Blog - Merewether Carlton Rugby Club

2020 Pre-season Campaign – President’s Report

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The Greens started our 2020 season campaign with a three way trial against Maitland and Tamworth at Marcellin Park on Saturday. The Greens fielded two teams with the Blacks and the Pirates one each. Coach Johan Lourens was pleased with the first up hit out by the squad that was without several established players […]

Two Tales of One City

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Orange in the Central West is the twelfth biggest city in NSW and the “snowiest” city in Australia. Watched over by the imposing Mount Canobolas it is renowned for its agriculture, wine making and gold mining. And it also exports very good rugby back-row forwards – much to the benefit of Merewether Carlton! The town […]

President’s Lunch With David Campese

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The 2019 Presidents Lunch was a well received and successful event for the club. This year we moved away from the traditional business style Friday lunch to a more relaxed Sunday afternoon event at the new Green Room which set an excellent precedent for the use of the space for such events. The Burwood catering […]

Ladies Day A Huge Success

Friday, July 19, 2019

Our recent Ladies Day saw the biggest turn out to an event yet with over 170 Ladies and a few gents in attendance. It was raining and the games were moved to Gateshead but this did not stop the amazing ladies of Merewether Carlton making the most of the day having the new Green Room to themselves. The […]

David Campese Coming To Townson

Thursday, June 27, 2019

David Campese was a rugby genius. His one-time coach Alan Jones once described him as the “Don Bradman of Australian rugby”. Campo was one of the most influential figures in Australian rugby from his debut as a 19-year-old in 1982 until his final Test appearance 14 years later. He was a star performer when the […]