By Jeremy Sollars
Tiffany Cruice took a little bit of persuading but she’s pleased to have taken on the role of the Warwick Cowboys TRL Ambassador for the 2017 season.
The club is playing in its 32nd year in the Toowoomba Rugby League and is stronger than ever, with home games attracting major crowds to its Father Ranger Oval headquarters.
The season so far has been a bit of a mixed bag for the Cowboys A Grade side – which has lost some of its more experienced players in 2017 – but the boys are jubilant after two hard-fought wins over the last two weekends against Gatton at home and Brothers in Toowoomba.
The Cowboys under-18s have had a cracker season so far, currently sitting at third spot on the ladder.
Tiffany’s husband Josh Cruice currently plays at second row for the Cowboys A Grade and she credits him for stepping into the ambassador role.
“I’d been thinking about it but I wasn’t really sure – Josh encouraged me and said I should do it,” Tiffany said.
“It’s primarily a fund-raising role and I’m looking forward to helping organise events, like Ladies’ Day which we have coming up on Saturday 10 June, when the Cowboys play Wattles at home.
“I’m getting a lot of help and advice from some of the other ladies connected with the club, such as Jessie Banks who was the 2015 ambassador.
“Some of the others who are helping me are Donna Watson, Santina Howard, Carly McMonagle, Jess Lawrence, Shelby Kinlyside and Katie Johnson, who’ve all been great.”
The Ladies’ Day organisers are planning to meet tonight and Saturday 10 June promises to be a great afternoon and evening of socialising – with nibbles, champagne and live entertainment in the mix – and cheering on the home side.
Tiffany said a ‘cocktail’ dress theme may be the go but the finer details are still being finalised – keep an eye on the Warwick Cowboys Facebook page for updates.
By day Tiffany is a sales consultant with Southern Downs Realty and juggles that with being a mother to her young daughters, Indigo, 7, and Harper, 4.
Tiffany reports that Josh – a carpenter by trade – will be good to run on this coming weekend in the round nine away game against Goondiwindi, after sustaining concussion in the clash with Gatton on Sunday 14 May which caused him to miss last weekend’s meeting with Brothers, where the Cowboys celebrated a 46-24 win.
Anyone who watched the Gatton A Grade game would agree with Tiffany’s assessment of it as “very intense” – the Cowboys won out 20-16 – and Brothers last weekend was “still a hard game”, as the Cowboys fight tooth and nail to climb up the Hutchies ladder, where they currently sit at sixth spot with eight points.
Those keen to support the Cowboys can buy tickets in their current multi-draw raffle – to be drawn on Ladies’ Day – with the prizes being a kayak and fishing pack, a fire-pit and an Esky filled with amber and other refreshments – with tickets available from Tiffany on 0447 301 913.
And in case you were wondering – when it comes to the NRL, Tiffany barracks for the Roosters …
* Collegians 1967 premierships reunion photos – page 21.
