Werribee Bears
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The Werribee Bears Rugby League Club is a rugby league
team based in Werribee
, Victoria
, Australia
.
The Werribee Bears play in the Victorian Rugby League
competition. They have teams entered in both the Senior and Junior Competition in the VRL. They also have a Senior Women's Rugby League OzTag team.
With the help of his son Aaron Tiananga the idea was put into reality. News of a new rugby league club being established in the Werribee area spread fast. There was a lot of interest from people in the community that wanted to be involved with the club. The first step was to come up with a name. The name Werribee Bears was chosen because a Bear represents Strength which represents the strength as an individual, as a team and as a club.
In May 2008 the club approached the Victorian Rugby League Association (VRL) to be affiliated with as they ran the Victorian Rugby League Competition. The club first entered the 2009 season as it was too late to enter the team in the 2008 season because it had already started.
In June 2008 the club was now Incorporated with the Victorian Consumers Affairs under the name "Werribee Bears Rugby League Sports Club Inc". The club was also registered with an Australian Business Number (ABN) and Tax file number.
In July 2008 a large number of players showed their interest in playing for the Werribee Bears senior side. The first training session was held on 8 July and over 30 players turned up every Sunday for training. Due to this the Victorian Rugby League (VRL) gave the club four exhibition matches to play during the 2008 season which was a great way to introduce the Werribee Bears into the VRL and to give the players a taste for what was to come in the 2009 season.
The main goal of the Werribee Bears is first and foremost to make it a family orientated club and to have its doors open to anyone who wishes to be a member, supporter or volunteer with Werribee Bears Rugby League Club.
The Club motto is Commitment, Respect & Dedication.
2010 - Werribee Bears Senior Women OzTag Rugby League Team won the VRL Women OzTag Grand Final beating the Altona Roosters 2-0
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team based in Werribee
Werribee, Victoria
Werribee is a city in Melbourne, Australia, 32 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Werribee had a population of 36,641. Statistically, Werribee is considered part of Greater Melbourne.Werribee is...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The Werribee Bears play in the Victorian Rugby League
Victorian Rugby League
The Victorian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League...
competition. They have teams entered in both the Senior and Junior Competition in the VRL. They also have a Senior Women's Rugby League OzTag team.
Club history
The Werribee Bears Rugby League Club was first established in 2008 by Rangi Tiananga. Rangi had an idea that he wanted to start a rugby league club in Werribee as he saw the need of a different code to be started in the Wyndham District area as it is dominated by AFL/VFL footy clubs, Soccer clubs and one Rugby club but there was no Rugby League club in the area.With the help of his son Aaron Tiananga the idea was put into reality. News of a new rugby league club being established in the Werribee area spread fast. There was a lot of interest from people in the community that wanted to be involved with the club. The first step was to come up with a name. The name Werribee Bears was chosen because a Bear represents Strength which represents the strength as an individual, as a team and as a club.
In May 2008 the club approached the Victorian Rugby League Association (VRL) to be affiliated with as they ran the Victorian Rugby League Competition. The club first entered the 2009 season as it was too late to enter the team in the 2008 season because it had already started.
In June 2008 the club was now Incorporated with the Victorian Consumers Affairs under the name "Werribee Bears Rugby League Sports Club Inc". The club was also registered with an Australian Business Number (ABN) and Tax file number.
In July 2008 a large number of players showed their interest in playing for the Werribee Bears senior side. The first training session was held on 8 July and over 30 players turned up every Sunday for training. Due to this the Victorian Rugby League (VRL) gave the club four exhibition matches to play during the 2008 season which was a great way to introduce the Werribee Bears into the VRL and to give the players a taste for what was to come in the 2009 season.
The main goal of the Werribee Bears is first and foremost to make it a family orientated club and to have its doors open to anyone who wishes to be a member, supporter or volunteer with Werribee Bears Rugby League Club.
The Club motto is Commitment, Respect & Dedication.
Premierships
2009 - Werribee Bears Senior Men won the VRL 2nd Division Grand Final beating the Altona Roosters 24-20.2010 - Werribee Bears Senior Women OzTag Rugby League Team won the VRL Women OzTag Grand Final beating the Altona Roosters 2-0