1st Grade: Forest 40 defeated Lindfield 12
2nd Grade: Forest 3 defeated Lindfield 0
Colts: Forest 22 lost to Lindfield 39
3rd Grade: Forest 0 lost to Lindfield 43
4th Grade: Forest 13 defeated Lindfield 7
1st Grade returned to the winners list with a commanding performance crossing for 6 tries. Hooker turned tight head prop Donovan Bassett bagging 2 tries was player of the match closely followed by No.8 Hamilton Blakeman and Tommy Ryan in the midfield.
It shows what the right attitude and plenty of intensity will do!
2nd Grade toughed out a 3-0 win against the competition leaders, after having tries disallowed through some dubious home touch judge decisions.
4th Grade battled hard missing several regulars to remain undefeated and then most players backed up to play 3’s, with plenty missing this week.
Colts came up against the undefeated competition leaders and rallied in the 2nd half outscoring their opponents to show what needs to be done if we are to beat them come finals time.
Forest Rugby Juniors
Our Junior and Mini Teams are on school holidays so no games this weekend. Back into it next week everyone!
Tour Game vs Trident High School from Whakatane, New Zealand
Forest Rugby were very pleased to be hosting the players and tour group from Trident High School New Zealand last Sunday. At Forest we always value the opportunity to play against touring teams, which provides a great experience for our players, to come up against teams from other countries and regions.
Sunday was no exception and well done to Alistair Duncan and the U15’s who backed up from an eventful Trivia Night Fundraiser the night before to take on the tourists. Our U15’s faced the “Haka” for the first time and played a very free flowing game with plenty of running rugby, lots of tries, some good defence, (and some not so good defence) entertaining the large crowd who turned out.
After match speeches, presentations and plenty of good food were a feature of the afternoon, enjoyed by everyone.
Well done by our U15’s!
Forest Girls 7s
The girls are now on a break for holidays but will return to the paddock on July 22nd.
Season Event Calendar
Saturday 15th July - Club Social Event - Comedy Night & Karaoke in the Clubhouse. A night for Junior Parents and Seniors. Friday 4th August - Charity Sleep Out at Melwood. Saturday 5th August - Charity Day - Our biggest day of the year. Friday 11th August - U15s Fundraiser - Lunch with Peter Fitzsimons Friday 8th September - (Tentative) Senior Presentation Night. Details coming soon... Sunday 17th September - Junior Presentation Night. Details coming soon...
Forest Comedy & Karaoke Night
Comedy For A Cause presents a showcase of some of the best comedians from the Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in support of Forest District Rugby Club. Back by popular demand, Forest Karaoke will also be on and continue after the comedy show till late.
Date: Saturday July 15, 2017
Doors: 7pm
Showtime: 8pm
Karaoke till late
Venue: Forest Rugby Club – Melwood Ave, Forestville
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS 18+ EVENT AND MAY CONTAIN SOME LOW LEVEL COARSE LANGUAGE.
Forest Rugby Charity Day 5th August 2017
Forest Rugby working with the community to make a difference!
Forest Rugby Club is proud and excited to announce its 2017 charity partners – The Manly Community Centre (MCC) and Bushlink – a part of Northside Enterprise Inc. Charity Day will be celebrated on 5 August 2017 at our home game at Melwood Oval against University of NSW.
In addition to JAC Electrical, as the charity day gold sponsor, and Packsize Pty Ltd, as the charity day silver sponsor, we hope everyone in the Forest Rugby community will join us to help raise funds and awareness for some very worthy causes.
Whilst no doubt Rugby is a key focus of the Club, the Committee is passionate about its role and responsibility to contribute more broadly to our community and society in general. As such, we have partnered with the MCC to make a difference in two very important areas of domestic violence and homelessness. Funds raised will go directly to supporting these specific areas of MCC’s strategic focus within our local community.
Bushlink, is dedicated to creating real and valued employment for people with disability. We are privileged to partner with such an amazing organisation and help to directly improve life outcomes for people with disability in our community.
Also, register for our inaugural 'Charity Sleep Out' by emailing mcd4433@gmail.com
Forest Rugby Club Trade Register
Many of our Forest Rugby Club members are involved in the Trade & Services industries and we encourage everyone to use and support their fellow members who are listed in the clubs Trade Register when the occasion arises.
If any Club Members would like to list their business in the FOREST RUGBY CLUB TRADE REGISTER please complete the attached registration form and email to our Sponsorship Director John Ellis at: john.ellis6@bigpond.com or hand in at the club when next there.
Your business will be promoted in the weekly club newsletter and on the clubs web site as a convenient way for people to source the Trades & Services they need.
World Rugby Law Changes - 2017
Keep up to date with new rules and rule clarifications. <Click Here>
Free Waratahs Home Game Match Tickets
NSW Rugby is offering all Suburban Clubs 10 FREE gold category tickets to each of the remaining Waratahs matches.
7.30pm Sat 8 July v Jaguares
First in gets the tickets!!! See Dicko or Ali Duncan if you want to go.
Special Offers & Club Support
FUNDRAISER
Earn money for your club and yourself by joining the: AGL WARATAHS ENERGY PLAN
Over the past few weeks / months through various newsletters you may have seen / noticed some information about AGL’s Waratahs Energy Plan.
SPECIAL OFFER TO FOREST RUGBY MEMBERS: Effectively, any Forest Rugby Member who signs up will earn the club $100 donation (electricity) & $50 donation (gas) , ie) Up to $150 annually.
In order to encourage more of you to join this offer, the FOREST Rugby Club will provide back to you a proportion of the Donation that the club gets. Effectively;
· Sign up for the Electricity Offer – You will get $30 in Forest $’s**
· Sign up for the Gas Offer – You will get $15 in Forest $’s**
· Sign up for Both Electricity and Gas – You will get $50 in Forest $’s**
Forest Dollars will be in the form of $5 Vouchers // Can be used at any Forest Senior and Junior Games to purchase food or drinks // No Change will be given
**The Forest $$$ will be provided (once only) in the Year that you sign up to the Waratahs Energy Plan
Effectively, once you sign up to the AGL Waratahs Energy Plan, the club will be notified and we will be in touch to provide you with the Forest $’s in the amount, as per above or you can send confirmation of joining the plan to treasurer@forestrugby.com.au to redeem your Forest $’s.
Its really easy to join. See AGL WARATAHS ENERGY PLAN details at the bottom of this page.
AGL Waratahs Energy Plan
Note: This offer is available for existing AGL customers also.
Registered as: Forest Rugby Union Club
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”.
each customer will also receive: 16% guaranteed discount off electricity bills & 12% guaranteed discount off gas bills. Additional 2% discount if you have both gas and electricity with AGL.
Very easy sign up process:
Call the AGL rugby number 1300245824
Switch your plan over to the AGL Rugby plan
Nominate "Forest Rugby Union Club"
AGL rugby plan guarantees customers will always receive AGL’s best/lowest available rates. So for existing customers, this means that either their rates won’t change, or they might even reduce.Every year members remain on the plan, AGL will continue to donate the money to the club.
Rebel Sports - nominate the Forest Rugby Club as your club when making a purchase and the club gets 5% of the value of your purchase as a rebate!
Our major sponsors, Shields Gillman Real Estate, are great supporters of Forest Rugby and in addition to the normal sponsorship they also contribute to our club when business comes to them as a result of us.
For each person who sells their property with Shields Gillman and mentions Forest Rugby they contribute $1,500 to the club.
Also if you own investment property and have it managed by them, they contribute $500 to the club.
So come on everyone, if you are thinking of selling, now could be a great time!
