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The Central Coast Rays are an Australian rugby union club that plays in the Australian Rugby Championship. The Rays were formed as one of New South Wales' three clubs that will participate in the inaugural season of the championship, starting in August of 2007. The team are based out of the Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford. The team colors are navy and emerald. Their local team rivals are the Sydney Fleet and the Western Sydney Rams. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. ... Gosford Country: Australia State: New South Wales Location: 33°22S 151°20E Gosford Council Area: 940. ... Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at night Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian Rugby Championship rugby union competition that will commence in Australia in July 2007. ... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links unknown soccer jersey pattern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links unknown soccer jersey pattern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... A rugby union scrum. ... The Australian Rugby Championship rugby union competition that will commence in Australia in July 2007. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at night Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Gosford Country: Australia State: New South Wales Location: 33°22S 151°20E Gosford Council Area: 940. ... ... An emerald color is a shade of green that is particularly light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. ... The Sydney Fleet are an Australian rugby union club that plays in the Australian Rugby Championship. ...

History

The inaugural Australian Rugby Championship, starting in August of 2007, includes eight teams of which three of which are based in the state of New South Wales. A team on the Central Coast was always likely, and before specific names and colours were unveiled, the locations of the three New South Wales' teams were revealed, one of which was the Central Coast. The name, logo and team colours were unveiled 15 March 2007 by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU).^[2] Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

As well as the teams' location and stadium, the coaching set up was also announced prior to the unveiling of the Rays' name, logo and colours. In December of 2006, the NSWRU revealed that John McKee would be the head coach of the Central Coast team.^[3] McKee was the first coach appointed out of New South Wales' three clubs, he had previously coached the Eastwood club, as well as worked with French club Montferrand and Irish team Connacht.^[3] Eastwood Rugby Club is a rugby union club playing in the Sydney grade competition. ... Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in the top level of the French league system. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (the professional team of which which is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht. ...

Colours and logo

The name was selected through a partnership between the NSWRU and the Rays' steering committee. The teams' navy and emerald colour scheme was also devised to reflect the natural landscape of the area, from the ocean to the bush.^[2] Dave Gibson, NSWRU General Manager of Commercial & Operations said of the name that "When you think north of Sydney Harbour, beaches and nature are two recurring themes,".^[2] The Central Coasts' name and colours were chosen ahead of a whole host of possibilities that the steering committee went through.^[2] The name 'Rays' is designed to echo the maritime presence throughout some of the teams' catchment area.^[2]

Stadium

The Rays' will play their home games out of the Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. In the past the stadium has hosted numerous rugby union fixtures, including; Central Coast Waves matches and New South Wales Waratahs matches during the Australian Provincial Championship. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1805x1200, 427 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Central Coast Mariners FC Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium User:Woldo/Contributions ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1805x1200, 427 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Central Coast Mariners FC Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium User:Woldo/Contributions ... Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at night Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at night Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at night Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Gosford is the main city of the Central Coast of New South Wales, located approximately 50 km north of the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) in a straight line, but somewhat further by road due to the shape of the coastline. ... The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... The Central Coast Waves are a rugby union club based on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... Official website www. ... The Australian Provincial Championship (APC) is an Australian rugby union tournament that will commence in 2006. ...

Also home to the Central Coast Mariners football club, the stadium is rectangular and is unusual in that seating is located on only three sides of the ground. The southern end is open giving filtered views of Brisbane Water through a row of palm trees. With an all seater capacity of 20,059 it is currently the sixth largest stadium in the A League. Central Coast Mariners FC is a football (soccer) team based in Gosford, New South Wales, one of three teams from New South Wales competing in the A-League. ... Brisbane Water is the northern arm of Broken Bay on the east coast of New South Wales Australia. ... For the former US soccer league of the same name see A-League Soccer The A-League is the premier Australian domestic football (soccer) competition. ...

Franchise area

New South Wales' three teams in the ARC are aligned with existing clubs and regions. The New South Wales clubs aligned with the Central Coast Rays include Manly, Warringah, Northern Suburbs, Gordon RFC and the Central Coast Waves. Manly, Warringah, Northern Suburbs and Gordon all play in the Tooheys New Cup and Shute Shield club competitions, and the Waves play in the NSW Country Championships as well as the Shute Shield. Manly Rugby Union Football Club are a rugby union club based in [[Manly], a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ... Warringah Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in the northern beachside suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. ... Gordon Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Central Coast Waves are a rugby union club based on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Tooheys New Cup (TNC) is a rugby union competition established by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) in 2002 as a stepping stone between the existing grade rugby (see Shute Shield) and Super 14 competitions. ... The Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Current squad

Head coaches

See also

The New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Official website www. ... The Tooheys New Cup (TNC) is a rugby union competition established by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) in 2002 as a stepping stone between the existing grade rugby (see Shute Shield) and Super 14 competitions. ... The Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

References

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