2020 Coffs Harbour Crusaders

Welcome to another season

We have outlined below important information for you so you are ready to go. Please jump in and join the 5 week Get Into rugby program which was a huge event last year.

Any questions please ask.

1. Preseason ‘Get Into Rugby’ Program
• Advertised on the Crusaders facebook page already.
• 5 week national program from 6 March – 3 April (games and training). Friday 5 pm to 6pm.
• $45 cost which will be through Rugby Explorer app. Insurance costs will transfer over to the season proper. Rugby training shirt and a meal for all players that register.
• We had 150 kids last year and hope to get the same this season. This is a great program for the kids.
we will have an Aussie 7s or ex wallabies player join us one Friday night.

2. Player subs and club
• 2020 registrations for the season itself will open in March once we have Get costs same as 2019. The cost will be $130 with the$100 active kids vouchers available again now
• We have changed the ‘rugby explorer’ club name to Coffs Harbour Crusaders Junior Rugby Union Club to make registrations easier but select either as it will work.

3. Draw
• Club teams per grade (6 – under 12s, 6 – under 10s, 8 – under 8s) – current estimate
• Everyone that plays for the Barbarians, Woolgoolga, BDC or St Augustines signs up through the Coffs Harbour Crusaders as the parent club. Please list on your registration when the time comes which team you play for or want to play for.
• Easter 10 April –13 April, school holidays 10 April – 26 April, June long weekend 6‐8 June and 4 July‐ 19 July school holidays. No games for two Fridays in the July school holidays only.
• Start comp – Friday 8 May 2019 (second Friday in term 2)
• Timings of games (530 - 8s, 610 - 10s and 710 - 12s), Girls TBC

4. Womens Rugby
• Under 14s and 16s (We have been working with NSW and MNC rugby)
• Anthony Hulbert is the Coffs Crusaders junior girls committee member if you want further details. We are trying to work out what works best for everyone.
* Please contact Anthony on 0423 625 974 if you can help out as this is the major hurdle for us at the moment. We need to form a separate girls committee

5. Changes in competition
• No changes in 2020 planned at the moment. This will be clarified before the season start.
• We need to encourage all parents, coaches, managers and administrators to read the competition guide
* Our competition is one of the biggest in Australia an certainly well run but we need volunteers and everyone to continue to show good sportsmanship on the field and especially off.

6. Call for coaches and managers
• Advertise for coaches and managers on Monday 10 February for Crusaders teams. We would love to see new coaches.
• Tom Davidson (all coaches and managers) – group coaching night 3 March for all coaches helping at Get Into Rugby or junior coaching ‐ 1.5 hrs tops from 530 pm at the rugby club.
• Tom then has a two night course which I would encourage all coaches to attend which is the Foundation coaching course (level 1). Tom will send a flyer out soon on how to register for this.
• WWC (child protection) info needed for all committee, coaches, managers


7. Referees
• Please let Lance Smith our referees coordinator know if you have any kids or adults that want to referee on Friday night

8. Code of contact and competition booklet
• Players, parents and supporters (updated version supplied to every team and parent)

9. Representative teams
• TAS U12 Carnival – 17/19 April 2020. Call for EOI for players, coach and manager has gone out 7 February 2020 on the Crusaders facebook page.
• Rep dates for MNC Axemen (2/3 May for under 12s country)
• Under 10s and 11s MNC are still looking for coaches/managers for the state titles.
• Coffs Coast Rugby Challenge by NSW Rugby – 6‐8 July (promote to under 10, 11 and 12s)
• Crusaders Armidale carnival Sunday 16 August (8s, 10s, 11s and 12s)

10. 2019 Crusaders Gala Day (Sunday 21 June).

11. This year we will set up a FREE ‐ gear table at Get Into Rugby and Friday nights with shoes, jerseys, shorts, socks and jerseys to give away or sell. If you have something that you want to give away plaease put it on the table. If you want to sell something leave a note with details, a price and a contact number.

2020 Committee Contact Details (in no particular order)
• President: Paul Butcher
• Vice president: Poul Nielson
• Secretary: Kelly Hyndman
• Treasurer: Tash Moore
• Registrar: Sharon Callander
Craig Landrigan
• Womens rugby coordinator: Anthony Hulbert
• Ground coordinator: Danny Knight
• Referees coordinator: Lance Smith

Crusaders Club representatives:
• BDC Liaison officer: Natalie Titcume/Beth Hilton (welcome Natalie)
• St Augustine’s Liaison officer: Candice Butcher
• Barbarians Liaison officer: Kelly Hyndman

• Woolgoolga Saints Liaison officer: Troy Baker

Coffs Harbour Crusaders Junior Rugby email ‐ coffsjuniors@gmail.com

Toormina Sport and Recreation Club
President ‐ Mariusz Werstak
Grounds coordinator TSRC board ‐ Des Hoy
Groundsman – Michael Black
Bar and facility – Catherine Trice
NSW RUGBY – Tom Davidson

We hope you have a wonderful season and please feel free to contact me or the committee any time should you require any further information or want to help out in any way.

Kind regards

Paul and the Crusaders committee