THE name of one of Orange City Rugby Union club's heroes has taken pride of place at the Lions' home ground.
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Members of the club joined the Cheney family in paying an emotional tribute to Jordan Cheney on Saturday when they unveiled an electronic scoreboard in the late club stalwart's honour at their Pride Park base.
Coinciding with the first use of the new scoreboard, which came during Saturday's Blowes Clothing Cup clashes with the Cowra Eagles, the club also raised money and awareness for pancreatic cancer, a disease Mr Cheney was diagnosed with in 2013 and died from it in May, 2015.
Mr Cheney had played for Orange City's senior club for decades, starting out in the colts competition, and continued his association with the club long after his playing days were over.
"He loved Orange City," his wife Leanne Cheney said at Saturday's unveiling.
The new scoreboard was donated in conjunction with Westruss, a company owned by Mr Cheney's father Jim, who attended the ceremony along with Leanne, daughter Jemma Selwood, brother Leon Cheney and extended family members.
Orange City first grade captain Joshua Tremain said the club wanted to honour him "for everything he's done for the club".
"And every night we will look at that scoreboard and remember him," Mr Tremain said.
"He was always that man who would sell raffle tickets and talk to the boys, he was just one of those guys who did it all and was really passionate."
As well as honouring her father with the scoreboard, Mrs Selwood said the family was also raising money for the fight against cancer at Orange and District Relay for Life, being held next door at Waratah Sportsground.
In 2018 they formed the Jordy's Joggers and Sloggers team in his honour.
Leon Cheney said the family were big supporters of the club and the next generation was starting to play for the club as well, so sponsoring the scoreboard was a continuation of their support, as well as a way of keeping his brother's memory alive.
"He was a really passionate person and he would have done this. He liked to put in and give back like that," Mr Cheney's niece Nikita Bourke said.
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