ROUND 9 WRAP UP

It was a lovely Spring day at David Phillips sports fields on Saturday 29 October.  After the prediction of rain and storms we were pleasantly surprised with the beautiful weather that was presented.  It was a busy day with five games scheduled, three of which were our UNSW Raiders teams. First up for the day were the Women who kicked off against UTS at the early time of 9.30am.  The

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GRIDIRON NSW – ROUND 9

This coming Saturday, 29 October 2016, is Round 9 of the Gridiron NSW Season.  There is a huge day of football scheduled at David Phillips Sports Fields.  The BBQ will be sizzling with bacon and egg rolls early as the 1st of 5 matches kicks off at 9.30am. The UNSW Raiders Schedule is as follows: 9.30am – The Raiders Women will be in action against the UTS Gators. 1.30pm – Our Colts will

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The Foundation Shovel

There is a long history between the Raiders and the Lions – they are the  two oldest clubs in NSW. In 1984, the Sydney University Stormtroopers and the Waverley Raiders (as the clubs were called that year) played in their first AAFC game and a rivalry is born.               Since 1985, the Raiders and arch-rivals the Lions have battled against each other in 6 Championship Games with both

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