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Moruya Sharks
Moruya Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Moruya, New South Wales formed in 1925. They conduct teams for both Juniors & Seniors competitions. Notable Juniors * Michael Weyman *Rhys Kennedy *Jarrad Kennedy History Beginnings Moruya played a match in June 1925 against Braidwood. The two towns met again for a rugby league match in July 1926, playing a challenge match for the Lord Mayor's Cup. The same opponents played for the Retail Traders' Cup in September 1927. In August 1928, Moruya defeated Milton to retain the Toohey Cup. In 1929, Moruya entered in a Far South Coast rugby league competition with Bemboka, Cobargo, Eden, Pambula, Tathra and two Bega teams, the Federals and Waratahs. During 1930, Moruya participated in the competition with Bermagui, Bodalla, Tilba and their opponents on 31 May, Narooma. In 1934, Moruya hosted a weekend knock-out tournament in early June. Later that month the Moruya team of Burke, Crapp, Cooper, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moruya, New South Wales
Moruya is a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Moruya River. The Princes Highway runs through the town that is about south of Sydney and from Canberra. At the , Moruya had a population of 4,295. Its built up area had a population of 2,762. The town relies predominantly on agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Moruya is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire Council and the shire chambers are located in the town. Rural areas around Moruya were affected by the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. History The South Coast region of New South Wales is the traditional home of the Yuin people, with the area in and around Moruya home to the Bugelli-Manji clan. The name "Moruya" is derived from an Aboriginal Tharawal word (') believed to mean "home of the black swan", although this is not probable and not verifiable. Black swans can be seen in the lakes and rivers around Moruya, and the black swan is used locally as an emblem. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group 16 Rugby League
Group 16 is a rugby league competition on the south coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. Group 16 covers the area from Batemans Bay down to Eden. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of Group 16 2020 season was postponed and subsequently cancelled. Teams Former clubs that once played in the area include: * Cobargo Eels * Tuross Lakers Map Premiers First Grade Premiers Juniors Batemans Bay Tigers * Ben Cross * Matthew Cross Bega Roosters * Dale Finucane *Kezie Apps * Deon Apps Bombala Blue Heelers * Ky Rodwell Cooma Colts *Brett White * Sam Williams * Jack Williams * Zac Saddler Leigh Hennessey Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs *Euan Aitken * Wayne Collins * Tony Paton * Pat Coman * Scott Gammell * Ben Duckworth * Tommy Hughes Moruya Sharks * Michael Weyman * Tim Weyman *Jarrad Kennedy * Rhys Kennedy Narooma Devils * Chris Houston * Michael Lett *Teig Wilton Tathra Sea Eagles * Adam Elliott Eden Tigers *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Weyman
Michael Weyman (born 13 September 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Weyman is the older brother of former Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player, Tim Weyman. Playing career Born in Moruya, New South Wales, Weyman played his junior football for the Moruya Sharks. While attending Carroll College in 2001 and Erindale College in 2002, Weyman was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team and was captain of the team. In 2002 and 2003, Weyman was selected for the Junior Kangaroos team and played for the New South Wales U19s in 2003. National Rugby League Weyman was signed by the Canberra Raiders. In round 10 of the 2003 NRL season he made his NRL debut for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers. In May 2008, Weyman signed a two-year deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2009, despite being offered a one-year extension with the Raiders. In 2008, Weyman was suspended for six weeks after punching Gold Coast Titans forward Daniel Conn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Kennedy
Rhys Kennedy (born 11 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Kennedy was born in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia. Rhys Kennedy played his junior football with the Moruya Sharks. Kennedy is of Swiss descent. Playing career Kennedy played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL Under-20s, National Youth Competition in 2014. In 2016, Kennedy played for the Illawarra Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition. In 2017, Kennedy joined foundation club North Sydney Bears, North Sydney who were the feeder club side for NRL side South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney. Kennedy spent two seasons playing with Norths in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. South Sydney Rabbitohs On March 31, 2019, in round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for South Sydney Rabb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrad Kennedy
Jarrad Kennedy (born 27 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays at , but can also fill in at . He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Background Born in Moruya, New South Wales, Kennedy played his junior rugby league for the Tuross Lakers and Moruya-Tuross Sharks, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. Playing career Early career In 2008 and 2009, Kennedy played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team. On 5 October 2008, Kennedy scored the match winning try in the Raiders' golden-point extra time win over the Brisbane Broncos in the 2008 NYC Grand Final. In 2010, he graduated on to the Raiders' Queensland Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies. 2012 In round 6 of the 2012 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Canberra against the New Zealand Warriors. 2013 On 17 May, Kennedy re-signed wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobargo Chronicle
''The Cobargo Chronicle'' was and English language newspaper published in Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia. Newspaper history ''The Cobargo Chronicle'' was a weekly newspaper first published on 18 November 1898 by William Boot in Cobargo, New South Wales. The newspaper was originally titled ''The Cobargo Chronicle and South Coast Journal'' and was devoted to "the interests of the Dairying, Mining and Agricultural industries established in the large and populous district in which it circulates". Subscriptions were priced at one pound per annum and the paper was printed Friday mornings from the offices situated on Moruya Road, Cobargo. The proprietor of the newspaper, William Boot, had earlier established ''The Cobargo Watch'' on 18 January 1890 also using the subtitle of ''South Coast Journal''. Boot sold the paper on 4 June 1892 to local chemist John Joseph O'Reilly and stood for election in June 1891 but failed to win a seat in the state parliament of New South Wales. Boot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League Teams In New South Wales
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby Fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court * Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football * Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Coast (New South Wales)
The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from Shoalhaven district in the north to the border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the west by the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands, and is largely covered by a series of national parks, namely Jervis Bay National Park, Eurobodalla National Park, and Beowa National Park. To the east is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, which is characterised by rolling farmlands, small towns and villages along a rocky coastline, interspersed by numerous beaches and lakes. The South Coast includes Shoalhaven district in the north and the Bega Valley in the more remote south as well as the Eurobodalla Shire and the Commonwealth Jervis Bay Territory which is adjacent to the City of Shoalhaven Local Government Area. Some definitions of the region include the Illawarra, but it is often seen as a separate and distinct region of New South Wales. Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
