Happy Lango

Happy man tonight. The sleeping Waratahs giant is waking up. "Build it and they will come" was the philosophy and it's happening.

On Sept 24-26th this year, the first true Waratahs Reunion will take place in Armidale to celebrate - almost to the day - the 60th anniversary of the first Waratahs game in Sept 1950. There will be a game of cricket on the Saturday afternoon against Easts at the Sportsground - the same opposition and the same venue as Waratahs first premiership in 1952-53. A dinner on Saturday night at The Wicklow Hotel, one of the two longest serving sponsors of the club. At the dinner, caps marked with the traditional Waratahs emblem and each players individual player number will be distributed and the Best Waratahs 12 of all time - voted by the players - will be announced. On the Sunday, there will be some laid back golf.

The website http://waratahscricketclub.blogspot.com carries all the info and so many memories which are building as the research is built from individual newspaper files and then organised and placed up for everyone to sift through.

If you read this and have other contacts who played for Waratahs, let them know. By the end of the week, invitations will be made ready and distributed just as far as we can.

More info from the website 0r from contacting Lango at plangsto@bigpond.net.au or 0438028917.

This event may never happen again unless we run with it the first time. The responsibility for its success doesn't lie with me or the organising committee of Garry Holloway, Tim Bindley. Andrew Davis or Tony Bennett. We can only put it on ... its up to you to make it a success.

Your old mates are calling you ...