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In 1892, the names Northern Rugby Union and Southern Rugby Union were changed to the Queensland Rugby Union and the NSW Rugby Union. The Metropolitan Rugby Union was formed in Sydney in 1896 to control club football, and in 1900, Glebe won the first district competition.
The Australia men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the touring British Isles team.
Rugby union has a long history in Australia, with the first club being formed in 1863 at Sydney University. Today it holds tier one status with World Rugby and has over 82,000 players nationwide.
Mar 2, 2024 · In addition to "Souths", they're also often colloquially referred to as "The Bunnies" and their long-serving mascot is named Reggie the Rabbit. There's no real answer to this one, though.
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- First winners. Australia won the first three matches against New Zealand, but it was the All Blacks who came out on top in the inaugural Bledisloe Cup encounter, with burly full-back Ron Bush kicking four penalties and a conversion in a 20-13 win in Auckland.
- Wallabies up and running. Australia won the title for the first time in 1934, beating New Zealand 25-11 in Sydney. Once again, a full-back played a prominent role in the victory – in this case, Wallaby number 15, Alec Ross, who not only captained the side but kicked three penalties and converted two tries.
- The stuff of legend. Can there have been a more famous tackle in rugby than George Gregan’s try-saving effort on All Blacks winger Jeff Wilson at the Sydney Football Ground in 1994?
- New frontiers. The Hong Kong Stadium hosted the first contest between Australia and New Zealand at a neutral ground outside of a Rugby World Cup when the fourth and final test of an extended series was played there in 2008.
Legend and stories passed down from players of the past trace the origins of the Sydney University Football Club (SUFC) back to 1863 when matches were held against crews of visiting naval ships. SUFC is proud to be the oldest club outside of Britain and the eighth oldest in the world.
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The first clash in Rugby Union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales. On that occasion, New Zealand won 22–3. Since 1931, the overall winner of the annual test matches (between one and three games in any given year) between the All Blacks and the Wallabies takes possession of ...
