Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club

2 cracking wins today to put both first grade and third grade through to next weeks grand finals at Nerang Bulls Rugby Union. It’s was an edge of the seat affair in first grade contested at a very high level by both sides and a penalty in the last minute put us into our 11th straight first grade grand final.

Commiserations to Alleygators PBC but congrats on a quality season.

Third grade although always seemingly in control, were only up by 2 points with a few minutes to go before closing it.

Clear your schedules for next Saturday and let’s get down to support both teams taking on Nerang on their home turf.

🖤❤️🖤❤️

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GCDRU 1st Grade PREMIERS 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 & 2018.

⚔️ TODAY. WIN AND WE'RE IN.

Preliminary Finals. No second chances left — win and we're in a Grand Final,
lose and the season's over.

⏰ 11:40am — 3rd Grade v Coomera Crushers
⏰ 3:00pm — 1st Grade v Alleygators
📍 Palm Beach Currumbin RUC, Field 1

Get down there. The 3rds went down by two points last week after not losing a
single game all season — they've earned a crowd for this one, and they're on
first, so there's no excuse for anyone rocking up at 2:55.

📺 Can't make it? The 1st Grade Prelim is streamed live:
https://youtube.com/live/6ddXyW3LKqw?feature=share

Support loud. Support hard. Keep it respectful.

OWTK!! 🔴⚫

GAME DAY | SUNDAY 30.08.2026

All eyes will be on Coomera Crushers Rugby Union Club at 1:00pm, when our U14 KNIGHTS take the field in the GRAND FINAL against Helensvale Hogs! 🏆🔥

Our U14s have worked incredibly hard to earn their place in the big dance, and now there’s one final game, one final challenge and one massive opportunity to finish an incredible season on the ultimate high.

We’d LOVE to see as many Knights families, players and supporters as possible make their way to Coomera, fill the sidelines and get LOUD for our U14s! 📣

🏆 U14 GRAND FINAL
⚔️ Knights U14 vs Helensvale Hogs
⏰ 1:00pm
📍 Coomera Crushers Rugby Union Club

Good luck to every Knights team taking the field on Sunday!

⚔️ OWTK ⚔️

🏆‼️ REMINDER ‼️🏆

Join us as we celebrate an incredible 2026 season at the Griffith Uni Knights Junior End of Year Presentation & Prizegiving.

Together we'll recognise the dedication, hard work, achievements and memories that made this season so special.

📅 Saturday, 12 September
📍 The Beechmont Hotel
🕚 10:00am – 1:00pm

Mark your calendars!

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🏆 ONE ROOM. ONE SEASON. ONE BIG NIGHT.

Six days after the Grand Final, we get the whole club in one room and send
2026 off properly.

📅 Friday 11 September — from 6:00pm
📍 The Beechmont Hotel
🎟️ $25 per head — catering included, drinks at the bar
👗 Semi formal / cocktail
💑 Partners, parents and Old Boys all welcome

What's on:
⚔️ Club awards — recognising the players who turned up and did the work
⚔️ The new perpetual President's Award
⚔️ Volunteer of the Year
⚔️ A proper feed, and a few stories that probably shouldn't be told

It's been a big year. Three grades, a full junior program, a minor premiership
and an unbeaten 3rd Grade side. Whatever happens over the next fortnight,
that's worth celebrating in person.

🎟️ BOOK HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/DPANL

Numbers are needed for catering, so please book early rather than on the day.

OWTK!! 🔴⚫

🏆 GRAND FINAL BOUND! 🏆

What a win from our Knights U14s, taking down the Alleygators 50–33 in today’s Semi Final! An incredible effort from the boys and a well-earned spot in the GRAND FINAL next week! One more to go, Knights! 🏆⚔️ 🔥

📺 TODAY. WE'RE LIVE AT 3PM.

1st Grade v Nerang Bulls. Major Semi-Final. Winner goes straight to the
Grand Final.

⏰ 3:00pm — Surfers Paradise RUC, Field 1
📺 Live: https://youtube.com/live/te20OY8IBxM?feature=share

Before that, the 3rds are out at 11:40am in their own Major Semi. Get down
early and back them in — minor premiers, unbeaten all season.

Can't make it to Surfers? Get the family around the telly and make some noise
from home. Drop a comment during the game and let the boys know you're
watching.

Support loud. Support hard. Keep it respectful.

OWTK!! 🔴⚫

📺 TOMORROW. 1STS v NERANG. LIVE FROM 3PM.

Major Semi-Final. Win it and we go straight through to the Grand Final.

It's at Surfers Paradise, so if you can get there — get there. Travelling
support matters more in finals than at any other time of year, and an away
semi is exactly when a crowd earns its keep.

⚔️ SATURDAY 22 AUGUST — SURFERS PARADISE RUC, FIELD 1
🔴 3rd Grade — 11:40am — Major Semi v Nerang Bulls
🔴 1st Grade — 3:00pm — Major Semi v Nerang Bulls

And if you're working, interstate, or stuck at a junior game — we've got you.
The 1st Grade semi will be streamed live on the Knights YouTube channel.

📺 Watch here: https://youtube.com/live/te20OY8IBxM?feature=share
Or find us on YouTube —

Set a reminder now so you don't miss kick-off.

Get there. Get loud. Let's make an away ground feel like The Castle.

OWTK!! 🔴⚫

🛡️ EVERY KID DESERVES TO BE SAFE HERE.

This week we sent our child safeguarding framework to every registered
participant, parent, coach and volunteer through Rugby Xplorer. We're posting
it publicly as well, because a set of policies nobody has been pointed to
isn't doing its job.

── WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ──

Three documents are published and available to everyone: our Child Safety
Commitment Statement, our Child Safety Policy, and the MPIO Position
Description. The club endorses and follows the Rugby Australia Child and Young
Person Safeguarding Policy, and our Commitment Statement is reviewed annually
by the Committee.

── BLUE CARDS: NO CARD, NO START ──

This is the bit that might need action from you. Anyone in a child-related
role at the club — committee members, coaches, team managers, regular
volunteers — must hold a valid Queensland Blue Card, linked to the Club,
BEFORE they start.

They're free for volunteers. Apply or link an existing card at
qld.gov.au/bluecard, then let the Secretary know so we can update the register.
Not sure whether your role needs one, or whether your card is linked to us?
Just ask. We'd rather check than assume.

── IF SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT ──

You have options, and you don't need the club's permission to use any of them.

• Talk to someone here — Andrew Couper is our Child Safety Officer and Member
Protection Information Officer, and Phil Verheijen is President. It is not
your job to decide whether something is serious enough. It's your job to
share the concern.

• Report through Rugby Australia — including the Speak Up platform, run
independently by Core Integrity, where concerns involving children can be
reported completely anonymously and without involving the club at all.

• Contact authorities directly, any time. In an emergency call 000. Queensland
Child Safety Services is 1800 811 810. Policelink is 131 444.

🔗 Everything, including the policies and all reporting pathways:
guknights.com.au/child-safeguarding

🔗 Rugby AU child safety:
australia.rugby/about/codes-and-policies/child-safety

We're not posting this because anything has gone wrong. We're posting it so
every family at this club knows these protections exist and how to use them.

Thanks for helping us keep the Knights a safe place for every kid who runs out
for us.

OWTK!! 🔴⚫

📰 THIS WEEK'S KNIGHTWATCH IS OUT.

Edition 19 landed in inboxes this morning. Everything from the club in one
place.

⚔️ SEMI-FINAL WEEK — the 3rds and the 1sts both take on Nerang in the Major
Semis at Surfers Paradise on Saturday. Win a Major Semi and you go straight
through to the Grand Final. The 2nds meet the Eagles in the Minor Semi at
Coomera on Sunday.

🏉 ROUND 15 — the 1sts edged Nerang 6–5 on Ladies Day, and the 3rds finished
the season as MINOR PREMIERS, unbeaten.

👦 JUNIORS — the U14s and the Knights Pirates U15s both play SEMI-FINALS on
Sunday, plus a full house of home games at The Castle.

🖤 VALE GRAHAM HERLIHY — memorial service details for Herls.

🏆 PRESENTATION NIGHT — Friday 11 September, tickets on sale now.

💐 LADIES DAY — the wrap, the thank yous, and the $2,500 going to the Royal
Flying Doctor Service.

Plus our child safeguarding framework, a Code of Conduct reminder, and every
date between now and the Grand Final.

👉 Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/guknights.com.au/gu-knights-e-newsletter-ed1-5081842

Not getting it? Sign up free — takes ten seconds, and you'll get results,
ladders, fixtures and events every week:
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OWTK!! 🔴⚫