Hi All

We had a great day today with the second fitness test session. Thanks to all parents for their commitment and great effort to make the bbq and a great time possible, specially to Dani & Rusty Blanch.

The results are amazing, the kids have improved their fitness level. We look forward to the next training sessions to keep this momentum going.

Thank you very much for your attendance and I hope you had a great Saint Valentine's Day. Please find below the link to see today's photos

Cheers

Leo

Today's photos

Hi Team

Our second boot camp training is this Sunday at 3 pm at Bracken Bridge Sport Indoors, 337 Bracken Ridge Rd, Bracken Ridge.

On Monday night we are having the third training session and a special guest : Roger Gould will be attending to give us some tips with the kicking technique and counter attack. Training will starts at 6 pm at Brothers, please get there earlier.

Next fitness test would done next Sunday (TBC)

Thanks

Leo

Hi All

Just a quick reminder we are having training session this Monday 25th at Brother RFC from 6 pm to 8pm.

Have a great weekend

See you there

Leo

Happy New Year Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a joyous New Year.
Unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control (weather conditions, re: high tide) we are unable to train at the beach at Scarborough this Saturday.

The Boot Camp will now be held at: -
Bracken Ridge Indoor Sports
337 Bracken Ridge Road
Bracken Ridge 4017
Date: This Saturday 16th January 2010
Time: 8.00am to 9.30am

I will have the BDU Inc. Code of Conduct forms for everyone to read and sign this Saturday, however, as a registered BJRU player we are still all under the BJRU's code of conduct and I urge you all to read it again before this Saturday to remind yourselves of the code before signing the BDU Inc. code of conduct This can be downloaded from the BJRU website.

Other forms that I will need some people to fill our and sign is the photo release forms along with the forms to comply with the BJRU. Some people have already signed these forms.

I look forward to seeing you all this Saturday at Bracken Ridge Indoor Sports.

Cheers,

Irene Poto
Manager
Barbarians Down Under Inc.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CALENDAR

DATE           TRAINING TYPE             LOCATION          TIME

Sat 16/01/10 BOOT CAMP Bracken Ridge Indoor Sport 8:00 AM

Sun 17/01/10 FITNESS TEST BROTHERS 8:00 AM

Mon 18/01/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 25/01/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 1/02/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Sat 6/02/10 BOOT CAMP TBC 8:00 AM

Sun 7/02/10 FITNESS TEST BROTHERS 8:00 AM

Mon 8/02/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 15/02/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 22/02/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 01/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 08/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 15/03/10 FITNESS TEST BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 22/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Mon 29/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Tues 30/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Wed 31/03/10 RUGBY TRAINING BROTHERS 6:00 PM

Thu 01/04/10 TEAM PRESSENTATION / DINNER TBC

Two Barbarians Lachlan Venter and Elijah Tafunai have been invited to the 2010 Brisbane Junior Reds Development Squad, with 122 players across three age groups making the list.


The Brisbane Squad comprises those players in the region aged from 14 to 16 who are regarded as having the most potential to play representative rugby.

This is the first opportunity for Lachlan and the second occasion for Elijah who was invited in 2009 for first time.

Another six players involved in the 2009 North representative have been invited: Alex Fisher, Reid Foran, Joshua L’ Hota, Zack Brancovich and Tupou Leaaetoa.

To all of them congratulation, good luck and all the best in the Reds squad.

Well done boys!!!

The legend of the Baa-Baas lives on after New Zealand suffer the same fate as their 1973 predecessors. But Graham Henry's team choice was mysterious, to say the least...

The Barbarians legend came alive with a superb showing as they downed a second-string All Black team 25-18 at Twickenham.

With their just-completed successful Northern Hemisphere tour a distant memory, New Zealand’s so-called sacred try-line developed the jitters as Springbok superstar Bryan Habana effortlessly took an unprecedented hat-trick of tries.

The all-star Barbarians line-up exploded out of the blocks at a ferocious pace that stung the All Blacks early on and put them on the back foot.

And when lineout kingpin Victor Matfield stole the very first throw, it was inevitable that New Zealand were in for a long afternoon. And they consequently and unusually lacked composure, big time.

Sure, this was a second XV despite the presence of the world’s best player Richie McCaw. However, even the All Blacks skipper would be the first to admit that it was a pitiful team performance.

Source:http://www.sportingo.com

Lock Victor Matfield will captain a powerful Barbarians rugby side dominated by Springboks against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Sunday (NZT).
Matfield was confirmed as skipper of the invitation side for the All Blacks' tour finale, along with six other South Africans in the starting lineup.
They were winger Bryan Habana, centre Jaque Fourie, halfback Fourie du Preez, flanker Schalk Burger, hooker Bismarck du Plessis and uncapped Free State prop WP Nel.
Wallabies Drew Mitchell, Matt Giteau, Rocky Elsom and George Smith were also named in the starting lineup, while 60-test All Black Joe Rokocoko will start on the right wing for the Barbarians and mark 20-year-old Zac Guildford.
The starting lineup -- coached by Nick Mallett -- is completed by Welsh midfielder Jamie Roberts, along with Italian prop Salvatore Perugini and lock Carlo del Fava.
"We have the benefit of a full week together ahead of the match and, knowing the talent that has been assembled among the 22 players, we expect to be very competitive and give the All Blacks and the Twickenham crowd a real taste of Barbarian rugby at its best," Mallett said.
Barbarians: Drew Mitchell (Australia), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), Jaque Fourie (South Africa), Jamie Roberts (Wales), Bryan Habana (South Africa), Matt Giteau (Australia), Fourie du Preez (South Africa), George Smith (Australia), Schalk Burger (South Africa), Rocky Elsom (Australia), Victor Matfield (captain, South Africa), Carlo del Fava (Italy), WP Nel (Free State), Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa), Salvatore Perugini (Italy).
Reserves: Stephen Moore (Australia), Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa), Quintin Geldenhuys (Italy), Andy Powell (Wales), Will Genia (Australia), Morne Steyn (South Africa), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales).