by Chelsea Cryer | Jul 3, 2020 | Latest News
The East Coast Orcas Girls 10s have been undefeated champions since 2018, aiming to take out the 2020 Junior Australian Championships for the third year in a row.
Following a remarkable 6-1 victory in the 2019 Grand Final, the Orcas have their hearts set on chasing their third consecutive National Championship in October.
Majority of these talented girls started playing Oztag at a very young age, tracing back to when the association was previously known as East Coast Stingers.
Proud Coach, Lawrence Last made clear that the girls’ love for the game has been the main contributor to their reigning success.
“They’re dedicated and they all love Oztag. For majority of them it’s the first sport they want to play. They are a great bunch of girls and are just real competitive,” Mr Last said.
“As part of their training, the girls play up in the Under 12s at their local competition. And two years ago, they won the Grandfinal in that age group,” he said.
Photo credit: Leah Bell
Talent aside, the passion these girls share stem from a foundation of friendship according to Mr Last, allowing them to be on the same wavelength when it comes to Oztag.
“They’re all really good mates, like if one girl has a birthday party, they’re all invited and literally play Oztag for the birthday party,” he said.
With the 2020 Orca’s team named today, Mr Last gave an insight into what they will be focusing on to uphold their national title in October.
“Defence. Defence is everything. They’ve got it in their head that if they defend and score just one try, they win the game,” he said.
The Orca’s Girls 10s will compete at the upcoming Junior Australian Championships in Coffs Harbour over the 18th, 19th and 20th of October.
by Chelsea Cryer | Jun 19, 2020 | Latest News
As the only official entity to conduct Oztag on the Northern Beaches, Oztag Northern Beaches Sydney is excited to announce it is now taking registrations of interest for its winter competitions to commence in July 2020.
It is looking to run competitions across various days and locations within the Northern Beaches to make the sport easily accessible for its participants.
Whether your reasons for participating are purely social or you have the desire to represent the Northern Beaches at State Cups and further, we cater to both at all age levels and genders.
To register your interest as a player, referee or sponsor, please email phil@oztag.com.au
To keep up to date with all the latest developments and news you can follow us on social media via:
* Northern Beaches Oztag Facebook page
* Northern Beaches Oztag Instagram
Also, Parents keep a look out for Northern Beaches Primary & Secondary School Gala Day dates as they will be announced shortly.
NOTE: Manly Eagle Tag is not affiliated with Oztag and are not allowed to play the rules of Oztag. Any player not participating in an official Oztag competition will not be able to play in any representative tournaments of Oztag i.e. State Cup, Nationals, City V Country or World Cup
by Chelsea Cryer | May 18, 2020 | NSW Oztag
With the recent news that the 2020 NSW Junior City Vs Country tournament, to be held at Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow has been tentatively postponed to Sunday, the 2nd of August, we’ve now re-opened registration.
This is due to the new date, meaning some players can now not make the tournament due to other commitments and alternate players have been drafted into the squad. Therefore, registration has re-opened to allow for late registrations and for players that are needing to purchase a uniform.
Please make sure to complete the registration and uniform requirements ASAP if this is applicable to you as the deadline to register is by close of business on Friday, the 22nd of May. To complete the registration process, click here.
Keep in mind that we cannot predict what is happening with the COVID-19 pandemic. If in the event we are not able to run the tournament in August, it will be moved to November (Date & Venue TBC).
by Chelsea Cryer | May 7, 2020 | NSW Oztag
The 2020 NSW Junior City v Country tournament has been Tentatively postponed to Sunday, the 2nd of August. The venue will remain the same at Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow.
We endeavour to get this tournament completed. Please keep in mind that we cannot predict what is happening with the COVID-19 crisis. If in the event we are not able to run the tournament in August, it will be held later in the year (Date & Venue TBC).
If the tournament is unable to go ahead in August you will be notified one month prior.
Late Registrations and Uniform Orders
For the teams that have players that missed registration, or have brought shadows into the team that did not register/order uniform, we will be reopening the site for ONE WEEK. This will be the final chance to register and get uniforms ordered. Links to the registration portal will be available and posted next week.
Date Open: Monday 18th of MAY
Date Closed: Friday 22nd of MAY
by Chelsea Cryer | Apr 17, 2020 | Elite, International
Australian Oztag would like to formally announce the Tagaroos Squads which will be representing Australia at the 2021 Tag World Cup which will be held in Limerick, Ireland.
It is the first time the World Cup will be held in the Northern Hemisphere and it is anticipated there will be over 3000 players participating in the Tournament from over 20 different countries.
The Australian Tagaroos will be sending 12 teams to compete in the 4th Tag World Cup and will be looking to maintain their dominance at previous World Cups with the Tagaroos being reigning World Champions in 10 of the 12 divisions they will be competing in at next year’s Tournament.
The Squads named today will eventually be reduced to a 20 player touring team, who will then go on to represent Australia in August 2021 at the World Cup in Limerick, Ireland.
“This is an important day for our elite players to be recognized for their performances at the National Championships which were held last November in Coffs Harbour” said Australian Oztag CEO Bill Harrigan.
“With what we are all currently going through with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is nice to be able to offer some exciting news to those players selected in these Squads and give them something to look forward to. Obviously, the Squads will be reduced to a team of 20 once we have our final selection day, however all the players named today should be extremely proud of their selection and looking forward to the possibility of representing their country at the 2021 Tag World Cup”
The Squads announced today will have one last chance to impress Coaches and Selectors when Australian Oztag host the final World Cup Selection Day Trial later in the year (pending COVID-19 restrictions) where these players will be doing all they can to gain selection in the Final 20 Player Touring Teams and booking their spots to Ireland.
“Anytime you get the chance to represent your Country is a huge honour, but to be able to do it at a World Cup on foreign soil, it really doesn’t get much better than that” explained Australian Oztag Director of Coaching Michael Buettner.
To view the 2021 Tag World Cup Australian Tagaroos Squads, click here.
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