Sammy Hampton Memorial Cup
THE grandstands at Caltex Park are set to be packed this Saturday, September 23, as footy lovers from near and far gather in Dubbo for the annual Dubbo Rugby League Knockout hosted by the Dubbo Waratahs Sports Aboriginal Corporation as teams compete for the Sammy Hampton Memorial Cup.
Sammy Hampton was born and raised in Dubbo and was an original Dubbo Waratah’s player before Group XI was introduced. His children recall him celebrating many big wins over the years with his fellow teammates and are looking forward to honouring him over the weekend.
This year 24 teams from as far as Tamworth and the Hunter Valley will take to the field from 9am in what is expected to be a day of actioned pack and fast paced football as teams battle it out to make it into the grand final.
The Old Boys Exhibition Game between the Dubbo Waratahs and Brewarrina is set to be another crowd favourite at this year’s event, taking place before the Men’s Open final.
Canteen facilities and the Elders Room will be available on the day, guests are reminded that this is a drug and alcohol free event.
After the day of footy wraps up, everyone is invited back to the Garden Hotel to enjoy drinks and a meal with performances by The Donovan Brothers throughout the night. Lucky door prizes will be given out on the night to those in attendance.
Please note:
Roger Knox has cancelled due to health reasons and will be replaced by The Donovan Brothers band to play at the Garden Hotel on Saturday 23 September 2017, 7pm- 11pm, lucky door prizes will be given out on the night to those in attendance also.