12/08/2010 Hunters hill juniors update - 2010

Hunters Hill juniors where at 520 regos this year. Up from 455 in 2009. Third largest club in Australia.
 
2010 we have 19 sides in NSW Rugby’s - Sunday Competitions. U10s through to Opens (U18), the largest  
junior competition in Australia. (We also run 11 minis U6 – U9 teams)  15 of our teams have made it
through to contest semi-finals.  Too early to advise but again probably the best record of any junior club.
Four age groups contesting A grade competitions.  

U10 –    A, C & E   U14 -     B & C
U11 –    D U15A -  (Junior Kellaway’s)
U12 –    A, B, C & E U16A -  (Big Fish) &  16C  (Pete Cat & Russel)
U13 -     B Opens   (Dave Weston & Mal)

In 2009 we fielded 16 sides in Northern Zone competitions, we had 14 teams make semi’s, winning 5 titles –
11A, 11B, 11D, 12B, 13B and runners up  10C & 15C  (Pete Cat) to be most successful junior club in NSW.
 
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
 
HHJRU has had a record number of representative players this year. 57 players made Gordon Junior Rep
teams from U10 to U16. The Gordon U12 & U16  NSW championship winning sides were dominated
by Hunters Hill Juniors. In the U16 age group (Mal & Big Fish) we had 4 boys go on to make Sydney selection
to play country. In the U15s we had 2 boys make City and one to go on to gain NSW selection. We have 3
boys from U15s & 16s currently in the ARU Talent Identification program.
 
From our very strong U12 age group, we have 5 boys who will be participating at the NSW Schools
Championship at Wagga this month.
 
Roachy, from seniors 1st grade, younger brother, a juniors old boy,  is a current member of the 2009 Australian
Schoolboys team and currently a key member of the Newington’s first 15 team, leading the GPS standings.