Planning is in place to re establish the South Rugby Union competition. Currently teams on the Coast participate in the South Coast Monaro competition that covers a huge area – teams from Jindabyne to Taralga and down to Batemans Bay & every team inbetween require huge weekly travel by all teams and has been responsible for a number of teams folding over recent years. A regular local Rugby Union competition was conducted for 35 years until 2016 when Clubs from South Coast & Monaro agreed to combine. The initial draw was based on the Super Rugby template and was travel friendly however, after one season the draw reverted to a home and away format resulting in both Milton & Broulee folding.
South Coast Rugby, with the support of Brumbies administration are planning for a return to regular Rugby Union games on the South Coast. There is already strong interest from Bermagui Cobargo, Broulee, Milton & Batemans Bay. Braidwood are also considering their options plus there is an opportunity for a Bega based team, Narooma & possibly a Tuross Heads team.
Teams are now supporting a quick 4 week competition in September 2022 to assist Clubs recruit and establish ready for next season. Rugby Australia & Brumbies support the concept using “Game on Global Rugby” guidelines. These guidelines are based around a 10-a-side competition but allows Clubs to match numbers up to traditional 15’s games. The guidelines are very specific on length of games and player combinations based on the number of players agreed to be used in that game.
Planning is well advanced with the first game scheduled for Saturday 3rd September 2022. At this stage it seems all Clubs will play at Cobargo Oval on the same day as part of a Carnival launch. Games will continue for the following 3 weeks with further planning to follow to progress the competition for next season.
If anyone requires more information please contact rugbymail@bigpond.com or phone 0409470295
