| Full name | Epping Rugby & Netball Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Rams | |
| Founded | 1930's as Epping Juniors (senior club founded in 1960) | |
| Location | Epping, Sydney, Australia | |
| Ground(s) | Somerville Park, Blaxland Road, Epping | |
| Coach(es) | Nathan Harvey (2011) | |
| Captain(s) | Ashley Emmett (1st Grade 2011) | |
| League(s) | NSW Suburban Rugby, Sydney Junior Rugby Union, Eastwood Ryde Netball Association | |
| 2011 | New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, 5th (3rd Division 1st Grade) | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.epping.rugby.net.au/ | ||
Epping Rugby and Netball Club is a sports club, based in Epping, New South Wales. The senior rugby division of the club plays in the 3rd division of New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, while the junior rugby division plays in the Sydney Junior Rugby Union competition. In addition to this, the Rams Netball club plays in the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association competitions.
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The Epping Rugby Club started in the 1930's as Epping Juniors, giving juniors in the Epping area a chance to play rugby.
Since their inception, there have been a number of future international rugby players played for Epping's juniors. These include
Epping added a Netball Club to the Epping Rams in 2001, competing in the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association.
In 1960, former junior players with the Epping Rugby Club formed the Epping Juniors suburban rugby club[1]. Epping Juniors played in various divisions of Suburban Rugby through until 1991, winning only one premiership, the 1986 Walker Cup, before folding. A schism occurred in the late 1980's, which resulted in some members joining another local Suburban Rugby Club, the Cavaliers. Upon folding, some remaining members joined Lane Cove, ensuring a healthy rivalry between the clubs.
The Cavaliers started as Eastwood Methodist in the early 1970's in Sydney's Protestant Church rugby competition. They joined Suburban Rugby as Roslea in the late 1970's, before changing their name to the Cavaliers in the 1980's. The Cavaliers won one Suburban premiership, winning the Grose Cup (2nd Grade) in 1992.
In 1997, the Cavaliers were invited to join the Epping Rams, as the senior club, and immediately scored success, by winning the Grose Cup (4th Division, 2nd Grade). In 2000, the Epping Rams seniors were promoted to 3rd Division, and won the Clark Cup (3rd Division, 1st Grade) premiership the following year, in 2001.
Following a Campbell Cup (3rd Division, 3rd Grade) premiership in 2004, the Epping Rams had a great year in 2005. After securing the 3rd Division Club Championship, Epping's 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade sides all made grand finals, with the 1st grade (Clark Cup) and 3rd grade (Campbell Cup) teams winning their premierships.
Epping were promoted to 2nd Division in 2006, but returned to 3rd Division after the 2008 season.
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