The Junior Club Blitz goes into full swing this fortnight, and will see all players from the NSW Waratahs squad paying 33 junior clubs across Sydney a special visit to one of their training sessions.
The team, who have just visited the Sylvania Bulldogs Junior Rugby Club on Saturday for their 50th birthday celebration, will be out in force over the next two weeks.
NSW Waratahs Assistant Coach Nathan Grey believes both the Junior Clubs and the players are the beneficiaries of this initiative.
“It’s awesome to see the players connecting with their roots,” said Grey. “It is exciting for the juniors to have their heroes come to their training session, and the players feel welcome and rewarded for staying in touch with the very clubs that raised them.”
Nineteen clubs will have NSW Waratah cameos in the first week of the Blitz, leaving fourteen clubs in the second. Outside of these two weeks are more school visits, the next school visit being St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill on Tuesday 16th.
The Sydney Junior Club Blitz will officially begin on next Tuesday May 16 with respective players attending Bays Juniors, Burraneer, Hunters Hill and St Ives on the first day.
Full list of players and clubs (subject to change):
|
Date |
Club |
Player |
|
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 |
Bays |
David Horwitz |
|
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 |
Burraneer |
Jed Holloway |
|
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 |
Hunters Hill |
Andrew Kellaway |
|
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 |
St Ives |
Andrew Deegan |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Canterbury |
Jake Gordon |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Chatswood |
Jack Dempsey |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Coogee |
Paddy Ryan |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Dee Why |
Sam Needs |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Lindfield |
Andrew Deegan |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Norths Pirates |
Damien Fitzpatrick |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Penrith RSL |
Senio Toleafoa, Sekope Kepu |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
Roseville |
Michael Wells |
|
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 |
St Patrick's Juniors |
Bryce Hegarty |
| Wednesday, 17 May 2017 | Wakehurst | Harry Jones |
|
Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
Beecroft/Cherrybrook |
Dean Mumm |
|
Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
Briars |
Angus Ta'avao |
|
Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
Hills |
Israel Folau, David Lolohea |
|
Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
Hornsby |
Cam Clark |
|
Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
Lane Cove |
Ned Hanigan |
|
Friday, 19 May 2017 |
Killara West Pymble |
Ned Hanigan |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Dundas |
Will Skelton |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Dural |
Israel Folau, David Lolohea |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Harbord |
Matt Lucas |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Liverpool City |
Sekope Kepu, Taqele Naiyaravoro |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Petersham |
Jake Gordon |
|
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
Wahroonga |
Cam Clark |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Blue Mountains |
Senio Toleafoa |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Collaroy |
Sam Needs |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Coogee |
Paddy Ryan |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Drummoyne |
Tom Robertson |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Manly Roos |
Michael Hooper |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Mosman |
Damien Fitzpatrick |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Oatley |
Rob Horne |
|
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 |
Seaforth Balgowlah |
Matt Lucas |
