ANNUAL REPORT

2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President Boyd Herewini 3

Club Captain Sam Medway 11

1st Grade Steve McFarlane 13

2nd Grade Chris Brook 14

3rd Grade Luke Scatena 15

4th Grade Black Damian O’Donnell 16

4th Grade Blue Barry Cahill 17

U/20 Colts Colin Richardson 18

U/18 Colts Kathal Spence 19

Women 21

UWA Junior Rugby Club Dirk Kotzee 22

Friends of UWA Rugby Michael Young 23

Statistics

Results 24

Match Scorers 25

Tries Scorers 28

Points Scorers 29

Tables 32

Club Championships 34

Most Games Played 35

Games Played for 2011 36

Club Awards 37

Representative Players 37

2011 Milestones 37

3 or more tries 38

4 or more goals 39

Sponsors

Seniors 40

Juniors 41

PRESIDENT

I wish to welcome every new club member and, along with our regular players, I wish to thank everyone for a fantastic season. We must always pay special thanks to our sponsors for their financial support and more importantly, for their personal involvement in the development of the club. It is this quality which provided the incentive to push for success on the field in 2011. To see them on the embankment quietly cheering or being heavily involved in the coaching of a team or organising financial assistance for further education sends positive messages to the playing group. The ‘Friends of UWA Rugby’ continue to be a vital component in moving the club forward. UWA Sport and Recreation are valuable sources and resources for uni rugby as they continue to provide management guidance as well as vital financial support. Although always grateful to our present sponsors we must make the most of our present success and broaden our appeal to other sponsors by marketing our brand as one of the top clubs in WA rugby. We also need to thank the handful of past players and other staunch supporters who have stood quietly and often defiantly on the hill during our lesser moments and who, along with others who have returned to the fold, hopefully feel somewhat rewarded having now witnessed stable success throughout the grades. 2011 saw Fourth Grade Black and Blue put their hands up once again under the supervision of Barry Cahill and Damian O’Donnell. Second Grade with Chris Brook at the helm, and later assisted by Malcolm Talmage, surprisingly stuttered through an erratic season, even though on paper it was one of the strongest squads in recent seasons. When they played to their potential they were among the competition’s best. The new look Under 20s with few remnants of the premiership team of 2010, was astutely guided by the placid Colin Richardson and ably assisted by Damian Holden who returned to the coaching fold after several seasons away from coaching first grade premiership teams. He has been bedazzled by the many changes in approach to modern rugby especially the influence of social networking. The Premiers, under the tutelage of Steve McFarland and Gareth Williams, has been the catalyst for the rejuvenated mood within the club ranks. Their patient, structured format has been the basis for an impressive record. The Women’s team have performed creditably due to the presence of women’s rugby stalwart, Sue Roberts, who has successfully merged players from Cottesloe and UWA. Many thanks also for the coaching guidance of Patrick Hanigan during the pre-season and intermittently throughout the season. The highlights of the new coaching format for 2011 saw Luke Scatena, after a very disappointing pre-season injury, offer his services as the rookie coach of Third Grade. Along with Mat Horrocks he nurtured the ‘Mighty Thirds’ into a formidable squad. The major coup was the successful recruitment of two Under 18 squads by the energetic and focused Kathal (Buddha) Spence. He was supported by Thomson Naude, Rick De Franck and James Dunne. ‘Uni’ has turned the tables, especially on the neighbouring western suburbs clubs, as it celebrates the largest membership in WA senior rugby, having teams in all grades. The committee engaged dutifully in their assigned roles and there has been a strong sense of responsibility and energy flowing through the club management all season.

Ross ‘Doppo’ Dopson and Phil Watkinson (Premiers), Anne Wilson (Seconds), Mark O’Toole, Paddy Hanigan (Thirds), Rick Wolters (Fourth Black), Diviij Vijayakumar (U20s), have value-added to their specific roles in their specific teams and the club is indebted. Congratulations to Ted Postal for his selection in the Australian U20s World Cup squad: Bruce Smith-

Wright who got game time during the Force’s early season eastern states tour, and Josh Eisentrager,

Richard Hardwick and Pat McCarthy who participated in the National Secondary Schools Championships,

with Richard and Pat gaining national honours.

Being the lone soul with little support from team scribes, Rick Wolters has struggled to publish The Ruckus newsletter but we are thankful for his commitment to save special club projects, including his role as Club Historian. Our volunteers, although not so numerous as some clubs, are highly valued. The many facets that help a club move forward: committee, sub-committee, Bar/canteen, team management, team support staff, ancillary medical support, are to be commended for their untiring responsibilities. We need to acknowledge the commitment over several seasons by Jay and Stephanie who have now completed their Masters in Physiotherapy as well as the ‘old salt’, Wazza. Recruitment for Premiers saw Dominic, Alan, Fionn, Nathan and Trevor all make huge contributions to the success of the Premier grade. Milestones included Luke Jones (300 + games), Andrew Johnson, Mal Washbourne (150+) Barry Cahill, Tim Davies, Sam Medway and Paul Scalzi, (100+). The obvious jewel in the milestone crown was Damian O’Donnell who celebrated 500 games with one club. Many thanks to his colleagues and to the club for making it a memorable event. We also acknowledged Life Membership for Adrian Goh, Luke Jones and Peter Morton. All clubs rely on volunteers and we need to ensure that we have many in place to ease the pressure on the few regulars who constantly offer their services; whether this be as a committee member on an ad hoc basis, ‘every bit helps’. We must continue to support the development of the junior club as they are vital to our future progress. Thanks to everyone who has made UWA Rugby Club a welcoming venue for a ‘league of nations’ but we need to be reminded that as much as we have finals success in various grades we will only be truly respected as a club if we continue to build on the present success. The green, blue and gold machine is in motion but must become consistent over the long term. Sadly, at the vital end of the Club Championships to determine the club with the best results, we slipped from first place to third, trailing Cottesloe and Nedlands by only a handful of points. The last time we won this was in 1991. Although this is a disappointing position after running so close, the fact that UWA rugby has five teams in finals; Premiers, U20s, U18s, 4th Grade Black and Women’s, has seen such success permeate positively throughout a club which has regained its soul.

CLUB DEVELOPMENT • Communications – Rick Wolters continues to manage our website and it has been a vital link to the club, responsible for many ‘hits’ and follow up contacts. We have acquired several new players through this contact point, especially from overseas. Rick has maintained the front page each week with stories and results of Seniors and Juniors all season.

• Newsletter – Rick took over the editorship of the “Ruckus” this year from Nigel White. This continues to be a vital form of communication for players and serves to keep past players, our alumni, in touch with the Club.

• Juniors – President Dirk Kotzee has overseen another successful season for the Junior Club during 2011. Well done to the many parents who serve on committees and who volunteer their valuable time in a host of activities. Many senior players now coach junior teams and great to see so many players with their children playing in the juniors as well. It was great to have the juniors support senior grades each home game which adds to the connection within the club, and presents a pathway for our juniors that adds to the spectacle of the day. Best of luck with the annual Under 14s tour to Singapore/Kuala Lumpur.

Support Networks; Friends of Uni Rugby; Friends Foundation

The Club appreciates the support of the Friends of UWA Rugby and the financial support of the Foundation. Once again the Friends Pre Test Lunch was hosted at The University Club and was another great success with Quade Cooper as guesr speaker. An informal function saw the presentation to our 2011 recipients. The Club wishes to acknowledge and thank the invaluable support of the Friends of Uni Rugby Board and the financial support of the Foundation.

The Friends continues to deliver financial support to players in the way of scholarships. Congratulations to the following payers for being awarded a 2011 Friends of UWA Rugby Scholarship:

Ray Barkwill Curtin Education

Kevin Bush UWA Commerce

Troy Bonnet ND

Jonathon Burley UWA Commerce

Tim Carslaw ND Human Movement

Jack Connelly Curtin Physiotherapy

Nathan Cummins UWA Mental Health

Michael Hagemann UWA Engineering Commerce

Richard Hardwick

Michael Loubser UWA Environmental Design

Nevin Mills ECU Sports Science

Adam Negri UWA Ecoms and Commerce

John Newman UWA Engineering

Kurt Penney UWA Communications

Bruce Shaw UWA Engineering Computer Science

Ben Taylor

Jason Vassiley UWA Engineering

Nick Wolman UWA Science

UWARFC has development plans for UWA Sports Park, in the near future and although much of this is, at present, on hold, due to the Global Financial Crisis it will be of great benefit once it is underway.

GMS Engineering Scholarship in Rugby GMS entered a unique scholarship arrangement providing financial assistance to two UWA engineering students to assist in playing rugby and studying engineering at UWA. The two players selected were Jonathon Ashton and David Ingram. Great appreciation is extended to Peter Naude from GMS for his generous and invaluable support.

UWA Sports Scholarship This years UWA Sports Scholarship was awarded to Kurt Penney. In appreciation of the scholarship Kurt took on the role of coordinating the UWA Rugby 7’s team for the Australian University Games in Gold Coast. Kurt had a great year scoring 19 tries before an ankle injury hampered the last 5 weeks of the season.

Support Staff

In every Club a lot of behind the scenes work is carried out and the Club is grateful for the commitment and tireless of work of this band of dedicated talented people ranging from office bearers to bar manager to physiotherapists and sports trainers.

Ground Presentation

UWA continues to assist deliver the best playing surface in the Rugby WA competition. UWA Rugby is grateful for the support provided by UWA Sports and UWA Sports Park staff. The overseeding presents the grounds immaculately and holds the playing surface together for the entire season.

TSWA Rugby 7’s

UWA once again hosted the Tertiary Sports WA rugby 7’s. Each of the 5 WA universities were represented. UWA won this event and have qualified 1st from WA to attend Australian University Games to be hosted on the Gold Coast in September 2011. UWA will be striving to go one better from the 2010 Div 1 Silver medal.

Australian University Games

Held in the Gold Coast from 26-30 September. In 2010 UWA finished 2nd to Sydney University. UWA won the Australian University Games and was names #1 University in Australia after winning the Australian University Games as well as Tertiary Sport WA title (for the 11th year in succession).

Indian Rim Asian University Games

UWA Sports cancelled the event this year but UWA Rugby has offered to host an exchange with Singapore Management University.

Easter 7’s

1st Grade had a fantastic start to the season winning the Bankwest Easter 10’s. The Colts were winners of the Cup competition.

UWA Junior Rugby Club

UWA Junior Rugby is scheduled to again tour with the Under 14 to Singapore. This annual event is a

cornerstone for retention and recruitment to the Junior Club.

Recruitment

This year we recruited many new players to the club. There was a large contingent of new 1st grade players who all settled in well. The use of the presentation folders and the Club recruitment cards played their parts as did personal approaches, the Club website, the University’s Orientation Day and Expo Day events and the Club’s notice board on campus at the University.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship was in eh hands of Marketing Manager Tim Davies who once again did an outstanding job. Appreciation once again to Major Sponsor WesTrac Cat and Jim Walker. This support is invaluable and has assisted us in the success we have experience this season.

The Club undertook a unique event in supporting Breast Cancer awareness. 1st Grade played in pink jumpers whilst the remainder for the Club wore pink socks in support.

Major Club Milestone Mixed with the regular achievements of players reaching 100 games was the outstanding achievement of Damian O’Donnell reaching 550 games. The Club went to great efforts to mark this great occasion.

Grand Final

UWA Rugby Club once again hosted the Grand Finals and UWA Sports Park was resplendent in its appearance. There was great support from the army of volunteers to assist with the weekend’s games. It was a credit to the game and to the Club. We look forward to building on this success next year for an even better 2012 season. Boyd HerewiniBoyd HerewiniBoyd HerewiniBoyd Herewini President 2011

CLUB CAPTAIN Hello UNI,

As I have proudly held tenure as UWA Rugby Club Captain over the past two years, everybody involved with UNI has seen

some great changes in our Club. It has been my absolute pleasure to be involved with the fantastic people that have made UNI

such a great place to be in recent years.

The biggest and most important change that we have seen develop over the past couple of years has been the rise and rise of our

Premier Grade squad. Whether or not UNI will be Grand Finalists and/or Premiers in the RugbyWA competition will not be seen

for a couple of weeks still, though what they have achieved to date is fantastic in itself. Genuinely troubling and defeating other

Perth clubs, by confidently stamping our brand on every team we have played, has given our Club pride and forced the respect of

our peer clubs in Perth. There is no premiership yet, so we have not yet achieved our ultimate goal, though the fantastic work of

this group of determined men must be applauded. First Grade, you have done UNI proud, and we will celebrate with you now,

and expect that the high standard of 2011 will never be lowered.

The hard work of Kathal "Buddha" Spence and his team in creating an U/18s Minor Premiership side that play in the Grand

Final next week must be recognised. Buddha has been a strong UNI Clubman through good and bad times, and his work to

attract such a fantastic bunch of young men and their families and friends to our Club will positively impact on our Club for

years to come. A Premiership is hopefully just around the corner for these youngsters, and this is something that will bind them

to UNI forever.

Our U/20s and 4th Grade Black sides have continued their fantastic work in 2011, both perhaps with less hype than in previous

seasons, though definitely still winning well and consistently. It is hugely pleasing to recognise that the bar is so high now, that

winning is an expectation of and from these sides.

Our remaining sides have been performing consistently better than last year. Some new faces in coaching/managing/playing

personnel have bolstered our ranks, and players generally enjoyed their rugby by winning some and losing some, though almost

invariably doing UNI proud. The Second and below Grades down have enabled the success of our First Grade, by providing a

deep pool of players that are willing and able to fill in as required. In doing so, these players gave us a genuine chance of our

first Club Championship in 20 years. 2011 saw a record number of players and teams from UNI, and our successes on and off

the field should only see our participation and competitiveness grow.

The 2010 Ivy League Post-Season Tour, coordinated by Damian O'Donnell, was a huge success in so many facets, not least

linking friendships between blokes from different corners of the Club. The support for First Grade from The Hill from blokes

who play much earlier in the day has swollen in 2011, probably not least because the 4th Graders now want to watch their First

Grade mates play some great rugby. Tours are a unique way for a rugby club to grow, and a fantastic time for the individuals

involved. Reserve your spot now for UWA Rugby Club South America tour 2012!

The relentless hard work of Boyd Herewini at the helm as UWA Rugby Club President is almost universally unknown and

certainly seldom recognised. The sheer volume of time and effort that Boyd has committed to UWA Rugby over years as

President would stagger most of us. This Club would not have seen the successes it has without Boyd’s work in every single

facet of its function. There is not a single person or even team responsible for our successes in 2011, though there is one person

who has overseen absolutely everything: Boyd Herewini. Thank you Boyd.

Other little appreciated volunteers make our Club go around. I will not mention them by name or virtue here, except to say that a

'thankyou' here and there to the bloke filling up the water bottles, washing the jerseys, making phone calls and sending emails,

helping our new players feel welcome, or filling out the paperwork on Saturdays never goes astray. We all volunteer because we

love our Club, and I hope that sometime soon everybody that loves our Club volunteers.

I now hand over the Club Captaincy to Sean Ashton, who has been a fantastic servant of the Club in other capacities for many

years now. Sean is an inspiration to us all, who epitomises loyalty to our Club through thick and thin, and exactly the bloke we

want to hold the First Grade Premiers cup above his head.

Overall; we're going forward. See you all on The Hill. Go UNI!

Samuel Arthur Medway.

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Regards Sam Medway Club Captain

PREMIER GRADE

The 1st

XV ended a 39 year drought by winning the premiership against Nedlands.

It was a season that expected much after improvement made in the second part of 2010. Work began shortly after

the end of the 2010 season with player driven activities and fitness. Touch rugby was played each Wednesday night

and beach fitness sessions were held on some weekends. When the pre season kicked off, we had good numbers

and increased depth which boded well for the season ahead. Lloyd Johnson ran a diverse and challenging pre

season program.

This season a 1st

XV KO cup replaced the trial games of the past. This was most beneficial as the 4 x 15 minute

quarters gave us the much needed game time to assist with preparation. A good concept, it was probably 3 weeks

too early. Nevertheless, despite a loss to Cottesloe, we went on to defeat Nedlands and Wanneroo before edging

out Associates in the final to win our first piece of silverware in the 15 man game for many years. It set a good

benchmark for the regular season.

We were fortunate to retain the virtually the entire playing group from 2010 except for Ryan de Franck who went

overseas and Byron Schmidt who returned to South Africa. We also saw the return of Matt Shaw, Ted Postal and

Elliot Drury, and welcomed Nathan Cummins, Alan Kingsley, Rory McCarthy, Mike Innes, Fionn McLoughlin and

Trevor Downes to UWA.

While we began the season with a win over West’s, we went down narrowly in the next 3 games to Nedlands,

Kalamunda and Palmyra. These were all very winnable and though we picked up bonus points, there was some

anxiety in the group. However, such was the closeness of the competition from teams 2 – 10, that we knew a good

run would take us into the top four. After bouncing back with a hard fought win v Wanneroo, and a somewhat

controversial loss v Perth, we embarked on a great run and won the 10 from our next 11 games. There were some

great performances here including a comprehensive defeat of Associates, a win at Cottesloe, a gutsy win in the wet

at West’s and a last gasp drop kick to beat Palmyra. Our only defeat in this period came at the foreshore against

Nedlands where we lost a thriller 34-36. We also had our work cut out to defeat Perth and Wanneroo, but it was

the composure to win in rainy conditions at Rockingham that ensured we secured second spot with two rounds

remaining and our first finals appearance in 22 years.

Despite losing the last two regular games, we entered the finals series with a full and fit squad. A 64- 13 loss v

Nedlands was not what we had anticipated, but we showed great character in defeating Cottesloe 19-18 late in the

preliminary final and then backed this up with a brave15-13 win against the favourites Nedlands a week later in the

Grand Final.

On reflection, throughout the season, we did not always play at the level which we aspired to, and always seemed

to do just enough to win, be it against the bottom or top placed teams. This made for very anxious moments for all

during the season. However, we did make progress from 2010 in many facets this season and we need to ensure

we build on this next year. As we grew in confidence and built some momentum, the belief was always there that if

we played to our potential in finals rugby, the premiership was there for the taking.

On behalf of the 1st

XV, I would like to again thank the Boyd and the Committee for all their hard work behind the

scenes, the UWA ground staff for the excellent playing surface we have, ‘Wazza’ and his medical team of physios,

‘Doppo’ our manager, co coach Gareth Williams for all his hard work, Phil Watkinson for his help on the bench on

game day as well as managing while Doppo was away, and finally all our supporters who loyally turned up week in

and week out. Your noise from the ‘hill is’ not to be underestimated and played a significant role in our grand final

success!

2011 must just be seen as the start. While we are Premiers, in terms of our progress as a playing group we still have

lots of work to do. It is essential that we move forward next season, continue to improve on the field, retain our

current playing group, recruit sensibly to the club to ensure we grow our depth and make sure next season is even

better.

Steve McFarland

1st

XV coach

September 2011

2ND GRADE

CHRIS BROOK

COACH

3RD GRADE

What a great season it has been, finishing 3rd

in the Club Championship and having 5 teams reach the finals. This is

a direct result of the great depth and enthusiasm shown in the club this year.

The ‘Mighty’ 3rds didn’t reach the finals this year but we had a great season nonetheless. In the past our 3rd

Grade

team have been perennial wooden spooners, a fresh start was had this season, with new coaching and management

and a bunch of great guys full of energy who wanted to play for each other week in week out.

If you compare the 2010 season, the 3rds only had 2 wins with no bonus points. In 2011 we finished one position

higher in 8th with 5 wins and a draw and 7 bonus points.

The season got off to a great start with a 24 – 19 win against last year’s grand finalists Wests. This was followed by

3 close losses to teams who all finished above us. These results showed the heart and commitment in the team.

Not disheartened by these the results, in round 5 and 6 we had two great bonus point wins. The next seven rounds

however were tough for us as we struggled to find the form we had started the season off with. Our inexperience as

a team showed as we lacked concentration and old heads on the field but our enthusiasm never waned. Not to be

disheartened by these results, the grit shown in the last few rounds by the guys was a testament to the great

camaraderie amongst the team this year. In the last 5 rounds we had 2 wins and a draw and if only someone could

have stolen the refs whistle in our last game against Soaks that result (28-31) would have gone the other way I am

sure.

There have been many standout performers in the side this year, far too many to mention here, you will just have to

come watch us next season to see what the Mighties can do. To add to the regular standouts, a few new players

joined us at the club this year and learnt from the get go how we play our rugby here at UWA.

I have had many people come and congratulate me on the improvement this side has had this year, I am very

thankful for this but it hasn’t been all my own doing. Credit has to go to the guys out there playing for each other and

club, they are the ones who have done a lot of the hard work, all I have done is bring them all together in a positive

way on and off the field and this has shown in the results we have had this season.

All these positive aspects and hard work throughout the season have not been in vain as they have laid a solid

foundation for the ‘Mighty 3rds’ to have an outstanding season next year and in years to come.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters and fellow clubmen who cheered on the mighties week

in week out. It has been great being a part of the camaraderie shown around the club between the grades this year.

I would also like to say a big thank you to Matthew Horrocks for managing the side throughout the season and Mark

O’Toole for his support and expertise.

Yours in Rugby

Luke Scatena

3rd

Grade Coach 2011

MUZZ BUZZ 4TH GRADE

After developing from 2006 wooden spooners (6th grade) to 2007 Grand Finalists (5th grade) and following that up with

undefeated back-to-back 4th Grade premiership winning seasons in ‘09 and ‘10, it was always going to be a tough ask for the

boys’ to keep their drive and passion going through yet another long, hard season. Even more so given our record placed an

ever-growing bounty on our heads that every other club in the comp seemed determined to claim. Fortunately, the addition of

roster recruits Shaun ‘Hard Knuckle’ Hardcastle, Alex ‘The Mousse’ Mossop, mad Frenchman Fabrice Gregoire, Dick Lively

and the three Andrews – Dopson, James and Johnson – replenished the enthusiasm stocks and brought with it a determination to

add their own chapters to the legacy this team had built over the preceding years.

Tragically, we lost the services of best player AJ, late in the first round thanks to a broken jaw against Cottesloe at Harvey Field.

After having lost 2010 game breaker Ryan Lenegan to a shoulder op and being resigned to the progression of Colin Mackay-

Coghill’s debilitating knee condition, AJ had the wheels out wide to sneak through tiring defences and scoot away for the

inevitable late score that would win games and break our opponents’ hearts. Pace-wise, we had suddenly been brought back to

the pack and coupled with the loss of key premiership forwards Dan Pether and Jonny Wardle, the writing was on the wall that if

we were to produce another successful season, we were going to have to do it the hard way. The fact that most of us were near to

or above 40 years of age would simply make the mountain that much more of a challenge.

By the end of the regular season we had lost only one game to record a third consecutive minor premiership, an achievement that

cannot and should not in any way be underestimated. Somehow the test of playing against significantly younger (and supposedly

tougher) opponents week in, week out - and ones who trained at that – had been enough to keep the boys fronting up to do the

business. And whilst we might not have achieved our victories with quite the same lairy panache as previous seasons, every win

was deserved and hard-earned. And that makes each of them very, very satisfying.

This team has never been about the individual and as such I don’t propose to go through the many great individual moments or

efforts because I would inevitably omit someone due to time, space (or memory) constraints and the last thing I’d want is to

offend anyone or have any member (or supporter) of this truly fantastic outfit feel in any way diminished. Suffice to say, we

would not have achieved what we have achieved without the contribution of each and every one of you. I know who they are,

you know who they are and they know who they are. A sincere ‘thank you’ to each and every one of you.

DAMIAN O’DONNELL

Agent / Promoter

4TH GRADE BLUE

Barry Cahill

Coach

U/20 COLTS

The UWA Under 20’s team entered the 2011 season as reigning premiers with a core group of six players

remaining in the team. Under the coaching staff of Damien Holden, Colin Richardson and Divij

Vijaykumar the team have become prolific point scorers accumulating 445 points so far in the season with

the nearest rival falling short of the 400 mark.

With a squad that is small in numbers and stature compared to the rest of the finals contenders, the team

has shown great heart to remain competitive at certain stages of the season when numbers were thin. It is a

credit to the team that they remained competitive week in and week and accumulated more bonus points

than any other team in the competition for tries as well as the hard fought losses.

Heading into the last game of the season UWA Under 20’s have secured third spot on the table and are set

to face Associates in the first round of finals to defend our premiership. The team would like to thank the

Under 18’s for their efforts in boosting our bench when required and we look forward to cheering on the

rest of the clubs in September.

COLIN RICHARDSON

COACH

U/18 COLTS SQUAD

The under 18s enjoyed a very successful season highlighted by an impressive list of statistics which are listed later

in this report. But Uni Rugby is not about statistics. This year 53 boys were inducted into Uni rugby. They forged

lifelong friendships, threw the ball around on the field, scored nearly a thousand points, on occasions had to play

two games in a day to make up numbers, backed up other grades (thanks 4ths for making me explain why

mummy's little boy got "Fresh Meat 27" as his fairest and best award), went to social functions where they didn't

have to buy a drink but were forced to swear allegiance to Uni for life. Through all this the boys honoured and

respected Rugby's traditions, played with great courage, skill and discipline and represented the Club with pride.

Without doubt this is the most talented team I have ever had the privilege of coaching. To a player they put the

Teams interests first before their own. They deserve every success they achieve.

Some of the key milestones for the team include:-

- 53 new players and fielded two teams in the under 18 comp

- Won the Minor Premiership

- Contributed 448 Club Championship points

- Nine players regularly represented Under 20s

Some of the key individual milestones include:-

- Alec Wilson, Josh Eisentrager, Richard (Dickie) Hardwick and Pat McCarthy represented the State at

Schoolboys level. Dickie had the honour of captaining the side.

- Richard (Dickie) Hardwick and Pat McCarthy were selected to represent Australia at Schoolboys level with

Richard selected as Vice Captain of that team.

- Conor Spence was selected in the Under 18s State squad

- Kurt Penney was the recipient of the University of Western Australia Rugby Scholarship, made his

Premier Grade debut and was the Club's highest try scorer

- Jono Ashton was the recipient of the GMS Engineering Scholarship

- Nick Wolman was the highest point scorer for the Club

- Troy Bonnet, Jonathon Burley, Kevin Bush, Jack Connelly, Richard Hardwick, Adam Negri,

John Newman, Kurt Penney, Bruce Shaw and Nick Wolman all received Friends of UWA Bursaries.

Congratulations to all those boys on their achievements.

I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the leadership group comprising Kevin Bush, Nick Wolman,

Liam Burke and Jonathon Burley. As leaders they set the tone for the squad. The values they brought to the squad

were respect, discipline, support and humour. They are the reason for the season's success and why it was so

much fun. It would be remiss of me not to make special mention of the inspired leadership of Kevin Bush. Kevin

led the squad from the front with courage and dignity. He was a great support to the coaches and had the respect

and absolute loyalty of the players.

I cannot thank the players who regularly turned out for "Green" team enough. You are the rock upon which our

season was built on. This team reflected all the injuries and unavailability's in the squad. It was their combinations

that always got changed. As an example on July 2 Gold were playing at Nedlands, Green at Perth Bayswater. Due

to Uni holidays and exams squad numbers were short, we only had thirty players for both teams. In the morning

Gold lost a backline player, Declan Shortt was asked to play for Gold. Green suffered two late withdrawals and had

to play with twelve players till half time when two players finished exams. On the same day U20s needed a front

row forward, due to injuries and age restrictions none of the Gold team props could be used. A last minute phone

call was made to Green and Sam Christensen finished his game jumped in his car and drove to Nedlands and played

20s. Declan Shortt also played 20s that day with both players acquitting themselves admirably. I would like to say

this was the exception but it wasn't. To their credit Green was always positive, supportive, provided a mentoring

environment for our developing and younger players, had some of the best training attendance statistics and

contributed valuable Club Championship points. I would like to make mention of four players in particular, Liam

Burke, Stacy Price, Tom Leisk and Dom Cockman. Your selflessness and attitude was the pillar on which the squad

was built and you epitomise all the great values of rugby, thank you.

Rick DeFranck, Thomson Naude, James Dunne and Claire Badenhorst made a diverse but impressive coaching team.

Rick has already coached a premiership winning Uni colts team, is a past Club President and Premier Grade player

for Uni. His experience, knowledge and counsel have been invaluable. Thomson had coached Uni's Under 15s to

great success before being enticed to take on the 18s impresses with his keen rugby brain, enthusiasm and his

ability to motivate. Thomson's love and passion for Uni Rugby is infectious. Dunne is currently doing his PHD at

UWA in Motor Control & Biomechanics and has previous coaching experience in the American Football and rugby

programs at Stanford University. Dunne is also a past Premier Grade player at UWA. James has brought specialist

forwards skills training, a more effective communication structure and with Claire our S&C coach current best

coaching practices in S&C. Claire is doing a BSc(Exercise and Health Science) at UWA. Thank you to all the coaches

for sacrificing your time and contributing your skills to the squad.

I would like to thank: all the players, supporters and officials in the Club who have supported the boys during the

year and taken the time to say a few encouraging words; the parents who loyally turned up week in and week out

to support the boys; Pauline Newman for doing an amazing job on the jumpers; Sarah Evamy and Jack Carlsen for

their great photographs; Doppo, Steve, Garreth and one of our players John Newman for their assistance in

recruiting the squad; Boyd, Anne and the Committee for all their hard work behind the scenes; ‘Wazza’ and his

team of physios; Colin Richardson and the U20s players for their encouragement and time taken to train with us;

Rick Walters for all his assistance and for doing such a great job on the ‘Ruckus’; Uni ground staff for the excellent

playing surface; our sponsors; Justin Shakeshaft, Brett Gallagher and Matt Tink from Rugby WA; the Referees and

our opponents.

Kathal Spence James Dunne Coaches

WOMEN

UNIVERSITY JUNRIOR RUGBY CLUB

2011 was another very successful year for University Junior Rugby. With a new record total of 210 registered

players, we not only offered playing opportunity for players in every age from u/6 to u/15, but also for the first time

fielded an under 16 squad. This connected the Junior club seamlessly with the seniors, where the u18 and u20 colts

are the first steps toward the open grades.

Much thanks must go the huge enthusiasm of our parents, coaches, team managers, line judges and referees. The

organization from these volunteers allowed for Rugby to be played every game day throughout the season. Our

club values of participation and fairness were pursued by many and I feel that Rugby, with the respect, discipline

and camaraderie which it embodies not only growing at Uni, but also in our city and state.

The committee this year worked hard behind the scenes and good momentum and experience has been

established for next year. The club provides opportunity for all of us to contribute, participate and have fun. The

u14 team has worked hard to prepare for the annual tour to Singapore, with many hours spent on fundraising. Our

links with teams in that region has stood us in good stead and Uni hosted several touring teams this year.

On the home front, especially pleasing is the growing links with the Senior club. Several senior players have started

to make a contribution this year by coaching the juniors, a very well received arrangement. Underlying, there is also

a number of senior club members and even players who now have children in the juniors. I believe that this

facilitates many opportunities in future, not least of which is the very good example that our senior players are

setting.

Our relationship with the RugbyWA and the Western Force remained strong. The Force frequently visited the club

and our players participated in many activities and occasions organized by RugbyWA. Two memorable photos in my

collection: The first shows the huge enthusiasm of a Singapore touring team when the were greeted by David

Pocock and Rory Sidey after playing at McGillivray, and the second our u/6 squad with the world cup trophy at the

clubhouse after one of our training sessions.

Best wishes to everyone for the summer season, and before we know it, we will be together again for the start of a

cracking 2012 Rugby season!

Dirk Kotzee

PRESIDENT

FRIENDS OF UWA RUGBY FOUNDATION

The Foundation in 2011 Background – The Foundation was established eight years ago based on the model first established by the Sydney University Football Club. Objectives

• Establish a Foundation to meet the annual expenses of a Scholarship and Bursary scheme to attract and retain new players. • Develop a Friends Supporters Club where all members, past and present, can stay in touch with the achievements of the Club. • Host an annual Friends Rugby Dinner to meet leading Rugby personalities, raise ongoing funds and add to the camaraderie of the University of Western Australia Rugby Football Club. To Date

• We currently have 21 foundation members giving us a capital balance of approx $200,000 • Over the past 8 years we have used the income from this fund to provide assistance in the amount of $80,000 in bursaries to UWA rugby players. This year we

• Provided assistance to 18 student players including: Ray Barkwill Michael Loubser

Kevin Bush Nevin Mills

Troy Bonnet Adam Negri

Jonathon Burley John Newman

Tim Carslaw Kurt Penney

Jack Connelly Bruce Shaw

Nathan Cummins Ben Taylor

Michael Hagemann Jason Vassiley

Richard Hardwick Nick Wolman

• Hosted another successful Pre-Test Lunch. The University Club was the venue for 200 attendees with Guest Speaker Quade Cooper with Mick Colliss as MC. • Current Foundation Friends (21) Graham Aldous Chris Brook Brandon Brooksbank Drs Barry & Fran Cassidy Lee Christensen Sandy Clarkson Harold Clough Dr Paul & Kerry-Lee Collier James & Liz Ford Bruce & Diana Hartley Bill & Bette Healy Roger Hill Michael & Astrid Hughes Dr Stephen Knott Stephen Lauder Dermot O’Keefe Dr Graham Smith Tony Soldatic Kathal Spence Steve Waddingham Roger Whalan

Michael Young - Chairman

STATISTICS

Given so many teams are in finals rugby and to ensure stats are included in this report this year we will identify those for the 18 regular rounds.

POINTS SCORERS

RUGBY WA TABLES

1st Grade

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Nedlands 18 15 3 0 0 0 0 584 316 184.81% 14 3 17 77

UWA 18 11 7 0 0 0 0 464 393 118.07% 6 6 12 56

Cottesloe 18 11 7 0 0 0 0 452 380 118.95% 7 3 10 54

Associates 18 11 6 1 0 0 0 520 400 130.00% 7 0 7 53

Wests Subiaco 18 10 8 0 0 0 0 440 424 103.77% 5 4 9 49

Palmyra 18 9 9 0 0 0 0 434 355 122.25% 6 3 9 45

Wanneroo 18 7 10 1 0 0 0 463 494 93.72% 6 4 10 40

Rockingham 18 6 12 0 0 0 0 376 433 86.84% 5 7 12 36

Perth Bayswater 18 5 12 1 0 0 0 315 517 60.93% 2 1 3 25

Kalamunda 18 3 14 1 0 0 0 287 623 46.07% 2 3 5 19

2nd

Grade

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Nedlands 18 17 0 1 0 0 0 734 250 293.60% 15 0 15 85

Palmyra 18 14 4 0 0 0 0 599 288 207.99% 10 2 12 68

Cottesloe 18 13 4 1 0 0 0 521 337 154.60% 11 2 13 67

Associates 18 11 7 0 0 0 0 438 355 123.38% 8 3 11 55

UWA 18 7 9 2 0 0 0 400 427 93.68% 6 2 8 40

Wests Subiaco 18 5 12 1 0 0 0 386 467 82.66% 6 4 10 32

Perth Bayswater 18 6 12 0 0 0 0 295 494 59.72% 3 2 5 29

Rockingham 18 6 12 0 0 0 0 256 539 47.50% 4 1 5 29

Wanneroo 18 4 14 0 0 0 0 348 556 62.59% 5 5 10 26

Kalamunda 18 4 13 1 0 0 0 288 552 52.17% 2 1 3 21

3rd

Grade

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Nedlands 18 17 1 0 0 0 0 682 154 442.86% 11 1 12 80

Southern Lions 17 13 4 0 1 0 0 464 195 237.95% 8 2 10 67

Palmyra 18 13 4 1 0 0 0 512 278 184.17% 9 1 10 64

Cottesloe 18 11 6 1 0 0 0 477 296 161.15% 8 0 8 54

Associates 18 10 7 1 0 0 0 380 355 107.04% 5 2 7 49

Kalamunda 17 6 10 0 1 0 1 344 363 94.77% 4 5 9 43

Wests Subiaco 18 7 11 0 0 0 0 367 390 94.10% 5 4 9 37

UWA 18 5 12 1 0 0 0 365 458 79.69% 4 3 7 29

Wanneroo 17 2 14 0 1 1 0 183 656 27.90% 0 2 2 15

Perth Bayswater 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 147 701 20.97% 1 3 4 4

4th

Grade Black

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

UWA 18 17 1 0 0 0 0 433 171 253.22% 9 0 9 77

Nedlands 18 11 6 1 0 0 0 443 247 179.35% 11 3 14 60

Rockingham 17 10 6 1 1 0 0 323 181 178.45% 6 3 9 56

Wests Subiaco 18 12 6 0 0 0 0 330 234 141.03% 7 1 8 56

Cottesloe 18 10 7 1 0 0 0 333 227 146.70% 7 2 9 51

Perth Bayswater 17 6 8 3 1 0 0 233 261 89.27% 4 3 7 42

Palmyra 18 6 9 3 0 0 0 263 346 76.01% 4 4 8 38

Kalamunda 17 5 11 0 1 0 1 232 322 72.05% 1 3 4 34

Associates 18 6 11 1 0 0 0 236 418 56.46% 3 3 6 32

Wanneroo 17 0 16 0 1 1 0 127 471 26.96% 0 2 2 7

4th

Grade Blue

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Curtin Uni 15 11 4 0 3 0 0 453 220 205.91% 10 1 11 70

Associates 16 11 4 0 2 0 1 552 133 415.04% 6 2 8 67

Cottesloe 13 11 1 0 2 1 0 469 105 446.67% 8 1 9 63

Joondalup Blue 14 5 6 0 1 0 3 291 262 111.07% 4 0 4 44

Joondalup 15 4 9 0 3 2 0 311 468 66.45% 3 2 5 36

Palmyra 16 4 11 0 2 0 1 278 376 73.94% 3 1 4 35

UWA 16 2 13 0 2 0 1 236 600 39.33% 1 2 3 26

Wests Subiaco 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 12 117 10.26% 0 1 1 1

Perth Bayswater 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 101 22 459.09% 2 0 2 0

Colts U20

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Cottesloe 14 11 1 1 4 0 1 410 196 209.18% 4 1 5 76

Wanneroo 13 9 3 1 5 0 0 415 202 205.45% 6 2 8 71

UWA 13 6 4 3 5 0 0 462 251 184.06% 7 3 10 65

Associates 13 5 5 2 5 0 1 413 190 217.37% 4 3 7 61

Palmyra 13 5 6 1 5 0 1 355 273 130.04% 3 1 4 56

Perth Bayswater 14 4 9 0 4 0 1 343 299 114.72% 5 1 6 47

Nedlands 13 3 8 0 4 2 0 274 260 105.38% 1 3 4 36

Curtin Uni 9 0 7 0 2 2 0 161 312 51.60% 1 1 2 12

Colts U18

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

UWA 17 13 2 0 1 0 2 698 193 361.66% 14 2 16 83

Perth Bayswater 16 13 2 0 2 0 1 517 224 230.80% 11 1 12 79

Wests Subiaco 17 11 4 1 1 0 1 655 282 232.27% 12 2 14 70

Wanneroo 17 10 4 2 1 0 1 468 206 227.18% 8 1 9 63

Mandurah 17 8 8 0 1 0 1 496 272 182.35% 7 3 10 52

Cottesloe 15 5 8 1 3 0 1 407 273 149.08% 4 5 9 51

ARKs 18 6 9 1 0 0 2 460 332 138.55% 6 0 6 42

Palmyra 18 8 9 1 0 0 0 337 520 64.81% 4 1 5 39

UWA Green 16 4 10 0 1 2 0 242 489 49.49% 6 2 8 29

Joondalup 18 2 15 0 0 0 1 169 741 22.81% 1 0 1 14

Wanneroo White 9 1 3 0 0 4 1 68 256 26.56% 0 1 1 10

Southern Lions 12 0 7 0 0 5 0 51 530 9.62% 0 0 0 0

Women

Team P W L D Bye Fft Opp Fft F A % BP 4t BP <7p BP Pts

Wanneroo 12 9 0 2 3 0 1 464 45 1,031.11% 8 0 8 68

Perth Bayswater 12 9 1 2 3 0 0 551 59 933.90% 8 1 9 64

Cott/UWA 12 3 8 1 3 0 0 246 194 126.80% 3 3 6 35

Kalamunda 12 4 7 0 3 1 0 201 400 50.25% 2 1 3 34

Rockingham 12 1 10 1 3 0 0 149 538 27.70% 1 0 1 22

Club Championships

Most Games Played in Regular Season 2011

1st Grade – Mark Westcott 19, Ray Barkwill Dom Lespierre Nevin Mills Cian O’Connor 17 2nd Grade – James Blomberg 26, Simon McAll Dan West 19 3rd Grade – Sean Cowley 19, Ian Thornton 18 4th Grade Black - Franklin Lough Colin Mackay-Coghill 17, Mikey Baldwin Shaun Hardcastle Luke Jones 16 4th Grade Blue – William Delaney 15, Barry Cahill Alastair Coulthat 14 U20 Colts – Drikus De Jager 16, Jason Badenhorst 14 U18 Colts - Kurt Penney 23, Richard Hardwick 22 Women –

CLUB AWARDS

PREMIERSHIPS MINOR PREMIERSHIPS

1st Grade 4th Grade Black 4th Grade Black U18 Colts Gold U18 Colts Gold

REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

Wallabies Western Force Players

David Pocock Nathan Charles Ted Postal Nick Cummins Rory Sidey

David Pocock Sam Wykes Western Australia U20

Michael Lees Bruce Smith-Wright Western Australia Schoolboys

Josh Eisentrager Richard Hardwick Pat McCarthy

Australian Under 20

Ted Postal

Australia Schoolboys A

Richard Hardwick Pat McCarthy 2011 MILESTONES

CENTURIONS 150 Games 300 Games

Barry Cahill Andrew Johnson Luke Jones Andrew Dopson Richie Levit Tim Davies Mal Washbourne Franklin Lough Sam Medway Paul Scalzi 500 Games

Damian O’Donnell

SCHOLARSHIPS

Friends Ray Barkwill, Kevin Bush, Troy Bonnet, Jonathon Burley, Tim Carslaw, Jack Connelly, Nathan Cummins, Michael Hagemann, Richard Hardwick, Michael Loubser, Nevin Mills, Adam Negri, John Newman, Kurt Penney, Bruce Shaw, Ben Taylor, Jason Vassiley, Nick Wolman UWA Sports Rugby Kurt Penney GMS Rugby Scholarship Jono Ashton and David Ingram in Engineering

PREMIERSHIPS 1

st Grade

4th

Grade

U18 Colts

APPROACHING MILESTONES

CENTURIONSHIP 150 Games 200 Games

Kim Angel 90 Bernie Hester 148 Alistair Box 185 Penny Van Reenan 86 Rick Wolters 145 Shane Westlake 83 Chris Brook 144 Andrew Young 144 Ryan Lenegan 140

350 Games Peter Morton 345 2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Turd of the Year Andrew Dopson 1st Grade Best and Fairest Ray Barkwill 2nd Grade Best and Fairest Fabio Otranto 3rd Grade Best and Fairest Adrian Scherpenzeel 4th Grade Black Best and Fairest Jayden Wallis 4th Grade Blue Best and Fairest Alistair Coulthart U20 Colts Best and Fairest James Wilson U18 Colts Gold Best and Fairest Adam Negri U18 Colts Green Best and Fairest Tom Leisk Womens Best and Fairest Linda Leslie Tom Dwyer award Rob Young Best First Year Player Richard Hardwick Supporters award Dominic Lespierre Andy Finn Most Improved Liam Burke Nelson Smith Nevin Mills Club Person Kathal Spence Highest Points Scorer Nick Wolman Life Membership Adrian Goh, Luke Jones, Peter Morton

3 tries or More in a Match

4 Goals or more in a Match

SPONSORS

SENIOR CLUB

The University of Western Australia Rugby Football Club would like to acknowledge the following partners in support of the Club for the 2011 season:

Westrac GMS Mining (Jim Walker) (Peter Naude)

Chris Brook Builder Juniper Estate (Chris Brook) (Roger Hill)

GRN Muzz Buzz (Rick de Franck) (Steve Waddingham)

BMY UWA Sports (Michael Young) (Rick Wolters)

Catamount Adultshop (Franklin Lough) (Malcolm Day)

Apricus Infinity Resources (Chris Taylor) (Barry Cahill)

SPONSORS UWA Junior Club