Orara Valley Sevens 2006

[girvie]

The Orara Valley Sevens will be played on the 28th and 29th of January. The winner of Orara Valley Sevens will receive $10,000, and runner-up wins $3000. There will be a playoff for third and fourth. Third will win $1500 and fourth will win $500.

There will also be a prize of $1000 for the best performing NSW Country side. Clubs from NSW Country who will be competing include:

• Orara Valley
• Sawtell
• Coffs Harbour
• Woolgoolga
• Gimbisi Warriors
• Macleay Valley
• Nambucca Heads
• Guyra
• Armidale
• Byron Bay
• Hoey Moey

Other clubs sides competing include:

• South Sydney (Jersey Flegg)
• Sydney Bulls (Jim Beam Cup)
• Sydney University
• Moore Park (South Sydney A-grade)
• Camperdown Dragons (South Sydney A-grade)
• North Ryde Hawks (Balmain A-grade)
• Renown United (St George junior league)
• Gold Coast Titans (juniors)
• Souths Logan Magpies
• Birragin Gargle (Aboriginal side from Yamba)

International teams competing in 2006 include:

• Lebanon
• Malta
• Cook Islands
• Portugal
• United States
• Japan
• Samoa
• Tonga
• New Zealand Maoris
• Fiji Batis
• Fiji A (Australian based Fijian)
• Malie Sharks (Samoan club side)
• Sydney Samoans
• Australian Maoris
• Sydney Metro Aboriginal All-Stars

On Thursday the 26th (Australia Day) there will be 13-a-side matches between Cook Islands Under-18s and Coast Valley Under-18s (made up from Orara Valley, Coffs Harbour, Sawtell and Woolgoolga).
United States will play Japan.
New Zealand Maoris will play Fiji Batis.
The main game at 7pm will be Cook Islands taking on Coast Valley All Stars.
In between these matches there will be exhibition matches featuring ‘Old Boys’ sides, including North Sydney.

 

[Boing Boing]

Any news on the Bears Legends and that other team? Was it Barbarians?

 

[girvie]

Any news on the Bears Legends and that other team? Was it Barbarians?

As it says at the bottom of the first post. Bears Old Boys will play against other 'Old Boy' teams. It looks like the Barbarians won't be competing in the Sevens but a lot of those players wil probably be playing in other 'Old Boy' teams.

 

[girvie]

Here is some more info about this tournament:

http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1216-orara-valley-axemen-big-week-of-league.asp

 

[Noel]

Souths beat Woolgoolga 18-4. That is the only result I have.

 

[Bumble]

Souths also beat Nambucca 28-0.

 

[russ13]

The international result:


[qoute]Bati go down fighting
(Saturday, January 28, 2006)
NEWCASTLE Knights lock Colin Clarke led the Fiji Bati side that lost 6-12 to the New Zealand Maori in a one-off Test at Coffs Harbour Stadium on Thursday night.

The aggressive Maori side which featured eight Australia-based reps pressured the Bati outfit with two tries and a conversion in the first half.

Saru Dragons skipper Semesa Cadrakilagi cruised in with a classy try in the 30th minute to score under the post with the conversion by Newtown Jets' Gilbert Modrau.

NZ Maori led 10-6 at halftime.

Fiji came back strongly in the second half and was unfortunate to miss three easy tries to Josefa Swamy, Apisai Masikerei and Cadrakilagi.

The Maori side tied up the win with a last-minute penalty three minutes from time.

Team manager Rusiate Ratakele said the boys performed well despite having trained for only three days as a team before the Test.

"I take my hat off to the boys who played their hearts out against a star-studded side," he said.

The Fiji-Maori Test was the first official rugby league international to be held at Coffs Harbour, which Ratakele said was played before about 10,000 rugby league followers.

"They settled in after the first try and kept defending and attacking," he added.

North Sydney Bears' Pio Rokomaqisa, Bill Baleilomaloma of Newtown Jets and Albert Junior were injuries in the game.

The Test was part of the International Challenge Day which kicked off the Big Week of League featuring the Orara Valley Axemen 7s tournament.

Cadrakilagi will lead the Bati in their first game at 11am today.


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[East Coast Tiger]

In Group D:

Guyra d Leichhardt Wanderers 24-12
Fiji A d Guyra 36-26
Lebanon d Guyra 24-20

Pretty good effort by the mighty Superspuds, especially against reigning champions Lebanon.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

In Group H:
Narwan d Armidale 26-4, Armidale d Japan 16-14 on the bell and North Ryde d Armidale 30-22.
Narwan also beat Japan and North Ryde and will progress.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

I just got hold of the round of 16 finals for Sunday

Malta v Sydney Bulls
Narwan v Hoey Moey
Lebanon v Toomelah Tigers
Moore Park v Orara Valley
Fiji Bati v North Ryde Hawks
NZ Maori v Gold Coast Titans
Auburn v Camperdown
South Sydney v Sydney Metro

 

[Fampa]

See you guys down there tomorrow!!

 

[Bumble]

Any updates?