Cairns Old Crocs - Tours
2011 Old Crocs Tour to Brisbane - 18 April 2011
Some 20 intrepid travellers set off early one Friday morning in late March to Brisbane for a world wind weekend of rugby and other stuff. A game with the Toothless Tigers (East Brisbane) set the pace for the weekend. A wee bit of an issue though with the plane arriving early in the morning and the game later that evening - too much time in the middle and plenty of pubs to sample.
Old Crocs Tour 2011 Announced - 13 December 2010
We are currently planning a domestic tour close to home in March 2011. We plan to visit the Toothless Tigers and take in a Reds game in Brisbane. More information on this later. Some members will also be heading across the ditch for that big rugby event in 2011.
Old Crocs Tours 2010 - Saigon Geckos - 11 November 2010
The club headed off to Vietnam in November for a game with the Saigon Geckos. The Geckos are the only club in Ho Chi Minh and one of 2 clubs in the whole of Vietnam so are always looking for games – if heading that way, we have a contact.
Old Crocs Tours 2009 - 25 April 2009
The old crocs decided that we should tour to Camden to visit the Weathered Rams. They had been to our tournament in Cairns 2 years in a row and we thought it was only fitting that we returned the favour. What a good decision that turned out to be!!!
Old Crocs Tours 2008 - 30 May 2008
The Old Crocs ventured off on our second overseas tour – this year to Phuket, Thailand. We specifically went to participate in the Phuket Vagabonds International 10's tournament. We played in the Coffin Dodgers section for the Over 35's and beyond.
Old Crocs Tours 2006 - Lions Den - 08 May 2006
A few of the club members organised their own thing and went on a bit of a camping trip to the Lion's Den (pub) at Ayton near Cooktown. See the gallery for some photos of that trip.
2005 Old Crocs Tours - 08 June 2005
This year we went to Bowen and played the Bowen Mudcrabs. This was a really good day - we played a curtain raiser game to the Mackay Competition round and a Referee from the Defence Force (Townsville) refereed both games. This was followed by a very entertaining night at the Mudcrabs home pub.
2004 Old Crocs Guam Tour - 08 May 2004
Two tours were arranged for this year – the first to Guam for the True Grit Tournament, and the second was the traditional family trip, this time to the Sunshine Coast. Guam was heaps of fun, where we unexpectedly won the Bowl final.
2003 Charters Towers Old Crocs Tour - 08 December 2003
A somewhat local tour was arranged down to Charters Towers where we played the Knackered Bulls. We elected to stay on Magnetic Island – highly recommended. Once again, the time spent between arriving and the game was very enjoyable. The trip out to Charters Towers was an all day affair, but the Bulls were friendly hosts, and a good time was had by all.
2002 Airlie Beach Old Crocs Tour - 08 December 2002
This year we travelled down to Airlie Beach to play the Whitsunday Whales. Great tour, hugely enjoyed by all. Again, the game was played with a competitive edge, and we had a great night with the guys telling lies about how good we were. Definitely a town we would like to visit again.
2001 Gold Coast Old Crocs Tour - 08 September 2001
This year saw us travel to the Gold Coast to play the Palm Beach Currumbin Rugby Club. After we arrived, we were contacted by Beenleigh who wanted to play on the Tuesday night – great fun and lots of port to soothe the sore bodies. We played Palm Beach on the Saturday, however they were unable to find a team of over 35’s – actually, they were unable to find ANY players, so we played a combination of their 1st and 2nd grade. It was a really enjoyable game, played with no beg pardons, and we felt we were a little unlucky to lose by around 5 tries to 3.
WA Old Crocs Tour 2000 - 08 December 2000
The Old Crocs first tour was to W.A. where we played two games. One against Nedlands Rugby Club, and the second against Cottesloe Rugby Club. Both games were played in a very competitive spirit. We managed to just scrape home in the first game but were pipped by Cott in the second. Both clubs proved to be tremendous hosts, and there was many a tale exchanged over some cold ones. We would love to have one (or both) teams visit for the tournament next year.
