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Old rugby league players to reunite
The Cobar Roosters Rugby League Club is organising a club reunion on May 20 to celebrate a number of important milestones for the club. Former player and reunion organizer, Barry Knight, said the club missed out on being able to celebrate their 100 years of rugby league anniversary in 2021 due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions. “It’s also the 50 year anniversary of when we won three grades at Ward Oval and our first Clayton Cup win that same year,” Barry said. “And we missed out on celebrating 50 years since our second Claytons Cup win in 2022. “It’s also 55 years since we won the Group 15 grand final under coach Brad Wynd.” It’s 25 years since the Roosters won the Claytons Cup in 1998. (It was the third time Cobar had won it with no other club having won it more than twice previously.) “That year we also won Reserve Grade in Group 11,” Barry said. “It would be good to see players from that era such as Scott Mieni, Tommy Good, Brian Prendergast, Matthew Ralph, ‘Nod’ Gordon Cobar Junior Soccer Club’s new soccer season kicked off on Saturday with the club and Steve Potter to name a few, at the reunholding a skills day. Pictured are new Minis players Mason Hill, Ivy Joss and Harry ion. “Also blokes like former First Grade coach McBride with veteran Mini Levi Mackay. Damien Connor, who coached the Roosters to their Tooheys Group 11 grand final win in 2006 when they beat Wellington. “Players like Peter Ford, Darren Jackson, The Men’s Golf Single + Money Ball com- on Sunday in the Monthly Medal Stableford Jake Francisco, Johnny Dunn, Cole Jermyn and Adam Betts who were all part of the 2006 petition on Saturday was easily won by competition. Scott Mayne, Ron Craw, Paul Kershaw and His score of 37 stableford points was one winning side. Geoff Rorke. shot clear of the second placegetter Peter “And our most successful players to come out of the club, Nik Kosef (who went on to Their score of 168 stableford points was 37 ‘China’ Brien on 36 stableford points. stableford points clear of second place. Stewart Fraser won the Nearest to the Pin play for Manly Sea Eagles, NSW and Australia), Peter Robinson (who played for MelCraw had the best individual score on 40 prize on the 8th hole. bourne Storm) and another great NRL player, points and Kershaw finished on 36 points in A working bee will be held this Saturday. the individual competition. A Four-Ball-Best-Ball match will be played Aaron Cannings. “We welcome all players, supporters and Nearest to the Pin prizes were won by Peter on Saturday afternoon. ‘Ding’ Lawrence on the 3rd hole and Stewart The second round of the Captain’s Trophy their families to attend,” Barry said. Fraser on the 8th. competition will be played as a Stroke event For more details about the club’s reunion, Max Phillips was back in the winner’s circle on Sunday.—Three Aces see advertisement on Page 15.
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