SAVE THE DATE
Thursday 9th June – Beer Club
Saturday 18th June – SA VS Ireland Rugby Emirates Airline Park
Friday 17th June – Sportsmans Lunch
Thursday 23rd June – Wine Club
Friday 24th June – Club Draw
Saturday 25th June – Winter Gourmet Food Festival
Sunday 26th June – The Picaroon
Saturday 23rd July – CHOC Poitjiekos Competition
THIS WEKEND AT PIRATES
This Saturday at Pirates, we have the Rise Rugby Schools Tournament from 8am. We have Mini-Hockey from 9am. Pirates have a home game from 12pm against Union.
South Africa take on Ireland this Saturday, kick off is at 5pm. Come down and watch the game from Pirates, there will be a great atmosphere to support our country.
There is social soccer from 9am on Sunday and Junior Rugby from 2:30pm.
BOWLS
Bowls Ladder has started with a bang!
We had 22 bowlers for our blitz day playing up to 4 matches each with a nice lunch in between. The hungry and thirsty competitors were well catered for and the boerie rolls were really yummy. We have little doubt that the challenges will be thrown around with relish. Well done again to Steve Delaney for his involvement.
Great morning was had by all and it was great to see the combination of new and old faces in action. The first cut ladder is now produced as below. The points are just the tally for the day and from now on the positions are all that matter. We’ll produce the rules for challenges etc. by the weekend.
There is still plenty of time to get involved the ladder goes until October!. Contact stephenpdelany@gmail.com or the office or book online using this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zmL7cishnlfTUhI0S3hDkziDKKXcS-sCvF_RVLcxgaU/viewform?usp=send_form
Thanks again to our sponsor Magwitch for helping us get this off the ground!
Our Wednesday team again had an unfortunate afternoon at Old Parks losing narrowly but playing some good bowls in the process.
Our braai unit will be back at the club sometime on Friday morning. We’re looking forward to getting it back as Albrae Bevan of Metal Masters has promised us that it will look as good as new. Our thanks not only to him but also to Mike Theunissen for providing the transport to get the braai there and back.
We also plan to renovate the deck soon. This will take place as soon as John Bartmann has organised the industrial sander for the job whereafter it will be properly sealed with the muti that has been arranged by Steve Hunt.
THE PICAROON
ROAD RUNNING
It is that time of the year again – the Pirates 10k run/walk with the 5k dash.
We have a new sponsor on board – SlowMag – and together we have designed a completely new event on the Joburg calendar. The Beat Your Slump run is a perfect mid-winter event, which combines a 10k run with a 1km obstacle course on the Pirates fields.
This is the start of a new era for the Pirates 10k event!
More info to follow soon – but please diarise the date (3rd July 2016) as we will require all hands on deck to make this event a success.
HOCKEY
Weekend Results
Saturday
Pirates Ladies A lost 6-0 against Crusaders Ladies A
MEN
Sunday
Pirates A won 5-0 against Wanderers. Goal Scorers: James Storey (3), Andy Hofmeyer (1), and Nick Raal (1).
Pirates B lost 4-2 against Benoni Northerns Mens B. Goal Scorer: Dennis Calldo (2).
Pirates C lost 4-3 against NWU VaaL Men A. Goal Scorers: Shawn Smith (2) and Luke Smith (1).
Pirates D won 2-1 against UJ F. Goal Scorers: Vaughan Batchelor and Morne Dodgen
Ladies
Pirates A lost 6-0 against Wits A .
Pirates B lost 3-1 against Panorama B. Goal Scorer: Andrea Oosthuzien.
Pirates C lost 1-0 WITS D
Fixtures
12/06/2016
MEN
Pirates A vs Wanderers at 11:15 @ NHS
Pirates B vs CBC Boksburg Men B at 09:45 @ Jeppe Boys
Pirates C vs Shumbas Men E at 09:45 @ NHS
Pirates D vs ST Martins Mens A at 11:15 @ Waterstone college
LADIES
Pirates A vs UJ Ladies A at 08:15 @ Randburg Bottom
Pirates B vs Wanderers E at 09:45 @ Wanderers
Pirates C vs HOH Ladies B at 09:45 @ Edenvale High School
RUGBY
It was a tough weekend for the club in Potch but there was a massive silver lining with the 1st team pulling off a great victory against a strong PUKKE side.
The coaches put the game plan into place and the team executed it to perfection and won the game 29-14 after being down 14-13 at half time.
Its been a while since the students have been kept scoreless in a half but the pure determination by the boys forced the students into mistakes and starved them of the ball. The forwards laid the foundation up front and when we felt we had earned the right to go wide the backs caused havoc. It was an important win for the lads and the club and a proud day for the Rats. The rest of the club went down on the day but there where good performances from the 2nds and u20’s.
The focus moves to Union this weekend as we welcome them to the club on Saturday.
Come down and support the lads!!
Junior Rugby Holiday Camps
Is your kid rugby mad? Are you looking for something for them to do in the holidays? Send them to the HPRC Holiday camps. We are catering for all their rugby needs, from skills development to fitness. With the focus on fun it promises to be an environment where they will develop their game.
Email roryl@atdsport.co.za for more info.
BAR AND KITCHEN SPECIALS
The Bar has Guinness and Devils Peak First Light on tap this weekend!
Special : Double Wellington Brandy and Coke for only R30
Specials on Wine – clearing current stock to make way for our exciting new Wine List!
We will also be running a Springbok special on Saturday for the South Africa VS Ireland game – R20 a shot.
JOBS AT PIRATES
Communications Administrator / Assistant Manager
Pirates Club is currently looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of Communications Administrator / Assistant ManageR
Below are the requirements for this role:
Commencement
- Immediate
Communications
- Compilation and distribution of the weekly Pirates Newsletter via Mailchimp
- Conceptualising, development and distribution of any additional marketing material for club events.
- Maintain and update the club database for distribution of the newsletter
- Liaise with Sectional Heads and assist with marketing plans and strategies
- Build strong relationships with media houses for editorial articles
Assistant Manager
- A variety of operational duties to assist the Club Manager
- Stock Take
- Answering of the phone and any other office related duties
- Weekend and overtime relief work (ad hoc)
Hours of work
- Tuesday to Friday from 08h30 – 17h00
- Saturday 10h00 – 18h00
Experience Required
- Minimum of a matric certificate
- Computer literate (All Microsoft suites and MailChimp) essential
- Must be well spoken and have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Any qualifications in communications, marketing or management would be advantageous.
- Previous experience with sports related to the club (either through participation or other involvement) would be advantageous
Remuneration
- Market related based on experience
Please email non@piratesclub.co.za to apply.
