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Under 18 Victorian Team Representatives

Pat Swan, Angus Hamilton and Jack North have been selected to play in the Australian Schools Rugby Championships Division II (Under 18) on 28 June-3 July at Geelong Grammar School. Enjoy a day out and see great rugby!

Representatives with Michael Foley, Wallabies forwards coach, Wednesday June 11 at Scotch

Under 14 Victorian Team Representatives

On 22 June,the Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union announced that the 2008 U14 Victorian schoolboys team would include four Scotch boys: Tim Symon, Shaun Shrivastav, Paris Dale and Anders Torcello.

MGS 150th Rugby Tournament 2008

Scotch College will be one of eight schools participating in the Melbourne Grammar School (MGS) 150th Rugby Tournament in July. The others are Melbourne Grammar, Oundle School (UK), Christchurch Boys’ High School (NZ), Shore (Sydney Church of England Grammar School, NSW), St Thomas’ College (Sri Lanka), Tamagawa Academy (Japan) and The Hutchins School (Tasmania).

The competition program will be split into two pools, with games at Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College on 8 July (15 mins each way, from 9 am to 1 pm), at Melbourne Grammar on 10 July (35 mins each way, from 9 am to 1 pm) and at Melbourne Grammar on 11 July (35mins each way, from 10 am to 2 pm).

Melbourne Grammar will host a reception/BBQ for all teams on Sunday, 6 July, at 6pm – 8 pm, and a cultural evening in the MGS Memorial Hall on Tuesday, 8 July at 7pm-9.30 pm.

This year’s VRU Heritage Dinner, on Friday, 11 July, will be held in association with Melbourne Grammar.

Scotch is providing billets for two of the visiting teams, Tamagawa Academy from Sunday 6 July to Saturday 12 July, and Shore from Sunday 6 July to Wednesday 9 July.

Please contact Jenni Fenton gotrees@bigpond.net.au or 0409 832807 if you’d like to billet one or more visiting players.

Wallabies Training Session 9 June

Chris Ling at the Wallabies Training Session at Xavier on 9 June

Victorian Rugby Union Heritage Dinner

The Victorian Rugby Union will host the Heritage Dinner this year in combination with the Melbourne Grammar School (MGS) International Sesquicentenary (150th) Rugby Tournament.

The Dinner will be held on Friday, 11 July, at the Camberwell Civic Centre, from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.

Scotch College will be represented by the First XV, coaches and parents, and boys taking part in the MGS International Rugby Festival.

Bookings will be coordinated through the Scrum Club, using the form (also at the back of The Torch newsletter). Cost for parents is $59 per head. There will be no charge for Tournament players.

JOIN THE SCRUM CLUB

A warm invitation is extended to families to join the Scrum Club.

The annual fee of $20 per family enables the Club to support Rugby at Scotch in a wide variety of ways. We assist the school in encouraging boys to achieve their full potential as players and individuals, through raising funds, organising events that unit the Scotch Rugby community, encouraging communication within Rugby organizations and the wider community, and promoting the good image of Rugby within and outside the Scotch community.

We do this by subsidising clinics and tours, facilitating specialist coaching, donating equipment, arrangeing tickets to international rugby events when possible, producing branded garments and signage, and by providing free sausages and drinks to all Scotch and opposition players after home games.

Complete the Membership Application Form and return it with $20 to Robert Reid (address on the form) or to the Scrum Club Barbecue Stall when you are next watching a Scotch home game.

SCRUM CLUB MERCHANDISE

They say that Rugby is the game played in heaven and now we have merchandise to make you look “heavenly” either playing or watching from the sideline!

Kooga jackets – beautiful, warm and stylish! Never feel cold on the sideline again.
Scotch Rugby Helmets – a must for all the boys!
Scotch Rugby Balls – only a few left but more on order!
Scotch Rugby Kit Bags – smart, personalised bags that hold all the gear and more!
Scotch Rugby Jerseys – another “keep-warm” item for the sidelines!
Scotch Rugby Grey Hoods –a fashion item for boys and parents alike!
Scotch Scarves – perfect for all supporting Scotch at all winter sports!

All items available for purchase from the Scrum Club BBQ stall on Saturdays. For all queries, please call Anne Murray on (03) 98331130 or 0411 206 212.

Weekly Barbecue

Again this season, we will provide players with a BBQ at all home games. The boys really look forward to their complimentary sausage and drink after the game. To achieve this we need your participation. The roster will be given to team representatives in coming weeks so please give your support and volunteer to be included - it's great fun! Call Jenni Fenton 9815 3117 for more information.

Year Level Team Representatives for 2008

YEAR	NAME	SURNAME	EMAIL	HOME	MOBILE
Junior School	Neil	McPhee	mcphee@harmon.com.au	98902551	0407567362
7	Michael	Kerr	Michael.kerr59@gmail.com	95363481	0412246350
8	Jane	Fry	jfry@pc.gov.au	95719746	0408010601
9	Jane	Murell	jkmurell@hotmail.com	98224563	0439824653
10	David	McIlraith	davidsa@bigpond.net.au	98187171	0407819079
11	Sandy	Gill	gillsc@tpg.com.au	98092813	0408530827
12	Andrew	Swan	aswan@cooperinvestors.com	98173230	0438588125
Rep Co-ordinator	Clive	Amery	clive@amactuaries.com	98869290	0409008740

Aims - Scrum Club

The aim of the Scrum Club is to support Rugby at Scotch. More specifically the club aims to:

• Encourage members of the various Rugby teams to achieve their full potential as players and as individuals;
• Raise funds to support Rugby related activities at Scotch;
• Provide a forum for and to organise functions to bring together all of the Scotch Rugby community;
• Encourage communication between the Rugby teams, the Scotch community, the State and National Rugby organisations and the community at large; and
• Promote the good image of Rugby within and outside the Scotch community.