Not even a cold, damp, early Winter’s Crookwell day could stop this amazing club realizing some fantastic achievements.

While the full list of positives from the weekend will be benefited by both the club and the wider community for years to come, here is a brief list of highlights from the weekend.

They ensured the six hundred strong crowd didn’t go hungry and made a tidy four figure profit. Congratulations and well-done St Mary’s.

Taralga, Jindabyne and Crookwell are separated only by home ground advantage this year.

Thank you Crookwell Rugby community for braving bitterly cold conditions and getting the Dogs home.

 An enthralling game between Crookwell and Broulee in the Over 35’s resulted in a predictable 1-try all score line and enough stories to last until it’s played again next year.

Thank you Paul for commentating all three games, it was great to have you back and your dulcet tones are welcome any time.

It was one for the ages. No less than seven teams participated and no less than twenty-eight schooners were consumed by these individuals in no more than a total of fifteen seconds.

Foley showed that some things improve with age. Second place went to……. Wait there…. no-one cares.

Together for a season and undefeated. Apart for twenty-five years and, reunited, and still undefeated. Had it not been for the top four, these guys would have been number one, (said captain obvious with his tongue in his cheek).

Congratulations to Dal Hayes for pulling off the hit of the day. Mark Watson may never walk without a limp again.

 Combining gold coin entry, donations, BBQ, jumper auctions and membership sales the weekend contributed almost thirty thousand dollars which will be spread between various community projects and organisations.

The Crookwell Community Trust is to receive an amount of ten thousand dollars. Thank you, Crookwell Rugby Community.

After a torrid eighty minutes, the mighty Crookwell dogs secured a 17-10 victory over Taralga thanks largely to a second-half Aaron Leighton try. See you in Taralga in a few months boys, gutsy effort to everyone involved.

The goal of the weekend was to raise both awareness and funds. Successful on both counts. Thank you to everyone who contributed and donated either directly or in-directly.

An amount of ten thousand dollars will be both donated to MND and matched by the federal government. That’s a contribution of $20,000. Congratulations Crookwell Rugby.

Anyone with any sort of tenure in or around the Crookwell Rugby Club would have been incredibly proud to see Andrew “Duckie” Shepherd tucking the ball safely undercover in his electric scooter and charging through the defence, only to hand off to Bruce “The Rock” Reynolds to score a magnificent Golden Oldies try.

Two legends securing a Crookwell Rugby moment in time.