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Newsletter 5 for the 2012 Fi-ta Bondi Rugby Tens Tournament

There changes to the 32 teams for the open Competition; UTBNB, who have been with us since 2005, can’t pull a team together for either the Open or the O-35’s- but I’m sure they will be back in 2013-hope so!  Fortunately, Kokoda Brothers, also an inaugural team, were all paid up and on the bench, so they will slip in nicely.

Also, Iggies have re-badged themselves as the Red Indians!!!; and the Bondi Toucans, realising a geographic anomaly, are now the Birdsville Toucans.

Teams

Thanks to those managers of new teams that have provided their profile and logo-they will be uploaded, with this Newsletter, in the next few days.  A reminder to others mangers, please e-mail a short, preferably humorous, profile of your team, with logo, to Alan Roberts anrobert@bigpond.net.au so that we can get it on the website. If you look at the website www.bonditens.com.au you will see the status (or lack of) your profile and logo. A bit of effort to tell us who you are, where you’re from, whether it’s a scratch or a cup-winning side from the Taipei Tens all adds to the fun of the fair.

I’m going to keep reminding you about insurance because if your players aren’t insured then they don’t play-simple!

All, repeat all, players must be insured against injury before they step on the field. A player can be insured either:

• Have current registration with a club affiliated with the ARU (if you played in the 2011 season your registration/insurance will be valid to 1 March 2012 i.e. it covers the 2012 Bondi Tens); or
• Purchase cover for the tournament through the accredited ARU’s insurer, Gow- Gates. We have now had confirmation that the insurance premium two-day tournament for the two day tournament will be $15 per non-ARU player. This is up from $10 that has prevailed since the Bondi Tens started in 2005. The delay has been trying to get the insurer-QBE- to drop their rate, and testing the market, but $15 is the best deal we can do. The increase is largely due to high level of claims last year- which should at least encourage everyone to be adequately insured!

We will require a Team List (attached) that indicates Player’s Name, Registered Club and ARU Membership Number. If a player is not registered with an ARU Club then he pays the Gow-Gates insurance $15 premium and writes “Gow-Gates” in lieu of ARU Number. Team Managers must then return the completed Team List well before 10th February to anrobert@bigpond.net.au or
fax 02 9664 3817.

Team Managers must pay the team’s aggregate insurance premiums by EFT to the same account used for registration entry fees and mark the deposit with “Team Name – Insurance”

Westpac Banking Corporation
BSB 032 695
Ac #233826.

If your team is an unregistered Social Team then we require this Team List and insurance completed and returned, to the above e-mail or fax addresses before 27th January, so that we can register the team with the ARU.the team will then be eligible to play in the tournament.
(Team eligibility primarily depends on all players in the team having proof of insurance cover).

To avoid unnecessary hassle, advise Alan Roberts anrobert@bigpond.net.au or Tim Wadell timjjw@gmail.com after the insurance deposit has been completed.

Over 35’s

We have four teams (UTBNB have pulled out) signed up-still room for a fifth and fifth. (BOBS, Fowler Scaffold, NSW Fire Brigade, and Evo's Meats!). The fee will be $500 for the Saturday tournament. Register, and EFT your entrance fee and player insurance ($15) (as per the Open Competition) to the account above.

Women’s Demonstration Games

We are in the process of organising a Women’s Seven a Side demonstration tournament interspersed with the Finals on Saturday 11th.  Our President has had bad experiences of refereeing women’s rugby so I hope they behave themselves!

See After-Party Flyer below. Note that this year you buy your tickets on-line.

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If you have any questions contact Alan Roberts at anrobert@bigpond.net.au on 0401 993 908. Please pass these Newsletters on to your team members.

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