The tipping comp is starting next Friday with the first round of the super 14. We are playing using the betting rules (where points are awarded based on the sportsbet rates) for example if Waratahs ($1.50) are playing Chiefs ($2.50) if you pick the Waratahs you will get 1.5 points, and the Chiefs will award 2.5 points for the win.

Prizes are being organised at the moment, it is open to all club members (juniors, seniors and golden oldies), supporters and their friends, there is no cost to enter.

The details are below, please registered before next Friday to get in on it.

You are invited to join my Super 14 2010 Tipping Competition at http://www.OzTips.com
Comp Name:     Ballina Rugby Union Tipping Competition
Comp #:        194567
Comp Password: seahorses
To join:

1) Go to http://www.OzTips.com

2) Click the ‘REGISTER’ button on the homepage and set-up a Login (if you don’t already have one with OzTips).

3) Once you have successfully registered a Username and Password, click the ‘JOIN A COMP’ button.

4) Enter the Comp # and Comp Password details above.

5) That’s it! Full instructions on how to Tip can be found on the website by clicking on the ‘Help’ link in the top header.

For 2010 the club will be updating the website weekly with information about training, events, injury management, team selections and travelling to games. Being a part of the mailing list ensures that you are not left behind.

if you have any queries in regard to this please send an email to info@ballinarugby.com.au

I asked Nathan why their footy season is from Nov to April with games played from 7pm and he replied back.

They don’t play in winter cause league is played in winter and since the closest town is over 500ks away we don’t travel every week. The bus trips would take too long on the way home so we play in Alice every week in a 4 team comp.

I have had a few trips away. Our club went to Singapore to play the International 7s comp. We made the semis of the Bowl Divison.

Went to Katherine for the Alice Springs side … 17hrs on a mini bus one way … real fun.  It’s the only rep team I have played in were the team got into an all in brawl in the car park with each other before the game!

Nathan #3

Muzz and the Dingos

That blue headgear looks familiar!

Dan "Carrot" Claes - 2008 coaches award recipient

Seahorses Away

Over the years Ballina Rugby Club has fostered the sporting careers of many a fine lad.
Some of our Seahorses have had to move away from Ballina to further their education,
follow work prospects, attend to family commitments or to seek adventures in far away lands.

No matter how far away our boys go – Once a Ballina Seahorse, always a Ballina Seahorse!
We at Ballina Rugby Club want to know where our boys are and what they are up to.
We also want our ‘Seahorses away’ to know that we think about them often and look forward to the day they return to Ballina Rugby Club.

So if you were a past player, or know of one, please send your details to
loumackay(at aapt dot net dot au) and be a part of our Seahorses Away latest news.

At present we have news of three of our blokes. Dan Claes and Jamie Coote are currently playing rugby for Vancouver Rowing Club in Canada. They will send posts each week of their results. If you look closely at the video you’ll see Jamie on the far wing with  pale blue head gear. Temperature was around -2 degrees! Nathan Groves is  in Alice Springs, no doubt wishing for cooler weather.