by Chelsea Cryer | Jun 6, 2019 | Latest News
Australian Oztag have always been a big supporter of raising money for fantastic charities and local communities.
Last year our charity partner was the Save our Sons Duchenne Foundation.
In 2019, we are proud to announce that we will be supporting the Cancer Council.
Every year in New South Wales alone, more than 48,000 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed and the impact on families, carers and communities is significant.
The relationship evolved with South East Junior Oztag’s, Leah Bell selecting the Cancer Council as their charity of choice.
South East Oztag won the New South Wales Junior State Cup Club Championship and the $1,000 prize that goes with it. $500 for the club and $500 for the charity of their choice.
With the Cancer Council being Australia’s leading cancer charity, uniting the community, providing support and investing in research to save lives, Australian Oztag believe they are a great charity to support.
by Chelsea Cryer | Jun 5, 2019 | Latest News
The 2019 NSW Senior City v Country tournament returns to the Central Coast on Saturday, with the Southern City Seahawks, Western City Scorpions, Northern Country Knights and Southern Country Pride all set to battle for bragging rights.
Oztag Australia has taken a look over the team lists for Saturday and picked out five players to keep an eye on at Tuggerah.
Isabella Slattery – Southern City Seahawks Mixed 20s
A perennial powerhouse in Australian representative teams over the past few years, Slattery is arguably the most dangerous female in the Mixed 20s division.
Slattery helped the East Coast Dolphins claim the 2018 Australian Championships title, then starred for Souths on their run to the grand final at the NSW State Cup earlier this year.
Keegan Woods – Western City Scorpions Men’s 20s
A star of the World Cup winning Australian Men’s 20s side, Woods is running out of room in his trophy cabinet after adding a Nationals and State Cup title to his resume in the past six months.
Woods will feature in a strong Western City Scorpions side and is one of the most electric players in the Men’s 20s division
Kadu Maques – Western City Scorpions Men’s Open
After a short stint playing mixed Oztag, Maques has returned to the Men’s Opens division and will play with the Scorpions on the Central Coast.
The former Australian rep, who led Penrith to the NSW State Cup semi finals, is a serious game changer and will cause rival defences plenty of headaches on Saturday.
Sian George – Northern Country Knights Women’s Open
One of the more experienced players in the Women’s Opens division on the Central Coast this weekend, George knows how to get things done at the business end of the tournament.
The Northern Country Knights gun claimed a State Cup title earlier this year and finished runners up at Nationals.
Kailey Gorman – Southern Country Pride Women’s 20s
Gorman has been one of ACT’s best at both the NSW State Cup and Nationals over a number of years and will get another chance to prove she can match it with the best this weekend, when she play in a Pride side featuring eight girls from the nation’s capital.
by Chelsea Cryer | Jun 4, 2019 | Latest News
A popular member of the Newcastle Oztag family, Jerome Brecard recently found out that he’s literally got the fight of his life on his hands.
It was a Wednesday afternoon (a fortnight ago) and Jerome was due to referee in Newcastle. He wasn’t feeling too well and he called the convener to see if he could take the night off sick.
Jerome headed to the hospital for a check up and after a series of tests, the news he received shocked his wife and young family, Remy (3 years) and Maddox (9 months) to the core.
To everyone’s horror, Jerome was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer with the cancer having already spread to his liver.
Jerome started his chemotherapy this week and everyone at Australian Oztag would like to wish him all the very best in such an unexpected and tough set of circumstances!
The Brecard family are good friends of Oztag and have contributed to the sport’s development massively. Jerome’s father, Serge Brecard used to run Oztag in Murwillimbah.
Jerome travelled to London on a two-year working holiday visa in 2010, got involved in the local Oztag scene there and became one of the top referees in the country, refereeing numerous representative matches and at weeknight leagues in which he continued his refereeing when he settled back in Newcastle.
Jerome is now undergoing intense treatment and is unable to work and his wife can’t work due to being his full time carer. To alleviate the financial burden on this young family at this very difficult time, there are the following ways to support them:
Joanne and Brett Howard from Newcastle Oztag are organizing a fundraising evening at the Sunnyside Tavern in Broadmeadow on Friday, the 21st of June. For more information, keep an eye on the Newcastle Oztag Facebook page.
Newcastle Oztag will also be present at this weekend’s City Vs Country tournament at Tuggerah on the Central Coast with donation buckets. If you’re attending this weekend, please make a donation if you can.
If you won’t be attending the City Vs Country tournament and you’d still like to make a donation, you can do so by clicking here.
by Chelsea Cryer | Jun 4, 2019 | Latest News
Australian Teams: 16’s, 18’s, 35’s 45’s & 55’s
Agenda for 2019, 2020 & 2021
There is no 16’s, 18’s, 35’s, 45’s & 55’s in the 2021 Tag World Cup in Limerick, Ireland.
Therefore, Australian Oztag has put into place the following agenda for these teams so players don’t miss the opportunity to represent Australia.
Already announced, the current 2019 Australian teams including 16’s, 18’s & the 17’s development squad will travel to New Zealand in March/April (TBA) 2020 to compete in the Trans Tasman.
Australian Championships 2019
Australian Oztag will select a new 2020 Australian 16’s, 18’s, 35’s, 45’s & 55’s team to compete in the 2020 Trans Tasman Test series.
The current 2019 Australian players will be ineligible for the 2020 teams as they will already be competing in the Trans Tasman.
The current 17’s Australian development players are selected in the 2020 18’s team, the vacated positions in the 17’s team will be filled with new members from the 2019 Australian Championships. This new team will be the Australian 18’s Barbarians.
Australian Championships 2020
The 35’s division is being dissolved in 2020 so there will be no 35’s team selected.
Australian Oztag will select Australian teams, 16’s, 18’s, 45’s & 55’s to participate in a tournament TBA in 2021.
Australian Oztag will also select ‘Rest of the World’ teams to play the 2021 Australian World Cup teams in a preparation tournament in early 2021. Date TBA.
by Chelsea Cryer | May 31, 2019 | Latest News
There is a number of school holiday clinics coming up in July for junior Oztag players on the New South Wales mid and north coast.
The school holiday clinics will be taking place in the following venues / dates:
Ballina – Tuesday, July 9th
Coffs Harbour – Wednesday, July 10th
Port Macquarie – Thursday, July 11th
Port Stephens – Tuesday, July 16th
Newcastle – Wednesday, July 17th
Each clinic cost $50 per person and includes a day full of Oztag skills and drills, an Oztag cotton tee, an Oztag soft peak visor and includes morning tea. You will also make a bunch of new mates!
There is an early bird special before June 21st in which each person will receive $10 off!
Spaces are limited so make sure to register ASAP to avoid missing out! Get Tagged You’ll Love It!
For more information, email luke@oztag.com.au
Register via www.oztagequipmentsupplies.com
by Chelsea Cryer | May 30, 2019 | Latest News
Excitement is building as the next NSW Oztag representative tournament, the 2019 City Vs Country series will be taking place at the fantastic Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah within the fortnight. The Seniors will be playing on Saturday, the 8th of June with the Juniors playing on Sunday, the 9th of June.
Teams have been training hard as associations have come together to form some really strong representative teams.
The team taking part will be Northern Country Knights, Southern Country Pride, Western City Scorpions, Southern City Seahawks, with the divisions from 35 years and over having City & Country representative teams.
NSW Oztag staff have ventured to the Central Coast Sporting Complex to inspect the facilities and they’re in top notch condition in preparation for this year’s series. Team uniforms have arrived and are currently being distributed by coaches.
Will the Western City Scorpions take out the most titles again in the Juniors, will City win the most titles again in the Seniors, or will we see some new winners this year? We will find out very soon!
We look forward to seeing all teams on the 8th & 9th of June in Tuggerah!
2018 CHAMPIONS:
Girls 11s – Western City Scorpions
Boys 11s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 12s – Southern Country Pride
Boys 12s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 13s – Northern Country Knights
Boys 13s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 14s – Southern Country Pride
Boys 14s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 15s – Northern Country Knights
Boys 15s – Southern City Seahawks
Girls 16s – Western City Scorpions
Boys 16s – Southern City Seahawks
Girls 17s – Southern City Seahawks
Boys 17s – Western City Scorpions
Women’s 20s – Northern Country Knights
Men’s 20s – Southern City Seahawks
Mixed 20s – Western City Scorpions
Women’s Opens – Southern Country Pride
Men’s Opens – Northern Country Knights
Mixed Opens – Southern City Seahawks
Women’s Seniors – City
Mixed Seniors – City
Men’s 30s – City
Men’s 35s – Country
Women’s Masters – Southern Country Pride
Men’s 45s – Country
Men’s 50s – Northern Country Pride
Men’s 55s – City
The teams for the NSW City Vs Country tournament were selected from the form of the players that participated in the recent 2019 NSW Junior and Senior State Cups.
The NSW City Vs Country tournament is a chance to play with players from different regions and will hopefully create more lasting friendships, an ethos that Oztag prides itself in.
2019 NSW CITY VS COUNTRY
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June
Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah
JUNIORS
POOLS
DRAW
MAP
EXPLANATORY NOTES
TEAM REGISTRATION FORM
SENIORS
POOLS
DRAW
MAP
EXPLANATORY NOTES
TEAM REGISTRATION FORM
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