Sunbury United Rugby League
Encyclopedia
The Sunbury United Rugby League Club is a rugby league
team based in Sunbury
, Victoria
, Australia
.
They play in the Victorian Rugby League
competition.
international
game between Australia
and New Zealand
at Olympic Park
in 1991 which left them wondering if rugby league could take off in the Victorian township of Sunbury
. They then placed an advertisement in the local paper looking for other interested parties and on 17 September 1991 the first meeting of the club was held with twenty-six members.
The members originally applied to the Victorian Rugby League
for membership in 1991 but couldn't afford the entry fee to begin a club so had to wait until 1992 when the club became officially formed. Since 1992 the club has gone on to register a total of 390 senior players.
They won their first premiership in 2009, beating Casey Sharks 48-18 in the VRL grand final.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team based in Sunbury
Sunbury, Victoria
Sunbury is a regional city, located north-west of Melbourne's central business district, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Sunbury had a population of 31,000...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
They play in the Victorian Rugby League
Victorian Rugby League
The Victorian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League...
competition.
Club history
The club was originally formed by Ted & Maureen Riley after they viewed a rugby leagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
game between Australia
Australian national rugby league team
The Australian national rugby league team have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the game in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian Rugby League, the Kangaroos' are ranked number one in the RLIF World Rankings...
and New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
at Olympic Park
Olympic Park
An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics complex in the case of the summer games, or the main...
in 1991 which left them wondering if rugby league could take off in the Victorian township of Sunbury
Sunbury, Victoria
Sunbury is a regional city, located north-west of Melbourne's central business district, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Sunbury had a population of 31,000...
. They then placed an advertisement in the local paper looking for other interested parties and on 17 September 1991 the first meeting of the club was held with twenty-six members.
The members originally applied to the Victorian Rugby League
Victorian Rugby League
The Victorian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League...
for membership in 1991 but couldn't afford the entry fee to begin a club so had to wait until 1992 when the club became officially formed. Since 1992 the club has gone on to register a total of 390 senior players.
They won their first premiership in 2009, beating Casey Sharks 48-18 in the VRL grand final.
Coaches
- Luke Rowney (1992)
- Roger Stephens (1993;1994)
- Tom Williams (1995)
- Brian Leon (1996)
- Bill Buchester (1997)
- Tom Williams (1998)
- Richard Puke (1999 to 2001)
- Ty WatsonTy WatsonTy James Watson is a rugby league player and more recently coach.- Playing career :Canning Bulldogs, WARL 1991-95Western Reds, Super League 1996-1998Fremantle Roosters, WARL 1998-1999...
(2002) - Greg Walsh (2003)
- John Bourke (2004-2005)
- David Wallis (2006)
- Ben RoartyBen RoartyBen Roarty is an Australian former professional rugby league player. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers as a second-row, loose-forward and as a prop....
(2007;2008) - Garry Whicker (2009)
- Julian Keddy (2010 - Current)