On Saturday November 1st, club stalwart Kieran Smith took on the role of Master of Ceremonies and hosted over 90 supporters at the 2025 Presentation Night where 20 award winners recognised across 5 categories. First Grade and Second Grade Awards were a highlight of the night but there were also other Club Rugby Awards as well as Club Service Awards and Game Milestone Presentations. The big news of the night was the Q&A Session conducted by Coaching Director Paul Ridgway. Paul took the opportunity to quiz former club juniors, Blake Schoupp and Eamon Doyle about their experiences while representing Australia and the...
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Why did this Bude Flag pop-up at the Memorial Rock at the end of July?
Michael and Julie Sargent along with local friends, David and Janice Parker dropped into Ocean Park on Thursday July 31st in a pilgrimage to pay respects to the Bude Boys whose names appear on the Rock. Michael and Julie are part of the thousands of Lions supporters out for the tour and took the opportunity to join their local friends and catch up with our own Bude resident, Pete Towers, and pass on the respects from their Bude Community for past Bude players whose names now appear on the Rock Peter Vickery was one of a heap of players from...
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Shamrocks Show Fight But Fall Short Against Clinical Campbelltown – Match Overview
Woonoona Shamrocks 1st Grade endured another challenging afternoon at home, going down 31-14 to Campbelltown in Round 14 of the Illawarra District Rugby Union competition. While the scoreline suggests a comfortable victory for the visitors, this performance marked a courageous effort to recover from last week's 67-12 hammering against Kiama, showing exemplary signs of fight and structure. The match showcased two distinctly different halves of rugby. Shamrocks burst out of the blocks with early tries from Harry Linden and Thomas Ah Tong, both expertly converted by Ryan Schoupp, to establish a promising 14-0 lead that had the home crowd believing...
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Shamrocks 2nd Grade Explode for Stunning 73-Point Statement Victory v Campbelltown
Match Overview Woonoona Shamrocks 2nd Grade delivered their most emphatic performance of the 2025 season, absolutely demolishing Campbelltown 73-10 at home in Round 14. This was rugby at its most ruthless - eleven tries, nine conversions, and a statement that firmly announced Shamrocks as genuine contenders in the business end of the season. The contrast with last week's 47-19 defeat to Kiama couldn't have been starker. Where the Rocks had struggled against the competition leaders, today they were clinical, creative, and utterly dominant from the opening whistle to the final siren. Individual Brilliance Across the Park Oliver Alexander emerged as...
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Ladies Day Photo Gallery
LADIES DAY 2025 – OUTSTANDING SUCCESS! The Annual Shamrocks Club Ladies Day event was held on Saturday Jun 21st and it did not disappoint – it was a fantastic opportunity for our supporters to get together to enjoy the game against Camden. It was a beautiful winters afternoon with plenty of sunshine and lots of opportunities to get to meet lots of partners, wives, girlfriends, mothers, sisters etc. and have a chat and celebrate the Club’s efforts in supporting our players. Close to 70 participated in the day’s hospitality and the feedback was very positive. Lots of food; (thanks to...
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