The Cooks Hill Rugby Club, known as the Brown Snakes, is located in

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. The club has two teams in the Divisional competition of the

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. Club colours are brown and white. The club plays and trains at Empire park, with games played on Saturday afternoons. The Brown Snakes were established in 2007. In 2016 the Brown Snakes won grand finals in both grades, for which they were presented the Presidents Cup and the Patrons Shield. The

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at the club focus on the social aspects of

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. Preference is always given to enjoyment of the game rather than competitiveness. Notable elements of the season social calendar for the club include the preseason away trial, Ladies day, the Brown Snake Ball,

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Bus Trip and Silly Sunday. The club is largely made up of players from country NSW, but also includes some originating from

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and abroad.

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