Ben initially joined the NSWJRU Committee in 2014 as VP Reps (a role he currently holds) and has been a consistent member since then, steering the ship as NSWJRU President from 2017 – 2021 and sitting on the NSW Waratahs Board (2018-2021). In addition to his administrative roles, he has also coach and managed many of our representative teams, most recently being the Head Coach of the NSW U16 Presidents XV and Manager of the NSW Juniors Invitational U18 XV.

Ben has been, and still is a vital figure in Junior Rugby, not just at the NSW committee level but across all areas including Community Clubs, SJRU, Country and Schools. Ben will undoubtedly go down in our history as having a major influence on not only growing the presence of the State Championships and other tournaments but also being able to unite the three groups associated with NSW Juniors, into a collaborative team with the common goal to grow the game and participation.

Ben’s achievements over the past decade are many and I realize I will not do full justice to his service here however I wanted to outline some of the many highlights of Ben’s term. He has overseen the combination of the Country and City championships into the same weekend and continued to grow the NSW State Championships into the largest Junior Rugby tournament in Australia. Recognizing the increasing decline in participation past the under 16s Ben has worked tirelessly to expand the qualification criteria for Opens (Under 18s) and engaged with Schools and other State stakeholders to enable multiple pathway opportunities that have re-engaged this age group across the state. Each year the number of approaches NSWJRU receive from interstate increases disproportionately as other unions wish to be involved.

Ben is a former President and coach at Hunters Hill JRU when he still serves on the Board and is a Life Member at that Club. He was a board member, coach, and manager for Northern Suburbs District Junior Rugby Union as well as coach & manager at Northern Suburbs (seniors). He is also a former Committee member, coach, manager, and a Life Member of the Sydney Juniors (SJRU). He is a member of the Sydney North Referee association and in his spare time officiates both School and Club games.

Ben is currently the General Manager of the SJRU and continues to devote an enormous level of time and effort to Junior Rugby. He is deserving of being awarded Honorary Life Membership for his continued an outstanding service to NSW Junior Rugby Union over many years.

Ben Gregory

2014 NSWJRU VP Reps

2015 NSWJRU VP Reps

2016 NSWJRU VP Reps

2017 NSWJRU President

2018 NSWJRU President + Director NSWRU & Waratahs

2019 NSWJRU President + Director NSWRU & Waratahs

2020 NSWJRU President + Director NSWRU & Waratahs

2021 NSWJRU President + Director NSWRU & Waratahs

2022 NSWJRU VP Reps

2023 NSWJRU VP Reps

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