1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: School's Ripper Rugby Back at our Gold Park tonight is 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Kirsty Menson from Mid Canibary Rugby with. 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: The Deats Gold teams come together play a game of Ripper, 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 2: kind of fifteen minute game. Those scores are kids sort 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: of stout dissipation in a bit of fun. 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: How does ripper differ from regular footy? 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: It's where you've got your belt around, you've got your 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: little flags. 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: On, your flags. 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: Actually a lot harder than. 11 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: It looks you reckon. 12 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: You've got to have some good hand eye coordination to 13 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: actually get those rips. 14 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: Oh well, I'm instantly out, instantly disadvantages any Howden's are 15 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: how many schools are we talking? 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: All? We've got fifty eight teams entered across five grades. 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: Oh my lord. 18 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: Most teams average about ten kids per teams. You're looking 19 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: around five hundred and six hundred kids. 20 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. And what time does it run? 21 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: So first round starts at five ten and there's three 22 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: time flops for four weeks? Do you fiddle that in 23 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 2: as we've got twelve fields and twelve. 24 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: Fields and all that. Yet this is like a whole 25 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: festival that you put on. 26 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: Yes, yet so all the players get a free sausage, 27 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: a music. But yeah, I think that's what most of 28 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: them come down for. I've got to play the game first. 29 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: Oh, the game and the camaraderie. It's quite cute. One 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: of our neighbors has a young five year old. She 31 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: signed up so she's fizzing to be down there for 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: the first time tonight. 33 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 2: Yes. So we opened up the new grade this year 34 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 2: for year one to three girls and we've got eighteens 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: entered in the end and the aim for that is 36 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: for them to give it a try and it's a 37 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 2: bit of fun, but then they can stan joy it. 38 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: That's and then lead into the club a club team 39 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 2: that we're hoping to get more girls only teams within 40 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: that year one two rippers. So that's why we've opened 41 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: up for the girls this year. 42 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: It's a bit of a gateway. 43 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, right is that's a little bit of a taste. 44 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: Do we still have the same fifteen on the park 45 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: is usual Rugby? 46 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: No? So the year one and three girls will be 47 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: five a side and then every other grade is given 48 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: a side. 49 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Gotcha. 50 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: We have got a year given and eight grade so 51 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: we've got a few teams from Mayfield and ashbinon intermediate 52 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: and that in that older grade, but majority of them 53 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: all primary schools. 54 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: How many years has this been running now? You reckon? 55 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: Oh, I've been near five on the first five bucks. Yeah, 56 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: it's one of the first things that schools asked me 57 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: is when are you running it? Are you running it? 58 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: And what's the day? 59 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,399 Speaker 1: Really there's that much demand. 60 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's put on your pretty quickly, and being after 61 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 2: school it makes a little bit easier. 62 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: And it condemnsed to window too. What did you say 63 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: it runs for three or four weeks or something four weeks? 64 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, nice and easier and simple when it's finished by 65 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: the end of the term. 66 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: And does it align with because I imagine that rugby 67 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: clubs will start running Muster day shortly. Does it kind 68 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: of align with that? 69 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: Yes, so our stood week of running RITA kind of 70 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: coincides when most and have mustards as well, so the 71 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: clubs kind of come down, help out and hand out 72 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: a few sneaky flyers to try and keep players as well. Well. 73 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: Why wouldn't you on the recruitment drive, Hey, do you 74 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: like the feel of that ball in your hand? Or 75 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: guess what you could be doing in a few more 76 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: months time. 77 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: That's it or are you part of a club? 78 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: Why do you choose Argo Park? Why not the showgrounds? 79 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: It's more the space for us to fit twelve fields 80 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: at the showground gets a little bit tight, but it's 81 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: in the parking. 82 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: The parents appreciate that. 83 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: Yes, definitely. Yeah, we become parking wardens when it comes 84 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: to the showground. So through. 85 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: Oh no, good on you guys for bringing it back 86 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: and have a blast all of the rug rats involved 87 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: in ripper rugby back tonight. 88 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: We will do it.