ACT Veterans Rugby

An exciting weekend for our local junior representative players at the NSW State Championships throughout the state.

Wishing all teams the best of luck with their finals tomorrow and a huge thanks to TSA Management for their continued support of the ACT Junior Rugby Union

Thank you to everyone that joined us at our 30th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. Your presence made the evening truly special.

As a highlight of the event we had the pleasure of hosting 3 of our club patrons including the current Governor-General of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley and his predecessor His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove along with our very own current playing member and patron Lieutenant General John James Frewen.

We were also joined by Brumbies and Wallabies legends Stephen Larkham and Laurie Fisher. Laurie provided a very informative and insightful view on the current state of rugby in Australia and brought the room to life with his singing prowess!

Celebrating this milestone with you highlighted the strong community we have built. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and appreciate your continued support and look forward to many more years of shared experiences.

Special thanks to all our sponsors who continue to support us with our community endeavours and also to Jayzie Photography for taking wonderful photos on the night!

Good morning Vet's Community,
This Saturday evening we will be celebrating our 30th year of ACT Veterans Rugby and we are opening the opportunity to join us to our wider community.
We have very limited number of seats available and appreciate it's short notice but if you're interested in joining us for this prestigious event please follow the link below to purchase tickets

ACT Veteran's Rugby Club 30th Anniversary Dinner The ACT Veterans Rugby Club will be heading to the Officer's Mess at RMC Duntroon for a black tie event. Join with your fellow players, life...

Commandant's Cup 2024 - ACT Veterans Rugby Club v RMC Duntroon - https://mailchi.mp/70d9f65d4a61/commandants-cup-2023-act-veterans-rugby-club-v-rmc-duntroon-8254199

Yet another Fools Day Festival (the 25th in fact) is done and dusted! Yesterday gave us perfect weather and a lot of fun.

Thanks again to our very special sponsor AGH Demolition and Asbestos Removal, who's support enabled the Vets to make a donation to Menslink.

Thanks to Kingston Physio and Jayzie Photography for attending and providing their respective expert services.

Congratulations to the Vic Masters Rugby for being this year's winner of the Cosgrove Shield for Sportsmanship.

Thanks also to all the other teams that came along and helped make the day great fun.

Vic Masters Rugby
Bathurst Old Boys Rugby
Royal Australian Signals RUFC
Southern Rough Riders Rugby Team
Vincentia Vangones golden oldies rugby
Newport Golden Oldies Over 35's Rugby Club
Narrabeen Tragic Tigers Rugby

Looking forward to a massive day of rugby at RMC Duntroon today with a great group of visiting teams coming along.
Come on down and grab yourself a snag, a steak or a coffee and revel in the mastery of the old boys and their talents on the paddock!

This weekend as we come together we will pay our respects to two of our fallen Rugby brothers who are now playing the game in heaven. We will be holding a minute silence before our first game at this weekends Fools Day carnival

Join us in remembering both,
Stephen "Rhino" Ryan of the Vincentia Vangones and
Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon of the Royal Australian Signals RUFC

Fools Day Festival 2024 - Reminder and Key Updates - https://mailchi.mp/96c4279c53d7/fools-day-festival-2024-save-the-date-flyer-6456844

Yet another great turn out on Sunday afternoon, 3 March for our second game of 2024. The weather and rugby were as usual, both unbelievably good.

The Vets played the AFPRU Frilled Neck Lizards for the Commissioner's Cup, which ended with the usually 9 all draw.

Thanks to Lightware Visual Engineering for their inaugural sponsorship of this annual event and enabling the Vets to make a $4,000 donation to the AFP Veterans Association.

Thanks also to Elysium EPL for their ongoing support of the Player of the Day jacket recipients.

And finally, thanks to Jayzie Photography for taking and sharing the amazing photos - makes it look like real rugby.

Thanks Jayzie Photography for the great photos and your ongoing support of the ACT Veterans Rugby .

Commissioner's Cup - ACT Vets v AFP Veterans Rugby Team - https://mailchi.mp/c71d2905c520/commissioners-cup-act-vets-v-afp-veterans-rugby-team

A great turn out yesterday evening for our first game of 2024. The weather and rugby were both unbelievably good.

The Clare Holland House / PRIMO Cup, playing rugby in memory of, former club members:
Tony Ryan
Charlie Williams
Ian Wells
Jayson Hinder
Richard Curtain
Barry Falance

Thanks to Greg Baynham and Leisa Baynham of Canberra Communications for again sponsoring the event and enabling the Vets to make a donation to Palliative Care ACT. Thanks also to those club members who threw in some of their own cash later in the evening.

The Committee is still debating the Elysium EPL Player of the Day recipient (i.e. we may have forgotten to do it), but stay tuned, we will catch up next time.

Thanks also to Wendy Petty for taking and sharing the photos.

2024 Clare Holland House Cup - Memorial Rugby Match - 16 Year Anniversary - https://mailchi.mp/448fb6e1ea44/2024-clare-holland-house-cup-memorial-rugby-match-16-year-anniversary

🔐 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤 down your seats for our 2024 Super Rugby Season!

🎟️ https://bit.ly/485iNjq

2024 PLAYER REGISTRATION

For Full Playing Members and/or Social Members (i.e. non Player Members) please follow process below.

For Life members - an email will be sent separate with voucher code to apply to below process.

Log onto Xplorer app on phone
Select
- " ... More" on bottom right
- Register
- Play Rugby
- enter email address
- enter password
- check details are up to date..more
- register
- select player
- select club ACT Veterans Rugby Club
-Select VOLUNTEER for full paying member or Social Member if Non Playing
Registration Type = Veterans
Duration = Season
Go through to payment section via a series of info checking and make payment

Alternatively, go online to the Rugby Xplorer website and follow the registration process which is very similar to the above.

NOTE. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE A RUGBY XPLORER ACCOUNT, YOU WILL NEED TO SET ONE UP.

🐎 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐭 down to Viking Park for our 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 Double Header on Saturday 3rd Feb.

🎟️ bit.ly/48Vzui7

Fools Day Festival 2024 - Save the Date Flyer
https://mailchi.mp/0010c3502130/fools-day-festival-2024-save-the-date-flyer

No training tonight. The grounds are closed.

ACT Vets vs Barbarians Pride Match - Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival & Diversity ACT
ACT Veterans Rugby

Thanks to Jayzie Photography for taking some fantastic photos of our Pride match yesterday!

The Vets would like to acknowledge and thank, all of our wonderful sponsors for the Pride Match on Saturday 18 November. Through their combined generosity, at the completion of the game, the Vets will be making donations to Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival and Diversity ACT.

Thanks to:
Paladin Risk Management Services
Northside Community Service
Mercure Hotel Canberra
Flames
DEFGLIS - Defence LGBTI Information Service
Meridian ACT
Elysium EPL
Matrix Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic

Jayzie Photography
www.novasystems.com

ACT Vets vs Barbarians Pride match