The Ryde Sports Foundation provides financial assistance to individual sportspeople compete at all levels in local, national and international competition.
The Foundation was established to recognised and celebrate the achievements of local competitors in a diverse selection of sports.
Gavin Murray having recently been crowned the winner of the RSF 2025/26 Sports Star of the Year Award on 14th August, headed out to Daegu, South Korea a few days after the presentation night for the World Masters Athletics. Gavin has competed in three events in the 70-74 age group. Recording first place in the weight throw (won it by 1.20m), 2nd in the hammer throw. He was 5th going into his final round and pushed the silver medallist down to third by 1cm. And 5th in the shot put. Gavin has also the discus at 11.20am (EST) and on the 2nd September throws Pentathlon. A great achievement from Gavin and worthy winner of RSF Sports Star of the Year.
Congratulations to two of our previous RSF Sports Star recipients Ruby BETRO (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Alyse OPPEDISANO (Sydney FC) being named in the FIFA Under 17 Womens World Cup Junior Matildas Squad. They play their first game vs Chile 20th October 5am (AEDT), Spain 23 October 2am (AEDT), Mexico 26th October 2am (AEDT).
Sports fans tickets are selling fast for the RSF Annual Awards 'Night of Nights' to celebrate Sports Star of the Year, Rising Star and Encouragement Awards. So don't miss your opportunity to support this event and get a table of friends together book by deadline 9th August 2026.
With only two weeks to go before we celebrate RSF Sports Star of the Year Annual Awards night of nights. So get a table together and book early. Details as per invitation.
Sporting fans in the City of Ryde here is a great opportunity to celebrate our 46th RSF Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards to be held at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club on Friday 14th August 6pm for 6 30pm. We have selected 12 very talented nominations over several sports hoping to be awarded 2025-26 Sports Star of the Year, Rising Star and Encouragement Awards on the night. Tickets are now available on Trybooking as per image attached. So get your tables together and enjoy this great sports awards night in our 46th year.
SAVE THE DATE - Friday14th August 2026. Having just celebrated our last Ryde Sports Foundation three (3) nominee's for the year last Wednesday night at North Ryde Golf Club with Ryan Reekie (Baseball), Stanley Chung (Squash), Jett Leong (Men's Field Hockey) they along with our other nine (9) nominee's for our 2025-2026 RSF Gala Sports Star of the Year presentation at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club. Awards to be presented include Sports Star of the Year, Encouragement and Rising Star Awards. Further details to be announced shortly. So start getting your supporter table numbers together to book this RSF
Sporting Awards night in our 46th year.
Gavin Murray having recently been crowned the winner of the RSF 2025/26 Sports Star of the Year Award on 14th August, headed out to Daegu, South Korea a few days after the presentation night for the World Masters Athletics. Gavin has competed in three events in the 70-74 age group. Recording first place in the weight throw (won it by 1.20m), 2nd in the hammer throw. He was 5th going into his final round and pushed the silver medallist down to third by 1cm. And 5th in the shot put. Gavin has also the discus at 11.20am (EST) and on the 2nd September throws Pentathlon. A great achievement from Gavin and worthy winner of RSF Sports Star of the Year.
Congratulations to two of our previous RSF Sports Star recipients Ruby BETRO (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Alyse OPPEDISANO (Sydney FC) being named in the FIFA Under 17 Womens World Cup Junior Matildas Squad. They play their first game vs Chile 20th October 5am (AEDT), Spain 23 October 2am (AEDT), Mexico 26th October 2am (AEDT).
Sports fans tickets are selling fast for the RSF Annual Awards 'Night of Nights' to celebrate Sports Star of the Year, Rising Star and Encouragement Awards. So don't miss your opportunity to support this event and get a table of friends together book by deadline 9th August 2026.
With only two weeks to go before we celebrate RSF Sports Star of the Year Annual Awards night of nights. So get a table together and book early. Details as per invitation.
Sporting fans in the City of Ryde here is a great opportunity to celebrate our 46th RSF Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards to be held at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club on Friday 14th August 6pm for 6 30pm. We have selected 12 very talented nominations over several sports hoping to be awarded 2025-26 Sports Star of the Year, Rising Star and Encouragement Awards on the night. Tickets are now available on Trybooking as per image attached. So get your tables together and enjoy this great sports awards night in our 46th year.
SAVE THE DATE - Friday14th August 2026. Having just celebrated our last Ryde Sports Foundation three (3) nominee's for the year last Wednesday night at North Ryde Golf Club with Ryan Reekie (Baseball), Stanley Chung (Squash), Jett Leong (Men's Field Hockey) they along with our other nine (9) nominee's for our 2025-2026 RSF Gala Sports Star of the Year presentation at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club. Awards to be presented include Sports Star of the Year, Encouragement and Rising Star Awards. Further details to be announced shortly. So start getting your supporter table numbers together to book this RSF
Sporting Awards night in our 46th year.
RYDE SPORTS FOUNDATION held its latest Sports Stars presentation at Ga on July 12, 2024. Young Marsfield judoka, Diana Platonov; Rhythmic gymnast Sienna Kim and Badminton-playing Rishi Mayur are the fourth, fifth and sixth 2023-24 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners.
RYDE SPORTS FOUNDATION held its latest Sports Stars presentation at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club on February 16. Young Marsfield judoka, Diana Platonov; Rhythmic gymnast Sienna Kim and Badminton-playing Rishi Mayur are the fourth, fifth and sixth 2023-24 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners.
RYDE SPORTS FOUNDATION announced its first three Sports Star monthly winners at a special event at Gladesville Sporties in December 2023. Ryde-based darts competitor Rob Whyte, Gladesville’s Indoor Volleyballer Emilia Dunn and Cross Fit competitor Brandyn Gaskill were the first three 2023-24 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners.
Recognition for cyclist Andrew Phillips and netballer Alison Miller. By Anthony Stavrinos* YOUNG CYCLIST Andrew Phillips and netballer Alison Miller are the final two 2022-23 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners. Alison, 26, and 18-year-old Andrew were announced as the 11th and 12th monthly winners at a special event hosted by…
AUSTRALIA’s top-ranked male competitor in the developing sport of Padel, one of the local area’s brightest young footballing prospects and a talented track and field athlete and representative netballer are the eighth, ninth and tenth 2022-23 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners.
AUSTRALIA’s top-ranked male competitor in the developing sport of Padel, one of the local area’s brightest young footballing prospects and a talented track and field athlete and representative netballer are the eighth, ninth and tenth 2022-23 Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year monthly winners.
Australia’s Madison de Rozario has won her second London Marathon in a course record following a frantic sprint finish … taking gold by just one second. Australia’s Madison de Rozario has won her second London Marathon in a course record following a frantic sprint finish. De Rozario — the Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist in the T54…
Olympic figure skater Brendan Kerry (pictured front) has claimed the 2021/22 TWT/Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year title, while the Ryde Club 6 Encouragement Award was jointly presented to Muaythai boxer Yolanda Schmidt and netballer Nalyn Sirivivatnanon. In a refreshing return to post-lockdown normality, more than 150 guests attended Ryde Sports Foundation’s 2021/22…
Recognition for Olympic swimmer Se-Bom Lee, netballer Nalyn Sirivivatnanon, track and field’s Ruby Worrell and touch footballer, Zac Sheerin. By Anthony Stavrinos* AUSTRALIAN Olympian Se-Bom Lee, track and field athlete Ruby Worrell, netball representative player Nalyn Sirivivatnanon and touch footballer Zac Sheerin are the first four monthly winners in the 2021-22 TWT Club Six/Ryde Sports…
Rob spent his first 22 years in Hobart, Tasmania, apart from 12 months in the USA as an exchange student. He moved to Sydney in 1975 to take up a job with AFS (American Field Service) International Student Exchanges and remained there until 1992, having had international responsibility for travel,…
Deborah joins the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee with an Honours Degree in Physical Education and a background in Business Development, Event Management and Digital Marketing in both the Corporate and Small Business sectors. She’s an advocate for inclusion and for the past four years has been helping change lives through…
Kim Clayton joined the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee in 2013 as Secretary and has lived in the North Ryde/Ryde area all her life. Kim has played competition sport in softball, tenpin bowling and enjoys physical culture. She worked as a legal secretary for seven years and after having a family…
Robyn Churchill joined the Ryde Sports Foundation in August 2018. She became involved in local sport through her children, firstly with North Ryde Baseball and then with the Gladesville RSL Gymnastics Club. It has been a long association with the gymnastics club of over 30 years where Robyn has been…
Paul has resided in the Ryde LGA for over 50 years. He is a retired Banker after 40 years of service. Paul is one of the Directors of the Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club Board, a member of their Risk and Governance Committee and Life Member of the club. Paul is also…
John (Jock) Cunningham has lived all his life in the Gladesville, Denistone East area, for the last 73 years. Sport being one of his passions, having joined the Gladesville Ravens in their first year of competitive football history in 1961. As a past President serving seven years over the following…
Anthony Stavrinos is an experienced journalist with expertise across various media platforms, joining local newspaper, The Weekly Times, in early 2018. A fierce advocate of independent local media, he replaced long-serving former colleague Chris Karas as TWT’s representative on the Ryde Sports Foundation Committee. Anthony’s career kicked off in the early…
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