Otago Rugby Union eNewsletter

Editorial

2024 Otago Rugby Season Memberships go on sale Monday morning at 9am!!! In 2024 all members will receive a $10 voucher per membership to shout themselves some food or a bevy on us! Memberships purchased prior to the Test Match going on sale, are also able to purchase Test tickets with their membership, guaranteeing they won't miss out! To sign up you can find our Membership Sign Up Form and information booklet HERE

We're running a Year 7 & 8 Development day! Get your Year 7 and 8 kids along to Forsyth Barr Stadium on the 17th of April for some upskilling ahead of the season. Core rugby skills of catch, pass and tackle technique will be covered. Bring rugby boots, mouthguard and drink bottle, no registration needed. First session will start at 4:15pm for the Year 7s and 5:30pm for the Year 8s so get the kids there a bit early and get them ready!

Women's Premier Rugby doesn't officially kick off until next week, but there will be one game taking place on Saturday between Big River Country & Waitake Wahine 12.45pm at Clutha Showgrounds, so go get your first fix of the Women's comp this weekend! The team lineups can be found in our Match Day Programme below.

Do you know someone who is always there to capture that special moment? The ORFU are on the hunt for volunteer photographers to send us photos throughout the Club rugby season. We would love to receive team photos, action shots and special moments of your local club and team! Please flick us a message on our Facebook page or email julia.landels@orfu.co.nz to find out how you can send through your rugby images.

Calling all Junior Rugby Coaches!!! You'll want to make sure that you've attended the required Small Blacks course. Scroll down below to see Small Blacks course dates for your area or if you have questions reach out to michael.smith@orfu.co.nz

The 2024 NPC & FPC Draws are out! Scroll down to check out our Games, or check out the full Draws here… FULL NPC DRAW, FULL FPC DRAW.

Scroll down for more rugby news and announcements like development opportunities, weekly happenings, rugby courses and more…

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The time has come to register for Associate Referee courses near you!

Come along and gain some valuable tools to become an Associate Referee for your club or school. We encourage as many players, coaches, parents and supporters to register for their local course.

As you’ll be aware we have a shortage of referees and the time will come this season when your team will be called upon to help out. Get your people prepared by getting them along to one of these courses and help your community.

Please register to confirm your place but walk-ins are welcome too. You can make a difference and single handedly, make the O stronger!

Click this link to register https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/286656

Junior Rugby in Dunedin is this year introducing a new grade for those kids who aren't quite ready to make the change to tackle, are new to the game or just love the Rippa version of the game. This grade is in conjunction with the existing tackle grades in Year 3 and 4. Note: this grade is only available in the Metro competition this year.

For those that want to play tackle at Year 3, each player who registers in 2024 will receive a Tackle Clinic session with Otago Rugby at the start of their season.