South Australian Rugby Premier Grade Round 6

To all readers and supporters of rugby in SA. Unfortunately the report this week is going to be a bit of an abbreviated one. I was unable to attend any of the matches due to illness, and a lot of my sources were unable to provide me with any solid information for various reasons also. As such, rather than speculate on the games, I think it’s better just to state the facts and look forward to next week. Hopefully I’ll be able to do a short catch-up on each of the games next week. Thanks, Conor.

Also, a quick mention of good luck to the following players who will be representing the State at the ACT Provincial Championships next weekend:

Tom Price (vc) Woodville

Marty Van Eyk Onkaparinga

Thomas Hankey Burnside

Stevan Stanojevic Souths

Jack Campion Old Collegians

Dan Hartman Burnside

Ben Fiers Burnside

Jare Morrell Woodville

Dermot O’Rourke Brighton

Lincoln Ormsby Onkaparinga

Ratu Bola Niumataiwalu Souths

Rob Smedley (cpt) Old Collegians

Nathan Satala Brighton

Arni Kane Port Adelaide

Troy Doughty Onkaparinga

Jamie Aldred Onkaparinga

Bron Lett Adelaide University

Mark Cooper Barossa

Issac Nathan Onkaparinga

John Finnie Woodville

Matthew Love Burnside

Team Manager- Mark Dobson

Coach- Barry Cooper

Team Assistant- Richard Karpinski

Team Assistant- Helen Cooper

Head Coach Barry Cooper has done a fantastic job in selecting a very competitive team whilst dealing with a number of injuries and player unavailability. With the selection of players from both Adelaide University and the Barossa Rams along with a staff member from North Torrens it is fantastic to see that ten of the unions eleven senior clubs are represented in the team.

In A Statement From Rugby SA:

The last few years has been a difficult period for the senior representative program, especially since the Australian Rugby Shield finished in 2008. Due to cost issues in the last 6 months the men’s state team has had to withdraw from both a trip to New Zealand and the Northern Territory.

Players have been invited to represent the South Australian State Side on a ‘pay for play basis’. Whilst the most outstanding players were invited first it is not necessarily the best 23 players in the state at the time due to the side being player funded. When a senior representative program is fully funded the traditional ‘Black Falcons’ name will be re-adopted.

SA Rugby Union is very appreciative of the support shown by the ACT Brumbies at such short notice.

Onto the scores:

Round 6 – 31/05/2014

Match of the Week:

Onkaparinga 26 def Southern Suburbs 3

Burnside 24 def Brighton 10

Old Collegians 39 def Port Adelaide15

Woodville 20 def Barossa 0 (match forfeited)

Second Grade

Onkaparinga 19 def Adelaide University 12

Brighton 18  def Burnside 12

Old Collegians 75 def Port Adelaide 0

Woodville 15 def Elizabeth  10

Women’s Premier Grade

Southern Suburbs 10 def Onkaparinga 5

Burnside (Bye)

Old Collegians (Bye)

Woodville (Bye)

Third Grade

Southern Suburbs 24 def Onkaparinga 12

Brighton 19 def Burnside 8

Old Collegians 74 def North Torrens 5

Adelaide University 25 def Barossa 10

Fourth Grade

Brighton 20 def Burnside 15

Old Collegians 39 def Port Adelaide/North Torrens 5

Elizabeth  43 def  Adelaide University 5

Onkaparinga Bye

Next Round’s Fixtures