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NHRU MEDIA RELEASE - 30 MAY 2020
Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union (NHRU) has today confirmed that the normal premiership season for 2020 is not going ahead but they are ready to be creative and look at alternative options as restrictions ease.
NHRU President BILL CLIFTON says NHRU has been working closely with the presidents of the 20 premier and divisional clubs to come to this decision which puts the welfare of our players, coaches and supporters first.
“We are committed to the success of rugby in the Hunter and we encourage our clubs and players to keep doing what they do best - keeping players fit, healthy and safe and staying connected with our community.”
“There is only one thing we can say with certainty for the 2020 Newcastle and Hunter Rugby season and that is it will be a season like no other. While restrictions are changing every day, the uncertainty means the Newcastle and Hunter rugby premiership season won’t be going ahead.”
​“What we are doing is working with clubs to make sure there are opportunities to engage in rugby in Newcastle and the Hunter.”

“We want to see what the opportunities are for rugby in 2020 and we are investigating some great ideas like training drills for schools, virtual competitions and even a sprint season (the COVID Cup has been bandied around!)”
“In addition, unlike the national sporting codes, we are heavily on reliant on our game days to support and fund our clubs. Without our game day revenue, it is difficult to see how we would be able to meet the increased cleaning and hygiene requirements due to COVID-19.”
We know our rugby community wants to pull on jerseys and cheer on their local clubs and we hope to have some great alternatives to do just that in the coming weeks.

CORONAVIRUS Resources

All community sport participants, parents/guardians of participants, coaches, spectators, officials and volunteers and sporting organisations must play a role to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Learn what we need to do and how we can change our "norms" with these resources: 
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​National Coronavirus Helpline
Call this line if you are seeking information on coronavirus (COVID-19) or help with the COVIDSafe app. The line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
1800 020 080
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​COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing Services
Your mental wellbeing is important. If you’re feeling anxious or stressed, you’re not alone. There are services that can support you through these difficult times.
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rugby au education schedule

(links are active)

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:
Are you looking for some home workouts?
​Introducing, Active Rugby Hubs At Home Workouts with Rugby Australia.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
​Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
​Week 7

COACH DEVELOPMENT:
​The Positive Rugby Foundation has launched the Classic Coaches Online Masterclass Series, with expert coaches from different backgrounds lending their advice and expertise to coaches of all backgrounds.  
  • Shannon Fraser (Waratahs Academy Head Coach) – Breakdown Masterclass 
  • Simon Cron (Head Coach Toyota Verblitz Rugby) – Set Piece Masterclass 
  • Alan Gaffney (National Elite Programs Coach RA) – Attack Masterclass 
  • Scott Wisemantel (Australian Attach Coach) - Skill Acquisition
  • Matt Evrard (Waratahs Pathways Coordinator) - Coaching Women's Rugby
  • John McKee (Fijian XV’s Head Coach) - Team Culture 
  • Chris Hickey (Former NSW Waratahs Head Coach) ​- Big moments in a game 
  • Tim Walsh (Australian Rugby 7s Head Coach) - Sevens Masterclass 
  • Mark Bell (Waratahs Scrum Coach) - The Art of Scrums
  • John Warr (former NSW Rugby Schoolboys Head Coach) - Coaching School Age
  • Bob Dwyer (former Wallabies Coach) - 
  • Nathan Grey (National High-Performance Coach Adviser) - 
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Rugby AU Coaching Resources for Juniors:​
REFEREE DEVELOPMENT:
Referee Best Practise videos offer great insight into what tools and attributes to develop as a Referee:
  • Graham Cooper builds on his tackle law video, and now breaks down the ruck
  • Aaron Pook talks through the key role of Assistant Refereeing and shares some tips.
  • James Quinn takes a look at both the kick-off and restart kicks.
  • Graham Cooper overviews tackling
  • Reuben Keane talks about positioning and his priorities when close to the goal line
  • Amy Perrett details the key areas to focus on as the lineout transitions to a maul
  • Amy Perrett outlines her approach to the lineout contest
  • Jordan Way takes us through his pre-match chat with front rowers
  • Damon Murphy discusses his approach to get the most out of the half-time break​

Links for junior wanderers:

Here are some links to some activities for our little Wanderers that may provide some interim relief during this social isolation period.
Exercise
Looking for workouts for kids to do at home?
PE with Joe - Mon-Fri live on YouTube 9am on The Body Coach TV. 
​https://buff.ly/2ExzusN

Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout- https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts
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Lady Gaga’s former backup dancer, Mark Kanemura, is hosting virtual dance sessions on his Instagram page
https://instagram.com/mkik808?igshid=xp9gywx8gc02

stories
Sparkle Stories - A heap of free stories and resources to keep kids engaged and inspired.
(Plus stories for worried kids.) 
http://sparklestories.com/stuck-at-home

David Walliams releases 30 free audio stories for school children
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Listen to astronauts read stories from space
​https://storytimefromspace.com

​Learn French with Children's Stories - Some well-known children's stories translated into French and spoken by a native French speaker. Great for kids... and adults too! Read along in French or English.
https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/stories
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art & crafts
Bestselling children’s author Mo Willems (author of "Don't let the Pigeon Stay up Late" & writer and animator for Sesame Street) is teaching drawing on YouTube to kids who are stuck at home.
Live demos everyday at 1pm (US time)
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems

Pete Cromer has added some fun and free printables to his website; including a cut and paste Dream Bird, Colour Me In's and a Crossword. Enjoy! 
​https://www.petecromer.com/

Crafts and activities - 1000s of fun kids activities like kids crafts, worksheets, colouring pages, printable mazes, dot to dot, hidden pictures and more
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com

​Red Tent Art- step by step instructions on art projects including origami, 3D cards, clay pots, etc.
​ https://www.youtube.com/user/redtedart

virtual tours
Disney rides a virtual tour and immersive experience 
https://www.delish.com/food-n…/a31739675/disney-rides-videos

Ten Online Museum, Gallery and Landmark Tours That'll Help You Virtually Get Out of the House 
​https://concreteplayground.com/…/ten-online-museum-gallery-…

Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com

mindfulness
Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts- 
https://www.gonoodle.com/

Yoga and mindfulness for kids-
https://youtu.be/0ImHIWzP49M
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Some of our younger players may also feel anxious about the impact of the virus and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has prepared advice to guide parents in talking about this issue: 
​https://schooltv.me/wellbeing_ne…/special-report-coronavirus
digital media
Learn to code-
https://www.codecademy.com
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Scratch teaches students all about coding
https://scratch.mit.edu

Coding for 4-10 year olds
​https://www.kodable.com

Make your own animated videos with Go Animate
http://goanimate.com/

Prezi (make your presentations zoom)
​http://prezi.com/

​Isolation with wild animals never been so much fun! Using your phone, just google search a wild animal and select “View in 3D” (it brings up your camera) and 30 seconds later, you have a visitor in your home! It makes for great photo ops!

action & adventure
Go Geocatching
https://geocaching.com.au

A place to play games and learn about NASA! 
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for young children. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text- https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html
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​Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic. 
​http://www.harrypotterathome.com

​Digital Harry Potter Escape Room - visit Hogwarts from your couch!
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/…/digital-escape-room-harry…/
entertainment
Radio Garden - spin the globe and hear radio stations live across the world
​http://radio.garden

​How you can use Netflix Party to stream TV and films with your mates during self-isolation.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…/how-you-can-use-n…

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rugby DRILLS
NSW Waratahs prop Tetera going through scrum shape exercises and drills you can do in your backyard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch

Morgan Turinui and his kids get together to demonstrate a simple drill you can do to keep yourself or your kids active throughout the upcoming extended school holiday period. All you need is roughly 5m x 5m of space and a minimum two people.
https://www.facebook.com/classicwallabies/videos

11 minute Rugby Bricks solo skills session. All you need for this passing session is a ball and literally 1 metre of space. This can be done inside, outside, beachside or any side all it requires is you watching the workout and doing the exercises along with the timer.
https://www.facebook.com/rugbybricks/videos

Prime up your passing technique with #SuperW star scrum half Iliseva Batibasaga!
https://www.facebook.com/nswwaratahs/videos

If junior players want some skills to do at home whilst all games and training are postponed, take a look at these mini videos for mini drills they can do at home.
Position Specific - Tradies
Skills in Isolation

wanderers wine drive

Tamburlaine are offering all Wanderers and friends a special price to purchase their wines and $50 will be donated back to the Club for every 12 bottles purchased (straight or mixed dozens).
A flat freight charge of $12.00 Australia wide will be applied for delivery.
Orders will remain open while we are in lockdown.
Order forms can be downloaded from the link below and either emailed to gmeyers@tamburlaine.com.au or by phone 1800 659 956 or fax 02 4998 7763.
Download your order form here:
wanderers_rugby_fundraiser_v3.pdf
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Calling out our Juniors community! 
We are issuing a video challenge to YOU!
It doesn’t involve eating weird things or doing anything dangerous, we want you to make a video about Wanderers.
It could be what you are doing to keep up your game fitness, about your team, maybe some rugby goals you have; some drills and skills, perhaps a compilation of photos and/or video from past seasons or what you think makes our Club great.
​Email your videos to lisa.bartley@wanderersrugby.com.au and if you give us permission we will share them to the Juniors Facebook page for everyone to see.
Lets stay connected off the field until we can get back on the field!

Building better players & better people

EVENTS & Offers:

A fabulous offer from our major sponsors, The Commonwealth Hotel!
Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday; Wanderers players, coaches and managers are welcome to enjoy a fabulous meal in the relaxed surrounds of the Commy for the amazing discounted price of $11.
​Make sure to wear your Wanderers kit so they know you're a Two Blue!


​JOKER POKER is back every Friday afternoon at The Commonwealth Hotel after the raffles.
Come on down and try your luck at picking the joker from the board.
​If the Joker isn't selected, the prize jackpots!

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