The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield

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 and the Tooheys New

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 cup, the premier club rugby union

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 football competition in New South Wales

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The club is based in Rose Bay

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 in the eastern suburbs

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 of Sydney

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, and is the oldest district rugby club in Sydney, having been founded in 1900. The Roosters

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 rugby league club, based in the same area, has been in existence since 1908.

Easts have won a total of 76 NSWRU

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 premiership titles or shields across all grades, as well as 9 club championships.

Club information

• Club Colors: Navy Blue, White and Red
• Home stadium: Woollahra Oval (1949-), Waverley Oval (1936–1948), Rushcutters Bay Oval (1900–1935)

Coaches:

• Head Coach: Lachlan Fear
• Backs Coach: Tim Wallace
• Asst Coach: Dave Dinning

Club history

Eastern Suburbs District Rugby Union Football Club was formed at a meeting at the Paddington Town Hall on Thursday, March 22 1900. In an assembly presided over by the mayor and aldermen of Woollahra Council, 200 Eastern Suburbs residents turned out to hear Colonel J.C. Nield put forward a case for the birth of a local rugby club. The famous sports journalist Jack Davis motioned for the formation of the club and, from that point forth, Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football club came in to being. To this day, Easts Rugby is the oldest district rugby union club in Australia.

Honours

• 1st Grade Premiership Titles:

There have been a number of 1st Grade titles in total:

• Shute Shield Titles: 1931, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969, 2003
• 1st Grade permierships: 1903, 1913, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969, 1981, 1994
• ES Marks Minor Premierships: 1953, 1969, 1970, 2000

Recent titles in other grades:

• 2009 Colin Cairn Shield
• 2010 Henderson Cup

For a full history of titles won by Easts Rugby, visit the website at http://www.eastsrugby.com.au/premiership-titles/

Players of note

• Fred Thompson
  Fred Thompson (rugby)
  Frederick H. Thompson was an Australian national representative rugby union player and soldier who fell in the Great War.Born in Maroubra, New South Wales to Henry and Dorothy Thompson, Fred Thompson played at number eight with the Eastern Suburbs RUFC. His international debut was made during the...
  
  
• Dally Messenger
  Dally Messenger
  Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer, recognised as one of the greatest ever players in either code. Messenger, or 'The Master' as he was dubbed, represented his country in both rugby football codes, playing two rugby union tests and seven...
  
  
• Ted Fahey
  Ted Fahey
  Edward Joseph "Ted" Fahey was an Australian rugby union player and World War I artilleryman. He was a state and national representative lock forward who made two international rugby tours and who captained the Wallabies on their 1913 tour of New Zealand.-School & club rugby:Fahey was born in...
  
  
• Malcolm McArthur
  Malcolm McArthur
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• Murray Tate
• Tim Gavin
• Michael Brial
• Sam Payne
• Damien Smith
• John Welborn
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• Tom Bowman
• Tony Daly
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  Tony Daly is a former Australian rugby union footballer who represented Australia in 41 Test matches. He played for Eastern Suburbs, Randwick, Manly, Brothers and Saracens at prop. He represented Australia between 1989 and 1995...
  
  
• Sam Payne
• Jason Little
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  Jason Little was born 26 August 1970 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He won 75 caps with one as captain playing at centre for the Australian rugby union side between 1989 and 2000. He also won caps on the wing later in his career...
  
  
• Tiaan Strauss
  Tiaan Strauss
  Christian Petrus Strauss, commonly known as Tiaan Strauss was a rugby footballer who represented both South Africa and Australia at International level in rugby union and also played top-level domestic rugby league in Australia.He won 15 caps for the Springboks between 1992 and 1994, scoring 4...
  
  
• Ryan Cross
  Ryan Cross
  Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...
  
  
• Huia Edmonds
  Huia Edmonds
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• Matt Hodgson
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• Ed Slater

External links

• Easts Rugby Club, Sydney