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The Wattle, Issue 28, 2021

Happy Father’s Day to all Eltham Rugby Dads!

No ease up of Community Sport COVID Regulations

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has though declared that almost all of the current lockdown restrictions will remain in place until 70 per cent of Victorians have had at least one dose of vaccine. This is estimated to be around 23 September. An update on club field and social activities will be published at the end of the month.

In the meantime please get vaccinated and keep in touch with your team mates – your team volunteers would also love to hear from you. Please remember:

WE’RE NOT SAFE UNTIL WE’RE ALL SAFE!

New to club merchandise sales
The 50th Anniversary Club Pin.
Designed by Sylvia Metcalfe.
Just $5

Our long-time friends at Gilbert are running a competition where you can go in the draw to win a bag of balls or a signed 2021 Wallabies Competition Ball. The winners of the bag of balls will have the choice of selecting either the Senior or Juniors bag of balls while the winner of the signed ball will receive the signed 2021 Wallabies ball.

  • The Senior Bag of Balls includes Five (5) Barbarian 2.0 Senior Match Balls and Five (5) Vector-TR Balls (valued at $699.90, RRP).
  • The Junior Bag of Balls includes Five (5) Pathways Match Balls and Five (5) Vector-TR Balls (valued at $349.90, RRP). The signed 2021 Wallabies ball is valued at $59.99.

To enter:
https://gnsports.com/pages/win-a-bag-of-balls-or-signed-2021-wallabies-ball-competition?ltclid=badd9a47-f95a-45a8-8629-7eeb0a9d6ba0

Entry is only open to residents of Australia and New Zealand and is limited to one entry per person. So spread the word amongst your teammates, family and friends!

Good luck and please remember that the competition closes at Midnight AEST on 17th of September.

Compilation of 50 year history of Yarra and Eltham Rugby underway

Final deadline for contributions to Ange via email: email hidden; JavaScript is required
mid-September 2021

The third and final Bledisloe Cup Test has been locked in for Father’s day Sunday, 5 September at Optus Stadium in Perth. The match will now kick-off at the family friendly time of 2:00pm AWST | 4:00pm AEST on Sunday afternoon and will be broadcast ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport and simulcast on 9Gem.

Queensland to host Rugby Championship - an update

Round One
Sat 14 August: New Zealand 57 v Australia 22 at Eden Park, Auckland
Sat 14 August: South Africa 32 v Argentina 12 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Round Two
Sat 21 August: Argentina 29 v South Africa 10 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Date TBC: Australia v New Zealand – Optus Stadium, Perth*

Round Three
Sun 12 September: New Zealand v Argentina at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sun 12 September: South Africa v Australia at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast

Round Four
Sat 18 September: Argentina v New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sat 18 September: Australia v South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Round Five
Sat 25 September: Australia v Argentina at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Sat 25 September: New Zealand v South Africa at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

Round Six
Sat 2 October: Argentina v Australia at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sat 2 October: South Africa v New Zealand at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast

Team News

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Eltham Rugby Sponsor Promotion

The Sponsors – individuals and local businesses that generously contribute time and resources to our club. Eltham Rugby thanks each one for their valued support and looks forward to working with them in 2021. Please direct sponsorship enquiries to Sylvia via email email hidden; JavaScript is required.