Summer Season

October - December

2025 COMPETITION

JUNIOR TRI TAG

Inviting all U6 to U14 players to join our Tri Tag competition!

Round 1 Thu, 16 Oct to Round 10 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 (every Thursday)

$105 Registration fee per player

Competition Structure

Maximum 8 teams per Pool

  • Pool A U6-U8: 7 vs 7, 10min halves, ¼ field, min 7 players, max 10 players

  • Pool B U9 – U11: 10 vs 10, 10min halves, ½ field, min 10 players, max 13 players

  • Pool C U12 - U14: 10 vs 10, 10 min halves, ½ field, min 10 players, max 13 players

Session structure:

  • Skills clinic 5pm - 5:30pm (optional)

  • Game 1: 5:30pm - 6pm

  • Game 2: 6pm - 6:30pm

REGISTATION INFORMATION

Players can only register to a team. Every team needs a team manager to act as point of contact between the competition organisers and the players. Team managers create their team in RugbyXplorer and players then register to that team (based on team name).

Don’t have a team? Please join one of the ALL STARS teams in your age category. One parent will need to nominate as the team manager for this team. Team lists will be shared once the team reaches capacity and nominations for this position will be sought via email.

To provide enough time to resource & fixture the competition, team registrations will close on Thursday 2 October 2025. Player need to be registered before taking the field on Thursday 16 October.

UNIFORM AND TEAM SPIRIT

Team managers are encouraged to organise the same colour / design t-shirts for their players. This creates great team spirit and makes the teams easily identifyable. Bibs will be available on the night if needed.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

One lucky junior team will win an ADVENTURE WORLD gift voucher to the value of up to 13 x Day Tickets (depending on how many registered players they have in the winning team). The winner will be drawn from a group of teams that didn’t forfeit any games during the competition.

A trophy will be awarded in each age category for the team with the best spirit, attitude and attendance over the 10 rounds.

Each registered player will receive a participation certificate at the Award Presentation after Round 10 on Thu 18 Dec as well as priority registration for the 2026 competition.

SENIOR TOUCH

Inviting all U15+ players to joing our Open Division Touch competition!

Round 1 Thu, 02 Oct to Round 12 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 (every Thursday)

$125 Registration fee per player

Competition Structure

Maximum 18 teams

7 vs 7, 10min halves, ½ field, min 7 players, max 12 players

Please note: All effforts are made to provide a paid refereed for each game, however if a referee is not available for your game each team must provide a referee. This team appointed referee will receive a two-drink bar voucher to be redeemed on the night.

Session structure:

  • Game 1: 6:30pm - 7pm

  • Game 2: 7pm - 7:30pm

  • Game 3: 7:30pm - 8pm

REGISTATION INFORMATION

Players can only register to a team. Every team needs a team manager to act as point of contact between the competition organisers and the players. Team managers create their team in RugbyXplorer and players then register to that team (based on team name).

Don’t have a team? Please join one of the ALL STARS teams in your age category. One player will need to nominate as the team manager for this team. Team lists will be shared once the team reaches capacity and nominations for this position will be sought via email.

To provide enough time to resource & fixture the competition, team registrations will close on Thursday 25 September 2025. Player need to be registered before taking the field on Thursday 02 October.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Teams play for the perpetual Shane Nedselsky trophy.

Winning team (all registered players) also get free entry into 2026 competition.

FIXTURES & LADDERS

Competition fixtures will be released on Saturday 27 September. All registered teams will be slotted into the fixtures. Fixtures will be set at the start of the competition and points will be awarded to the opposing team if a game is forfeited. Fixtures will not be changed week-on-week to accomodate forfeits, however teams are welcome to play ‘scratchies’ on available pitches with available teams.

Points will be awarded to determine a competition winner based on the following: win (4 ) | draw (2) | loss (0) | forfeit -opponent (+4) | forfeit- offending (-2). Proposed structure is modified Swiss-style system with round-robin and finals. Based on ladder mid-comp, teams will split out into top and bottom division with ranking games for both divisions.

3 Steps to Play

Step 1 - Assemble your team

Rally the troops to get your team together. You will need 7 a side, but make provision for reserves. You can register up to 12 players for a Senior Touch team, and up to 10 players for a Junior Tri Tag team. If you’re looking for help to fill your team, please contact us at juniors@wanneroorugby.com.au

Don’t have a team? Please join one of the ALL STARS teams in your age category. One parent / player (seniors) will need to nominate as the team manager for this team. Team lists will be shared once the team reaches capacity.

Step 2 - Create your team

Before the players can register themselves and pay the registration fee, a team representative will need to register a team name in RugbyXplorer under the appropriate competition.

Don’t have a team? Please join one of the ALL STARS teams in your age category. One parent / player (seniors) will need to nominate as the team manager for this team. Team lists will be shared once the team reaches capacity and nominations for this position will be sought via email.

Step 3 - Register players

Once there is a team, players can now search for their team in RugbyXplorer and register as a player beneath that team. This ensures all players are covered by the club’s insurance.

Don’t have a team? Please join one of the ALL STARS teams in your age category. One parent / player (seniors) will need to nominate as the team manager for this team. Team lists will be shared once the team reaches capacity and nominations for this position will be sought via email.

If you are new to RugbyXplorer please create a RugbyXplorer profile and use the step by step guide on navigating through the RugbyXplorer platform.

If you have any questions that has not been answered on this page, please contact us at juniors@wanneroorugby.com.au