Brumbies announce players for Country Visits
Brumbies announce players for Country Visits
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Brumbies Media Unit
http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/55502
The CA Brumbies have identified the players who will travel across regional NSW and the far South Coast on Friday, 6 March and Saturday, 7 March for the annual ActewAGL Country Visits.
Twenty-nine CA Brumbies players will travel to 11 NSW regional centres to meet supporters and visit young rugby players in the area.
Both Bega and Gundagai have been included as destinations for the first time in the program, now into its sixth year. Wallaby prop Ben Alexander, Australian Sevens representative Peter Betham and CA Brumbies new recruit and scrumhalf James Stannard will visit Bega as well as visiting the St Patrick’s Parish School in Cooma.
Wallaby lock Mark Chisholm, CA Brumbies winger Francis Fainifo, prop Salesi Ma’afu and lock and former Australia Sevens captain Shawn Mackay will travel to Gundagai before hosting a skills session with Tumut Junior RFC.
The Wallaby trio of Nic Henderson, Guy Shepherdson and Peter Kimlin, and Australia A hooker John Ulugia will head to Wagga to take part in a skills session with Wagga Junior RFC on Friday and an autograph signing session at Wagga Wagga Marketplace on Saturday.
Goulburn will also hold two sessions with Wallaby captain Stirling Mortlock joining CA Brumbies teammates Huia Edmonds, Afusipa Taumoepeau and Sitaleki Timani at Trinity Catholic College on Friday before Wallaby utility Adam Ashley-Cooper and CA Brumbies flyhalves Christian Lealiifano and Matt Toomua travel to Centro Goulburn on Saturday.
Saturday’s other signing session will be held at Batemans Bay, featuring Wallaby flanker George Smith, CA Brumbies lock Ben Hand and inside centre Gene Fairbanks.
CA Brumbies winger Clyde Rathbone, back-rower Mitch Chapman, scrumhalf Josh Holmes and winger Alfi Mafi will visit both Boorowa and Cootamundra on Friday, while Mark Gerrard, Julian Salvi and Tyrone Smith will head to the high country in Jindabyne.
The ActewAGL Country Visits have been coordinated to run during the CA Brumbies’ bye week in the Investec Super 14.
ActewAGL Country Visits – Friday, 6 March 2009
** Please note revised times for Bega, Cootamundra and Wagga Wagga
Bega:Ben Alexander, Peter Betham, James Stannard
2pm - 3.30pm: Sapphire Coast Anglican College, 2 Max Slater Drive, Bega
Boorowa:Mitch Chapman, Josh Holmes, Alfi Mafi, Clyde Rathbone
1.30pm - 2.30pm: St Joseph’s School, 2 Scott St, Boorowa
Cooma:Ben Alexander, Peter Betham, James Stannard
11am - 12pm: St Patrick’s Parish School, Vale St, Cooma
Cootamundra:Mitch Chapman, Josh Holmes, Alfi Mafi, Clyde Rathbone
4pm – 5.30pm: Cootamundra Juniors, Country Club Oval, Hurley St, Cootamundra
Goulburn:Huia Edmonds, Stirling Mortlock, Afusipa Taumoepeau, Sitaleki Timani
1.30pm - 2.30pm: Trinity Catholic College, Clinton St, Goulburn
Gundagai:Mark Chisholm, Francis Fainifo, Salesi Ma’afu, Shawn Mackay
2pm - 3pm: St Patrick’s Parish School, 26 Homer St, Gundagai
Jindabyne:Mark Gerrard, Julian Salvi, Tyrone Smith
4pm - 5.30pm: Jindabyne Junior RFC, John Connors Oval, Park Road, Jindabyne
Taralga:Huia Edmonds, Stirling Mortlock, Afusipa Taumoepeau, Sitaleki Timani
3.30pm - 5pm: Taralga Junior RFC, Grey Park, Orchard St, Taralga
Tumut:Mark Chisholm, Francis Fainifo, Salesi Ma’afu, Shawn Mackay
4.30pm - 6pm: Tumut Juniors RFC, The Bull Paddock, Snowy Mountains Highway, Tumut
Wagga Wagga:Nic Henderson, Peter Kimlin, Guy Shepherdson, John Ulugia
4pm – 5.30pm: Wagga Juniors RFC, Connolly Rugby Park, Bourke St, Wagga Wagga
ActewAGL Country Visits – Saturday, 7 March 2009
Batemans Bay:Gene Fairbanks, Ben Hand, George Smith
11am – 12.30pm: The Village Centre, Batemans Bay
Goulburn:Adam Ashley-Cooper, Christian Lealiifano, Matt Toomua
11am - 12.30pm: Centro Goulburn, 217 Auburn St, Goulburn
Wagga Wagga:Nic Henderson, Peter Kimlin, Guy Shepherdson, John Ulugia
11am – 12.30pm: Wagga Wagga Marketplace, Wagga Wagga
The Brumbies do this every year on their bye weekend offering regional kids, rugby fans and Brumbies supporters the chance to meet some of the players and link with the team...Note this is not a fishing excursion...:D
