Volunteer of the Month

Congratulations to Gai Williams who is the winner of
The Coopers Alehouse Volunteer of the Month in April
Awarded by the SARU across all clubs in South Australia
For her dedication and service over the past few years
Gai has won an $80 voucher for dinner at the Coopers Alehouse
Well done Gai and to all our tireless volunteers at the club

Warnambool Tour Report

Starting at the club from 8am Good Friday with a traditional multi-denominational full bacon and egg breakfast (thanks to Extrastaff) thirty tourists, a cross section of sacrificial virgins, veterans and rugby critics alike boarded the coach (thanks to Croplands) heading for the picturesque seaside town of Warnambool Victoria. After traveling through the Coonawarra and stopping off at the Blue Lake in Mount Gambier for a refreshing Coopers Ale the squad arrived at Beach Backpackers in family holiday central. Shortly after check in the team was picked up by the Flying Horse Tavern & Brewery (Warnambool RUFC sponsors) courtesy bus to enjoy some great boutique beers, meals and Super 14 rugby. Lesson in rugby #1: Never believe your own press! After a looooong night / morning of supporting the Warnambool economy the team awoke to find themselves in the local Saturday paper The Standard. There was only two things wrong with the article - firstly Deakin University Campus which is on the opposite side of Warnambool doesnt have a rugby ground and well, you can guess the other!



After several attempts at finding the rugby ground Souths eventually arrived much to the disappointment of our opposition. The Plovers came out hitting hard from the opening whistle reflecting the DVD on the bus State of Origins Greatest Hits! Souths counter attacked by kicking into a gale force wind for the first twenty minute quarter (the first kick for touch going back about 30 meters!) and not kicking with the wind the next twenty running everything! Early in the third term Souths got their mandatory technical yellow card and even though the home side looked dangerous with the extra man Souths defence remained solid to keep the game scoreless after three quarters much to the delight of our spectators. Then someone yelled out Cattledog and the biff was brought, subs were subbed, the ship was steadied and dancing shoes were swapped for rugby boots making for three quick tries. The long whistle, a Hangi, presentations and after claiming the boat race the Souths Powerhouse left with our reputation intact. Thanks to the Warnambool Plovers, both clubs sponsors and tour organiser Paddy Williams for making it all happen (and forgetting his phone on route to the grounds!)
To see all the Warnambool Tour photos click here..

Souths Represent At Elizabeth Sevens

The longest running Sevens competition in the Southern Hemisphere was held for the 53rd time at Elizabeth on Saturday 27th March. Souths entered teams in the Mens, Womens and U18 grades. Our juniors displayed some attacking flair and strong defence but without a reflection of their efforts found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard in a few crucial games;
Game 1: Souths 10 - Elizabeth 0
Game 2: Souths 12 - Onkaparinga 14
Game 3: Souths 15 - Vikings 17
Game 4: Souths 12 - Burnside 7
Semi Final: Souths 5 - Onkaparinga 36
A good day at the office for the Bullettes but alas only silver letting in a late try to Burnside in the dying minutes of the final to miss out on the title by a conversion;
Game 1: Souths 5 - Burnside 5
Game 2: Souths 38 - Onkaparinga 0
Game 3: Souths 15 - Old Collegians 15
Final: Souths 12 - Burnside 14
The Men started off with only seven players one reserve for the opener against Onkas and when the cavalry arrived later in the day looked the goods but missed out on the semi finals by a few points.
Game 1: Souths 5 - Onkaparinga 19
Game 2: Souths 22 - Brighton(B) 7
Game 3: Souths 24 - Elizabeth 7
Our Souths reps playing for the all Fijian combined team had a better day, the Bulla Boys eventual tournament winners over Brighton(A) in arguably the best match of the day with a final score 24-7.
For more Elizabeth Sevens photos click here..

Rugby Sevens Fever Hits Adelaide

The International Rugby Sevens was held March 19-21. Our under 8s team was lucky enough to play Friday night on the hallowed Adelaide Oval to kick off a fantastic weekend of top class rugby. In some major upsets on the opening night Wales beat Fiji and USA shocked England eventually making it past Wales to the final only to fall short against Samoa. Congratulations goes to Rush Reynolds who won 20 Gilbert balls for the club by dressing up as Iron Man on Super Hero Saturday and Souths also won the fastest club player race. Thank you to all volunteers from the clubs for making it another successful tournament in Adelaide.
For more photos of the Under 8s in action click here..



Visit the Adelaide Sevens website - www.adelaidesevens.com.au

Robbie Deans visits the Bailey

Wallaby Coach Robbie Deans was in Adelaide to see
ten young South Australian players who will sit
on the reserve pool bench for the International
Rugby Sevens tournament at Adelaide Oval.
Visit the ABC Online link from Tuesday 2nd March
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/03/02/2834725.htm

Record Pre-Season Training Numbers

Training for Seniors, Women, U18s & U16s began on
Thursday 28th January for the 2010 season at Souths
Almost 50 people attended the first training session!
New season - new coaching techniques - new attitude!
Come out for a look and become a believer.
New players Welcome. For more info Contact Us..

What is Teamer.Net?

Teamer is a communication tool that our coaching team uses
It is a web database of players email and mobile numbers
You may have received a text from Teamer about training?
Go to www.teamer.net and log in as Southern Suburb
Ask Ken Williams for the password if you dont know it
You can then create your own profile and chat with team mates!

Online Registration for 2010

This year registration renewal is available online to all members from 2009. All players or parents will now have received either an email or letter providing details of the online registration. The instructions are as follows;

• Email - Clink on the link in the email which is coded with your unique MyRugby ID. The email will take you to the MyRugby section of www.rugby.com.au
• Letter - the letter will include a url, your MyRugby ID, a verification code and specific instructions on how to join.
• Website - If you are already a MyRugby user, you will be asked to login or to reset your password if you have forgotten it. If you are new to MyRugby you will be prompted to set up a user name and password before continuing (by law ARU needs to allow people to update their contact details). Once logged in, you will need to accept the ARU membership conditions before you select the registration you wish to process. Parent/Guardian might see more than one registration option if you have more than one child within a club. Registration can only be processed for one individual at at time.

Alternatively, you can still complete a registration renewal from at the club. New or transferring players MUST complete a new registration form. For any further queries please contact Gai Williams - Club Registrar on 0400 713 801 or see Gai at the club.

For Junior News visit our Junior Teams page!

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