Welcome to the 2020 Season
Welcome to the 2020 ACTJRU and MRC season.
Welcome to new players and welcome back to those boys returning to the sport. Registration us now open. Please visit the registration page @ Registration 2020.
Please keep an eye on the 'Latest Info' page for the most up to date news etc. The draft Rugby schedule and pre-season training ground allocation schedule are now there to view.
If you have any concerns throughout the season please raise with your team coach/managers or contact us via email.
I'm looking forward to another great season and watching our boys enjoy the challenges of playing Rugby.
Regards,
Marc
President
Marist Rugby
Welcome to new players and welcome back to those boys returning to the sport. Registration us now open. Please visit the registration page @ Registration 2020.
Please keep an eye on the 'Latest Info' page for the most up to date news etc. The draft Rugby schedule and pre-season training ground allocation schedule are now there to view.
If you have any concerns throughout the season please raise with your team coach/managers or contact us via email.
I'm looking forward to another great season and watching our boys enjoy the challenges of playing Rugby.
Regards,
Marc
President
Marist Rugby
Latest Information
Marist Rugby Club - Canberra
President's Report 2019
2019 saw 346 boys commit to Rugby to make up 17 teams across the 8 age groups.
4 teams, 10, 11, 15 and 16 Royals were minor premiers finishing in 1st place on the ladder at completion of the season’s fixtures. 13 Marist teams played in the semi-finals with 8 teams making it to the Grand finals. Our 4 minor premier teams went through to win the Grand-final, congratulations U10 Royal, U11 Royal, U15 Royal and U16 Royal. 27 Marist boys were selected and represented the ACT in the NSW state championships, and special congratulations goes to Ryan Jones selected for the ACT School boys and the U18 Brumbies academy alongside Harry O’Connor and Lotu Uoifalelahi. Also Matt Galvin who was selected as Captain and played in the Australia Combined States team at the Australian Schoolboys carnival. It was impressive to see a photo of Matt playing in the Green and Gold jersey wearing Marist socks!
Rugby union is a game which involves physical contact and requires integrity, passion, teamwork and mateship, discipline and respect. While a number of teams made some great achievements through wins, other teams such as the 13, 15 and 16 sky teams need to be acknowledged. These teams showed true regard for the values of the game, especially passion, teamwork and mateship and while the results of the competition ladder don’t reflect great success in wins, these teams achieved great success in showing determination and commitment to their teams and pride in taking the field in their blue and blue jerseys, week in and week out, to play the game for enjoyment knowing a win may have been unachievable. Well done boys I see this as a greater success and achievement than some teams wins.
Having 346 boys take the field and play Rugby each week doesn’t just happen. There are countless volunteers who require acknowledgement and thanks for the effort and especially for giving up the greatest and most challenging commodity, TIME.
Thank you coaches for guiding, teaching and nurturing these young men to play the game with passion and discipline. There was a number of times exceptional feed back was received from opposing teams and referees on the discipline, compassion and respect shown by Marist teams regardless of win or loss.
Thank you to the managers for your organisation, coordination and support to ensure teams and families new where and when to play, who was volunteering in roles such as running the line, wearing the high vis field marshall vest, supplying oranges and lollies, or helping in the canteen and BBQ at home games.
Thank you to all families and friends who fulfilled these roles each week.
Thank you to the First Aid officers who attended to any injuries in a role that is stressful and challenging.
Thank you to the person who has the hardest job each game and in the most difficult and scrutinised position on the field, the referee. 8 boys from Marist refereed this year and will be acknowledged later tonight. With the level of expertise and commentary I could hear from the side-line experts this year, on what they could see from 50 meters away that the referee couldn’t see from 1 meter I challenge any Marist supporter to volunteer and take up the whistle in 2020 and use these skills.
Thank you to the sponsors whose very generous donations and in-kind support helped Marist Rugby. Royals Rugby Union Football Club, Molloy group and Build Professional generously supported a number of individual teams through donations and R&R Fabricare thank you for making a grubby bunch of senior boys look clean and sparkling in freshly laundered jerseys each week. Thank you to Movehappy Health Care and Dave Berg who provided physiotherapy and 1st aid support to Marist home games.
Thank you to the small, passionate and committed members of the Marist Rugby committee who work tirelessly in the background throughout the whole year, not just the Rugby season, to ensure Marist Rugby is equipped, organised and ready to play each week.
Lastly thank you to Paul Mead, Sports and Rugby Master. Paul’s guidance for the committee and passion for Rugby and the development of boys remains outstanding. The volume of work involved in season preparation and conduct, negotiations with the ACTJRU and other clubs to ensure Marist Rugby is represented is remarkable. Answering questions and fielding complaints and difficult inquiries is taxing however Paul continues and deals with them quickly, fairly and without fuss with the best interests and development of Marist boys as his primary aim. Thank you Paul.
The main achievements this year have included
the pre-season games conducted at St Gregory’s – Campbelltown and St Josephs - Hunters Hill through coach transport.
Financial support to the U15 boys Coast Rugby tournament.
The continuation and expansion of the strength and conditioning program to include an additional age group.
The purchase of an additional scrum machine.
Support to the senior rugby program through video recording and analysis, and
Coach development through local and international course.
Rugby is about participation. There is a belief we are experiencing declining numbers; however Marist had an increase in numbers again this year an improvement on 2018 and 17 numbers and equivalent to player numbers in 2015 / 2016.
And lastly thank you to the Marist boys. Rugby is a physically and mentally demanding game, it can only help you to grow and develop. Take away the lessons that can be learnt from defeat, injury, pain and disappointment and turn them into success, fitness and joy in the 2020 season. I hope every boy enjoyed the season, the challenges it has brought them, and I hope that you can reflect and grow from these experiences.
Marc Hastie
President
Marist Rugby Club
4 teams, 10, 11, 15 and 16 Royals were minor premiers finishing in 1st place on the ladder at completion of the season’s fixtures. 13 Marist teams played in the semi-finals with 8 teams making it to the Grand finals. Our 4 minor premier teams went through to win the Grand-final, congratulations U10 Royal, U11 Royal, U15 Royal and U16 Royal. 27 Marist boys were selected and represented the ACT in the NSW state championships, and special congratulations goes to Ryan Jones selected for the ACT School boys and the U18 Brumbies academy alongside Harry O’Connor and Lotu Uoifalelahi. Also Matt Galvin who was selected as Captain and played in the Australia Combined States team at the Australian Schoolboys carnival. It was impressive to see a photo of Matt playing in the Green and Gold jersey wearing Marist socks!
Rugby union is a game which involves physical contact and requires integrity, passion, teamwork and mateship, discipline and respect. While a number of teams made some great achievements through wins, other teams such as the 13, 15 and 16 sky teams need to be acknowledged. These teams showed true regard for the values of the game, especially passion, teamwork and mateship and while the results of the competition ladder don’t reflect great success in wins, these teams achieved great success in showing determination and commitment to their teams and pride in taking the field in their blue and blue jerseys, week in and week out, to play the game for enjoyment knowing a win may have been unachievable. Well done boys I see this as a greater success and achievement than some teams wins.
Having 346 boys take the field and play Rugby each week doesn’t just happen. There are countless volunteers who require acknowledgement and thanks for the effort and especially for giving up the greatest and most challenging commodity, TIME.
Thank you coaches for guiding, teaching and nurturing these young men to play the game with passion and discipline. There was a number of times exceptional feed back was received from opposing teams and referees on the discipline, compassion and respect shown by Marist teams regardless of win or loss.
Thank you to the managers for your organisation, coordination and support to ensure teams and families new where and when to play, who was volunteering in roles such as running the line, wearing the high vis field marshall vest, supplying oranges and lollies, or helping in the canteen and BBQ at home games.
Thank you to all families and friends who fulfilled these roles each week.
Thank you to the First Aid officers who attended to any injuries in a role that is stressful and challenging.
Thank you to the person who has the hardest job each game and in the most difficult and scrutinised position on the field, the referee. 8 boys from Marist refereed this year and will be acknowledged later tonight. With the level of expertise and commentary I could hear from the side-line experts this year, on what they could see from 50 meters away that the referee couldn’t see from 1 meter I challenge any Marist supporter to volunteer and take up the whistle in 2020 and use these skills.
Thank you to the sponsors whose very generous donations and in-kind support helped Marist Rugby. Royals Rugby Union Football Club, Molloy group and Build Professional generously supported a number of individual teams through donations and R&R Fabricare thank you for making a grubby bunch of senior boys look clean and sparkling in freshly laundered jerseys each week. Thank you to Movehappy Health Care and Dave Berg who provided physiotherapy and 1st aid support to Marist home games.
Thank you to the small, passionate and committed members of the Marist Rugby committee who work tirelessly in the background throughout the whole year, not just the Rugby season, to ensure Marist Rugby is equipped, organised and ready to play each week.
Lastly thank you to Paul Mead, Sports and Rugby Master. Paul’s guidance for the committee and passion for Rugby and the development of boys remains outstanding. The volume of work involved in season preparation and conduct, negotiations with the ACTJRU and other clubs to ensure Marist Rugby is represented is remarkable. Answering questions and fielding complaints and difficult inquiries is taxing however Paul continues and deals with them quickly, fairly and without fuss with the best interests and development of Marist boys as his primary aim. Thank you Paul.
The main achievements this year have included
the pre-season games conducted at St Gregory’s – Campbelltown and St Josephs - Hunters Hill through coach transport.
Financial support to the U15 boys Coast Rugby tournament.
The continuation and expansion of the strength and conditioning program to include an additional age group.
The purchase of an additional scrum machine.
Support to the senior rugby program through video recording and analysis, and
Coach development through local and international course.
Rugby is about participation. There is a belief we are experiencing declining numbers; however Marist had an increase in numbers again this year an improvement on 2018 and 17 numbers and equivalent to player numbers in 2015 / 2016.
And lastly thank you to the Marist boys. Rugby is a physically and mentally demanding game, it can only help you to grow and develop. Take away the lessons that can be learnt from defeat, injury, pain and disappointment and turn them into success, fitness and joy in the 2020 season. I hope every boy enjoyed the season, the challenges it has brought them, and I hope that you can reflect and grow from these experiences.
Marc Hastie
President
Marist Rugby Club
The benefits of playing rugby at Marist
- Great team building and mateship for all boys
- Skills, fitness and fun in a great game
- Qualified First Aid coordinators at every game
- Fully funded training for all parents and supporters interested in Coaching, Refereeing or First Aid
- Free Jerseys – for new players and seniors
- Strength and Conditioning programs – for U14 to Seniors
- Fitness Bootcamp – U10 to U13 (in Term 4)
- Special acknowledgment for our referees and Senior boys who assist in coaching duties
- Support for the UK Rugby Exchange Program
- Fully funded team transport for Invitation fixtures and entering teams in competitions
Contact us
We love to hear from you with all feedback, suggestions and ideas. Please email the President, Webmaster or Secretary at anytime.
We love to hear from you with all feedback, suggestions and ideas. Please email the President, Webmaster or Secretary at anytime.