Beecroft Rugby Club is an amateur rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club which fields six Grade teams and two Colts teams in the Premier 1st Division of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union

New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union

The New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union is affiliated to the New South Wales Rugby Union and runs the competition affectionately known as "Subbies" rugby. There are around 7500 players and 55 clubs competing across 6 divisions, making "Subbies" the largest centrally administered rugby competition...

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The club grew as a logical extension of a highly successful junior clubs that have provided sporting opportunity through Rugby for generations of boys and young men in the Hills district. The club has excellent relations with all local junior clubs within the area, and is committed to the best ideals of sport and social integration for the youth of the area.

History

Beecroft Rugby Club had its origins in the St Leo’s Old Boys RUFC, which thrived for years until the school changed focus and its player stream dried up. It then amalgamated with Ku-Ring-Gai High Old Boys, but over time it became obvious that there were too many suburban clubs on the north shore for the number of available players. The club then moved to Hills area, where the Beecroft Rugby Club was born and thrives to this day.

In the eleven (11) short rugby seasons Beecroft has been in the suburban competition, the club has made fifteen (15) grand finals in various grades. It has virtually rocketed through the various divisions of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition and is currently in the 1st Division of that competition. The club has also competed in the Under 85 kg competition since its inauguration in 2006. In the three (3) short years of the competition Beecroft has competed in each Grand Final, winning the State Title in 2006 and 2008.

Over the past three (3) seasons in particular the club has had tremendous success on the playing field. In 2006 whilst in 2nd Division the1st Grade team won the Barraclough Cup and the 4th Grade team the Richardson Cup. In 2007 this feat was repeated with the the1st Grade team again winning the Barraclough Cup and the 4th Grade team likewise winning the Richardson Cup.

In 2008, the club was promoted to 1st Division following its success in the 2nd Division competition in 2007, and had quite a successful season with the 1st Grade team reaching the Kentwell Cup grand final and the club finishing in a very creatable fourth (4) place on the Club Championship table, a truly outstanding result for the club.

Honours

Club Awards

2008 - NSW Suburban 1st Division Club of the Year

2007 - NSW Suburban 2nd Division Club Champions

2006 - NSW Suburban Rugby Club of the Year and NSW Suburban 2nd Division Club of the Year

2003 - NSW Suburban 2nd Division Club Champions

2001 - NSW Suburban Rugby Club of the Year and NSW Suburban 3rd Division Club Champions
1st Grade

2007 - Barraclough Cup

2006 - Barraclough Cup

2002 - Barraclough Cup
2nd Grade

2001 - Farrant Cup
3rd Grade

2001 - Campbell Cup
4th Grade

2007 - Richardson Cup

2006 - Richardson Cup

2002 - Richardson Cup
Under 85kg

2008 - Premiers

2006 - Premiers

Club Captains

• 2009 - Tom Berkhout
• 2008 - Nick Childs
• 2007 - Nick Childs
• 2006 - Nick Childs
• 2005 - Nick Childs
• 2004 - Mark Baker
• 2003 - Mark Baker
• 2002 - Mark Baker
• 2001 - Mark Baker
• 2000 - Mark Baker
• 1999 - Paul Warton
• 1998 - Dave Proctor

NSW Suburban XV Representatives

• A.Dwyer
• A.Rasuka
• B.Walters
• D.Berkhout
• D.O’Riordan
• D.Schofield
• J.Walters
• S.Cumming
• S.Guest
• T.Bowen
• T.Kelly
• G.Konz
• R.McCann
• V.Seuseu
• G.Donian
• T.Nakauta
• S.Yalayaia
• M.Daff
• B.Gordon
• l.Meehan
• J. "The Rhino" Ryan
• M.Dick

Club Patrons

Mayor for Hornsby - Cr Nick Berman

State Member for Epping - MP Greg Smith