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Junior Rugby Season Overview

We are finalising details for the 2025 season. Please check back shortly. We welcome new players, so please reach out if you have any questions.

Duration: The Junior Rugby Season runs over the school Terms 2 and 3 from May to September, with a handful of 7’s Competitions held in July (Bunbury Barbarians NAIDOC 7s), October (Albany 7s) and November (Southern Lions 7s).
Age Groups: U13s to U17s for boys and girls. New players welcome.
Games: Games are played on Saturdays between Perth and the South West. Transport available for away games.
Training: Train at Hay Park, Bunbury. 2025 days and times TBC. Albany players train with the team (one hour prior) on game days.
Communication: Team communications are via the Heja app for parents and players. Registered players can reach out to us for the access code to group.

Season Fixtures

Fixtures will be available via Rugby WA’s website and RugbyXplorer towards the end of April.

Season Training

We train at Hay Park, Bunbury. 2025 days and times TBC. Players based in Albany are not required to attend.

Transportation

Club Support: Subsidised bus for travelling to games in Perth from Australind and Bunbury. Car pooling arrangements from Albany and Busselton.
Family Initiative: Carpool arrangements for training sessions and game days. We have a Facebook Chat for families in the Busselton region to carpool to training. Please reach out to us for access to the group.

Uniform

Provided: New players will receive club shorts. A South West Spirit rugby jersey is provided to all players on game day, this must be returned to the Team Manager at the end of game.
Required: Each player needs to provide their own football boots, navy blue football socks and mouthguard (compulsory at training and games). Headgear is optional, however recommended for players.

Age Group Guidelines

Player Born 2012 - Under 13
Player Born 2011 - Under 14 Boys, Under 15 Girls
Player Born 2010 - Under 15 Boys, Under 16 Girls
Player Born 2009 - Under 16 Boys, Under 17 Girls (Dispensation a possibility for this age group)

A junior age rugby player must be younger than the age group in which he / she is playing as of the 1st of January of the playing year. For example - A player in the Under 15's team in 2025 must have been 14 years (or younger) of age on the 1st January 2025.

Got a question? Reach out to our committee here.