Randwick were quick to take control of their match, running in a try just minutes after kick off before going on to find the line a total of seven times in a bonus-point win. The Highlanders struggled against the racey Galloping Greens and weren’t able to score a point in the first half. A fight back in the second half saw the Highlanders cross the line three times, however continued mistakes cost the side any chance of stealing the win.  The final score, 49 to 21 in Randwick’s favour, sees the Greens just one place outside the top six.  Gordon remain second last.

Randwick 49 (Nio Halangahu, Terrence Hepetema, David Horowitz, Mark Koteczky, Rennie Lautolo, Nathan Paila 2 tries; Toby Browne 7 cons) d Gordon 21 (Tobias Gukibau, Mark Johnson, Roni Scarano tries; Terry Preston 3 cons) at Chatswood Oval. Referee Damien Mitchelmore.

Gordon travel to Pittwater Park this Saturday for their clash with Warringah, whilst the Colts play at Chatswood Oval

“Hi Jason,

This email is in regards to my father, John Byrne who passed away on Sunday aged 67.

An old boy of St Pius, who always lived in Chatswood area, John was a big supporter of Gordon and was a familiar face in the crowd at Chatswood Oval over the past 40 plus years.

He took my mum on their first date to Chatswood Oval 35 yrs ago.

We watched Gordon on ABC in hospital on Saturday and it was the last thing we ever did. Despite the result, it was and will remain a very special memory.

On his behalf, I would simply like to wish the team and the club the best of luck with the rest of the season and for the many years ahead.

Regards

Patrick Byrne”

All Photo’s courtesy of NSWJRU – via twitter

From 2 teams in the Under 11 division, through to the a great team effort in the Under 17′s, Gordon Junior rugby had a dominant weekend at the State Championships. The  U12, U13, U14, U15 and U16 got through the pool stages undefeated and made it to the Finals on Sunday. Here are the Results as they panned out.

Under 15′s – NSW State Champions

Beating Eastwood 26-6 in the Grand Final. After drawing with Norths 10-all in the Semi. Nothing quite like making the Grand Final on a countback over the old foe Norths hey boys. Reminds me of a tied cricket World Cup match against the South Africans.

Under 16′s – Runner up

Lost Final Warringah 15-8

Under 11A’s – Runner up

Lost to Manly 25-5 in final

Under 13′s – Equal 3rd

Lost semi final to Norths

Under 14′s – Equal 3rd

Lost semi final to Randwick 17-10

Under 12′s – Equal 3rd

Lost semi final to Manly 26-13.

Under 17′s – Finished 9th

To have a team in the Semi’s in every age division bar one is an exceptional effort. The Under 17′s also came together as a fantastic group of young fellas. Only assembling on the Thursday night before the first game on Saturday. This is the Highlander Spirit in action. Congratulations to all players, coaches, parents and supporters. This was a great weekend for the club, you should all be very proud of yourselves.
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Easts 1st Grade v Gordon 1st Grade. Sport Rugby Union Club Shute Shield. Woollahra Oval. 8 June 2013. Photo by Paul Seiser/SPA Images

Full size images available at www.seiserphotography.com/live

Words By Brittany Mitchell  NSWRugby

A dominating second-half performance has seen Eastern Suburbs notch up a four-try bonus-point win over Gordon at Woollahra Oval today. There was nothing separating the sides at half-time, with the scores level at 13-all but it was the Beasties who held strong in the second period, crossing the line three times to take the final score to 38-20 and retain their seventh spot on the Shute Shield table.

Said Gordon’s scrumhalf Terry Preston of his team’s disappointing second half, “We just weren’t able to be as effective as we were at the breakdown in the first half. We were stuck down in our 22 for a lot of the second half and we just couldn’t keep hold of the ball and keep pressure on them.”

Said Easts’ goal kicker Henry Hudson of the match, “I think they (Gordon) really put everything into today. We knew it was going to be a tough game and I think they sort of spoiled our game a bit today, we just ended up winning.”

The match started well for the Highlanders, as they took the first points with Terry Preston knocking over a penalty in front. But this lead was short lived with Beasties’ winger Anton Lavin making quick work of a loose ball, running 80 metres to score under the posts. Henry Hudson added the extras before kicking a penalty only minutes later, making the score 10-3 in Easts’ favour.

With 10 minutes remaining in the half, the Highlanders fought back with Terry Preston converting another penalty from 35 metres out and then, only minutes later, outside centre Matt McDougall crossed the line and Preston converted to put the Highlanders back in the lead. A Beasties’ penalty just seconds before the end of the half though levelled the score at 13-all going into the break.

Despite looking the stronger side through the first half, the Highlanders were unable to hold on to their composure, with a number of mistakes at the ruck giving the Beasties easy metres. It took only minutes for the Beasties to cross the line with Keliti Vaingalo’s try pushing the score to 18-3 in the home side’s favour, after Hudson missed the touchline conversion.

Camped on their own try-line, the Highlanders struggled fought off waves of Beasties’ attack for almost 10 minutes before the Beasties settled for a penalty.  The Beasties slotted another penalty shortly afterwards and, after getting the nod from the Television Match Official, added a try through Andrew Shaw. Hudson’s conversion extended the score to 31-13 with only 15 minutes remaining.

Needing a score to stay in contention, the Highlanders responded.  Making quick metres downfield and using a fast backline, captain Tobias Guikabau found the line and crossed under the posts and Preston was quick to convert to close the gap to 31-20, going into the final 10 minutes.  After a quick restart, the Highlanders won the ball back and a yellow card to Beasties’ lock Keliti Vaingalo for a dangerous tackle gave the Highlanders a valuable chance in the attacking zone. But despite the pressure, the home side held strong and, winning the ball back, found the line themselves with reserve James Delvin crossing to secure the bonus-point win.

Eastern Suburbs 38 (James Devlin, Anton Lavin, Andrew Shaw, Keliti Vaingalo tries; Henry Hudson 3 cons, 4 pens) d Gordon 20 (Tobias Guikabau, Matt McDougall tries; Terry Preston 2 cons, 2 pens).

Under 16's in action against Southern Districts.

An amazing 1st 2two days of the competition for Gordon. We’ve fielded a team in every age division. The U11-As, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16 are all undefeated. The U17, having only come together on Thursday night for 1 training session played tough footy. How good is it to see Gordon Juniors doing amazing things.

The Under 14′s play their semi at 9:00am on TG Milner No. 2.
The Under 15′s play their semi at 10:00am on TG Milner No. 2

Should they win they will be playing the Grand Finals at 11 and 12 respectively on TG #1.

11′s, 12′s and 13′s all have semi’s in the morn and GF’s in the arvo if they win – all at different venues.

Please feel free to send us any pictures or words of encouragement on facebook or Twitter

Gordon 1st Colts. Sport Rugby Union Club. Photo by Paul Seiser/SPA Images

Gordon’s 1sts Colts hosted Eastern Suburbs at Chatswood last Saturday

10 minutes into the game some hard straight running from Gordon Centre “Iron” Mike Dyson saw Gordon were rewarded for their efforts. Loose forward pairing Maguire and Camp teaming up in the midfield to set up Gordon ‘s dynamic  back Brandon ”Slater” Quinn for the first try.

Soon after, Hugh Donaldson’s effective breakdown work saw Gordon capitalize on some poor defence in the midfield with Camp again exposing Easts to find Quinn in space. He looked certain to score only to be pulled down in some excellent covering defence by the Easts fullback just inches from the try line. Some quick recycling saw outside centre James Fletcher driving over to score in the corner after just 15mins.

A penalty to Gordon that hit the posts claimed by Gordon captain Jack Maguire who was quick to put the pressure back on easts and lock Oliver capitalized to put Gordon 3 tries up going into the break. Both sides remained scoreless in the 2nd half until a long range penalty by winger Oliver Campbell. Gordon were relentless in their attack and were rewarded at the dying moments when halfback Alek teamed with winger Marika to score in the corner.

Gordon 27 Easts 5 in a sensational display of attacking rugby and resolute defence. Strong support by the Grade players who had the week off this side showed what Gordon Rugby is all about. Their defence in the latter half of the first half to repell the constant Easts attack was nothing short of outstanding. Well done guys

Also thanks to Ace for the write up.

Picture: John Fotiadis Source: NewsLocal

WEST Pymble’s Jack Dempsey is counting down the days to the 2013 IRB Junior World Championships, when the flanker heads to France for the U20 tournament early next month. The 19-year-old said he expected to be nervous ahead of the championships, but would call on his Australian schoolboys experience last year, where he played in Fiji and New Zealand. ”It will be a bigger stage over there in Europe and I’ll probably be a bit nervous, but we’ve been training a lot and I’m confident in what we’ll be able to do,” Dempsey said. ”Based on finishing eighth last year we’ve drawn in a pool with New Zealand, so it’s a tough schedule.”

Despite turning 19 in April, the former St Ignatius’ College, Riverview student is already knocking on the right doors, attracting interest from the Waratahs. However, he said he aimed to continue performing well over the next two years, before pushing for a debut in the Super 15 competition. Along with plenty of talent on the rugby field Dempsey is putting a scholarship arrangement between Gordon Rugby Club and the University of Technology Sydney to good use, studying property economics. “I’m studying part-time and thought being able to go to uni and continue playing rugby was a good option,” he said.

Dempsey will run out for Australia on June 5 for his first match of the 2013 IRB Junior World Championships against Ireland, at Stade de la Rabine football stadium in Vannes, France. Australia play New Zealand on June 9, ahead of the possible grand final on June 23. Other competing countries include Argentina, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, US and Wales.

article source: North Shore Times, May 25th 2013