Now a comprehensive history of the club has been compiled, Director of Rugby Anthony Partridge has come up with a plan to pay homage to the past and begin a new tradition.
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This Saturday at Old Boys Day one hundred and twenty-six players will receive a commemorative cap to mark a significant milestone – playing 100 games for the Singleton Rugby Club.
And, moving forward the bold red and black cap emblazoned with the mighty Bulls logo will replace the mug given to players who achieve this feat.
Partridge says it is rare for a club to have such detailed records so this inspired his course of action which also encompasses giving every single player an ear tag.
He is referring to the two books authored by club historian Michael Barrett and Lyle Gilmore that chronicle the proud club’s history from 1967 to 2016.
“There has been 1493 of us that have rugby for the Bulls since 1967,” he explains.
And, like the baggy greens given to our test cricketers, Partridge hopes capped players will be on hand to present them to future recipients.
The Bulls who will be be retrospectively capped from 1pm sharp at Rugby Park on Saturday are:
- Brian Coe, Allan Watson, Mike Barrett, Peter Forty, David Sylvester, Doug Thrift, Barry Moore, Garry Buckton, Anthony Croucher, Dan Gresham, Johnathan Gresham, Errol Munzenberger, Brendan Thomas, Les Wilkes, Peter Thomspon, Greg Babbage, Mark Bennett, Jack Phillpott, Shane Thompson, Anthony Ernst, Brian Merrick, Greg Hedges, Daryl Knight, Mark Leighton, John R Watson, Bruce Robinson, Chris Bennett, Paul Coffey, Norm McPherson, Russell Rapp, David Coffey, Paul Webster, Andrew Avard, Allan Burns, Harvey Lawrence, Scot Leighton, Craig Bates, Mike Godschalk, Paul Langley, Ian Pankhurst, Tony (Sparra) Andrews, Geoff Burns, Lyle Gilmore, John Godschalk, Andrew Lind, Paul Scott, Barry Smith, Dale Andrews, Grant Coe, Anthony Costello, Peter Dunn, Michael Maher, Steve Merrick, Darren Williams, Paul Back, Mark Jordan, Neil Mitchell, Stacey Sykes, Roy Urpeth, Wayne Diemer, Scott Merrick, Paul Ruigrok, Greg Pawley, Scott Dalibozek, Greg Sonter, Mark Hall, Darren Hobden, Neil Mitchell, Marcus Vaughan, Tony (Mario) Andrews, Jamie Costello, Michael Cruiskshanks, Nathan Cleaver, Michael Martin, Jason Deaves, Ashton Partridge, Matthew Staff, Allan Harris, John Hassett, Mark Hudson, Anthony Partridge, Mark Russell, Phil Hetherington, Stuart Dunn, Hayden Moore, David Foster, Ian Gray, Brad Sheedy, Matthew Solman, Paul Magyar, Mark Thomas, Andrew Woodcock, Dean Cruickshanks, Gareth Ernst, Mitchell Tanner, Glen Withell, James Bennett, Daniel Bridges, James Callinan, Rick Hawkins, Jason Leacy, Simon Merrick, Brendon Sinclair, Brendan Betts, Chris Howard, Matthew Maher, Aaron Richardson, Jamie Cruickshanks, Mark Gardiner, Luke Knight, Mitch Bayley, Sam Ernst, Tarus Maskey, Alexander Dunn, Daniel Bates, Clayton Williams, Lincoln Adler, John Feeney, Ben Osland, Guy Shepherd, Corey Tyne, Nathan Brennan, Adam Clements, Christopher Vizl, Will Gresham and Ethan Adler.
