Dobroho Ranku Cobbers, For one last time this season I grab a coffee and sit before a blank page to gather my thoughts, to wit but to ponder, reflect and perchance offer a few words regarding the clubs offering on Saturday 24 August 2024, wherein the DDR opened its arms and hosted the Sydney Suburban […]
Club Update
Konnichiwa Cobbers! I hope this missive finds you all peachy keen, fighting fit and pizza pockets this fine August morning as we sit back, gather our thoughts and contemplate our navels in reflection of last Saturday, the final round of the Division 1 of Sydney Suburban Rugby competition for 2024, wherefor the jolly green giants […]
2024 Club Update – Round 14
Hail fellows and well met to all, As the rain falls gently outside my mountains window, I sit here to gather my thoughts and transcribe the coaches notes that serve as summary for the 10th August 2024 whereon the DDR did traverse the harbour, by bridge or tunnel, and did converge on Rawson Oval, just […]
2024 Club Update – Round 13
Bonsoir mes amis, In the light of a Monday morning wherein our men lost their Olympics Bronze Medal play-off to the Saffa’s on the full-time bell, and our women are getting off to a cracking start in their pool with good wins over the Saffa’s and the British to-date, I pen this missive to report […]
2024 Club Update – Round 12
Olá amigos I open today with a heavy heart in acknowledging the passing of Brian Johnstone (24th March 1934 – 11th July 2024), long standing stalwart and life member of the Club. Brian joined the Dirty Reds at the end of 1952 and played in the backs as a half, fly-half and full-back until 1966, […]
2024 Club Update – Round 11
Hello Comrades! I hope all is good, healthy, fat and enjoyable in your world as we settle back, sugar our coffee and focus ourselves for a wee bit of reflection on the Saturday that was, when the mighty Blue Mountains Goats did descend onto the humble shores of Canada Bay for a day of shenanigans […]
2024 Club Update – Round 10
Goten Tag Cobbers, I hope this missive finds you well and loving life as we look back across the round that was, when the DDR did gather itself to sally forth across Kings Cross and head into the socially menacing environs of eastern suburbs Sydney, wherein do reside the Colleagues club of Woollahra, and to […]
2024 Club Update – Round 08
Gudday Cobbers, Welcome to the mothership of match reviews. So while I do apologise for the War & Peace dimensions of this report, I also do acknowledge there was a mountain of material and events to cover. So herein I’ll attempt to record, comment and poke some gentle fun at some of the elements that […]
2024 Club Update – Round 09
Asalamu Alaykum Cobbers Welcome to the truncated match review of a bit of Rd7, as played out on Saturday 6th June 2024, when the Red Men did send but one solitary team north, up the Pacific Highway, down Roseville Chase, and then back up the hill to Melwood Avenue in Forestville. Given the rain had […]
2024 Club Update – Round 07
Hyvää huomenta Cobbers, Welcome to the match reviews of Round 6, played out on Saturday 1st June 2024, wherein the DDR did welcome the Mosman Whales to Drummoyne Oval in weather more befitting Whales and other associated water-borne creatures than we mere land-lubber mortals. It was Old Boys Day, it was Veterans Day, it was […]