NEW SOUTH WALES COMBINED CATHOLIC COLLEGES RUGBY LEAGUE
www.nswccc.leaguenet.com.au

PRESIDENTS SELECTIONS :
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
15 Years: 1989, 2001, 2002, 2006
18 Years: 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005

All correspondence to: The Secretary, NSWCCC Rugby League, c/o Clancy Catholic College, Carmichael Drive, West Hoxton NSW 2171

NSWCCC Rugby League is affiliated with the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Council, Australian & NSW Rugby Leagues

Dear Students and Parents

In 2010 New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Rugby League is implementing a new initiative as part of our State Selection Trials. An extra team, known as the President’s Team, will participate in our selection trials.

The President’s team will provide an additional opportunity for students who do not gain selection in their association/diocesan team to participate in our State Selection Trials.

This may include students who:
• do not participate and are not selected due to illness/injury
• perform poorly in their association/diocesan trials due to injury/fatigue from a heavy playing schedule
• miss selection due to the strength of their association
• enroll in a Catholic school after their association/diocese team has been selected.

There will be a President’s Team for both 15’s and 18’s years age groups. For the 15’s team players must be born in 1995 or 1996 and for the 18’s team players must be born in 1994, 1993 or 1992.

The coaching staff for each team is as follows:

18’s PRESIDENT’S TEAM COACH: MR TIM WHITE (Holy Cross College Ryde) Tel 9808 1033 Fax 9809 7207 Manager: Mr Leon Robinson (St Paul’s College Kempsey) Trainer: Mr Michael Fisher (St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney)

15’s PRESIDENT’S TEAM COACH: MR LEE ADDISON (St Gregory’s College Campbelltown) Telephone 02 4629 4222 Fax 02 4628 1594 Manager: Mr Michael O’Beirne (La Salle College Bankstown)
Trainer: To be appointed

To be eligible for inclusion in either President’s Team students must:
1. Have participated in their association selection trial/s, or have been exempt from trialing by their Association Convenor, eg due to injury, and not been selected in their association team. (Please note that this is not a separate pathway and that entry to this team is only open to players who have not been selected in their association team. The exception to this is a student who has enrolled in a Catholic school after the selection trial/s.)

2. Complete and fax the attached nomination form before 3.00pm Friday 7th May to the relevant coach. Due to geographical and time constraints, the selection process will be subjective and by invitation from the selection panel.

Students from all Catholic high schools in NSW are eligible for selection and the selection of each President’s Team cannot take place until all associations have completed their selection process. Please refer to the attached Selection Policy for further information.

All students will be informed of the outcome of their nomination by Wednesday 12th May and the team will be placed on our website. Students who gain selection must agree to:
1. Pay the team levy of $100.00 to the Team Manager by Monday 17th May. The levy includes playing strip (jersey, shorts and socks), polo shirt, strapping, first aid etc and post game recovery (hydration/nutrition).

If payment is not received by Monday 17th May NSWCCC Rugby League may invite another student into the team to ensure a squad of twenty players attends the selection trials. Cheques to be made out to NSWCCC Rugby League and send to team managers school, att to their name..

2. Attend training on Thursday 20th May at 2.00pm at St Mary’s. (This is consistent with the preparation for Northern Country and Southern Country teams.)
3. Abide by the attached Code of Behaviour and ARL policies.
4. Accept a position in their association team if a position in that team becomes available prior to the commencement of the selection trials.

EXCITING NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOLBOYS RUGBY LEAGUE COMP FOR 2010
The NSWCCC are very pleased to announce the NSW CCC Cup Rugby League Competition comencing in 2010.

Dave Nicholson from Red Bend runs away from the Aquinas defender Tom Egan

Aquinas College about to pack the scrum

Red Bend College about to pack the scrum

It was a big week last week for Red Bend College as the 14’s went down to a very well coached side from Aquinas College, Menai, (Steve Gough former Cronulla coach and assistant to John Lang at Cronulla and Penrith coached them, he is now deputy at Aquinas).

The Sydney boys had an enjoyable trip to the country and should be congratulated on the way they represented their school both on and off the field.

Red Bend went down fighting in the semi final of the under 14’s Cochrane Cup last Friday.

Supported on by the junior school, many parents and local spectators, they were unable to reproduce the victory of the Opens the day before.

In a very close game where the opposition, Aquinas College from Menai, were first to score, the College team led by Dave Cowhan had their chances.

With the score 12 - 6 at the break after a barn storming run and try by Parkes student Druss Afele.

The second half showed some great defence with neither side able to dominate. Menai score a late try in the corner to run out winners 16 - 6.

Once again the best for the College was front rower Dave Cowhan, followed by Bryce Park and Jarrod Tyack.

Coaches awards for the Opens on Thursday and 14’s on Friday went to Toby Evans (Parkes) who played half back in the Opens 14 - 12 win over St Edwards from Gosford and Dave Cowhan (Forbes) in the fourteens.

These awards kindly donated by St George-Illawarra (thanks to Brian Keegan)

Aquinas College's Player's player was Sharks Development player Josh Baldacchino, others worth a mention are skipper Jeremy Safi who is in the Bulldogs development squad and was converting goals from the sidelines.

Aquinas coach Steve Gough said, " the boys all played very well, the Red Bend people were great and really looked after as from the moment we arrived at the College."

Aquinas College now take on powerhouse St. Hohns Woodlawn in the Grand Final of the NSWCC Cochrane Cup.

It turned out to be a great day for footy at Campbelltown Stadium on Sunday morning when Wests Magpies & the Wests Tigers threw their junior rep's at the NSW CCC under 15's and under 18's.

It was a good hit out for both teams with plenty of good things coming from both games.

Some extra time together and the trial against the mighty Parramatta Eels Harold Matthew's & SG Ball champion sides these two CCC teams will improve out of sight in time for the ASSRL Championships coming pretty soon now.

NSW CCC Under 15's Rugby League Team after the trial v WestsTigers (Photo : ourfooty media) U15 aCTioN	NSW CCC Under 18's Rugby League Team after the trial v WestsTigers (Photo : ourfooty media) U18 aCTioN

NSW CCC U 15's Photo : ourfooty media)

NSW CCC U 18's Photo : ourfooty media)

DAY ONE ACTION | U 18's | U 15's |

The NSW Combined Catholic Colleges have held their 2009 rugby league trials in Tamworth over the past two days.

After two days of fantastic rugby league played at Scully Park, it came down to Saturday afternoon when the selectors picked this year NSW CCC representative teams to compete in this years Australian Schoolboys Championships.

Ourfootyteam has had the privilege to cover this years trials here in Tamworth, and we would like to thank the NSW CCC for inviting us to cover the weekends action and bring it to you, although a bit late.

Congratulations to the boys who have made this years rep teams, and to all you guys who played up in Tamworth, it was a great weekend and everyone did real good, even just to play in the trials.

NSW CCC Rugby league is very successful Nationally and competition is fierce for all representative spots at all levels.

Both teams are looking forward to playing in the ASSRL National Championships in a few more weeks