Games playing at
ORANGE EMUS RUGBY CLUB
Saturday, 31st August 2024
Luke Humphreys- President, Central West Rugby Union
Ladies and Gentlemen, as President of the Central West Rugby Union, it is my honour to welcome you to the Orange Emus Rugby Club who are hosting the Blowes Cup & Westfund Ferguson Grand Finals. Today marks the culmination of an incredible season filled with fierce competition, outstanding sportsmanship, and the true spirit of rugby.
I want to extend my deepest gratitude to all our volunteers, whose tireless efforts behind the scenes have made this season possible. Your dedication and hard work are the backbone of the rugby community, and we couldn’t have done it without you.
To our players, your commitment, passion, and skill have brought us to this exciting finale. You’ve given your all, week in and week out, and your efforts have been nothing short of inspiring.
To our sponsors Blowes Clothing & Westfund, thank you for your support of these competitions and the union. Without this fantastic sponsorship we are unable to provide the services to our clubs that we do.
As we gather here to witness these thrilling matches, I wish all teams the very best of luck. May the games reflect your season of hard work and dedication. Make sure you leave everything on the field. However more importantly enjoy each other’s company and share a well-earned beer afterwards.
Thank you all for being a part of this wonderful season and let’s enjoy some fantastic rugby.
Luke Humphreys
President
Central West Rugby Union
Nathan Pearce – President, Central West Rugby Union Referees Association
To the Central West Rugby Community,
On behalf of the Central West Rugby Union Referees Association, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Bathurst Bulldogs, Orange Emus and Dubbo Kangaroo’s for making it to the Blowes Cup and Westfund Ferguson Grand Finals.
Your dedication and hard work have brought you to this pinnacle moment, and we are all looking forward to five great grand finals.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated volunteers, club presidents, and everyone who has contributed to supporting the referees throughout the year.
Your efforts in making them welcome and included at your club are vital to ensuring they remain linked to the game. Also, a further thank you to all clubs in the Blowes and Westfund Ferguson competitions for the smooth running of our matches and the overall success of the season. Well done.
I would also like to mention Ian Richardson. Ian commenced refereeing in Western Plains Rugby before commencing refereeing in the Central West in the early to mid 1980’s. During this time Ian also refereed at multiple NSW Country Championships.
After retiring from refereeing Ian remained involved in the CWRU as a referee coach a role he has continued to fulfill weekly until he announced his retirement this week.
There would be few referees in Central West and NSW Country who have not benefitted from their interactions with Ian.
On behalf of the Central West Referee association, I sincerely thank Ian for all his work as a referee and a referee coach over the past 45 years. Thank you, Richo you will be missed.
Most importantly, I want to express my deepest gratitude to our referees. Your commitment to upholding the integrity of the game and ensuring fair play is invaluable. Without your hard work and dedication, none of this would be possible.
Thank you all for a fantastic season, and best of luck to everyone in the Grand Final.
Nathan Pearce
President
Central West Rugby Union Referees Association
Gerald Webster – president – Dubbo Rugby Club
Congratulations to all the teams playing in the 2024 Blowes & Westfund Ferguson Cup Grand Finals.
Thank you to Orange Emus for hosting the day, along with Choppy, Luke & the Central West Rugby committee who are all involving in putting this Grand Final day on.
Congratulations to all the referees & AR’s who were selected & thank you for your efforts throughout the 2024 season.
To the Dubbo Roo’s teams playing today, well done on a great year & enjoy the occasion & moment that playing in a Grand Final brings. You have all put in a huge effort throughout the year & our club is proud to have you represent us in this year’s Grand Finals.
Go the Roo’s!
Gerald Webster
President
Dubbo Rugby Club
9.00am start
Blowes Cup
Grand Final Colts
Bathurst
Bulldogs
vs
Dubbo
Kangaroos
Match Officials
Referee: Grant McKenzie
Assistant Referee 1: Hugh Robertson
Assistant Referee 2: Jack Egan
2 x 30 minute halves. Time off for injury
| CWRU Blowes Cup Colts | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Bathurst Bulldogs | |||
| Colts | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Josh | Whitley | |
| 2 | Liam | Cain | |
| 3 | Josh | Dargin-Carr | |
| 4 | Jono | Bartlett | |
| 5 | Christian | Blasig | |
| 6 | Jackson | Cantrill | C |
| 7 | Manny | Achmar | |
| 8 | Tom | Gray | |
| 9 | James | Pucci | |
| 10 | Blake | Powyer | |
| 11 | Jimmy | Hillsdon | |
| 12 | Nelson | Dusan | |
| 13 | Dylan | Thurston | VC |
| 14 | Angus | Lang | |
| 15 | Will | Patterson | |
| 16 | Mitch | Sullivan | |
| 17 | Blake | Kruzeberger | |
| 18 | Jerimiah | Fereti | |
| 19 | Handre | Koekmoer | |
| 20 | Tom | Cox | |
| 21 | Cooper | Watters | |
| 22 | Guy | Neill | |
| 23 | Corey | Harrison | |
| Coach | Shane | Cantrill |
| Assistant Coach | Col | Kemp |
| Assistant Coach | Michael | Begley |
| Manager | Peter | Plunkett |
| First Aid | Al | Fryer |
| CWRU Blowes Cup Colts | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Dubbo Roos | |||
| Colts | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | *Ben | Butcherine | |
| 2 | *Tommy | Foran | |
| 3 | *Dylan | Lane | |
| 4 | Thomas | Chrystall | |
| 5 | *Noah | Brien | |
| 6 | *Oliver | Stevens | C |
| 7 | Harvey | Moore | |
| 8 | Macquarie | Williams | |
| 9 | Fletcher | Hyde | VC |
| 10 | Will | Lumley | |
| 11 | Ned | Jones | |
| 12 | *Zeke | Heterick | |
| 13 | Cameron | Whale | |
| 14 | George | Kidd | |
| 15 | Bayley | Binks | |
| 16 | Wilym | Foran | |
| 17 | |||
| 18 | Oscar | Courts | |
| 19 | Hugh | Mitchell | |
| 20 | Max | Cruickshank | |
| 21 | Jack | Fuller | |
| 22 | Jack | Richardson | |
| 23 | |||
| 24 | |||
| 25 | *Aiden | Brown | |
| Coach | Jason | Blake |
| Assistant Coach | Ned | Williams |
| Manager | Frank | Newman |
| First Aid | Emily | Turnbull |
1.30 pm start
Westfund Ferguson Cup
Womens
Grand Final
Dubbo
Kangaroos
vs
Bathurst
Bulldogs
Match Officials
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Assistant Referee 1: Tristan Buttenshaw
Assistant Referee 2: Tim Dein
2 x 30 minute halves. Time off for injury
| CWRU Westfund Ferguson Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Dubbo Kangaroo’s | |||
| Womens | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 25 | *Kimberly | Fyfe | |
| 2 | *Sarah | Pearce | |
| 3 | *Sophie | Bowden | |
| 4 | *Jean | Littlewood | |
| 5 | Savannah | Dimmock | |
| 22 | *Abby | Osborne | |
| 7 | *Darby | Richardson | |
| 8 | Danielle | Plummer | |
| 9 | Janalee | Conroy | C |
| 10 | Na’Shaeya | Dickinson | |
| 11 | Lucy | Elliott | |
| 12 | Alahna | Ryan | |
| 13 | Saxbii | Shaw | |
| 14 | Lakeisha | Hull | |
| 15 | Demi | Owens | |
| 16 | Vika | Nadaku | |
| 17 | Millie | Wright | |
| 18 | Darcy | Pittman | |
| 19 | Georgia | O’Connor | |
| 20 | Jasmine | Shepherd | |
| 21 | Hannah | Williams | |
| 6 | Sophie | Everingham | |
| 23 | Jane | Davis | |
| 24 | Ayla | Ryan | |
| 1 | *Chloe | Petersen | |
| 26 | *Amy | Ryan | |
| 27 | *Stacey | O’Meara | |
| Coach | Angus | McDonald |
| Coach | Kieran | Smith |
| Manager | Alice | Barber |
| First Aid | Emily | Turnbull |
| CWRU Westfund Ferguson Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Bathurst Bulldogs | |||
| Womens | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Haylee | Lepaio | |
| 2 | Mary | Achmar | |
| 3 | Molly | Kennedy | |
| 4 | Marita | Shoulders | |
| 5 | Mia | Lee | |
| 6 | Rhiani | Rozga | |
| 7 | Brydie | Comiskey | |
| 8 | Mel | Waterford | C |
| 9 | Annie | Craig | |
| 10 | Kate | Gullifer | |
| 11 | Minna | Poole | |
| 12 | Lily | McIntosh | |
| 13 | Teagan | Miller | VC |
| 14 | Tasmyn | Davies | |
| 15 | Abbey | Corby | |
| 16 | Millie | Scullard | |
| 17 | |||
| 18 | Ebony | Fenton | |
| 19 | Amy | Reid | |
| 20 | Bella | McIntosh | |
| 21 | Belinda | Lotherington | |
| 22 | Mardi | Watts | |
| Role | First Name | Last Name |
| Coach | Matt | Waterford |
| Coach | Pip | McIntosh |
| Assistant Coach | Lamarn | Ma’a |
| Manager | Abbey | Kemp |
| Manager | Amanda | Cass |
| Strapper/Physio | Chloe | Johns |
12.00 pm start
Blowes Cup
Grand Final
3rd Grade
Orange
Emus
V
Dubbo
Kangaroos
Match Officials
Referee: Ben Casey
Assistant Referee 1: Brett Cooper
Assistant Referee 2: Henry Francis
2 x 30 minute halves.
Time off for injury
| CWRU Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Orange Emus | |||
| 3rd Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Jesse | Swain | |
| 2 | Tom | Goolagong | |
| 3 | Tim | Herbert | |
| 4 | Sam | McLean | |
| 5 | Nick | Hughes-Clapp | C |
| 6 | Scott | McLean | |
| 7 | Luke | Launders | |
| 8 | Rob | Thorburn | |
| 9 | Chris | Fenton | |
| 10 | Matt | Campbell | |
| 11 | Jett | Fraser | |
| 12 | Hugh | Britton | |
| 13 | Nat | Couchman | |
| 14 | Tyrese | Carr-White | |
| 15 | Levi | Russell | |
| 16 | Lachlan | Ash | |
| 17 | Mitch | McLean | |
| 18 | Keith | Kimmons | |
| 19 | Chris | Violet | |
| 20 | Keith | Howarth | |
| 21 | Scott | Hubbard | |
| 22 | Kurt | Wolf | |
| 23 | Jesse | Kennedy-Gibbs | |
| 24 | Hugh | Hogan | |
| 25 | Andrew | Swain | |
| Coach | Nick | Hughes-Clapp |
| Assistant Coach | Scott | Hubbard |
| Assistant Coach | ||
| Manager | Ben | Corbett |
| First Aid | Olivia | Garland |
| CWRU Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Dubbo Kangaroo’s | |||
| 3rd Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | *Lewis | Bayliss | |
| 2 | *James | Cleaver | |
| 17 | *Josh | Sinisa | |
| 4 | Connor | Mitchell | |
| 5 | Angus | Koerstz | |
| 6 | Laikyn | Cracknell | |
| 7 | Jack | Hammond | |
| 8 | Daniel | Neill | |
| 9 | Alex | Jones | |
| 10 | Jack | Finch | C |
| 11 | Jacob | Fisher | |
| 12 | Elias | Kinscher | |
| 13 | Liam | Deaves | |
| 14 | Patty | Potter | |
| 15 | Kaiden | Hill | |
| 16 | |||
| 3 | *Te Reo | Ranga | |
| 18 | *Wes | Standfield | |
| 19 | Nathan | Burton | |
| 20 | Jordan | Evison | |
| 21 | Nic | Seaton | |
| 22 | Logan | Porch | |
| 23 | Hugh | O’Leary | |
| 24 | Hamish | Fairall | |
| 25 | Jack | Jones | |
| 26 | |||
| 27 | Tom | Gillespie | |
| Coach | Connor | Burke |
| Assistant Coach | Tom | Pollard |
| Manager | Carle | Jones |
| First Aid | Emily | Turnbull |
1.30 pm start
Blowes Cup
Grand Final
2nd Grade
Bathurst
Bulldogs
v
Orange
Emus
Match Officials
Referee Peter Thomas
Assistant Referee 1 Andy Gray
Assistant Referee 2 Jayden Nicholls
2 x 35 minute halves.
Time off for injury
| CWRU Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Bathurst Bulldogs | |||
| 2nd Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Spencer | Mangan | |
| 2 | Caden | Taylor | VC |
| 3 | Ryan | Howarth | |
| 4 | Darcy | Christie Johnson | |
| 5 | Josh | Corcoran | |
| 6 | Hamish | Lang | |
| 7 | James | Patterson | |
| 8 | Manueli | Lewaqai | |
| 9 | Angus | Peck | |
| 10 | Scott | Johnston | |
| 11 | Owen | Hoolihan | |
| 12 | Josh | Weekes | |
| 13 | Jayden | Howarth | |
| 14 | Ryan | Mawhood | |
| 15 | Phil | Tonkin | (c) |
| 16 | Liam | Durrington | |
| 17 | Harrison | Nowlan | |
| 18 | Todd | McDonald | |
| 19 | Sam | Macpherson | |
| 20 | Jackson | Cantrill | |
| 21 | Dylan | Thurston | |
| 22 | Max | Mawhood | |
| 23 | Riley | Obernier | |
| Coach | Adam | Dwyer |
| Coach | Matt | McRobert |
| Manager | Alex | Weal |
| Manager | Dylan | Weal |
| CWRU Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Orange Emus | |||
| 2nd Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Digby | Cooper | |
| 2 | Eden | Hoy | |
| 3 | Iain | MacLennan | |
| 4 | Peter | Brus | C |
| 5 | Baz | Hobby | |
| 6 | Harry | Gutterson | |
| 7 | Nick | Sutherland | |
| 8 | Harry | Webster | |
| 9 | Jamil | Khalfan | |
| 10 | Dan | Jackson | |
| 11 | Harry | O’Malley | |
| 12 | Finn | Taylor | |
| 13 | Tim | Somers | |
| 14 | Ryan | Rutherford | |
| 15 | Seth | Haydon | |
| 16 | Tim | Herbert | |
| 17 | Xavier | Gosewisch | |
| 18 | Hamish | Crafter | |
| 19 | Tom | Field | |
| 20 | |||
| 21 | Ed | Morrish | |
| 22 | Chris | Fenton | |
| 23 | Hugh | Britton | |
| Coach | Al | Hattersley |
| Assistant Coach | ||
| Assistant Coach | ||
| Manager | Jan | Randall |
| First Aid | Olivia | Garland |
1.30 pm start
Blowes Cup
Grand Final
1st Grade
Orange
Emus
vs
Bathurst
Bulldogs
Match Officials
Referee: Vittorio Travan
Assistant Referee 1: Brandon Kreymborg
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Miller
2 x40 minute halves.
Time off for injury
| Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Orange Emus | |||
| 1st Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Tom | Dewhurst | |
| 2 | Charlie | Henley | C |
| 3 | Mark | Jackson | |
| 4 | Ollie | Harvison | |
| 5 | Simon | Badgery | C |
| 6 | Riley | Mitchell | |
| 7 | Sam | Greatbatch | |
| 8 | Cory | Hooper | |
| 9 | Louis | Carr | |
| 10 | Mitch | Evers | |
| 11 | Angus | Cudmore | |
| 12 | Harry | Cummins | |
| 13 | Kyle | Hanns | |
| 14 | Sam | Batzloff | |
| 15 | Charlie | Steele-Park | |
| 16 | Digby | Cooper | |
| 17 | Xavier | Gosewisch | |
| 18 | Peter | Brus | |
| 19 | Harry | Webster | |
| 20 | Tim | Somers | |
| 21 | Jamil | Khalfan | |
| 22 | Finn | Taylor | |
| 23 | Dan | Jackson | |
| Coach | Nigel | Staniforth |
| Assistant Coach | Tim | Davidson |
| Assistant Coach | Andy | Hillan |
| Manager | Jan | Randall |
| First Aid | Olivia | Garland |
| Blowes Cup | Role (c) (vc) | ||
| Bathurst Bulldogs | |||
| 1st Grade | |||
| Jumper Number | First Name | Last Name | |
| 1 | Josh | Corby | |
| 2 | Peter | Fitzsimmons | C |
| 3 | Bailey | Warren | |
| 4 | Ryan | Harper | |
| 5 | Tom | Felsch | |
| 6 | Haydn | Christie Johnson | |
| 7 | Daniel | Woods | |
| 8 | Sione | Naufahu | |
| 9 | Kurt | Weekes | |
| 10 | Brad | Glasson | |
| 11 | Ben | Sheppeard | |
| 12 | Hunter | Davis | VC |
| 13 | Abel | Lefaoseu | |
| 14 | Bryce | Rue | |
| 15 | Joe | Nash | |
| 16 | Spencer | Mangan | |
| 17 | Ryan | Howarth | |
| 18 | Darcy | Christie Johnson | |
| 19 | |||
| 20 | Harrison | Nowlan | |
| 21 | Manueli |
Lewaqai | |
| 22 | Tom | Gray | |
| 23 | Angus | Peck | |
| 24 | Josh | Weekes | |
| Coach | Dean | Oxley |
| Coach | Chris | Plunkett |
| Manager | Dave | Glasson |
| Manager | Bruce | Weal |
| Physio | Al | Fryer |
| Water | Mark | Davis |
| Strapper | Adam | Hart |
