Big lunch at junior rugby club

The Woy Woy Junior Rugby Union Club concluded its season with a Big Lunch for Leukemia presentation day on Saturday, September 24.

The club raised $348 for the Leukemia Foundation.

Each player received a trophy or medallion and club shirt, team photo and yearbook on the day.

The club has tripled its membership in two seasons, and has proved a challenging opponent for older, more established clubs, according to secretary Ms Denise Stokie .

"The Under-11s had a particularly good run this season, making it to the grand final against Terrigal, only to narrowly lose in the last minutes of the game.," Ms Stokie said.

Two players received Central Coast Rugby Union trophies.

Alex Moore won the Under-11s Best and Fairest and Zac Fell won 2005 Representative Player of the Year.

Club president Mr John Stokie said that he was proud of the way the players conducted themselves on and off the field.

He also thanked the local community.

"Without the support of locals, we wouldn't have been able to start up a junior rugby club on the Peninsula at all," Mr Stokie said.

Press release, September Denise Stokie