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Randwick DRUFC
Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian rugby union club which competes in the Sydney premier grade rugby union competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 32 first grade premierships and six Australian club championships. It is one of the traditional powerhouses of the Shute Shield competition, winning 14 titles from 1978 to 1996. Randwick's colours are myrtle green and the club's home ground is Coogee Oval. In the 1980s the club produced many Wallabies, including the Ella brothers. Its history has seen many of Australia's best players represent the club, including the likes of George Gregan, Rocky Elsom and David Campese. In all, 93 Randwick players have pulled on a Wallaby jersey, and nine have had the honour of captaining their country.
| Full name | Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Galloping Greens, Wicks | |
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Location | Coogee, Sydney, Australia | |
| Ground(s) | Coogee Oval (Capacity: 5,000) | |
| Coach(es) | Stephen Hoiles | |
| Captain(s) | Nick Wilkinson | |
| League(s) | Shute Shield | |
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| Official website | ||
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Club information edit
- Club Name: Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club
- Nickname: Galloping Greens, Wicks
- Founded: 1882
- Home stadium: Coogee Oval
- Coach: Stephen Hoiles
- Club Captain: Nick Wilkinson
- Uniform colours: Myrtle Green
- Statistician: Ray Jennings
- Historian & Archivist: Bob Outterside
- Website: www.randwickrugby.com.au
- Premiership Titles: (29) 1930, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2023
- Australian Club Champions: (6) 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997
- Melrose Sevens: (1) 1990
International representatives edit
- Herb Barker
- Kurtley Beale
- John Brass
- David Campese
- Ken Catchpole
- Roy Cawsey
- Mark Chisholm
- Gary Ella
- Glen Ella
- Mark Ella
- Rocky Elsom
- Ted Fahey
- Russell Fairfax
- Owen Finegan
- John Flett
- Adam Freier
- George Gregan
- Phil Hawthorne
- Stephen Hoiles
- Peter Johnson
- Phil Kearns
- David Knox
- Chris Latham
- Ewen McKenzie
- Bruce Malouf
- Wally Meagher
- Drew Mitchell
- Fosi Pala'amo
- Simon Poidevin
- Tony Daly
- Jeff Sayle
- Nick Shehadie
- Gordon Stone
- Dick Tooth
- Cyril Towers
- Morgan Freeman
- Josh Valentine
- Lloyd Walker
- Warwick Waugh
- Chris Whitaker
- Col Windon
- Matt Giteau
- Ken Wright
- Richard Thornett
- Nick Cummins
- Michael Cleary
- Mac Ramsay
Representative coaches edit
- Michael Cheika -Stade Français Paris head coach ('10-'12); Leinster coach ('05-'10); Petrarca Padova Coach ('99/'00); NSW Waratahs Coach ('13-'15); Australia Coach ('14-'19); Argentina Coach ('22-'present)
- Bob Dwyer - former coach of Australia, NSW, the Leicester Tigers and Bristol
- Gary Ella - Former NSW Assistant Coach; Former Australia A head coach; Former Leinster Coach
- Glen Ella - Incumbent Fijian coach ('09- ); former Fijian Technical Advisor ('08-'09); Former Canadian Assistant Coach 2007, Australian Sevens Head Coach ('94-'95, '97, '99-'00, '05-'07), Australian Assistant coach ('94-'95, '00-'03), ACT Brumbies Technical Adviser ('98-'00) and England Assistant coach ('16- )
- Owen Finegan - Incumbent Lineout Co-ordinator with the ACT Brumbies ('08-)
- Alan Gaffney - Incumbent Ireland Backs Coach, Leinster Assistant Coach & part-time Saracens consultant; Former Director of Rugby at Saracens ('06/'07 - '07/'08); former Munster ('02/'03-'04/'05) and Leinster ('00/'01 - '01/'02) Head Coach; former NSW (1997–99) and Australia ('05) Assistant Coach
- Eddie Jones - Coach of Suntory Sungoliath ('96 & '09-12); former Australian ('01-'05), ACT Brumbies ('98-'01), and Queensland Reds ('07) head coach; Springboks Technical Advisor 2007; former Director of Rugby at Saracens ('08-'09); Japan ('12-'15) head coach; England ('15-'21); Australia ('23-'present)
- Ian Kennedy - former NSW and Australian U21 coach
- David Knox - Former assistant Coach for Leinster ('05-'08), the ACT Brumbies ('96-'98), Petrarca Padova ('99/'00), and South Sydney in the National Rugby League ('03)
- Tim Lane - Incumbent Georgian head coach ('08-'10); former Italian head coach; Australian Assistant coach ('98-'99); Springboks assistant coach ('01-'03); former head coach of Clermont Auvergne ('00-'01); the Johannesburg Cats ('03-?); Ricoh Black Rams ; CA Brive; and Toulon ('07-?)
- Todd Louden - Head Coach of Ricoh Black Rams; Former attacking coach for NSW ('08) and the Bulls ('07); Randwick ('06); NSW Coach of the Year 2006
- Ewen McKenzie - Head Coach of Australia ('13-'14); Queensland Reds coach ('09- 13); former Stade Français Paris head coach ('08-'09), NSW head coach ('04-'08) & Australian Assistant coach
- Jayson Brewer - Assistant Coach Fiji National Team (‘16-‘17) & ARU High Performance Coach, Sydney Rays National Rugby Championship - Forwards Coach, (17), Randwick 1st Grade Defence and Senior Coach (2013-2016) Australian Barbarians Coach(‘2016)
Nearby clubs edit
- Eastern Suburbs RUFC
- Waverley Rugby Club
- Colleagues Rugby Club
- Alexandria Dukes Rugby Football Club
References edit
External links edit
- Randwick Rugby Club, Sydney
- Waverley Rugby Club, Bondi, Sydney
- Alexandria Dukes Rugby Football Club, Alexandria, Sydney