Upper Clutha Junior Rugby Club

RACE NIGHT | MAC RUGBY FUNDRAISER 🐎🖤💛
Round up your crew and get ready for a great night out supporting a great cause!

The Pittaway Family Derby Race Night is coming up on Saturday 5 September, and we’d love to see a big MAC Rugby crowd there supporting our programme.

It’s not just a fundraiser, it’s a chance to get our rugby community together away from the sidelines, celebrate the season and have a great night out with friends.

🐎 Virtual horse racing
💰 Betting & auctions
🎁 Great prizes
🍽️ Supper included
🎟️ Tickets $50

📅 Saturday 5 September
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 Upper Clutha Rugby Club

Grab some friends, back a winner and make a night of it! 🖤💛🏉

🎟️ Tickets:
https://events.humanitix.com/the-pittaway-family-derby-race-night/tickets

🐎 Race Night event details:
https://www.facebook.com/share/195wc3xfD2/

As we prepare for another wet weekend, we are under pressure with quality of the fields handling the rain. Can we please request that parents/ coaches/supporters are on the "outside of the full Rugby fields" so when games are cross field, have parents behind trylines. (Normal sidelines)

Most of the kids don't mess the fields, it's the parents/ reserves standing for 30-50mins in one spot or walking around.

thanks for your help and understanding !

As we prepare for another wet weekend after a wet week, we are under pressure with quality of the fields handling the rain. Can we please request that parents/ coaches/supporters are on the "outside of the full Rugby fields" so when games are cross field, have parents behind trylines. (Normal sidelines)

Most of the kids don't mess the fields, it's the parents/ reserves standing for 30-50mins in one spot or walking around.

thanks for your help and understanding !

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How good! We’ve just ticked over 1300 followers on Instagram

Massive thanks to everyone who’s jumped on board, supported the lads, liked, shared, and backed the club every step of the way. It doesn’t go unnoticed.

We’re building something pretty special here and we’re only just getting started

Stick with us, plenty more to come this season.

Upper Clutha Junior Rugby recently had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 Forsyth Barr Stadium Year 8 Rugby Experience in Dunedin. The club took a squad of Year 8 players down to face local Dunedin side Kaikorai in what was an unforgettable day for everyone involved.

The combined Upper Clutha Year 8 team truly got to experience life as a Highlander for the day — entering Forsyth Barr Stadium through the players’ entrance, using the ‘Home’ changing room, and warming up in the indoor training facility before taking the field.

Running out onto the stadium pitch alongside a much bigger Kaikorai team could have been intimidating, but while we may have lacked size, we certainly made up for it with heart and determination. From the opening kick-off, one of our smallest players put in a huge tackle on one of their biggest players, setting the tone for the entire game.

Throughout the match, every player contributed, whether on attack or defence. From the forwards to the backs, the whole team stood strong and gave it everything.

It was a fantastic experience for players, and parents alike, and one that will be remembered for a long time.

Our coaches - Rob Norman, Paul Mavor, Randall Aspinall, Issac Davidson and Ben Goodwin were all exceptional in their roles and the players and parents are all very grateful to have highly experienced, committed and dedicated coaches.

A huge thank you to Otago Rugby for organising opportunities and experiences like this for our young players.

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