Rugby Union club appoints Reserves coaches

The Woy Woy Rugby Union Club will augment its successful first grade coaches this year with two new reserve grade coaches.

The club sees its climb from the depths to the heights in the past two seasons as being due, in no small way, to the efforts of first grade co-coaches Paul Gooley and Carl Von Kotze.

Woy Woy came from wooden-spooners in 2013 to win the first- and third-grade premierships in 2014 and be narrowly beaten grand finalists in both grades again in 2015.

Mr Gooley has had a long career as one of the club's finest players in recent years while Mr Von Kotze has guided no fewer than four battling clubs to grand finals

To complement them, the club has appointed former junior premiership coach Mr John Stokie and regular manager Mr Kevin Glew to guide the reserve grade side in the 2016 season.

President Brian Macauley said: "John and Kevin have been very successfully involved with many junior players some of whom are still with the club but many are not.

"Our aim is to entice as many of these Woy Woy juniors back to the club as possible," Mr Macauley said.

"We see the possibility of making Woy Woy the best club in the Central Coast competition if we can take advantage of our very strong juniors," he said.

"The club's profile on the Peninsula has lifted dramatically with recent success and the lure of playing at the new Woy Woy Oval complex is exciting for all concerned."

Woy Woy will start training on January 12 at Brisbane Waters Secondary College, Umina Campus, opposite Everglades Golf Course.

Interested new players can contact the club through the website woywoyrugby.com.au

Article, 4 Jan 2015

Peter Fenton, Woy Woy Rugby Union Club