Council News WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2015
Issue 61
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FOOTY’S BACK: Brumbies player Josh Mann-Rea and Wagga Mayor Rod Kendall announce that the ACT club will be playing the Waratahs at McDonald’s Park next year.
BRUMBIES ARE BACK Super Rugby returns to Wagga with cross-border battle
premiers the Highlanders earlier this year. Knowing most Riverina rugby fans are split between the NSW and ACT clubs, Brumbies hooker Josh MannRea is tipping an even bigger turn out for next year’s clash. Wagga Wagga will host the cross“Last year was a good spectacle out border battle on 6 February as both sides look to build momentum into the here and a good game for the boys – it will be even better this year playing new Super Rugby season. The trial game will be the second in a the ‘Tahs on February 6,” he said. “Wagga’s in our community rugby two-year partnership between Wagga area so hopefully we’ll have a few Wagga City Council, the Brumbies, more fans than the ‘Tahs. Southern Inland Rugby Union and “We love coming out to the country ACT & Southern NSW Rugby Union. communities and giving back. The A crowd of nearly 6000 turned out crowd was right into it last year.” to see the Brumbies play eventual
The Brumbies are back – and this time they’ll be tackling one of their biggest rivals, the Waratahs.
A recent report to Council found the first trial game resulted in a $271,320 boost for the local economy. The January clash kicked off a big year for top level sport in the city, with Wagga also hosting a Sheffield Shield clash at Robertson Oval and the hugely successful Country-City Origin game at McDonald’s Park. “The quality of the games we’ve had at this venue in particular, but also at other venues over the past 12 to 18 months has just been outstanding,” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Rod Kendall said. “To have the Brumbies back for a second trial match is a great boost to the game locally and a great outcome
for Wagga and the Riverina generally. “Looking back to last year’s Brumbies-Highlanders game, it was probably the toughest and hardesthitting trial match I’ve seen and at the end of season both teams played finals.” ACT Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones praised the facilities at the upgraded McDonald’s Park and said the club is looking forward to returning to Wagga. “One of the reasons we chose to play both the Waratahs in 2016 and the Highlanders earlier this year was because the facilities in Wagga are going to be among the best regional Australia has to offer,” he said.
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Thursday 1 october 9am - 12pm Wagga Wagga Civic Precinct
ACT Brumbies v NSW Waratahs
Super Rugby trial match Saturday, 6 February 2016 McDonald’s Park, Wagga