2025 BOARD

Our Board of Directors are elected yearly by our members at the AGM. The Members below were elected at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.

2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Brad Devine

PRESIDENT

  • Founder, shareholder and director of multiple businesses across 30+ years

  • Current non-executive director of Australia's leading sustainability consultancy Closed Loop Environmental Solutions

  • Current Commercial Director of Multipack Food

  • Involved in rugby since 1973 as player, manager, coach and administrator

  • Played for St George, Sydney and NSW Waratahs

  • More than 120 Shute Shield matches from 1983 to 1993

  • Southern Districts Juniors President 2014 to 2016

BLAKE MIDDLETON

SECRETARY

  • Contract Manager for major infrastructure construction projects and recent MBA graduate.

  • 8 years as player and administrator at Sydney Sub-Districts Rugby level (Terrey Hills RUC and UNSW RUC)

  • Married into the Sutherland Shire and joined SDRU as a member 2019 with an eye to get involved in my new local rugby club, before volunteering to assist with club administration.

  • Former State League Baseball player, and have been heavily involved in different community sporting organisations across Sydney for over 20 years.

COL O’CONNOR

FINANCE

JOHN O’BRIEN

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

andy marinos

STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE

DAVe CAHILL

COMMUNITY & WOMEN’S RUGBY

MARCUS CARBONE

LEGAL & PATHWAYS

"Southern districts has always been about family, community and mateship. Such a welcoming place that has given back 10 fold to what I’ve put into it. It’s so much more than a rugby club!”

Jake Douglas
Club Captain, Favourite Son, Buccaneer & Cook

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