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Rugby union in New South Wales

January 01, 1970

Rugby union in New South Wales is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports. Rugby football began to be played in Sydney’s schools in the early 1860s.[2] In the more than 150 years since, the game in New South Wales has grown to include more than 100,000 participants and the Rugby World Cup Final has been hosted in Sydney.[3][4]

Rugby Union in New South Wales
Waratahs vs Brumbies at ANZ Stadium, 2012.
Governing bodyNew South Wales Rugby Union
State teamNew South Wales Waratahs
First played1860s
Registered players56,987[1]
Club competitions
Audience records
Single match109,874 (2000) Australia v New Zealand Stadium Australia, Sydney

History edit

Reports of folk football being played in the Colony of New South Wales date from at least as early as 1829.[5] Games were occasional and included matches played by soldiers at Sydney's barracks or against the crews of visiting ships. The rules were variable and negotiated by the players before each game.[6]

Rugby beginnings edit

Football played under versions of the Rugby School rules was brought to Australia by Old Boys of the English public schools.[2] Some settlers would have been familiar with earlier forms of the game even before it was formally codified at Rugby School in 1845.[7] The Rugby code was introduced to schools in Sydney from the early 1860s.[2] Players familiar with the game from the Sydney schools, along with increased arrivals from England and elsewhere, soon led to organised club football commencing in Sydney.[2] Rugby games were being played at Sydney University in the 1860s.[5]

The first ‘inter-club’ rugby match took place during July 1865 between the Sydney Football Club and a team from the Australian Cricket Club.[8][9] The game was intended to be played over three Saturdays but the newspapers of the time only report on the first two.[10][11] The game was postponed after the second Saturday when the Sydney FC held a lead of two goals to one,[12] but no record has been found of the final result.[8] Newington College is credited with having a rugby club as early as 1869.[5][13] From 1872 onwards there was a rapid growth in the formation of rugby football clubs.[8]

At a meeting of Sydney clubs on 22 June 1874, the Southern Rugby Football Union was formed as the governing body for rugby in New South Wales,[14] and it was later renamed the New South Wales Rugby Union in 1892.[15]

 
New South Wales team, ca. 1883

New South Wales state team edit

 
 
 
 
 
Waratahs colours
Main article: New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs team is the representative team of the NSWRU. The Waratahs have competed in the transnational Super Rugby competition since the start of the professional era of rugby in 1996.

Competitions edit

Super Rugby edit

Main article: Super Rugby

The New South Wales Waratahs play in the Super Rugby competition[16] against other professional teams from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina. The Waratahs team won the Super Rugby title for the first time in 2014,[17] after having previously reached the final in 2005 and 2008.[18]

National Rugby Championship edit

Main article: National Rugby Championship

New South Wales has two teams in the National Rugby Championship:

Shute Shield edit

Main article: Shute Shield

Premiership Rugby is contested in Sydney across four senior grades and three colts competitions. Club Championship trophies are also contested on overall results. The Shute Shield is the trophy for the first grade premiership competition, and the eleven clubs currently competing for the premiership are:[19][20]

Over the many years of competition for the NSW premiership, a number of formerly notable clubs became defunct. Some of the early ones include: Glebe (Australian Club Champions in 1908),[21] Pirates,[22] The Sydney Football Club (est. 1865),[2] and Wallaroos.[22]

The Tooheys New Cup, which was the other recent first grade competition, ran from 2002 to 2006. An abbreviated Shute Shield competition was played in the latter part of the season during those years. When the Tooheys New Cup competition was disbanded, the Shute Shield competition was expanded again for the 2007 season.[23]

Suburban rugby edit

Below the NSWRU grade competition is the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union (commonly known as Subbies). With over 6,000 players and 55 clubs this is believed to be the largest centrally organised rugby union competition in the world.[24]

Country Rugby edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cockatoos colours
Main article: New South Wales Country Rugby Union

The New South Wales Country Rugby Union is affiliated with the NSWRU and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of NSW. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team.[25]

Women's Rugby edit

Club competitions for women's 15-a-side teams are run in Sydney and Newcastle.[26] A representative team from Sydney is regularly selected to play the NSW Country Corellas and the Australian Army women's team.[27] The NSWRU also sends women's 15-a-side and 7-a-side representative teams to the ARU National Championships each year. The six clubs in the Sydney women's competition, as of 2014, are:[28]

Schoolboy Rugby edit

Main article: Waratah Shield

The Waratah Shield is a rugby union knock-out competition for high school teams from New South Wales, Australia. First contested in 1963, it is organised by New South Wales Rugby Union in conjunction with NSW Schools' Rugby Union and NSW Combined High Schools and attracts around 100 entries each year.

Taki Toa Shield edit

Main article: Taki Toa Shield

The Taki Toa Shield is a rugby union tournament played among semi-professional clubs and an invitational New Zealand Māori community team in Sydney which started in 1983.

References edit

  1. ^ Rugby Union participation report Ausplay 2019
  2. ^ a b c d e Fagan, Sean (18 November 2013). . Saints and Heathens. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Rugby participation in NSW hits all time high". New South Wales Rugby. 12 December 2012. from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Football: Four games, one name". Australian Bureau of Ststistics. 12 December 2012. from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Hickie 1983, p. 14.
  6. ^ Mulford 2005, p. 1.
  7. ^ Horton 1990, p. 44.
  8. ^ a b c Fagan, Sean (26 November 2010). "NSW Rugby History". Saints and Heathens. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Football". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 1865. p. 5, col. 6. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  10. ^ "The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1865. p. 5, col. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Notes of the week from the 30th June to the 7th July". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Football". Empire. Sydney. 29 July 1865. p. 4, col. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  13. ^ Ross, Barry (July 2019), 150 Years of Newington Rugby 1869-2019, Newington College (published 2019), ISBN 978-0-9873016-2-8
  14. ^ Mulford 2005, p. 22.
  15. ^ Mulford 2005, p. 20.
  16. ^ Mulford 2005, p. 242–244.
  17. ^ "Waratahs beat Crusaders to win Super Rugby title". Rugby Week. 2 August 2014. from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  18. ^ "New South Wales Waratahs". ESPN scrum. 6 June 2014. from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Magners Shute Shield". New South Wales Rugby. 2014. from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  20. ^ "NSW Premiership". Australian Rugby. 6 June 2014. from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  21. ^ Mulford 2005, p. 42.
  22. ^ a b Mulford 2005, p. xv.
  23. ^ "Stage set for new season of Sydney Club Rugby". ESPN Scrum. 16 January 2007. from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Annual Report 2005" (PDF 1.1 MB). New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union. 2005. (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013.
  25. ^ "All About Us". New South Wales Country Rugby Union. from the original on 26 May 2014.
  26. ^ "Women's Rugby". New South Wales Rugby.
  27. ^ "2014 Rep Program". Sydney Women's Rugby. 10 April 2014.
  28. ^ . Sydney Women's Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.

Bibliography edit

  • Hickie, Tom V (1983). The Game for the Game Itself; The Development of Sub-District Rugby in Sydney. Sydney Sub-Districts Rugby Union. ISBN 978-0959194104.
  • Horton, Peter A (1990). A history of Rugby Union football in Queensland 1882-1891 (PhD thesis  101MB). The University of Queensland.
  • Mulford, John G. (2005). Guardians of the Game: The History of the New South Wales Rugby Union 1874-2004. ABC Books. ISBN 0-7333-1625-5.

External links edit

  • nswrugby.com.au
  • waratahs.com.au

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Rugby union in New South Wales is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports Rugby football began to be played in Sydney s schools in the early 1860s 2 In the more than 150 years since the game in New South Wales has grown to include more than 100 000 participants and the Rugby World Cup Final has been hosted in Sydney 3 4 Rugby Union in New South WalesWaratahs vs Brumbies at ANZ Stadium 2012 Governing bodyNew South Wales Rugby UnionState teamNew South Wales WaratahsFirst played1860sRegistered players56 987 1 Club competitionsSuper RugbyNational Rugby ChampionshipShute ShieldSuburban RugbyAudience recordsSingle match109 874 2000 Australia v New Zealand Stadium Australia Sydney Contents 1 History 1 1 Rugby beginnings 2 New South Wales state team 3 Competitions 3 1 Super Rugby 3 2 National Rugby Championship 3 3 Shute Shield 3 4 Suburban rugby 3 5 Country Rugby 3 6 Women s Rugby 3 7 Schoolboy Rugby 3 8 Taki Toa Shield 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editReports of folk football being played in the Colony of New South Wales date from at least as early as 1829 5 Games were occasional and included matches played by soldiers at Sydney s barracks or against the crews of visiting ships The rules were variable and negotiated by the players before each game 6 Rugby beginnings edit Football played under versions of the Rugby School rules was brought to Australia by Old Boys of the English public schools 2 Some settlers would have been familiar with earlier forms of the game even before it was formally codified at Rugby School in 1845 7 The Rugby code was introduced to schools in Sydney from the early 1860s 2 Players familiar with the game from the Sydney schools along with increased arrivals from England and elsewhere soon led to organised club football commencing in Sydney 2 Rugby games were being played at Sydney University in the 1860s 5 The first inter club rugby match took place during July 1865 between the Sydney Football Club and a team from the Australian Cricket Club 8 9 The game was intended to be played over three Saturdays but the newspapers of the time only report on the first two 10 11 The game was postponed after the second Saturday when the Sydney FC held a lead of two goals to one 12 but no record has been found of the final result 8 Newington College is credited with having a rugby club as early as 1869 5 13 From 1872 onwards there was a rapid growth in the formation of rugby football clubs 8 At a meeting of Sydney clubs on 22 June 1874 the Southern Rugby Football Union was formed as the governing body for rugby in New South Wales 14 and it was later renamed the New South Wales Rugby Union in 1892 15 nbsp New South Wales team ca 1883 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2014 New South Wales state team edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Waratahs colours Main article New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs team is the representative team of the NSWRU The Waratahs have competed in the transnational Super Rugby competition since the start of the professional era of rugby in 1996 Competitions editSuper Rugby edit Main article Super Rugby The New South Wales Waratahs play in the Super Rugby competition 16 against other professional teams from Australia South Africa New Zealand and Argentina The Waratahs team won the Super Rugby title for the first time in 2014 17 after having previously reached the final in 2005 and 2008 18 National Rugby Championship edit Main article National Rugby Championship New South Wales has two teams in the National Rugby Championship New South Wales Country Sydney Shute Shield edit Main article Shute Shield Premiership Rugby is contested in Sydney across four senior grades and three colts competitions Club Championship trophies are also contested on overall results The Shute Shield is the trophy for the first grade premiership competition and the eleven clubs currently competing for the premiership are 19 20 Eastern Suburbs Eastwood Gordon Manly Northern Suburbs Parramatta Randwick Southern Districts Sydney University Warringah West Harbour Over the many years of competition for the NSW premiership a number of formerly notable clubs became defunct Some of the early ones include Glebe Australian Club Champions in 1908 21 Pirates 22 The Sydney Football Club est 1865 2 and Wallaroos 22 The Tooheys New Cup which was the other recent first grade competition ran from 2002 to 2006 An abbreviated Shute Shield competition was played in the latter part of the season during those years When the Tooheys New Cup competition was disbanded the Shute Shield competition was expanded again for the 2007 season 23 Suburban rugby edit Below the NSWRU grade competition is the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union commonly known as Subbies With over 6 000 players and 55 clubs this is believed to be the largest centrally organised rugby union competition in the world 24 Country Rugby edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cockatoos colours Main article New South Wales Country Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union is affiliated with the NSWRU and administers game in the majority of non metropolitan areas of NSW The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16 000 players NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team 25 Women s Rugby edit Club competitions for women s 15 a side teams are run in Sydney and Newcastle 26 A representative team from Sydney is regularly selected to play the NSW Country Corellas and the Australian Army women s team 27 The NSWRU also sends women s 15 a side and 7 a side representative teams to the ARU National Championships each year The six clubs in the Sydney women s competition as of 2014 are 28 Parramatta Two Blues Penrith Emus Rockdale Rangers Sydney University Warringah Rugby Club Waverley Rugby Club Schoolboy Rugby edit Main article Waratah Shield The Waratah Shield is a rugby union knock out competition for high school teams from New South Wales Australia First contested in 1963 it is organised by New South Wales Rugby Union in conjunction with NSW Schools Rugby Union and NSW Combined High Schools and attracts around 100 entries each year Taki Toa Shield edit Main article Taki Toa Shield The Taki Toa Shield is a rugby union tournament played among semi professional clubs and an invitational New Zealand Maori community team in Sydney which started in 1983 References edit Rugby Union participation report Ausplay 2019 a b c d e Fagan Sean 18 November 2013 Sydney University FC Australia s first rugby club Saints and Heathens Archived from the original on 18 December 2013 Retrieved 6 May 2014 Rugby participation in NSW hits all time high New South Wales Rugby 12 December 2012 Archived from the original on 11 May 2013 Retrieved 6 May 2014 Football Four games one name Australian Bureau of Ststistics 12 December 2012 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 6 May 2014 a b c Hickie 1983 p 14 Mulford 2005 p 1 Horton 1990 p 44 a b c Fagan Sean 26 November 2010 NSW Rugby History Saints and Heathens Retrieved 6 May 2014 Football The Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1865 p 5 col 6 Retrieved 6 May 2014 The Sydney Monthly Overland Mail The Sydney Morning Herald 21 July 1865 p 5 col 5 Retrieved 6 May 2014 Notes of the week from the 30th June to the 7th July The Sydney Morning Herald 21 July 1865 p 3 Retrieved 6 May 2014 Football Empire Sydney 29 July 1865 p 4 col 5 Retrieved 6 May 2014 Ross Barry July 2019 150 Years of Newington Rugby 1869 2019 Newington College published 2019 ISBN 978 0 9873016 2 8 Mulford 2005 p 22 Mulford 2005 p 20 Mulford 2005 p 242 244 Waratahs beat Crusaders to win Super Rugby title Rugby Week 2 August 2014 Archived from the original on 2 August 2014 Retrieved 2 August 2014 New South Wales Waratahs ESPN scrum 6 June 2014 Archived from the original on 12 October 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Magners Shute Shield New South Wales Rugby 2014 Archived from the original on 6 April 2014 Retrieved 6 June 2014 NSW Premiership Australian Rugby 6 June 2014 Archived from the original on 15 May 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Mulford 2005 p 42 a b Mulford 2005 p xv Stage set for new season of Sydney Club Rugby ESPN Scrum 16 January 2007 Archived from the original on 5 June 2014 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Annual Report 2005 PDF 1 1 MB New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union 2005 Archived PDF from the original on 16 May 2013 All About Us New South Wales Country Rugby Union Archived from the original on 26 May 2014 Women s Rugby New South Wales Rugby 2014 Rep Program Sydney Women s Rugby 10 April 2014 Sydney Clubs Women Rugby Draws amp Results Sydney Women s Rugby 2014 Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 Bibliography editHickie Tom V 1983 The Game for the Game Itself The Development of Sub District Rugby in Sydney Sydney Sub Districts Rugby Union ISBN 978 0959194104 Horton Peter A 1990 A history of Rugby Union football in Queensland 1882 1891 PhD thesis nbsp 101MB The University of Queensland Mulford John G 2005 Guardians of the Game The History of the New South Wales Rugby Union 1874 2004 ABC Books ISBN 0 7333 1625 5 External links editnswrugby com au waratahs com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rugby union in New South Wales amp oldid 1214577804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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