📍 Wakehurst Rugby Park, Belrose NSW
🏉 2026 Registrations Open
2026 Season

Our Teams

From Blueys all the way to First Grade — there's a Wakehurst team for every age and stage.

🐣 Minis · U6–U9

Minis

Sunday mornings at Wakehurst Rugby Park. U6–U9 play in the Warringah/Manly District Minis competition — Tag Rugby (non-contact) for U6/U7, Tackle Rugby for U8/U9. Blueys (ages 4–5) join free every week — no registration needed.

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Wallabies U6

Tag
👥 7 per side 📐 ¼ field — 40m × 25m

The beginning of the rugby journey. U6 play SJRU Tag Rugby — velcro tags instead of tackles. Seven players a side on a quarter-sized field built for little legs, with no scrums and no lineouts. Maximum running, maximum smiling.

Games: Sunday 8:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Wombats U6

Tag
👥 7 per side 📐 ¼ field — 40m × 25m

The beginning of the rugby journey. U6 play SJRU Tag Rugby — velcro tags instead of tackles. Seven players a side on a quarter-sized field built for little legs, with no scrums and no lineouts. Maximum running, maximum smiling.

Games: Sunday 8:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Wasps U7

Tag
👥 7 per side 📐 ¼ field — 40m × 25m

Building on the fundamentals: passing, support play, reading the line — all in the SJRU Tag format. Seven players a side on the same quarter-field as U6. A great year for confidence-building. Sunday mornings at the park.

Games: Sunday 8:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Warthogs U7

Tag
👥 7 per side 📐 ¼ field — 40m × 25m

Building on the fundamentals: passing, support play, reading the line — all in the SJRU Tag format. Seven players a side on the same quarter-field as U6. A great year for confidence-building. Sunday mornings at the park.

Games: Sunday 8:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Wildcats U7

Tag
👥 7 per side 📐 ¼ field — 40m × 25m

Building on the fundamentals: passing, support play, reading the line — all in the SJRU Tag format. Seven players a side on the same quarter-field as U6. A great year for confidence-building. Sunday mornings at the park.

Games: Sunday 8:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Kings U8

Tackle
👥 7 per side 📐 ½ field — 60m × 35m

First year of tackle rugby. Seven players a side on a half field with simplified rules — three-player uncontested scrums, two-player uncontested lineouts, no kicking. The physicality starts here, in a managed, age-appropriate way.

Games: Sunday 9:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Krakens U8

Tackle
👥 7 per side 📐 ½ field — 60m × 35m

First year of tackle rugby. Seven players a side on a half field with simplified rules — three-player uncontested scrums, two-player uncontested lineouts, no kicking. The physicality starts here, in a managed, age-appropriate way.

Games: Sunday 9:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Wizards U8

Tackle
👥 10 per side 📐 ½ field — 60m × 35m

Numbers grow and contact intensifies. Ten a side, same half-field as U8 but with bigger scrums and lineouts — still uncontested. Players build confidence in the tackle before stepping up to SJRU Junior Rugby.

Games: Sunday 9:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby

Warriors U8

Tackle
👥 10 per side 📐 ½ field — 60m × 35m

Numbers grow and contact intensifies. Ten a side, same half-field as U8 but with bigger scrums and lineouts — still uncontested. Players build confidence in the tackle before stepping up to SJRU Junior Rugby.

Games: Sunday 9:00am apx · Training: Wednesday 5:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Enquiries Peter Sharpe — VP Minis vp-minis@wakehurst.rugby
🏉 Juniors · U10–U16

Juniors

U10–U16 compete in the Sydney Junior Rugby Union (SJRU) competition across the Northern Beaches. Teams are graded on capability, not just age. Friday night and Sunday games from late April.

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Wakehurst U10

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 12 per side 📐 Full field less 10m — 100m × 60m

First year of the full SJRU Junior Rugby competition. Twelve players a side, contested scrums and lineouts, drop kick-offs. Grading rounds in Term 1 determine division placement. A big step up — and a big season for development.

Games: Friday and Sunday 6pm Fridays and 10am Sundays · Training: Wednesday 6:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach Todd Bowen todd_bowen99@hotmail.com
Team Manager Fraser Turnbull fraser.turnbull5@gmail.com

Wakehurst U11

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 12 per side 📐 Full field less 10m — 100m × 60m

Grading rounds in March–April, followed by a full SJRU round-robin competition. Twelve players a side on a near-full field. Wakehurst U11 focuses on skill development, set piece basics, and building team culture.

Games: Friday and Sunday 6pm Fridays and 10am Sundays · Training: Wednesday 6:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach Ciaran Westland cjdwestland@iinet.net.au
Team Manager Luke Sweetman luke_sweetman@hotmail.com

Wakehurst U12

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 15 per side 📐 Full field — 100m × 70m

The game opens up at U12. Fifteen players, full field, full set piece. SJRU competition plus Development Gala opportunities for our best players to represent district sides.

Games: Friday and Sunday 6pm Fridays and 10am Sundays · Training: Wednesday 6:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach Marcus Middleton mmiddleton44@gmail.com
Team Manager Craig Leeming craigstephenleeming@gmail.com

Wakehurst U13

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 15 per side 📐 Full field — 100m × 70m

Full fifteen-a-side rugby under Australian U19 Law Variations. Lineouts, contested scrums, full kicking game. The Development Gala gives top performers their first taste of representative rugby.

Games: Sunday Mornings · Training: Wednesday 6:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach Isaac Janes isaacjanes@hotmail.com
Team Manager Andrew Russell andrew@evolvews.com.au

Wakehurst U15 (JV Newport)

SJRU Junior Rugby (JV)
👥 15 per side 📐 Full field — 100m × 70m

Full 15-a-side rugby on a full field. WRC U15 plays in the JV Newport combined competition — giving players access to a larger player pool and stronger competition. Contested scrums, full lineouts, full back-row patterns.

Games: Sunday Late Mornings · Training: Wednesday 6:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach David Casey dkcasey100@gmail.com

Wakehurst U16

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 15 per side 📐 Full field — 100m × 70m

Under-16s play the full game under SJRU rules. Top performers are on the pathway toward Colts and the senior program. Strong connection between the U16 coaching group and our 1st XV coaching staff.

Games: Sunday Early Afternoon · Training: Wednesday 6:30pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Head Coach Malcolm Clark malcolmmclark@yahoo.com
Team Manager Marcus Stock marcus.stock@outlook.com

U14

SJRU Junior Rugby
👥 15 per side 📐 Full field — 100m × 70m

Wakehurst U14 is in development for 2026. Players may be eligible to participate with U13 or U15 programs. Contact the junior coordinator for placement information.

🏆 Seniors & Colts

Seniors & Colts

Three senior sides competing in NSW Suburban Rugby Union — 1st XV, Reserve XV, and Colts (U21). Saturday afternoon games. The clubhouse is alive on senior game days.

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1st XV

NSW Suburban Rugby Union Division 3

Games: Saturday 3pm apx · Training: Tuesday 7:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

1st Grade seniors

Enquiries Sunny Martin — VP Seniors vp-seniors@wakehurst.rugby

Reserve XV

NSW Suburban Rugby Union Division 3

Games: Saturday 1:30 apx · Training: Tuesday 7:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Reserve Grade seniors

Enquiries Sunny Martin — VP Seniors vp-seniors@wakehurst.rugby

Colts U21

NSW Suburban Rugby Union Division 3

Games: Saturday 12:30 apx · Training: Tuesday 7:00pm · at Wakehurst Rugby Park

Under 21 Colts

Enquiries Sunny Martin — VP Seniors vp-seniors@wakehurst.rugby

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