Brothers Rugby Club Sydney
| Full name | Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Brothers | |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Location | Roseville, Sydney, Australia | |
| Ground(s) | Roseville Chase Oval | |
| League(s) | NSWSRU | |
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Brothers Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union club that is based in Roseville, New South Wales, Sydney.
History
Brothers was formed by Old Boys of St Pius X College, Chatswood in 1947 and was at that time known as Christian Brothers Old Boys or CBOB’s.[1]
In 2005, it was decided to change the club name from CBOB’s to the very familiar "Brothers" Rugby Club Sydney. "Brothers" is one of the most well known rugby brands in Australia.
Brothers are affiliated to the five Brothers clubs in Queensland including Brothers Old Boys, Brisbane and also Brothers Joondalup in Western Australia. Brothers are also affiliated to the Marist Rugby Federation in New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, numbering approximately 40 clubs in all.[2]
Recent seasons
In the 2011 season, Brothers Rugby won both first and second grade grand finals and the Division 4 club championship, granting them promotion to Division 3 of Subbies.
In 2012 Brothers won the first grade Grand Final, and narrowly lost Grand Finals in Second Grade and Colts. All this while winning the Club Championship and promotion to Division 2 of Subbies.[3]
In 2013 will field 4 Senior grades and an Under 21′s colts team in Division 2 of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union Competition.
Roll Of Honour
Life Members
Terry Mico
David Mico*
Bob Towers
Brian Hadlee*
Ian Meers
John Sullivan
John Andrews
Michael Lowry
John Waugh
Martin Nichols
Barry Williams
Brian McElvogue
John Punch (Snr)
Paul Muller
Steve Jaques
Michael Williams
Tony Padovan
Adrian Brannan
Robert Bruce
Damian Henry
Tom Burns
Andy Losurdo
Michael “Pickle” Wren (Founding Member of the 400 Club)[4][5][6]
Presidents
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See also
- New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
- New South Wales Rugby Union
- Australian Rugby Union
- Rugby union in Australia
References
- ↑ "SPX Old Boys Association". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Brothers Rugby Sydney Home Who We Are". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "NSW Suburban Rugby Union". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Pickle relishing shot at fifty is the naked truth". North Shore Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ "Brothers Rugby Sydney Legends Life Members". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Rebel try to rein in the drinking culture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Brothers Rugby Sydney Legends Past Presidents". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
External links
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