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

There is no rugby league club anywhere more closely associated with the concept of “ä fair go all round” than the Newtown Jets RLFC.

Saturday’s Pride and Diversity Day pays tribute to the contribution made by the LGBTIQ community to the Newtown Jets and to inner-western Sydney.

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

The Jets face up to another important Canterbury Cup fixture against a very strong Wentworthville team, which has a number of Parramatta NRL contracted players in its ranks.

Details of Saturday’s game:

NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW – 13^th Round

Saturday, 8^th June 2019

Henson Park

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

Kick-Off: 3.00pm.

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

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

Will Kennedy, 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’s team:

Bevan French, George Jennings, Brad Takairangi, Ethan Parry, Greg Leleisiuao, Jaeman Salmon, Joseph Taipari, Tim Mannah, Matt McIlwrick, Daniel Alvaro, Andrew Davey, Salesi Faingaá, Oregon Kaufusi.

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

Coach: Rip Taylor.

Referee: Darian Furner.

Touch Judges: Jake Sutherland and Joseph Eid.

These attractions will be at Henson Park on Saturday: –

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

For the adults Young Henry’s Newtowner, Natural Lager and Cloudy Cider will be available.

Newtown’s home game raffle sponsor in 2019 is Fantasea Cruising, who kindly donate a Sydney Harbour Cruise double pass to the lucky raffle winner.

Other raffle prizes include a sensational meat tray from Dulwich Hill Gourmet Meats, plus a fruit and vegetable box donated by Bobby Petersen and Brett Elliott (son of the incomparable Billy Elliott).

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

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