Easts Tigers Rugby 15/04/2025

🌸 The Easts Ladies Day Garden Gala is BACK for 2025 — and it’s shaping up to be our most fabulous celebration yet! 🌸 Save the date — Saturday, 31st May from 1–5PM, we’re transforming The Den into a lush garden party paradise filled with bubbles, bites, and boujee vibes. After last year’s sold-out success, we’re turning up the glam for one of the standout social events of the year. ✨ Our iconic Boujee Bar is back — bigger, better, and more sparkling than ever, serving a handpicked selection of premium champagnes and cocktails in a can. Whether you’re clinking glasses with...

QLD Rugby 04/07/2024

Written by Jim Tucker, courtesy of qld.rugby Source articleAnyone who doubts the toughness of new Wallaroos halfback Nat Wright should have heard her reaction when a fractured cheekbone threatened to ruin her season in March.When the red-haired Queenslander was told her Buildcorp Super Rugby Women’s season was over before it started, Wright couldn’t accept the verdict and sought a second opinion.Fresh medical advice gave her the news she wanted. She would need to rest without contact for a few weeks but there was a chance of an earlier return without surgery.Tears turned to smiles.That’s the sort of ambition and drive...

QLD Rugby 29/03/2024

Written by Jim Tucker, courtesy of qld.rugby Source articleWhen you watch winger Ivania Wong playing for the Queensland Reds you still see the joy in her face that we all first felt when playing rugby as kids.That salute from former Wallaroo Vanessa Bradley, the 2023 Queensland Rugby Union Hall of Fame inductee, is a worthy way to start honouring two record-breakers.Wong and front-row stalwart Liz Patu will reach rarified air on Saturday as the leading cap-winners in the history of Queensland women’s rugby.They will eclipse Hall of Famer Selena Worsley and Cheyenne Campbell, who both won 34 caps, when they...

Jim Tucker 29/06/2022

Mackenna Spooner may be the daughter of a Wallaby but she’s found her rugby home amongst Tigers. [caption id="attachment_7614" align="alignright" width="300"] Mackenna Spooner[/caption] The developing winger is relishing being a part of Easts’ formidable women’s squad and the roll they find themselves on. After dropping the opening two games of the season, the premiers have won six games in a row. That includes a thumping 73-5 victory over Brothers which produced 13 tries and hat-tricks for forwards Isah Soloai and Rosie Ebbage. More importantly, the Tigers have shown their resilience to win in two tight finishes over Bond University (33-26)...

Jim Tucker 16/06/2022

Women’s rugby pioneer, flanker, Tiger-tough, Wallaroo No.7, dual-code star...that’s only the start of the tags you can apply to Selena Worsley.  When the call was made to honour the first woman in the Queensland Rugby Union’s Hall of Fame this year, there was unanimous approval. How could it be anyone else when you soak in her achievements, her drive, her longevity and how she has improved the path for female players who have followed her.  Before Xena: Warrior Princess was a huge TV hit, “Selena: Warrior Princess” was chopping down far bigger rivals and causing the mayhem of all the...

Jim Tucker 02/05/2022

The rise of Shannon Parry to Olympic gold medallist and Wallaroos captain is an uplifting story every young girl playing at Easts should know about. Before either of those lofty achievements she was an uncertain rugby rookie of 17 taking her first strides in a new sport at Easts. Her lift-off at the Tigers meant far more than winning four straight premierships (2008-09-10-11) in champion sides. She absorbed the lessons of mentors, soaked up what great team spirit was all about, worked hard away from any spotlight and built confidence in her own abilities. Parry, 32, has been honoured with the Wallaroos...