RUGBY LEAGUE
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THE Bowral Kookaburras Rugby League Club have invited all past players and supporters to Loseby Park on August 2 for what should be a great celebration of the club's centenary.
The day will begin with junior games from 8.30am until 2.30pm.
NRL players from the Wests Tigers will be in attendance throughout the day. At 3.30pm, following the last game, there will be the official reopening of the clubhouse, barbecue and further centenary celebrations.
Representatives from Bowral rugby league's past are highlighted below:
Jim "Doc" McClean (Southern Division played against England and France)
Steve Hanson (played for North Sydney and NSW in State of Origin)
Adrian Haertsch (NSW Country and NSW State of Origin)
Roy Thompson (North Sydney Bears, 1936 Kangaroos, NSW)
Noel Mulligan (NSW Country, Australian Kangaroos tour)
Jack McClean (North Sydney, Southern Division)
John Seymore (Southern Division, played against England and France)
Col Wiseman (Southern Division, played against England and France)
Bernie Poland (Southern Division)
Col Lay (North Sydney)
Ian McRae (North Sydney and Under-18s NSW Country)
Graeme Tutt (NSW Country and Balmain Tigers)
Graeme Murchie (NSW Under-18s, NSW Country and North Sydney Bears)
Neil Howe (NSW Country and North Sydney Bears)
John Cole (NSW Country and Southern Division played against England and France)
Jim Hindmarsh (Penrith, Australian Wallabies)
Ian Hindmarsh (Under-18s at Bowral, Parramatta, Catalans France)
Robert Burgess (Western Suburbs Magpies)
Marty Phillips (Parramatta)
Mick Brennan (Southern Division against England and France)
Shane Simpson (Penrith Panthers)
Dean Simpson (Penrith Panthers)
Shaun Barnes (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Doug Russell (Penrith Panthers)
Brad Walker (Southern Division)
The club has also had players come from international representative careers and the ARL(NRL) competition to assist the club in playing or coaching roles.
Merv Hicks (Dual international for Great Britian who captained/coached Bowral in the early 1970s)
Steve Kneen (Australia during the 1978 Kangaroos tour, 1983- captain/coached Bowral)
Barry Stenhouse (NSW representative before coming to Bowral in 1959)
Peter Langmack who came from Penrith
Lee Pomfret who came from Canterbury
Olsen Filipaina came from Balmain
Geoff Robinson (played for Canterbury, coached Bowral)
Buck Rogers (coached Canberra and Penrith and then Bowral).