The Knox Rugby Club, formerly known as Knox Old Boys RUFC, is a rugby union football club which plays in Division Three of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union and is based in Sydney, Australia.[1] The club has won the Kentwell Cup, among other trophies.
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| Full name | Knox Rugby Club | |
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| Union | Australian Rugby Union | |
| Founded | 1959 | |
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |
| Region | New South Wales | |
| Captain(s) | Fraser Bleach | |
| League(s) | NSWSRU | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History
editThe club was founded by and is associated with the ex-students association of Knox Grammar School, a Uniting Church day and boarding school for boys, located in Wahroonga, an upper North Shore suburb of Sydney. The club won the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union's Kentwell Cup in 2005 and 2009.[2]
Notable players
edit- Ross Turnbull – Australia (1968)
- Nathan Charles - Australia (2014)
- Richard Woolf - NSW (2017)
- Michael Ainsworth – Brazil (2024)
- Harry Loebenstein [2000-2010] - never left his wing
Two Knox players became Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union; Ross Turnbull and David Clark.[3]
Past Premierships
editClub Championships
edit| Division | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Bruce Graham Shield | 2006, 2009, 2010 |
| Division 2 – Reliance Shield | 1992, 2004 |
| Division 3 – 'Doc' Harris Shield | 2003 |
| Division 4 – Herlihy Shield | 2002 |
1st Grade Premierships: 6
edit| Premiership | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Kentwell Cup | 2005, 2009 |
| Division 2 – Barraclough Cup | 1991, 2004 |
| Division 3 – Clark Cup | 2003 |
| Division 4 – McLean Cup | 2002 |
2nd Grade Premierships: 7
edit| Premiership | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Burke Cup | 1966, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Division 2 – Stockdale Cup | 2004 |
| Division 4 – Grose Cup | 1987, 2002 |
3rd Grade Premierships: 10
edit| Premiership | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Whiddon Cup | 1961, 1962, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| Division 2 – Blunt Cup | 1988, 1992 |
| Division 4 – Walker Cup | 1987, 2002 |
4th Grade Premierships: 2
edit| Premiership | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Judd Cup | 2017 |
| Division 2 – Richardson Cup | 1986*, 1988 |
*Denotes joint premiership with Waverley.
5th Grade Premierships: 1
edit| Premiership | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Sutherland Cup | 2012 |
Colts Premierships: 7
edit| Premierships | Year Won |
|---|---|
| Division 1 – Barbour Cup | 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| Division 2 – Robertson Cup | 1995, 1998 |
| Sydney U/19s Cup | 2003 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Old Ignatians". NSW Suburban Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Premiers – Kentwell Cup". NSW Suburban Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "History". Knox Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
