Gordon v Eastwood – Round 5 Shute Shield I have been around for the last few week. However, the combination of the pressures of impressing a new employer and finiding it difficult to explain what I had seen against both Eastern Suburbs and Sydney University, has meant that this is the first report that I [...]
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (2) v GORDON (9) at Forshaw Rugby Park Southern Districts will once again be tested at Forshaw Rugby Park when they go up against Gordon. One of the keys to the Rebels’ win last weekend was their enterprising style of rugby that saw them baffle the Sydney University defensive line. It doesn’t get [...]
Match Report Game 2 – Battle of the North Shore Sun, 29 April, 2012 Stags v Killara West Pymble v Wahroonga v Lindfield Funnelwebs (plus Eastwood) Three games… Four tries to Stags players, lots of runs, tackles, laughs & beers………….. Another cracking day at Killara West Pymble for the annual Battle of the North Shore [...]
EASTWOOD (4) v GORDON (7) at T.G Milner (3pm) Reigning premiers Eastwood will be without flyhalf Pierre Hola and inspirational captain Hugh Perrett when they face a strong Gordon outfit this weekend at T.G Milner. Hola, the Shute Shield’s joint top points scorer after round four, suffered a pectoral muscle injury in last week’s loss [...]
GORDON (5) v SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (4) at Chatswood Oval (3pm) Gordon and Sydney University line up at Chatswood Oval this weekend in the only top six clash of the round. Gordon will be fired up after last week’s one-point loss to Eastern Suburbs. The Students come into round three after laying on the points against [...]
After withstanding a second-half onslaught against Warringah to secure the first win of the season, the Highlanders hosted traditional rivals, Randwick, at Chatswood Oval in the ABC match of the day. The Wicks were soundly beaten at perennial fortress Coogee Oval by Manly in the first round and were obviously very keen to get into [...]
It was a vintage day for the Highlanders at Chatswood town yesterday. The 4th grade “Greybeards”charged on to the strains of Scotland the ‘Brave from our two pipers. It was Gordon the brave as they put up an impenetrable defence and turned Randwick errors into points. At the 40 minute mark Gordon 31 ( 4 [...]
Another season of Shute Shield rugby has come around again. The SRU has played with the format once again, and whilst it seems that most clubs support the change to fewer games, it remains to be seen whether the current iteration proves to be equitable. However after all the whispers and rumors doing the rounds [...]
The season may not start in earnest for Gordon Rugby Club until after Easter, but already it has been an action-packed year for first grade. A trip to Fiji to play, train and promote rugby kicked off the season for the club’s top players. First-grade assistant coach Jason Grier said: “Twenty-two mainly first-grade players, with [...]
Ventis Directors Dave Kennedy, Mike Kennedy and Blair Milnes are delighted to have announced the association between Gordon Rugby and Ventis. ‘Home ventilation systems are a new concept to Sydney and we are very excited about the support we have received on the North Shore with a massive up-take of our product and this is [...]
Thank you to all FOGS and friends who attended our first “Get Together” last month. Our next “Get Together” is scheduled for 6:30pm at the Gordon Social and Recreation Club. Will Al Kirkby win another meat raffle, will Peter Sherwood be able to get out of the car park, will Ivo Clarke have survived his [...]
To help us all better understand the rules and structure for the 2012 Sydney Rugby Union Competition, below is a summary of the changes presented by the Competition and Rules Committee, and subsequently approved by the SRU Board; 1. Competition Rules The SRU approved the 2012 Competition Rules as submitted with two (2) amendments. Those [...]
As part of the Club’s commitment to enhancing the skills of our Coaching Staff, Jason Grier travelled to Melbourne to attend a training course for coaches run by the Rebels. The two (2) day course was focused on introducing the elite training programs to club rugby and included the attendees watching the Saturday night trial [...]
AUSTRALIAN Barbarians player Tom Matthews knows how former Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones felt in high school. Unable to break into the Newington College firsts, Farr-Jones only played as high as seconds. Matthews, a former Knox Grammar School student, also missed out on firsts but the 21-year-old from Killara has come a long way since school. [...]
The 2012 Social Committee comprising Jason Grier, Josh Whittaker, Beau Wilson, Stephanie Wilson, Terry Preston, Adam Ashcroft and Tim Bowen are pleased to announce the following events: 21/04/12 Gordon vs Randwick – “Try Rugby Day” in conjunction with “Home Barbeque and Beer Pong Tournament” 05/05/12 Gordon Vs Sydney Uni – “Back to Gordon” Day 26/05/12 [...]
Colts Coaching Co-ordinator Mark Hartill is taking a squad to Orange the weekend of Feb 18 and 19 for a combined clinic with Central West followed by a match against Central West Under 20″s. This is a terrific opportunity for our Colts squad to tour before the start of the season and also to further [...]
We have just received notification from the Dubbo Rhino’s that they are unable to commit to this years Dan Robinson Memorial game here in Sydney. The trial match in March is therefore cancelled. Whilst unfortunate, we do understand the difficulty of country teams being able to tour at this very busy time of the year. Rugby [...]
The RaboDirect Melbourne Rebels will be holding a Coaching Conference on the 11th and 12th of February 2012. This Conference will coincide with the RaboDirect Melbourne Rebels v Auckland Blues trial game and will give all attendees behind the scenes access to team preparation for this game. The Friends of Gordon (“FOGS”) determined that this was an [...]
Adam Ashcroft, Josh Whittaker, Tim Bowen and Beau Wilson are leading the charge in bringing real depth and strength to our lower grades, by building a team around experienced players who have a passion to see Gordon succeed. They have decided to build a team with a blend of experience and youth, playing in 4th [...]
MARK HARTILL WALLABIES CAREER Tests: 20 Debut: 1986 vs New Zealand Points: 4 Position: Prop NEW Gordon Colts coaching co-ordinator Mark Hartill is determined to stop the player drain of young stars joining other Sydney Premier Rugby clubs. The former Gordon first grader and Wallabies prop has taken up the head coaching role of the [...]
Dear Member NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the 16th Annual General Meeting for the year ending 31st October 2011 for the Gordon Rugby Football Club Limited will be on Thursday December 15, 2011 at 6:00pm at the Trumper Stand, Chatswood Oval, Chatswood, NSW. In accordance with the Club’s Memorandum and [...]
“A DRAPPIE OR TWO” And so to the start of the second half of the competition. The Highlanders traversed the first half of the competition with mixed fortune. Whilst stringing five unbeaten weeks together, including the draw with Southern Districts, the Highlanders’ faithful were often left without fingernails as each of those games went down [...]
“A DRAPPIE OR TWO” After starting the season in better fettle than the rest of the competition could have imagined, the Highlanders were in second place after five rounds. Since that time, Gordon has played some of the heavy weights in the competition in the next five rounds. And despite not winning any of those [...]
A week after disposing of Warringah in their first home victory of the season, the Highlanders travelled south, down the pacific highway for the local derby with Northern Suburbs. Last season, Gordon squandered chances to put Norths away in both games, including the disaster after the bell at Chatswood, when the ball passed back from [...]
After prevailing over the Emus at Nepean Rugby Park in near 30-degree heat, it was a stark contrast at Chatswood Oval, when the Highlanders hosted Warringah in round three. The rain was smashing down and the thought that there would be much expansive or entertaining rugby in such conditions. The amazing statistic between these two [...]
How many different jerseys have Parramatta worn over the last decade? I have simply lost count, apart from the fact that they have all at least been a combination of sky blue and navy blue, which gives the club its nickname. Perhaps the change this season is to signal a new start. The men from [...]
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