Sydney University Football Club
The Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863, is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia,[2] although this date is disputed by historian Tom Hickie who argues that it was 1865.[3]
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| Full name | Sydney University Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Students, Varsity | |
| Founded | 1863 | |
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |
| Ground(s) | Sydney University Football Ground (No.2 Oval),[1] Sydney University (Capacity: 1,200) | |
| Coach(es) | Robert Taylor Head Coach. Michael Hodge (High Performance). Chris Delooze (Women's Head Coach), Nick Ryan (Director Rugby) | |
| Captain(s) | Rohan O'Regan (1st Grade), Iliseva Batibasaga (Women's) and Vincent Creagh (Colts) | |
| League(s) | Shute Shield, NSWSRU | |
| 2020 | Jack Scott Cup Premiers and Minor Premiers, Colin Caird Shield Premiers, W McMahon Memorial Shield Premiers, Bill Simpson Premiers | |
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Sydney Uni was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition in 1874, along with the Balmain Rugby Union Football Club, Newington College and The King's School. The club currently competes in the Shute Shield competition and has the most senior premiership titles of all Sydney clubs.
After playing home games at the Sydney University Oval No.1 for 153 years, the club moved to the redeveloped Oval No.2 for the 2016 season. Sydney Uni Sport completed the building of a new training facility and grandstand at that ground accommodating 1,200 spectators.[1]
Club information
- Women's Rugby: Founded in 1994.
- Juniors: Founded in 2005 and comprises Balmain Junior Rugby Club, Canterbury Rugby and Petersham Juniors Rugby Club. These clubs include girls and boys teams.
History
The club is officially known as "Sydney University Football Club" because it was the first club of any football code in NSW. The club also played Australian rules football in its early history, making it the first NSW club in that code as well.[4]
The club is often referred to as “The Students" as well as "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".
Honours
Premiership Titles since 1900 (the Shute Shield started in 1923): (32) 1901 (shared), 1904, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2001, 2005 to 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
The Club has won 28 Shute Shield Major Premierships and has been runners-up 12 times. In total, the Club has won 50 Premierships and has been runners-up 24 times since 1865.
Australian Club Champions: (5) 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2020
Gregor George Cup Club Championships: (24) 1927, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1961, 1983, 1999, 2001, consecutively from 2004 to 2019
Jack Scott Cup: The Women's XVs team is notable in the Jack Scott Cup, winning 5 from the last 6 titles. In 2020, the Students picked up both Major and Minor Premierships after they went through the regular season undefeated for the third year in a row. The Women's team defeated Randwick 22-17 in the Grand Final.
International representatives
To date, 128 Sydney University players have been selected to play for Australia.[5] The first Australian representative was Hyram Marks in 1899. The club's most famous Wallaby would probably be Nick Farr-Jones, who had a long representative career (including World Cup success). Our most recent Wallabies are Lachlan Swinton and Angus Bell who debut in November 2020 v New Zealand.
Wallabies Squad - 2020 Angus Bell, Folau Fainga'a, Jake Gordon, Tom Horton#, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Matt Philip and Lachlan Swinton
Rugby AU XV v Argentina - 2020 Angus Bell, Darcy Breen#, Folau Fainga'a, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Josh Kemeny# and Lachlan Swinton
Rugby World Cup Squad - 2019 Japan Folau Fainga'a, Tolu Latu and Bernard Foley
Aussie 7's Men's Squad 2020 Stuart Dunbar, Angus Bell, Matthew Hood
The Club has produced 13 Australian Female Representatives of which 9 are Wallaroos, our more recent debutant being Emily Chancellor (August 2018).
Wallaroos - 2020 Grace Hamilton (Captain Wallaroos), Emily Chancellor, Iliseva Batibasaga, Sera Naiqama#, Fiona Jones#, Tasmin Sheppard#, Piper Duck# and Jemima McCalman#
Aussie 7's Women's Squad 2020 Jakiya Whitfeld
Planet Rugby 2020 Newbies Angus Bell and Tom Horton https://www.planetrugby.com/planet-rugbys-newbies-of-the-year-2/
# Denotes Uncapped Wallaroo / Wallaby
Super Rugby players 2021
- Angus Bell - NSW Waratahs
- Tom Horton - NSW Waratahs
- Harry Johnson-Holmes - NSW Waratahs
- Henry Robertson - NSW Waratahs
- Lachlan Swinton- NSW Waratahs
- Chris Talakai - NSW Waratahs
- Josh Kemeny - Melbourne Rebels
- Matt Philip - Melbourne Rebels
- Theo Strang - Melbourne Rebels
- Brad Wilkin - Melbourne Rebels
- Folau Fainga'a - Brumbies
Super W players 2020
- Grace Hamilton - Waratahs (Captain)
- Iliseva Batibasaga - Waratahs
- Emily Chancellor- Waratahs
- Noella Green - Waratahs
- Fi Jones- Waratahs
- Sera Naiqama - Waratahs
- Taz Sheppard - Waratahs
- Adiana Talakai - Waratahs
- Bridie O'Gorman - Waratahs
- Piper Duck - Waratahs
- Lori Cramer - QLD Reds (Captain)
# Denotes Uncapped
See also
References
- "Sydney University No.2 Oval and Grandstand Update". Sydney University Football Club. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Football in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Hickie, Thomas V., A Sense of Union. The History of the Sydney University Football Club, 1998, ISBN 0949853623
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "FIzza's Facts & Stats, Round 17 2019". Sydneyunirugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
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