You may notice a few unfamiliar accents around the Greens this year as we welcome four players from the Northern Hemisphere here to experience Southern Hemisphere Rugby and everything Newcastle has to offer.

We welcome (pictured left to right) Dave Whiting and Charlie Brown both props from England, Killian Sarre-Molines a versatile back rower from France, and Spencer Cooper a prop from Canada. All great guys and have settled straight into the greens way of life.

Merewether has been home for a few journeymen over the past few years which as created strong and life bonding friendships. It is something that the club sees as an important part of our rugby culture, creating pathways for our local players to travel abroad and providing great experience in our great suburb from players abroad (as well as adding strength to our playing roster).

It takes a whole community to ensure that these guys feel welcome and a lot of work goes into helping them find their feet with restricted visas and often as a gap year after studying. So if you see the boys around the green room buy them a beer and have a chat! If you think you can help out with providing employment opportunities, make a mean lasagne or have a spare car in the garage (seriously) then get in touch with the coaches or committee and we will make it happen. Let’s make sure these boys are all spruiking the green experience when they head back to their respective homes. Welcome boys and good luck for the season!