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It was a largely positive day at David Phillips Field, with Burke Cup and Sutherland Cup booking their tickets to the Grand Final after clinical performances in rainy conditions.

Unfortunately Judd Cup lost their sudden death match, which brings an end to their title defence.

Burke Cup continued where they left off against Waverley the week before, with the forwards muscling up and the backs demonstrating their full array of skills in a dominant performance to beat minor premiers Mosman 18-9 – who had defeated Colleagues comfortably during the regular season.

Burke will now face off with a strong Drummoyne side, who feature in finals across the top 3 grades, as we look to claim our first Burke Cup title since 2016.

Sutherland Cup were even more dominant as they took the direct route to overpower a cocky Waverley side 41-0. In rainy conditions, the boys played smart rugby to ensure Waverley never had a chance and they will now take on Mosman in a repeat of the preliminary final match that Mosman claimed 12-5. Mosman are chasing a three-peat of Sutherland Cups while our boys are looking to claim their first since 2015.

Barbour Cup enjoyed a week off after winning their preliminary final and will face off against Mosman for the 5th time this season in what is set to be another tough battle. Colleagues’ last Barbour Cup victory came in 2015, when the Jack Williams-led side beat Mosman.

Good luck to all grades competing this weekend – let’s get as many current and former Colleagues out to TG Millner as possible.

Game times are below.

TG Millner Field 

• 10:00am – Sutherland v Mosman (Field #2)
• 11:40am – Barbour v Mosman
• 1:20pm – Burke v Drummoyne

Here at Blue Giants TV, we always pride ourselves on award winning journalism and the ability to ask the hard questions.

Not only that, but our access to some of the legends of Colleagues such as Tom “The Dreamboat’ Borowski, Chris “KB / Retired Diesel Mechanic” Knights and Harry “Angry Bulldog” Aboud, have us at the cutting edge.

Therefore it is with much regret that we would like to offer a retraction to our interview from last week’s newsletter with one of the most punishing blokes to ever don the sky blue of colleagues – Richard Mercedes Chardonnay Harvey.

Unfortunately we have made two glaring journalistic errors.

The accusation that Richard had a 5 year battle with Jiff multi-purpose and Pino-clean all-surface spray addiction was factually incorrect. In fact we all know it was the more common Mr Muscle Lemon Pledge flavouring that gets this Wounder going.

The second retraction is in regards to the book cover. We incorrectly displayed the wrong book. Please find the correct cover adjacent to this retraction.

Colleagues’ major sponsor, The Bellevue Hotel, is proudly a Qantas Wallabies ‘Fan HQ’ for The Rugby World Cup this year and is thrilled to be hosting the annual Taylors Wines Rugby Long Lunch on Friday, 20th September from 1pm-5pm.

For those who attended the Colleagues Long Lunch and heard Owen Finegan in full flight, this is another great opportunity to hear 3 Wallaby legends talk rugby while enjoying 3 courses paired with the following delicious range of Taylors Wines:

Canapes: Duck spring rolls – plum sauce + Four Cheese Arancini – lime aioli
Pairing: Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brute Cuve­e

Entree: Chicken Liver Pate – grape & green apple jam, cornichons, toasted sour dough
Pairing: St Andrews Chardonnay

Mains: Crumbed Lamb Cutlets & Peas – individually plated roast potatoes, bacon & sprouts, gravy
Pairing: St Andrews Shiraz

Hero Tasting: The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon
Dessert: Cheese Board – share style

You will also enjoy entertainment from our host for the afternoon Dave Stanley from The Big Sports Breakfast and a few words from special guests, former Wallabies player’s Owen Finegan, Phil Waugh & Stephen Hoiles.

Please use the link below to purchase your tickets.

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The highlight of the season to date came around 7pm last Saturday night as our 6th grade side raised the Halligan Cup for the 3rd year in a row!

In damp and cold conditions, the lads weathered a first half storm from King’s Old Boys who went into the break 6-0 up after playing a physical brand of footy.

Colleagues’ task was made even tougher having received a yellow card in the first half and a red in the second, but the boys fought back strongly in front of a raucus Blue Giant support crew that had gathered at the end northern end of the ground.

After building plenty of pressure in the second half it was inevitable the KOBs defence would eventually break and halfback Pete Minucos managed to dive over for two matchwinning tries from close range to cap a great night under lights for Colleagues.

Earlier in the day, our Barbour Cup colts side continued their unbeaten season as they beat Mosman 33-19 on the way to the Grand Final where they will look to be the first premiership winning colts since the Jack Williams-led side of 2015.

Burke Cup produced the other highlight of the day as they put in their best performance of the year to beat Waverley 25-7 and progress to a preliminary final against Mosman this week. After a close loss to Mosman a month ago, Dingo and the boys will be out for revenge.

Judd Cup and Sutherland Cup suffered narrow losses but due to their strong performances all year they have been rewarded with another chance this weekend against Waverley.

All games will be played at David Phillips Field so get out and support the lads!

David Phillips Field #2

• 9:00am – Sutherland v Waverley
• 10:00am – Judd v Waverley
• 1:45pm – Burke v Mosman

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Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotel will be offering a $25 meal + beer combo special to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

Be sure to give us a follow on social media to stay up to date with the latest news, game times, results and the Team of the Week!

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This week sees Burke, Barbour, Judd and Sutherland at David Phillips Field for week 1 of the finals, while Halligan take on King’s Old Boys in the Halligan Cup final – 6pm at Woollahra Oval No.1 (Easts).

We’d love to see a huge crowd get down to Easts to support our Halligans boys as they look to secure the club’s second piece of silverware for the year and complete historic three-peat premiership wins.

We will be opening up the Colleagues clubhouse for Happy Hour from 3:30-6pm for pre-match beers and to watch the Shute Shield final before we head over to Easts – get down and support the lads!

With Barbour, Judd and Sutherland all up against Mosman in 1v2 clashes at David Phillips Field it’s set to be a huge day of footy, while Burke are looking for revenge against Waverley after a loss three weeks ago.

Game times are outlined below.

It was a physical day at the foot of the mountains to round out the season and it’s fair to say the boys enjoyed a few well-earned beers on the bus trip home.

Colleagues claimed hard-fought victories in Burke, Barbour, Judd and Sutherland.

Whiddon Cup fell agonisingly short via a last-minute Blue Mountains penalty goal, despite half the team being filled by colties who stepped up to the plate in the absence of a number of regulars.

Kenwtwell came up against a strong Blue Mountains side who will no doubt be a force in the upcoming finals series.

As mentioned, Halligan are off to the final after a dominant semi final victory over Lindfield. The boys have looked sharp in training this week and are primed for a big performance under lights this Saturday!

David Phillips Field #1

• 9:00am – Sutherland v Mosman
• 10:00am – Judd v Mosman
• 12:20pm – Barbour v Mosman

David Phillips Field #2

• 1:45pm – Burke v Waverley

Woollahra Oval No.1

• 6pm – Halligan v King’s Old Boys

Members of the Colleagues network have a number of tickets available for upcoming Rugby World Cup matches in Oita, Japan:

4x Cat B All Blacks v Canada. Oita – 2nd Oct
3x Cat B QF1. Oita – 19th Oct
4x Cat B QF3. Oita – 20th Oct

The two quarters are likely to involve Aus/Wales v Eng/France/Argentina so a good one for the Aussies and Poms amongst the Colleagues fraternity. Feel free to share with any friends who may be interest.

Contact James Robertson for further information – james.j.robertson@outlook.com

Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotel will be offering a $25 meal + beer combo special to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

Be sure to give us a follow on social media to stay up to date with the latest news, game times, results and the Team of the Week!

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Colleagues claimed another Blue Rinse for 2019, admittedly with some assistance from Balmain who registered forfeits in Whiddon, Judd, Sutherland and Barbour.

Nonetheless it was a great day down at Blue Giants Stadium with a vocal crowd in attendance to witness two commanding performances from Burke and Kentwell.

Burkies ran out 107-6 victors, with a number of boys taking the opportunity to get off the nudie run for the year – including the Manatee, Mark Blackmore who snuck on the field to notch a try ahead of his final game for Colleagues this weekend.

Blacky has been a Colleagues legend for a number of years and it was a fitting way for the great man to finish his BGS career. Let’s hope the boys can produce one last victory this weekend before the Manatee heads north to Newcastle.

Burke’s big win win locks up 4th spot on the ladder for them and takes the pressure off against 5th-placed Blue Mountains this weekend.

Kentwell also claimed a resounding victory, running in 8 tries to record a 46-11 win.

Young colt, Jonty White, scored a try in his Kentwell debut off the bench while Cammie Burnhill notched up his 11th meat pie of the season to move into top spot in the club’s try scoring ranks.

This week all 5 grades and colts are in action as we head off on the anual Posh Bus Tour to the Blue Mountains for our last regular season round.

There’s plenty to play for with Judd looking to secure a top 2 spot, while Burke, Barbour and Sutherland are also looking for strong performances leading into finals.

Elsewhere, Halligan will be taking on Lindfield at Lyne Park in their semi final. The boys have been the best performing team all year, qualifying 1st, and will be looking to lock up a spot in the final so they can make it back-to-back premierships. Good luck fellas!

A special shoutout also to our Sydney Convicts brothers who celebrate their 15-year anniversary this weekend withtwo home games. It’s a great achievement and hopefully it will be celebrated with a coupla wins!

Lapstone Oval

• 9:50am – Sutherland
• 10:45am – Judd
• 11:40am – Whiddon
• 12:45pm – Barbour
• 2pm – Burke
• 3:!5pm – Kentwell

Lyne Park

• 8:30am – Halligan
• 2pm – Convicts II
• 3:15pm – Convicts I

1. Cameron Burnhill – 11

2. Sean Walsh – 10

3=. Jack Lamph – 9

3=. Julien Hoefflin – 9

5. George Storrier – 8

6=. Jonty White – 7

6=. Sam Campbell – 7

6=. Harry Todd – 7

6=. George Gibson – 7

10=. Joe Sangster – 6

10=. Ed Harry – 6

10=. Charles King – 6

10=. Jimmy Mccarthy – 6

10=. Joe Yeomans – 6

10=. Ralph Mitchell – 6

Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotel will be offering a $25 meal + beer combo special to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

Be sure to give us a follow on social media to stay up to date with the latest news, game times, results and the Team of the Week!

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It was a tough day at the office for Colleagues against local rivals Waverley last weekend.

Sutherland Cup and Barbour Cup (via forfeit) claimed the Blue Giants’ only victories for the day as the club came up against a very determined Waverley outfit.

Judd Cup suffered a close one-point loss, while Whiddon went down by one try.

Burke and Kentwell, perhaps distracted by the Ladies Day festivities, went down to strong Waverley sides.

Unfortuantely, most of the club will have to wait another week for revenge, with Balmain forfeiting all but 1st and 2nd grade.

Make sure you get down an support the lads in our last home game of 2019.

The rest of the boys will be chomping at the bit next week as the posh bus tour makes its way to Blue Mountains for the first time in years.

Woollahra Oval No.2

• 2pm – Burke
• 3:15pm – Kentwell

Woollahra Oval #1

• 9:45am – Colts v Easts

Boronia Park #2

• 12:30pm – Sutherland v Lindfield

Melwood Oval

• 9:50am – Halligan v Forest

Hustle Boxing is launching its first studio in Potts Point next week.

Colleagues players and friends are invited to join the launch week and meet head trainers Dan Conn, Ellice Whichello & Andrew Pap.

It is a full body training program like no other.

Click here to reserve your spot.

Date & Time: Monday 12th August – Saturday 17th August 2019
Location: 176 Victoria Street, Potts Point

Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotelwill be offering a $25 meal + beer combospecial to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

Be sure to give us a follow on social media to stay up to date with the latest news, game times, results and the Team of the Week!

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It was a tough day at the office for Colleagues over the bridge, but the Blue Giants showed enough positive signs to suggest Ladies Day #2 is likely to be another success on and off the park.

After a well-deserved week off, our top-ranked Halligan side are preparing for a huge Ladies Day top-of-the-table clash against Menai, who are so far unbeaten this season. It will be a step up in class for the Blue Giants, who are expecting a physical game from Menai’s big boppas.

Last Saturday Sutherland Cup boys got the day off to a flying start as they notched up a 21-7 victory, which cements their spot in the top 2 on the ladder.

Judd Cup bounced back from a poor game against Waverley to hold 1st-placed Mosman scoreless on the way to a 14-0 victory. Supercoach Loz once again demonstrated his ability to get the most out of the next generation of young talent as several colties starred in their Judd debut.

Whiddon Cup suffererd a tough 19-17 loss which puts their season on the line against second-placed Waverley this weekend. The boys welcome back some heavy-hitters in the backline in what is sure to be a cracking match.

Barbour Cup continued their unbeaten year, coming from 14-7 down to win 33-14 over second-placed Mosman. With the two sides head and shoulders above the rest of the competition, this was an important psychological victory for Colleagues as they prepare to face Mosman twice in the finals series.

Burke Cup suffered a heartbreaking loss, falling 4 points short courtesy of a late Mosman try. With Mosman in first place on the ladder, the strong Colleagues performance bodes well as they welcome back some big names in the lead up to finals.

Kentwell jumped out to a blistering 17-0 lead, playing beautiful running rugby against a much bigger and more fancied side. Despite showing further promise, Colleagues was unable to hold on as Mosman showed against their 2nd-placed opponents.

Woollahra Oval No.2

• ​11am – Sutherland
• 12pm – Judd
• 12:55pm – Whiddon
• 2pm – Burke
• 3:15pm – Kentwell

Woollahra Oval No.3

• 12am – Halligan
• 12:45pm – Barbour
• 2pm – Convicts II
• 3:!5pm – Convicts I

This week’s player to watch is Tim McCutcheon, with thanks to bronze sponsor Mad Hatter Wine Co.

Conspicuous in his absence for most of the first 11 rounds, the barnstorming centre makes a convenient Ladies Day return for Whiddon Cup this week.

The former Kentwell superstar will be looking to help the Knight Riders knock off Waverley and earn themselves a top 4 spot leading into the finals.

Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotelwill be offering a $25 meal + beer combospecial to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

Tomorrow marks our second Ladies Day for the year when we take on Waverley.

The Ladies will enjoy a range of drinks, including rosé, bubbles, wine and cocktails from the guys at The Fizz Fellas.

Limited tickets are still available at the link below so please share it around with your friends and family:

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It was a mixed day at the office for Colleagues against Petersham, with 3 wins from 5 games while the colts fixture was postponed.

Sutherland Cup once again got the day off to a flying start as they notched up a 22-0 victory. A number of colts players stepped up to fill gaps in the side created by the long European Summer, with Scott Miller and Toby Dickinson among the standouts.

Judd Cup paid for some sloppy errors as they went down 19-5 and they’ll need to bounce back quickly to overcome the top-ranked Mosman this weekend.

Whiddon Cup put in one of their sharpest performances of the year as the forwards, led by the weary-looking bash brothers Charles Macdonald and Richard Harvey, laid an excellent platform to build off.

The Knight Riders will be looking for a similarly strong performance this week – win and they move into the top 4, lose and they could drop as low as 7th – such is the closeness of the 3rd grade competition this year.

Burke Cup nudged themselves back into the top 4 (with a game in hand) after a hard fought 17-12 win, thanks in large part to a hattrick from inside centre Sean Walsh.

Once again the colties stepped up and performed well in Burke with Harry Todd and Sam Williamsanchoring the scrum alongside colts coach Ed Nankivell. Burke will need to put in a strong performance to overcome Mosman who have lost just the one match this year.

Kentwell ran into a red-hot Petersham side who showed why they’re the defending champs. All is not lost for the top grade, with strong performances from some of the more inexperienced members of the side pointing to positive signs ahead.

Over at Boronia Park, Halligans continued the fine form that sees them sit atop of the ladder as they ran out 29-7 victors over Hunters Hill. Julian Hoefflin bagged a double for Colleagues and the side will now enjoy a well-earned week off.

Rawson Oval

• ​9:50am – Sutherland
• 10:45am – Judd
• 11:40am – Whiddon
• 12:45pm – Barbour
• 2pm – Burke
• 3:15pm – Kentwell

Our fantastic sponsor The Bellevue Hotelwill be offering a $25 meal + beer combospecial to Colleagues players and friends every Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season.

All you have to do is mention Colleagues or swipe your Colleagues card to get the beer of your choice and a 250g black angus steak with fries and salad.

Thanks must also go to another of Colleagues great sponsors, 1888 Certified Double Bay, who are providing the beef for this special offer.

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Next Saturday 3 August marks our second Ladies Day for the year when we take on Waverley.

The Ladies will enjoy a range of drinks, including rosé, bubbles, wine and cocktails from the guys at The Fizz Fellas.

Limited tickets can be purchased at the link below so please share it around with your friends and family:

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Be sure to give us a follow on social media to stay up to date with the latest news, game times, results and the Team of the Week!

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