WOMEN

2023 Season:

Newcastle - Beach 5 competition - winners

Hunter Rugby Union - Women’s Summer 7s - premier team

Hunter Wildfires Women’s Representatives: Anika Butler, Annabel Leighton, Jenny Mauli, Jessica Pham and Aiishya Tipaleota.

Hunter Rugby Union Women’s Squad - Anika Butler played in undefeated Hunter team that won the NSW Country Rugby Union Women’s Championship in Tamworth.

NSW Country Rugby Union Women’s Corella Squad: Anika Butler was a member of the successful Corellas squad which won the Australian Rugby Union Shield in Brisbane late September/earlyOctober.

2022 Season:

National Women’s Sevens Series - half back Tahlia Goldsmith was a member of the University of Newcastle squad which came third in the series.

Hunter Rugby Union Women’s Squad: Minah Mauli and Maryann Utai selected in the Hunter Women’s representative squad that played in the 2022 NSW Country Rugby Championships at Tamworth.

2021 Season:

Tina Chapman Medal for ‘Best & Fairest Player’ in the Piddington Cup Women’s XV competition - Jennifer Mauli.

Top Point Scorer in the Piddington Cup Women’s XV competition - Tahlia Goldsmith (81 points)

Melbourne Rebels (Vic): Maryann Utai (Tuisalega) (front row) and Janita Kareta (front row) both played with the Super W club based in Melbourne.

2020 Season:

Hunter Wildfires Team of the Year 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)

Hunter Wildfires Best Forward (Women) 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)

NSW Country Women’s Squad 2020: Maryann Utai (Tuisalega)

SUPER W 2020: Maya Stewart - Super W Team of the Year (right wing).

2019 Season:

NHRU 2019: Tahlia Goldsmith - Top Point Scorer (150 points); Maryann Utai - Grand Final Player of the Match.

2018 Season:

NHRU 2018: Toyah Nicholas - Player of the Year; Tahlia Goldsmith - Top Point Scorer (198 pts); Maya Stewart - Top Try Scorer (27 tries).

MEN

2021 Season:

Stan McManus Shield for most points in the Cyril Burke Medal (Best and Fairest Player) in Men’s Divisional Rugby

2020 Season:

Hunter Wildfires Player of the Year (2nd Grade) 2020: Frank Roberts

Other Seasons:

Wallabies - Hall of Fame: Cyril Burke BEM - 2015; John Hipwell OAM - 2006.

Hunter Academy of Sport - Hall of Fame: Cyril Burke - 1993, Michael Fitzgerald - 2019, Ron Harvey - 1999, John Hipwell - 1994, Peter Horton - 2010, Dominic Vaughan - 2011.

NHRU Social 4ths - Best & Fairest Player: Tyson Tenari - 2019.

NHRU Anderson Medal (Best & Fairest Player - First Grade): Cyril Burke - 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958; Col Pirie - 1963; Dominic Vaughan - 1979; Brent Tilse - 1982; Lolo Mohu - 1999, 2003; Pala Palupe - 2013; Carl Manu - 2017.

NHRU Most Improved (Ray Woolf Trophy): Lindsay Dumbrill 1977, Peter McPherson 1979, Kobus Hattingh 1996.

NHRU Leading Points Scorer: Dane Sherratt 2015 - 278 points; Tim Riley 2013 - 231 points; Tim Riley - 2012; Ben Petersen 2006 - 236 points; Greg Tolhurst 2003 - 206 points; Paul Mowbray 1971 - 214 points.

NHRU Leading Try Scorer (Mullen Family Trophy): Hayden Pedersen 2013 - 29 tries; Hayden Pedersen 2011 - 25 tries; Beau Faleako 2007 - 13 tries; Dan McGavern 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

NHRU Coach of the Year: Hayden Pedersen - 2013; Paul Burke - 1994.

Newcastle Centenary Representative: Breakaway, Jon Hathorne, was selected in the Newcastle team to play Australian Barbarians in August 1988 to celebrate 100 years of Rugby in Newcastle.

NHRU Life Members: Ern Howarth 1952, Bert McGregor 1953, Ian Symes 1979, Ron Howell 1986, Wal Fitzgerald 1991

NSW Rugby - State Selection Committee: Ern Howarth - 1949.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

1950, 1951, 1952 (joint with Mayfield East), 1970, 1971, 1979 (joint with Merewether Carlton), 1982, 1987.