Petersham RUFC
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Petersham Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union
club based in the inner west of Sydney
, New South Wales
. The club, also known as "the Shammies", currently field 5 teams in the 3rd division of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
competition (Subbies).
Petersham RUFC was founded in 1883 making it the oldest surviving suburban rugby club in Australia.
only started involving itself in Junior rugby in 1882, and did not get around to establishing a formal competition for Junior clubs until 1886. By that time Petersham had affiliated to the Union, and was a participant in that first official second tier competition.
Over the next few years Junior football continued to grow in popularity, and the new competition had to be regularly expanded to accommodate a rapidly increasing number of clubs. Petersham became entrenched at the top level and contested every First Junior competition from 1886 to 1895, winning it in 1889 and making the semi-finals on four other occasions. During this period the club also boasted an impressive role of Junior representative players and supplied a steady stream of quality footballers to the Senior competition. Two of these, Arthur Braund and Rush Nelson, later went on to play many tests for New South Wales and, in the latter case, Queensland.
By the late 1890s however, the Sydney rugby scene was changing. In 1897 a new body, the Metropolitan Rugby Union, had been formed to oversee the Sydney club competitions. A natural consequence of this was the extinction of a large number of Junior clubs, and indeed by the start of the 1898 season over twenty founding members of the new union, including the entire Fourth Junior competition, had disappeared from its books. Petersham, who had been suffering from a drain of quality players to the Senior competition anyway, was a more significant and probably unintended casualty of this policy.
Fortunately however, the club was strong enough to survive the setback. While most of the Junior clubs disenfranchised by the Metropolitan Rugby Union from 1897 to 1900 simply ceased to exist, a few, including Petersham, continued to play amongst themselves outside the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan and New South Wales Rugby Unions. This competition was formalised in 1901 as the City and Suburban Association, the direct ancestor of modern Subbies rugby. Petersham is the only surviving founding member of that competition - the basis of our claim to be Australia's oldest Subbies club! Petersham played in the new competition from 1901 to 1905, winning it in 1904.
In 1906, Petersham followed the example of previous City and Suburban premiers and switched to the Metropolitan Rugby Union's Borough competition, which had been established in 1902 to counter the threat of the new rebel union. Petersham played in the Borough competition for two years, until it was discontinued at the end of the 1907 season. At this time the club ceased operation for the first time since its inception, and there follows a gap of some years before becoming one of the first Sydney clubs to reform after the Great War
. This is the only discontinuity in the history of the club.
The re-establishment of New South Wales rugby in 1919 saw the New South Wales Rugby Union establish a new combined competition. Petersham rapidly rose to prominence, being promoted to First Grade in 1922. Unfortunately the club's only flirtation with senior rugby was anything but auspicious, with its only two competition points coming from a final round forfeit by the University of Sydney
. Consequently, Petersham was dropped to Third Grade, which they immediately won, and were subsequently reinstated to the Reserve Grade B competition. The Kentwell Cup had been presented to the winners of this competition for the first time the previous year, and so began Petersham's long association with that coveted trophy.
In 1929, the New South Wales Rugby Union split its competition in two, forming separate District and Non-District competitions. Petersham stayed with the Non-District competition, which was reconstituted in 1933 as the Metropolitan Sub-District
Rugby Union. In 1934 Petersham won the Kentwell Cup for the first time, defeating Roseville in the grand final
. At this time the New South Wales Rugby Union was looking fill a vacancy in the District competition, and so dominant were the Petersham and Roseville clubs that it was decided whichever of them won the Kentwell Cup in 1935 should be promoted forthwith. Needless to say the pair met in the grand final once more, but this time Roseville took the honours. They subsequently merged with Chatswood and Gordon to form the Gordon District Rugby Club. Petersham remained in Subbies.
After the Second World War
, Petersham came under the patronage of the famous and mercurial Ron McLean, a veritable legend of Subbies rugby. Ron first pulled on a boot for Petersham in 1935, and later went on to serve as club president and secretary for a total of 47 years! His contributions to the club were manifest, but probably the most significant was the instigation of the famous Petersham World Tour. Petersham had been a touring club since the 1880s, but in 1966 it became the first club side in world rugby history to actually circle the globe on a football tour. The feat has been repeated on numerous occasions since, and the various touring sides have boasted many prominent New South Wales and Australian representative players.
In 1971, the Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union was established and was reorganised over three divisions. Petersham entered the 1st Division, and in 1972 made the Kentwell Cup grand final for the third time, only to lose it to Hunters Hill
. However they made up for it with a win over Lindfield in 1973, then backed up to exact vengeance on the black and white hoops in 1974. This side included many top quality players, and is one of only a small number ever to win back to back Kentwells. At the end of 1974 however, an internal dispute saw many of the dual premiership players leave the club, and within two years Petersham had dropped to 3rd Division. Thus began a long period of exile in the lower divisions. This was a tough time for the club, and ultimately saw it on the verge of extinction. However a century of rugby breeds resilience, and tough times seem to bring out the best in Petersham.
The 1993 season saw both a committee reshuffle and an influx of new players. Over the next couple of years the club progressed steadily, and eventually found itself back up in 3rd Division in 1996. There followed a period of success, winning the Campbell Cup in 1997, the Farrant and Nicholson Cups in 1999 and the Clark, Farrant and joint Campbell Cups in 2000. The latter year also saw the club win the Keith Harris Shield for the 3rd Division club championship
and achieve promotion to 2nd Division.
The sojourn in 2nd Division was not as successful as would have been hoped however, as the club gradually lost its recent momentum and started to slide. The period had its highlights, in particular the establishment of a highly successful U21 Colts team, but overall the club failed to live up to expectations. The adventure ultimately came to an end in 2005 after a disastrous run of injuries and plain old bad luck
finally took its toll and saw Petersham relegated back to 3rd Division.
2006 was a much more successful year, with the club returning to winning form. 3rd Grade and 4th Grade
both made the finals with the 3rd XV subsequently winning the Campbell Cup over Blue Mountains in one of the biggest grand final upsets of 2006. This was followed in 2007 by Farrant and Nicholson Cups.
2008 was celebrated with Petersham Rugby's 125th anniversary. The multitude of off-field events celebrating the club's historic milestone was manifested with tremendous success on field with all four grades showcasing in the 3rd division grand finals in what must have been the worst rugby conditions in Sydney. Unfortunately the club only walked away with the Farrant and Campbell cups that day, however the entire 5 grades celebrated unique and proud history of their beloved club in worthy style.
These colours were used from the club's inception in 1883 up until the disbanding of the Metropolitan Rugby Union Borough Competition at the end of 1907. After the war the club reformed and played initially in Dark Green
. This strip was eventually overshadowed by the famous Myrtle Green of Randwick however, and so when Petersham joined the newly formed New South Wales Rugby Union Non-District Competition in 1929, the colours were changed to the modern "Sky Blue and Maroon, 4 in. bars" in deference to the playing colours of the New South Wales and Queensland Rugby Unions:
Nearly eight decades and three Kentwell Cup premierships later, the only other change has been the addition of the famous Waratah crest of New South Wales (the only suburban club sanctioned to do so), emblazoned with the club's founding date of 1883. With so much history behind it, the grand old Petersham jumper is a great source of pride and passion to our players, and has motivated more than one stirring victory against the odds with the valiant cries of "1883". May there be many more!
1904 City and Suburban Association - Premiers
1923 New South Wales Rugby Union - 3rd Grade Premiers
1933 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1934 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup
1956 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1961 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 4th Grade Premiers
1967 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1973 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Judd Cup
1974 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup
1984 Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup
1988 Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union 3rd Division- 3rd Grade Premiers: Walker Cup
1997 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
1999 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Nicholson Cup
2000 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - Club Champions: Keith Harris Shield, 1st Grade Premiers: Clark Cup
, 2nd Grade
Premiers: Farrant Cup, 3rd Grade Joint Premiers: Campbell Cup
2006 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
2007 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Nicholson Cup
2008 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
2009 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup
Marty Davis
Richard Harvey
Thomas Jones
Greg Matsin
Andrew McKinney
Matthew Robinson
Paul Stokoe
Patron: Richard Harvey
President: Adam Dunn
Secretary: Alan Donoghue
Treasurer: Rod Thompson
Southern Rugby Union Combined Junior Competitions
1889 B. Fitzpatrick Lister, R.G. Maiden, H. Nelson, S.J. Simpson
1890 F. Newman, W. Smith
1891 A. Clarkson, W.C. Kerr, A.E. Moore
1892 H. Blanchard Scouller
1893 Crowe Kelk, A.E. Moore, E. Newton, W. Perry
1894 T.O. Dadswell, H. Faunce, A. Fredericks, W. Perry
1895 T.G. Bate, T.O. Dadswell, G.A. McMahon, E. Newton, C. Oake
Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union Combined Kentwell Cup
1934 F. Cowley, J. Jacobs
Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union
1968 Harry Potts
Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union
1972 Shane Wolfe
1973 Geoff Foster, Shane Wolfe
1974 Geoff Foster, Keith Scott
, Shane Wolfe
New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
1992 Johnny McCabe
2007 Dave Sato, Monty Simes (U19)
300 Games
Marty Davis, Richard Harvey, Dave Kelly
, Paul Stokoe
200 Games
Adam Dunn, Greg Matsin, Andrew McKinney, Matt Robinson
, Gerry Schiemer, Danny Zachariou
Camperdown Oval lies between Mallett St and Australia St at Camperdown, just south of Parramatta Rd. The nearest train station
is Newtown, about a 10 minute walk south down Australia St.
Training takes place on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm.
After match and training functions reconvene at our sponsor pub The Australian Youth Hotel, 63 Bay St, Glebe.
Rugby union
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club based in the inner west of Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The club, also known as "the Shammies", currently field 5 teams in the 3rd 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...
competition (Subbies).
Petersham RUFC was founded in 1883 making it the oldest surviving suburban rugby club in Australia.
Petersham Club History
The Sydney rugby institution that is the Petersham Football Club first took to the playing fields in the winter of 1883. At that time, Sydney club rugby was organised on two levels, known simply as Senior and Junior. The Senior club competition had been running since 1874, but Junior contests prior to the mid-1880s were somewhat disorganised. In fact, the Southern Rugby UnionNew South Wales Rugby Union
The New South Wales Rugby Union is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia...
only started involving itself in Junior rugby in 1882, and did not get around to establishing a formal competition for Junior clubs until 1886. By that time Petersham had affiliated to the Union, and was a participant in that first official second tier competition.
Over the next few years Junior football continued to grow in popularity, and the new competition had to be regularly expanded to accommodate a rapidly increasing number of clubs. Petersham became entrenched at the top level and contested every First Junior competition from 1886 to 1895, winning it in 1889 and making the semi-finals on four other occasions. During this period the club also boasted an impressive role of Junior representative players and supplied a steady stream of quality footballers to the Senior competition. Two of these, Arthur Braund and Rush Nelson, later went on to play many tests for New South Wales and, in the latter case, Queensland.
By the late 1890s however, the Sydney rugby scene was changing. In 1897 a new body, the Metropolitan Rugby Union, had been formed to oversee the Sydney club competitions. A natural consequence of this was the extinction of a large number of Junior clubs, and indeed by the start of the 1898 season over twenty founding members of the new union, including the entire Fourth Junior competition, had disappeared from its books. Petersham, who had been suffering from a drain of quality players to the Senior competition anyway, was a more significant and probably unintended casualty of this policy.
Fortunately however, the club was strong enough to survive the setback. While most of the Junior clubs disenfranchised by the Metropolitan Rugby Union from 1897 to 1900 simply ceased to exist, a few, including Petersham, continued to play amongst themselves outside the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan and New South Wales Rugby Unions. This competition was formalised in 1901 as the City and Suburban Association, the direct ancestor of modern Subbies rugby. Petersham is the only surviving founding member of that competition - the basis of our claim to be Australia's oldest Subbies club! Petersham played in the new competition from 1901 to 1905, winning it in 1904.
In 1906, Petersham followed the example of previous City and Suburban premiers and switched to the Metropolitan Rugby Union's Borough competition, which had been established in 1902 to counter the threat of the new rebel union. Petersham played in the Borough competition for two years, until it was discontinued at the end of the 1907 season. At this time the club ceased operation for the first time since its inception, and there follows a gap of some years before becoming one of the first Sydney clubs to reform after the Great War
World War I
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. This is the only discontinuity in the history of the club.
The re-establishment of New South Wales rugby in 1919 saw the New South Wales Rugby Union establish a new combined competition. Petersham rapidly rose to prominence, being promoted to First Grade in 1922. Unfortunately the club's only flirtation with senior rugby was anything but auspicious, with its only two competition points coming from a final round forfeit by the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Consequently, Petersham was dropped to Third Grade, which they immediately won, and were subsequently reinstated to the Reserve Grade B competition. The Kentwell Cup had been presented to the winners of this competition for the first time the previous year, and so began Petersham's long association with that coveted trophy.
In 1929, the New South Wales Rugby Union split its competition in two, forming separate District and Non-District competitions. Petersham stayed with the Non-District competition, which was reconstituted in 1933 as the Metropolitan Sub-District
Subdistrict
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Rugby Union. In 1934 Petersham won the Kentwell Cup for the first time, defeating Roseville in the grand final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
. At this time the New South Wales Rugby Union was looking fill a vacancy in the District competition, and so dominant were the Petersham and Roseville clubs that it was decided whichever of them won the Kentwell Cup in 1935 should be promoted forthwith. Needless to say the pair met in the grand final once more, but this time Roseville took the honours. They subsequently merged with Chatswood and Gordon to form the Gordon District Rugby Club. Petersham remained in Subbies.
After the Second World War
World War II
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, Petersham came under the patronage of the famous and mercurial Ron McLean, a veritable legend of Subbies rugby. Ron first pulled on a boot for Petersham in 1935, and later went on to serve as club president and secretary for a total of 47 years! His contributions to the club were manifest, but probably the most significant was the instigation of the famous Petersham World Tour. Petersham had been a touring club since the 1880s, but in 1966 it became the first club side in world rugby history to actually circle the globe on a football tour. The feat has been repeated on numerous occasions since, and the various touring sides have boasted many prominent New South Wales and Australian representative players.
In 1971, the Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union was established and was reorganised over three divisions. Petersham entered the 1st Division, and in 1972 made the Kentwell Cup grand final for the third time, only to lose it to Hunters Hill
Hunter's Hill, New South Wales
Hunters Hill is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.Hunters Hill is situated on a...
. However they made up for it with a win over Lindfield in 1973, then backed up to exact vengeance on the black and white hoops in 1974. This side included many top quality players, and is one of only a small number ever to win back to back Kentwells. At the end of 1974 however, an internal dispute saw many of the dual premiership players leave the club, and within two years Petersham had dropped to 3rd Division. Thus began a long period of exile in the lower divisions. This was a tough time for the club, and ultimately saw it on the verge of extinction. However a century of rugby breeds resilience, and tough times seem to bring out the best in Petersham.
The 1993 season saw both a committee reshuffle and an influx of new players. Over the next couple of years the club progressed steadily, and eventually found itself back up in 3rd Division in 1996. There followed a period of success, winning the Campbell Cup in 1997, the Farrant and Nicholson Cups in 1999 and the Clark, Farrant and joint Campbell Cups in 2000. The latter year also saw the club win the Keith Harris Shield for the 3rd Division club championship
Club Championship
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and achieve promotion to 2nd Division.
The sojourn in 2nd Division was not as successful as would have been hoped however, as the club gradually lost its recent momentum and started to slide. The period had its highlights, in particular the establishment of a highly successful U21 Colts team, but overall the club failed to live up to expectations. The adventure ultimately came to an end in 2005 after a disastrous run of injuries and plain old bad luck
Luck
Luck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense...
finally took its toll and saw Petersham relegated back to 3rd Division.
2006 was a much more successful year, with the club returning to winning form. 3rd Grade and 4th Grade
Fourth grade
Fourth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fourth grade is the fourth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 9 or 10 years old, depending on their birthday. It is a part of elementary school. In some parts of the United States, fourth grade...
both made the finals with the 3rd XV subsequently winning the Campbell Cup over Blue Mountains in one of the biggest grand final upsets of 2006. This was followed in 2007 by Farrant and Nicholson Cups.
2008 was celebrated with Petersham Rugby's 125th anniversary. The multitude of off-field events celebrating the club's historic milestone was manifested with tremendous success on field with all four grades showcasing in the 3rd division grand finals in what must have been the worst rugby conditions in Sydney. Unfortunately the club only walked away with the Farrant and Campbell cups that day, however the entire 5 grades celebrated unique and proud history of their beloved club in worthy style.
The Colours
The original 19th century colours of the Petersham RUFC are described as "Bismarck and Coral, 4 in. bars".These colours were used from the club's inception in 1883 up until the disbanding of the Metropolitan Rugby Union Borough Competition at the end of 1907. After the war the club reformed and played initially in Dark Green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
. This strip was eventually overshadowed by the famous Myrtle Green of Randwick however, and so when Petersham joined the newly formed New South Wales Rugby Union Non-District Competition in 1929, the colours were changed to the modern "Sky Blue and Maroon, 4 in. bars" in deference to the playing colours of the New South Wales and Queensland Rugby Unions:
Nearly eight decades and three Kentwell Cup premierships later, the only other change has been the addition of the famous Waratah crest of New South Wales (the only suburban club sanctioned to do so), emblazoned with the club's founding date of 1883. With so much history behind it, the grand old Petersham jumper is a great source of pride and passion to our players, and has motivated more than one stirring victory against the odds with the valiant cries of "1883". May there be many more!
Premierships
1889 Southern Rugby Union - Metropolitan 1st Junior Premiers1904 City and Suburban Association - Premiers
1923 New South Wales Rugby Union - 3rd Grade Premiers
1933 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1934 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup
1956 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1961 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 4th Grade Premiers
1967 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 2nd Grade Premiers: Burke Cup
1973 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Judd Cup
1974 Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union - 1st Grade Premiers: Kentwell Cup
1984 Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup
1988 Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union 3rd Division- 3rd Grade Premiers: Walker Cup
Walker Cup
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1997 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
1999 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Nicholson Cup
2000 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - Club Champions: Keith Harris Shield, 1st Grade Premiers: Clark Cup
Clark Cup
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, 2nd Grade
Premiers: Farrant Cup, 3rd Grade Joint Premiers: Campbell Cup
2006 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
2007 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 4th Grade Premiers: Nicholson Cup
2008 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup, 3rd Grade Premiers: Campbell Cup
2009 NSW Suburban Rugby Union 3rd Division - 2nd Grade Premiers: Farrant Cup
Life Members & Off-field Honours
Brett ConroyMarty Davis
Richard Harvey
Richard Harvey
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Thomas Jones
Greg Matsin
Andrew McKinney
Matthew Robinson
Matthew Robinson
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Paul Stokoe
Patron: Richard Harvey
President: Adam Dunn
Adam Dunn
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Secretary: Alan Donoghue
Treasurer: Rod Thompson
On-field honours
Representative playersSouthern Rugby Union Combined Junior Competitions
1889 B. Fitzpatrick Lister, R.G. Maiden, H. Nelson, S.J. Simpson
1890 F. Newman, W. Smith
1891 A. Clarkson, W.C. Kerr, A.E. Moore
Arthur Ernest Moore
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1892 H. Blanchard Scouller
1893 Crowe Kelk, A.E. Moore, E. Newton, W. Perry
1894 T.O. Dadswell, H. Faunce, A. Fredericks, W. Perry
1895 T.G. Bate, T.O. Dadswell, G.A. McMahon, E. Newton, C. Oake
Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union Combined Kentwell Cup
1934 F. Cowley, J. Jacobs
Metropolitan Sub-District Rugby Union
1968 Harry Potts
Harry Potts
Harold "Harry" Potts was an English football player and manager.-Early life:Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, as was another well-known name in football, Bob Paisley. The duo spent much of their childhood playing various sports, but it was football that Potts loved most...
Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union
1972 Shane Wolfe
1973 Geoff Foster, Shane Wolfe
1974 Geoff Foster, Keith Scott
Keith Scott
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, Shane Wolfe
New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
1992 Johnny McCabe
2007 Dave Sato, Monty Simes (U19)
300 Games
Marty Davis, Richard Harvey, Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly
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, Paul Stokoe
200 Games
Adam Dunn, Greg Matsin, Andrew McKinney, Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson
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, Gerry Schiemer, Danny Zachariou
Location
Training and home games in 2010 will take place at Camperdown Oval.Camperdown Oval lies between Mallett St and Australia St at Camperdown, just south of Parramatta Rd. The nearest train station
Train station
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is Newtown, about a 10 minute walk south down Australia St.
Training takes place on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm.
After match and training functions reconvene at our sponsor pub The Australian Youth Hotel, 63 Bay St, Glebe.