Hunter Secondary Schools Gala Day at Full Capacity

Hunter Secondary Schools Gala Day at Full Capacity

The annual Hunter Secondary Schools Gala Day, conducted by NSW Oztag in conjunction with associations; Central Coast, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland will officially be the biggest ever and will run at full capacity on Thursday, 23rd May.

With junior Oztag going from strength to strength, NSW Oztag will look to expand the Hunter Secondary Schools Gala Day next year and will consider moving venue or potentially running over two days as schools had to be turned away due to already being at full capacity.

NSW Oztag are looking forward to a great day of Oztag whilst the summer weather is still around, at Upper Reserve, Wallsend. Have fun and may the best teams win!

To view the pools, click HERE.
To view the full draw, click HERE.

2021 Tag World Cup Selection Policy and Guidelines

2021 Tag World Cup Selection Policy and Guidelines

The process and timing of the selection of Australian squads and final teams to travel to the 2021 Tag World Cup has been made after numerous meetings including taking advice from a professional travel agent.

Due to the next Tag World Cup being played in early August 2021, the normal process of selecting teams from the 2020 Australian Championships was ruled out as an option. Timing was the major factor for booking flights and allowing players to consider family, work commitments/holidays and affordability.

The Australian Tagaroos 2021 selection policy and guidelines for the ITF Tag World Cup 2021 can be accessed CLICK HERE.

In summary:

Australian Coaches will be appointed pre 2019 Australian Championships

Australian coach along with a selectors panel for each division will select a 25 person squad, announced in April 2020.

The squad will be selected from the 2019 Australian Championships and the 2020 QLD & NSW State Cups.

Region & Association coaches will still be required to submit rating sheets to the selection panel for each division.

Australian Oztag will oversee the selection of the squads.

The final 2021 touring team of 20 will be finalised in June/July of 2020.

This will give the players just over 12 months to organise themselves financially, with family and work.

The Tagaroos will play in the Tag World Cup in August 2021, therefore no Australian teams will be selected from the 2020 Australian Championships.

Australian Oztag High Performance Academy

Australian Oztag High Performance Academy

Australian Oztag are now taking expressions of interest from coaches and selectors to get involved with our brand new elite Australian Oztag High Performance Academy.

The elite High Performance Academy is the formation of the best emerging talent across Australia between the ages of 13-16.

Players will be selected based on their performances at the recent NSW Junior State Cup and from the upcoming Junior City Vs Country tournament (Sunday, 9th June at the Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah). Queensland Oztag will select a number of Queensland players to be included in the High Performance Academy.

The High Performance Academy elite training camp will be held on:

Dates: Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November 2019
Venue: Narrabeen Sports Academy

If you would like to nominate yourself as a coach or selector, you must be available to attend the Junior City Vs Country tournament on the 9th of June.

The coaching and selecting roles will be paid roles, with free kit allocation. There will be six positions available.

To apply, please email phil@oztag.com.au by 5pm on Thursday, 23rd May with a cover letter stating your Oztag coaching and playing experience.

St Francis Xavier dominate ACT Secondary Schools tournament 

St Francis Xavier dominate ACT Secondary Schools tournament 

Canberra school St Francis Xavier dominated proceedings at the ACT Secondary Schools tournament. 

92 teams from the nation’s capital competed in the tournament, which was split into North and South Divisions. 

St Francis Xavier won three of four possible titles, taking out the Girls 7/8, Girls 9/10 and Boys 9/10 divisions in the north, while Daramalan College beat Amaroo School in the Boys 7/8 final. 

In the south, St Mary MacKillop and Melrose met in the Boys 7/8 and Girls 7/8 deciders with each school winning one final each. 

St Clare’s College won the Girls 9/10 and Caroline Chisholm School took out the Boys 9/10. 

“It was a fantastic day of Oztag, the quality was really high,” ACT Oztag Development Officer Amy Spence said. 

“The winner’s of each division will now compete in the Battle of North v South to determine the best school team in the ACT.”

A number of players from those winning sides will compete at next month’s NSW City v Country tournament on the Central Coast. 

Players from the ACT and southern NSW will combine to form Southern Country Pride and play matches against Northern Country Knights, Southern City Seahawks and Western City Scorpions over the June long weekend. 

Southside Secondary Gala Day

7/8 Girls Melrose vs St Mary MacKillop

WINNERS – St Mary MacKillop

7/8 Boys St Mary MacKillop vs Melrose

WINNERS – Melrose High

9/10 Girls Melrose vs St Clares

WINNERS – St Clares College

9/10 Boys Caroline Chisholm vs St Edmunds

WINNERS – Caroline Chisholm School

 Northside Secondary Gala day

7/8 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Belconnen High School

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

7/8 Boys Amaroo School vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – Daramalan College

9/10 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

9/10 Boys St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

 

St Francis Xavier dominate ACT Secondary Schools tournament 

St Francis Xavier dominate ACT Secondary Schools tournament 

Canberra school St Francis Xavier dominated proceedings at the ACT Secondary Schools tournament. 

92 teams from the nation’s capital competed in the tournament, which was split into North and South Divisions. 

St Francis Xavier won three of four possible titles, taking out the Girls 7/8, Girls 9/10 and Boys 9/10 divisions in the north, while Daramalan College beat Amaroo School in the Boys 7/8 final. 

In the south, St Mary MacKillop and Melrose met in the Boys 7/8 and Girls 7/8 deciders with each school winning one final each. 

St Clare’s College won the Girls 9/10 and Caroline Chisholm School took out the Boys 9/10. 

“It was a fantastic day of Oztag, the quality was really high,” ACT Oztag Development Officer Amy Spence said. 

“The winner’s of each division will now compete in the Battle of North v South to determine the best school team in the ACT.”

A number of players from those winning sides will compete at next month’s NSW City v Country tournament on the Central Coast. 

Players from the ACT and southern NSW will combine to form Southern Country Pride and play matches against Northern Country Knights, Southern City Seahawks and Western City Scorpions over the June long weekend. 

Southside Secondary Gala Day

7/8 Girls Melrose vs St Mary MacKillop

WINNERS – St Mary MacKillop

 

7/8 Boys St Mary MacKillop vs Melrose

WINNERS – Melrose High

 

9/10 Girls Melrose vs St Clares

WINNERS – St Clares College

 

9/10 Boys Caroline Chisholm vs St Edmunds

WINNERS – Caroline Chisholm School

 

 Northside Secondary Gala day

7/8 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Belconnen High School

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

 

7/8 Boys Amaroo School vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – Daramalan College

 

9/10 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

 

9/10 Boys St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College

WINNERS – St Francis Xavier

 

2020 NSW State Championship Dates Released

2020 NSW State Championship Dates Released

New South Wales Oztag have now released the dates for the 2020 NSW State Championships.

The NSW Junior State Championships will run the same as this year by splitting the 9’s – 11’s and the 12’s – 17’s into two separate tournaments to ease the pressure on accommodation, parking, fields etc…

2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 12’s – 17’s
7th, 8th & 9th February
C.ex Stadium, Coffs Harbour

2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 9’s – 11’s 
21st, 22nd & 23rd February
The Crest Sporting Complex, Bass Hill (Sydney)

2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
27th, 28th & 29th March
C.ex Stadium, Coffs Harbour

We look forward to seeing all teams, officials and referees at 2020 NSW State Championships!