New Cultural Jersey

Indigenous Mentor Katie Bugden has co-designed a cultural jersey for the Naarm Rebels Rugby Union men’s and women’s teams.

Katie is a Secondary School English teacher and Under 14 Rugby Union coach at BGS. As a proud Kamilaroi woman, she worked with Pacifica artist, Isaac Westerlung on the design which represents the strength of the Victorian mob. 

Design highlights include the Yarra River and people gathered on it, the deity figures Waang (the crow/ protector) and Bunjil (the eagle/ creator over the emblem and Naarm).

The men’s team wore the jersey for their club cultural round and will also wear it later in the season for the league’s cultural round.

The women’s team wore their jerseys for their club cultural round and also as an away jersey. The jersey received a special blessing from Kamilaroi Elder, Dean Duncan before the game.