ARL Masters 2014

[DIEHARD]

Civoniceva's Masters debut

WORLD Cup representative and Maroons and Broncos great Petero Civoniceva will make his debut at the 2014 NRL Masters Carnival on the Gold Coast, playing for the Guyra Crusty Spuds.

The four-day carnival will run from March 5-8 at Runaway Bay Seagulls Rugby League Club, with a record number of 74 teams entered from NSW, Queensland, VIC and ACT as the event continues to grow annually.

Kangaroos, Maroons and All Stars representative, Wendell Sailor will also run out again with the Butchers Old Boys squad from Thirroul and Wally Fullerton Smith, Martin Lang and Scott Sattler all returning for a second year.

“Playing Masters is a great way to stay engaged with rugby league,” Civoniceva said.

“No matter what age you are, the passion for the game is still there and these options are perfect.

“I am told our oldest competitor is 82 years old this year, which technically makes me a rookie, it’s great being one of the young ones.

Celebrating their eighth year at the tournament are the Coodabeen Bunnies, Raymond Terrace Magpies, Dalby Diehards, Runaway Bay Old Boys, FNQ Cyclones Green, Sarina Old Guys, Ipswich Rock Wallabies, St Doms Old Boys, Melbourne Thunder Masters and the West Belconnen Ugly Warriors.

Masters Rugby League has been specifically designed with rules that cater for players who are over 35 years old and no longer wish to play competitively.

The rules of the game have been modified to create a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants.

Teams are listed below:

Aberdeen Old Tigers
Aberdeen / Hunter Valley

ACT Valley Dragons
Canberra

Alexandria Rovers
South Sydney

Ballina Seagulls
Ballina

Blacktown Masters
Blacktown

Bowen Basin Barbarians
Central Queensland

Bribie Warrigal Old Boys
Bribie Island

Butchers Old Boys
Thirroul

Capricorn Coast Brothers
Yeppoon

Cohoe Roosters
Ivanhoe & Cobar

Coodabeen Bunnies
Central & SE QLD / Northern NSW

Country Crustaceans
Queensland

Dayboro Cowboys Old Boys
Dayboro

Dalby Diehards Legends
Dalby

Darwin Salties
Darwin

Doonside Rebels
Doonside

Dysart Bulls
Dysart

FNQ Cyclones Green
Far North Queensland

Forster Tuncurry Hawks
Forster Tuncurry

Fortitude Valley Old Boys
Brisbane

Gayndah Gladiators
Gayndah

Gold Coast Steelers
Gold Coast

Grenfell Dinosaurs
Grenfell

Guyra Crusty Spuds
Guyra

Harden Hawks
Harden

Hibiscus Coast Raiders
Whangaparoa

Ipswich Brothers Old Boys
Ipswich

Ipswich Rock Wallabies
Ipswich

Jamberoo Olderoos
Jamberoo

Jets Old Boys Ipswich
Ipswich

Kia Toa United
Melbourne

Lyndhurst Blue Heelers
Lyndhurst

Melbourne Thunder Masters
Melbourne

Middlemount Panthers Old Boys
Middlemount

Moss Vale Old Boys
Moss Vale

Mt Isa Town Masters
Mt Isa

Muswellbrook Sharks
Muswellbrook

Nelson Bay Blues
Nelson Bay

Noosa Cutters
Sunshine Coast

Norfolk Mutineers
Norfolk Island

Otahuhu Leopards
Auckland

Penshurst RSL
Penshurst / St George


QLD Police Old Dogs
Brisbane

QLD Redbacks
Ipswich

Raymond Terrace Magpies
Raymond Terrace

Red Ant Old Boys
Kingaroy

Runaway Bay Old Boys
Gold Coast

Runaway Bay Seagulls
Gold Coast

Sarina Old Guys
Sarina

Sawtell Rusty Panthers
Sawtell

Scone Wombats
Scone

Singleton Greyhounds
Singleton

South Blackwater Devil Dogs
Blackwater

Southside Pirates
Sutherland Shire

Springsure Mountain Men Oldies
Springsure, Central Highlands

St Christophers Panania
Panania

St Doms Old Boys
Penrith

St George Beer Bellies
St George

St Marys Golden Oldies
St Marys

Sunbury Tigers
Melbourne

Sunshine Coast Old Buzzards
Sunshine Coast

Tuggeranong Buffaloes Masters
Tuggeranong / Canberra

Tully Cyclones
Far North Queensland

Valley United Old Boys
Manly

Warilla Gorilla Old Boys
Warilla

Waves Tigers Old Boys
Bundaberg

West Belconnen Ugly Warriors
Canberra

Western Rams
Bathurst / Orange

Westside Masters
Melbourne

Williams Valley Wombats
Dungog

Woolgoolga Razorbacks Old Boys
Woolgoolga

Wynnum Manly Masters
Wynnum Manly

Yass Greypies
Yass

Yeppoon Seagulls Old Boys
Yeppoon

Young Cherryatrics
Young

[DIEHARD]

I wish I could attend this year.

Valleys Diehards have a team as do the Singleton Greyhounds as well as Valleys United.

[Titanic]

Lol DH, I'd qualify for a hernia or a heart attack ... which ever came first.

[DIEHARD]

Lol DH, I'd qualify for a hernia or a heart attack ... which ever came first.

Always positions vacant in the beer squad. lol