Calendar & Resources
Key dates for 2026
We're on! Lane Cove Rugby in 2026 is be bigger than ever for our 75th Club Anniversary! We almost doubled regos! Again welcome everyone, new and old. The full season calendar — pre-season, Minis and Juniors rounds, special events and post-season — is below in a single unified schedule.
N.B. Always check Rugby Xplorer Portal and your team channel for the latest information.
| DATE | EVENT | Location / Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 8, 15, 22 Feb | 🎓Gordon Junior Development Camp (U10–U16) | Cliff Oval, Wahroonga |
| Sun 1 Mar | 🤝Bring a Buddy Day | The Diddy, Longueville |
| Wed 4 Mar | 🎽Juniors training starts | Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| Sun 29 Mar | 📋Juniors Grading Day (U10–U13 only) | Gordon Junior Rugby Academy |
| Thurs 23 Apr | 🎽Minis training starts | Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| Sat 25 Apr | 🌺ANZAC Day — Lane Cove dawn service & march | The Canopy, Lane Cove |
| Sun 26 Apr | 🏉Juniors Round 1 | |
| Sun 3 May | 🏉Juniors R2 · Minis R1 | Minis (U6–U9): Tryon Oval, East Lindfield |
| Sun 10 May | 🏉Juniors R3 · Minis R2 | Minis (U6–U9): Tunks Park, Cammeray Juniors: Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| Sun 10 May | 🌸Mother's Day club social — 5 games rolling 9am–1:50pm, bar & bubbles for the mums | Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| Sun 17 May | 🏉Juniors R4 · Minis R3 | Minis U6/U7: Wakehurst Rugby Park, Belrose Minis U8/U9: Melwood Oval, Forestville |
| Fri 22 May 6:30pm KO |   Waratahs v Brumbies — club-wide invite. U10s curtain-raiser vs Mudgee U10s, KO 6:30pm (meet 6pm, tunnel 6:15pm). GA $15 — unlock code 26CLUB | Allianz Stadium, Moore Park |
| Sun 24 May | 🏉Juniors R5 · Minis R4 | Minis U6/U7: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood Minis U8/U9: Bantry Bay Oval, Seaforth |
| Sun 31 May | 🏉Juniors R6 · Minis R5 | Minis U6/U7: Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North Minis U8/U9: Lofberg Oval, West Pymble |
| Sun 7 Jun | 👑King's Birthday long weekend — no rugby | |
| Sun 14 Jun | 🏉Juniors R7 · Minis R6 | Minis U6/U7: Hassall Park, St Ives Minis U8/U9: James Morgan Reserve, Cromer |
| Sat 20 Jun | 🏆Minis R7 — SJRU Inter-District Gala (from 8:30am) | Eric Tweedale Stadium, Granville (details TBC) |
| Sat 20 Jun 1st grade 3:05pm |  Gordon Village Day — Gordon vs Easts (Rd 10).Lane Cove is the host Village Club: player tunnel & meet-the-players, ball boys/girls, dedicated juniors area. All welcome | Chatswood Oval, Chatswood |
| 21 Jun | 🏉Juniors R8 | |
| Sun 28 Jun | 🏆Minis King of the Hills — Gala 1 | U8/U9: King of the Hills Gala, Yattenden Oval, Baulkham Hills U6/U7: friendlies (TBC) |
| Sun 5 Jul | 🏆Minis King of the Hills — Gala 2 | U6/U7: King of the Hills Gala, Yattenden Oval, Baulkham Hills |
| 12 & 19 Jul | 🏖️School holidays — no rugby | |
| 26 Jul | 🏉Juniors R9 · Minis R8 | Minis U6/U7: Tunks Park, Cammeray Minis U8/U9: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood |
| Fri 31 Jul 12:30pm | 🥂The Long Lunch — club social & U14s' NZ Tour fundraiser ($160pp) | Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf |
| 2 Aug | 🏉Juniors R10 · Minis R9 | Minis U6/U7: Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara Minis U8/U9: Wakehurst Rugby Park, Belrose |
| 9 Aug | 🏉Juniors R11 · Minis R10 | Minis U6/U7: Melwood Oval, Forestville Minis U8/U9: Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| 16 Aug | 🏉Juniors R12 · Minis R11 | Minis U6/U7: Wakehurst Rugby Park, Belrose Minis U8/U9: Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara |
| 23 Aug | 🏉Juniors R13 · Minis R12 | Minis U6/U7: Lofberg Oval, West Pymble Minis U8/U9: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood |
| 30 Aug | 🏉Juniors Semi-finals · Minis R13 | Minis (U6–U9): Hassall Park, St Ives |
| Sat 5 / Sun 6 Sept |  Bathurst Tour (U6–U9) | Bathurst Gala on Sun 6 Sept. Club stays over the night before. U6, U8 & U10 represent Lane Cove. A great trip for all our Minis players! |
| 6 Sept | 🏆Juniors Finals | TBC |
| Sat 12 Sept | 🏆U6/U7 Tiger Cup | Wahroonga |
| Sun 13 Sept | 🏆U8/U9 Chatswood Challenge Cup | Chatswood |
| 20 Sept | 🏅Presentation Day (all ages) | Tantallon Oval, Lane Cove North |
| 16 Oct | ☀️Summer 7s begins | 7 Friday evenings of fun for U6s through to the otherwise retired! Find out more here. Location: Blackman Park, Lane Cove West |
| 30 Oct | 🗳️Annual General Meeting | TBC |
| 27 Nov | ☀️Summer 7s ends | Blackman Park, Lane Cove West |
MINIS DRAW
Minis play on Sundays in 2026, with venues for U6/U7 and U8/U9 listed round-by-round in the calendar above. Watch your team WhatsApp for week-of confirmations and KO times, or speak to your Team Manager or Age Coordinator if anything is unclear.
JUNIORS DRAW
Juniors will play on Sundays as in previous seasons. Comms will be managed through WhatsApp. Please talk to your Team Manager or Age Coordinator for access. You'll find scores and other details on the LCJRU Fixtures page via Rugby Xplorer.
CLUB SOCIAL — THE LONG LUNCH
The biggest day of the year on the LCJRU calendar returns on Friday 31 July from 12:30pm at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf. The Long Lunch is our club's social event of the year and our biggest fundraiser for the U14s' tour to New Zealand — a tradition open to every U14 player, with potentially no cost to families if our fundraising goes well. It's a sit-down lunch with famous former players, a raffle and an auction. Tickets are $160 per person — significantly cheaper than last year, and expected to sell out — so please save the date and bring as many people from your age group as you can. If you can donate a raffle or auction prize, email president@lcjru.com.au.
GORDON VILLAGE DAY — LANE COVE
Lane Cove is Gordon Rugby's host Village Club for the “Back to Gordon” home game against Easts on Saturday 20 June at the newly resurfaced Chatswood Oval (1st Grade kick-off 3:05pm). As the Village Club of the day, our juniors get to form a player tunnel and meet the Gordon Men's (and potentially Women's) 1st Grade sides, with a dedicated juniors area to gather. We'll need 6–8 kids as ball boys/girls for the 1st Grade game, and the club receives 20 free adult tickets plus a promo code for discounted adult entry that week. All clubs are welcome — watch your team channel for the ball-kid sign-up and the promo code closer to the date.