North Ward Rugby Union Club

06/06/2026

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped make Ladies Day a great success , plenty of good footy and loads of fun. Exactly what rugby is all about.

05/06/2026

🩷 LADIES DAY TEAM LIST 🩷

A jam packed day at the Sports Reserve for our home day with seniors starting at 11am when Colts kick off.

Reminder that there are still tickets available for our Ladies Day event so be sure to grab a ticket to enjoy a great night.

05/06/2026

🏈 FROM TOWNSVILLE TO BALLYMORE! 🏈

We could not be prouder of our very own NW superstar, Jordan Neal! 🌟

This Sunday, Jordan will earn her very first cap against the ACT Brumbies! 🔴💪

A few of us might be feeling a *little* bit tender from our Ladies Day celebrations 🥂🍾, but nothing is going to stop us from cheering for her!

Let's get behind our girl! Check out her incredible journey from Townsville to the big stage here: https://reds.rugby/news/new-reds-womens-debutant-jordan-neal-meshing-rugby-and-a-defence-force-career-202663

📅 **Sunday, 7 June**
🏉 **Queensland Reds vs ACT Brumbies** (Swyftx Super Rugby Women's Round 1)
📍 **Ballymore Stadium**
⏰ **Kick-off: 1:05pm**

Up the Reds and go get 'em, Jordan!

When Jordan Neal packed her hopes, belongings and two dogs into her pickup truck and left Townsville last December, there were no guarantees.

She was on the road to Brisbane to do her best to force whatever chances she could in the Queensland Reds women’s squad.

Just making the squad was the first step. After a tough pre-season of toil and learning, two strong trial games followed as auditions.

Come Sunday afternoon, Neal will earn her first cap as a Reds prop against the ACT Brumbies at Ballymore Stadium in Swyftx Super Rugby Women’s.

“I left Townsville because I wanted to have a genuine crack at getting ahead in rugby and get out of my comfort zone,” Neal said.

“I’m so grateful for the help getting a posting in Brisbane.”

Ballymore Stadium - Sunday, 7 June
Queensland Reds vs ACT Brumbies
Swyftx Super Rugby Women's Round 1
Kick-off: 1:05pm

Read more: https://reds.rugby/news/new-reds-womens-debutant-jordan-neal-meshing-rugby-and-a-defence-force-career-202663

04/06/2026

LADIES DAY MAJOR RAFFLES 💐

Here’s a sneak leak at what’s in store for our prizes at Ladies Day this weekend. Our major prizes are a 12 month membership to 1 Million strong and 2 x weekend camping passes for the upcoming Townsville folk festival. It doesn’t stop there as there are many other prizes to be won and you don’t want to miss out on being a lucky winner !!!

Tickets are still available so be sure to grab yours and join in on a great night. Word on the street is there’s even a very interesting plan for the half time entertainment of A Grade that might just steal the show 🤭

03/06/2026

🏉 HOME GAMES AT THE SPORTS RESERVE! 🏉

Back at the Sports Reserve this weekend! Come down, support the teams, and soak up the atmosphere! ❤️💙💛

Here is the full line-up for the day:
📅 Game Day Schedule:
🏈 8:30 AM – U15 Girls vs TW (Field 1)
🏈 9:00 AM – U15 Boys vs WS
🏈 9:30 AM – U17 Girls vs WS (Field 1)
🏈 10:00 AM – U17 Boys Blue vs Red
🏈 11:00 AM – Colts vs Brothers
🏈 12:10 PM – 3rd Grade vs WS
🏈 2:30 PM – Womens vs Brothers
🏈 3:30 PM – U8s Blue vs Red
🏈 3:40 PM – 2nd Grade vs Brothers
🏈 5:00 PM – 1st Grade vs Brothers

☕ 🍔 Food & Drinks
Brett's Coffee Bar will be on-site serving up your essential morning caffeine hits! ☕

The canteen will also be fully stocked with all our usual match-day favorites:
Bacon & egg burgers 🥓🍳
Classic hamburgers 🍔
Hot chips 🍟
Sausage sizzle 🌭
Chocolates & lolly bags 🍬

🌅🍹 Ladies Day: Sunsets & Spritzers 🥂
Our premier Ladies Day event kicks off from 5:00 PM! Don't miss out on an amazing evening of drinks, fun, and great company as the sun goes down.

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast! Make sure to grab yours today and lock in your spot.

See you all at the grounds! 🙌

❤️💙💛HOME GAMES!!!💛💙❤️

Don’t forget we have our home games at Townsville Sports Precinct this Saturday, June 6th.

🏈8:30 U15 Girls vs TW 8:30 (1)
🏈9:00 U15 Boys vs WS
🏈 9:30 U17 Girls vs WS (1)
🏈10:00 U17 Boys Blue vs Red
🏈11:00 Colts vs Brothers
🏈12:10 3rd Grade vs WS
🏈2:30 Womens vs Brothers
🏈3:40 2nd Grade vs Brothers
🏈3:30 U8s Blue vs Red
🏈5:00 1st Grade vs Brothers

Brett's Coffee Bar will be selling coffee and the canteen will have our normal delights - bacon & egg burgers, hamburgers, hot chips, sausage sizzle, chocolates & lolly bags.

🌅🍹Ladies Day function “Sunsets & Spritzers” kicks off from 5pm 🍹🌅

01/06/2026

Join us for our annual night celebrating NWRC’s Women of Rugby with raffles, entertainment, rugby and loads of fun. When : Saturday June 6th 2026 5 - 8 pm Where : Townsville Sports Precinct, Burke St North Ward Cost : $75 including nibbles & drink package

31/05/2026

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with our Committee ❤️💙💛☕️

Sunday calls for a strong brew! Michael Horto Horton is our longest-standing clubman on the committee. He's seen the club evolve from cotton jerseys to modern kit, and he remains the ultimate quiet achiever. On the field, he does the hard yards; off it, he’s been key in getting the senior cohort actively involved and volunteering.

For Horto, signing up at NW was "one of the best things I’ve ever done for my life."

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with our Committee ❤️💙💛☕️

Sunday morning brings us our Director of Men’s Rugby Michael Horton who is celebrating his amazing try last night with an Irish Coffee 😉

Michael is our longest standing Clubman on the committee with an incredible eighteen years of service. He is also our quiet achiever - on the field he is consistently where he needs to be doing what he needs to do and off the field the difference he’s made bringing the senior cohort back into being involved in the whole club, having their say and volunteering has been second to none. Michael is determined to make rugby about rugby again and is willing to make the tough decisions, put in the hard work and stand by his word to make NWRC the Club he’s given so much to over the years. Michael is highly respected by his team mates, his opposition and his fellow committee so when he speaks, everyone stops to listen. That may be a little bit because we never know what he’ll say next but it’s mainly because what he does say is always worth listening to. Simply said, Michael’s loyalty, passion, determination and love of NWRC is the backbone of our Club.

Thank you Michael for showing us what it means to be an ‘Old Boy’ and for leading us back to rugby, with you in this role we’ll always have a Club to be proud of.

30/05/2026

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with the Committee 💛💙❤️☕️

Next up for a brew is a man who needs absolutely no introduction: our Vice Chairman Senior, Brock Thompson.

If you’ve spent five minutes down at the grounds, you know Brock. He is one of the most recognisable characters in the North Ward Rugby Club.

Brock lives and breathes NWRC. Over the last 15 years, he has stepped up for this club in every capacity:
🏉As a Player donning the colours on the field.

📋As a Coach steering both our junior and senior squads (even backing up to coach both simultaneously).

✏️As an Administrator in his current role where he "deputises and chairs things" to keep the club moving forward.

As Brock puts it, the club is "everything—without it, there's no me." But truth be told, North Ward wouldn't be the same without him, either.

Thank you, Brocky, for 15 years of unmatched loyalty, hard work, and endless laughs.

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with our Committee ❤️💙💛☕️

Next in line for coffee is our Vice Chairman Brock Thompson who has ordered a flat white with an extra shot.

Brock is one of the most recognisable characters in our Club, especially on grand final day because you’ll see him with the loudest hair and wearing the most red, blue & yellow in the whole venue. There’s no one more passionate about NWRC, no one who will boast about its greatness, sing its praises or sell its inclusion better than Brock. He has donned our colours as a player, a very proud Coach of both junior & senior teams (simultaneously at one point) and a committee member and he’s often the last to leave our home games making sure clean up is shared by many to get everyone home as early and safely as possible. Brock has the biggest of hearts and will literally give the shirt off his back to help someone, he builds confidences, works hard to better himself for the love of his Club and he always brings the smiles and laughter.

Thank you Brock for fifteen years of the most loyal service to NWRC, it’s the people like you that make our Club great.

29/05/2026

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with our Committee ❤️💙💛☕️

Life member, player, coach, referee, and the ultimate voice of reason. Chris Caleo truly bleeds red, blue, and yellow! We are incredibly lucky to have a Club President who advocates so fiercely for our club and works tirelessly behind the scenes.

Thanks for everything you do, El Pres!

☕️❤️💙💛 Coffee with our Committee ❤️💙💛☕️

There’s a lot going on around the Club so let’s take a minute to have a coffee with our committee… The first in line (so he can shout us all 🤫) is our Club President, Chris Caleo who is ordering a flat white.

Chris has been with the Club since 2010 and bleeds the red, blue & yellow through and through. He is a a life member, player, a coach (even if somewhat reluctantly these days), a committee member and will even throw his referee hat on if it means our U13s can get a home game. He grills a mean snag, he’s not afraid to go to battle to keep the Club safe and he works harder, advocates fiercer and calms more storms than he’ll ever accept credit for. His women’s team call him the King and we can’t disagree 👑 but we also know he’s a great big teddy bear that shed a tear answering the below questions.

Thank you Chris for your calm voice, your hard work and your big heart, NWRC couldn’t be what it is without you.