Premier 1 Best & Fairest
Jack Scott Medal – Colts (u19s) Best & Fairest
McGregor and Burke Medals – Divisional Rugby Best & Fairest
The Anderson Medal table after Round 2 is shown below.
| Player | Club | Total Votes | No. Matches votes received in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veitch, Harry | Hamilton Hawks RUFC | 6 | 2 |
| Delore, Michael J | Southern Beaches RUFC | 5 | 2 |
| Stewart, Joshua B | Merewether Carlton RUFC | 5 | 2 |
| Heins, Dylan J | The Waratahs RUFC | 5 | 2 |
| Tanyanyiwa, Newton | Newcastle University RUFC | 4 | 2 |
| Estatheo, Jye M | Maitland RUFC | 3 | 1 |
| Mccormack, Joshua | Maitland RUFC | 3 | 1 |
| Bradford, Phillip E | Wanderers RUFC | 3 | 1 |
| Fogarty, Samuel | Merewether Carlton RUFC | 3 | 1 |
| Bakarich, Peter A | Hamilton Hawks RUFC | 2 | 1 |
| Keelan, Jason J | Hamilton Hawks RUFC | 2 | 2 |
| Hotene, Michael D | Nelson Bay RUFC | 2 | 1 |
| Wilhelmus, Wendall L | Merewether Carlton RUFC | 2 | 1 |
| Rush, Blair S | Wanderers RUFC | 2 | 1 |
| Affleck, Matthew J | Nelson Bay RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| Strachan, Jayson O | Merewether Carlton RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| Bowden, Liam S | Singleton RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| Talaileva Iii, Va | Southern Beaches RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| Sherratt, Dane | The Waratahs RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| Howell, Michael T | Maitland RUFC | 1 | 1 |
| McCormack, Joshua D | Maitland RUFC | 1 | 1 |
The Club Championship table after Round 2 of the Rams 2016 Rugby Premiership is shown below.
| Club | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Wanderers | 120 | |
| Maitland | 111 | |
| Merewether Carlton | 110 | |
| Hamilton Hawks | 110 | |
| Newcastle University | 66 | |
| Southern Beaches | 38 | |
| The Waratahs | 20 |
The BarTV match of the round this week is Maitland v Newcastle University at Marcellin Park. Link to the live broadcast BarTV Round 3 Match of the Round
If you missed episode 3 of Ruck Off the link is ‘Ruck Off’ Episode 3
Looking forward to another great weekend of local grass roots Rugby in the Hunter…
Andy Fairfull
Fixtures, Team Lists & Referee Appointments:
Nelson Bay V Singleton Team Declaration Round 3
Maitland V University of Newcastle Team Declarations Round 3
Merewether Carlton V Lake Macquarie Team Declarations Round 3
Southern Beaches V Hamilton Team Declarations Round 3
The Waratahs V Wanderers Team Declarations Round 3
Colts Team Declarations Round 2
Divisional Team Declarations Round 3
NHRU Sponsors for the 2016 Season:
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