Everyone’s welcome to Newtown’s Pride and Diversity Day at Henson Park on Saturday, 8th June

Thereis no rugby league club anywhere more closely associated with the concept of “äfair go all round” than the Newtown Jets RLFC.

Saturday’sPride and Diversity Day pays tribute to the contribution made by the LGBTIQcommunity to the Newtown Jets and to inner-western Sydney.

Theoverall theme of the day is “everyone is welcome” which confirms that Newtownis the inner-west region’s favourite rugby league  team, and that everyoneis welcome and respected at Henson Park.

TheJets face up to another important Canterbury Cup fixture against a very strongWentworthville team, which has a number of Parramatta NRL contracted players inits ranks.

Detailsof Saturday’s game:

NSWRLCanterbury Cup NSW – 13^th Round

Saturday,8^th June 2019

HensonPark

Newtown(9^th place, 9 points) v Wentworthville (8^th place, 10points)

Kick-Off:3.00pm.

Thismatch is not being televised but it will be broadcast live on Steele Sportsfrom 3.00pm on Saturday.
Go to the Jets Radio Live Stream link on the Newtown Jets homepage (www.newtownjets.com)

Newtown’steam for Saturday (as per Thursday’s Big League magazine):

WillKennedy, Sione Katoa, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Matt Evans, Luke Polselli, Jack A.Williams, Braydon Trindall, Wes Lolo, Craig Garvey, Jaimin (Jimmy) Jolliffe,Teig Wilton, Siosifa Talakai, Billy Magoulias.

Bench:Josh Carr, Isaac Lumelume, Daniel Vasquez, Greg Eastwood.

Coach:Greg Matterson.

Wentworthville’steam:

BevanFrench, George Jennings, Brad Takairangi, Ethan Parry, Greg Leleisiuao, JaemanSalmon, Joseph Taipari, Tim Mannah, Matt McIlwrick, Daniel Alvaro, AndrewDavey, Salesi Faingaá, Oregon Kaufusi.

Bench:Brad Keighran, Mitch Butfield, Stefano Utoikamanu, Haimona Hiroti.

Coach:Rip Taylor.

Referee:Darian Furner.

TouchJudges: Jake Sutherland and Joseph Eid.

Theseattractions will be at Henson Park on Saturday: -

Entertainmenton the Deicorp Family Hill such as jumping castles, face painting, passthe ball, Ice Cream Joe’s Mr Whippy and Barista.

Forthe adults Young Henry’s Newtowner, Natural Lager and Cloudy Cider willbe available.

Newtown’shome game raffle sponsor in 2019 is Fantasea Cruising, who kindly donatea Sydney Harbour Cruise double pass to the lucky raffle winner.

Otherraffle prizes include a sensational meat tray from Dulwich Hill GourmetMeats, plus a fruit and vegetable box donated by Bobby Petersen andBrett Elliott (son of the incomparable Billy Elliott).

AfterSaturday’s games, come along and join the Jets throng as they head to thepopular Sydney Park Hotel after 5.30pm at 631 King Street, South Newtown.

If you can’t make it to Henson Park, Alby and the teamfrom Steele Sports will be calling all the action from 3.00pm. To listen, clickon the Jets Radio Live Stream play button on the home page of www.newtownjets.com