H.J. (Bert) Rogers & Dot Rogers

Bert Rogers:

President 5 terms, Coach '54 Premiers, Dual President WA & SA Rugby Unions

Dot Rogers:

With sadness we farewell Dot Rogers, Bert Rogers' widow, who passed away the beginning of November 2013 after a long illness at the age of 91.

Our condolences and love go to Dot's friends and family.

Bert and Dot were great club people; Bert was a revered President but he and Dot were an even greater partnership. Bert and Dot were like parents to the players of the time, many of whom were from interstate or overseas. They would open their home to club members, and were generous with their time and affection.

In the pre-clubrooms era, they would bring out a tent to Tregenza to provide shelter for the players as they came in from the weather, and there they would find Mother Dot waiting with hot cups of tea and scones for them.

The money raised from Dot's High Tea in the tent was the start of the club's deposit for the construction of the clubrooms.