Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc.
Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1964,[1] the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League.
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| Nickname(s) | The Roosters or Easts | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Location | Warrane, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Ground(s) | North Warrane Oval | ||
| League(s) | Tasmanian Rugby Union | ||
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The club's home ground is at North Warrane Oval in the City of Clarence. Known as the Roosters or Easts, the club colours are maroon and white. The club currently fields teams in Men's Second Division, a Senior Women's squad and Juniors competitions.[2]
Premierships
Senior Team
- Premiers First Grade 1981[3]
- Premiers Second Grade 2019
- R/U First Grade 2016
- Statewide Premiers First Grade 1987
- Minor Premiers First Grade 1987
- Premiers Reserve Grade 1968, 1973, 1974, 1994, 2002
- Minor Premiers Reserve Grade 1999
- Finalist First Grade 2014
Juniors
- Under 20 - 1979
- Under 18 - 1983
- Under 16 - 2009
- Under 14 - 2007,2008
At the 40 Anniversary[4] of the club's existence Legendary Wallaby Ken Catchpole visited the club to assist with the celebrations.
The club holds two authentic signed Wallaby Guernseys being:
- CH282 Qantas Wallaby Jumper
- CL309 Vodafone Wallaby Jumper
Player Uniform Logo
Ken Catchpole Visit
gollark: What you should do is hide your eggs until they have maybe 5 days left then unfog them and put them in hatcheries.
gollark: Really, they should just remove sickness and stop the whole mess, but nooooo...
gollark: Because someone deliberately puts them in hatcheries, ususally.
gollark: Hatchlings? When?!
gollark: * partial mintpocalypse
References
- "ESRUFC History". Rugbynet.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- "Easts a major force in under-14 rugby". Eastern Shore Sun. 6 June 2009.
- "The Star Newspaper (no longer in circulation) Page 7". 7 June 1994.
- "Roosters Invigorated after Celebration Year (Monthly Publication) Page 8". Eastern Shore Sun. February 2004.
External links
- Tasmanian Rugby Union
- Rugby Australia
- South Eastern Tasmanian Eight Ball (Premier League Sides: Easts Roosters)
Archives
- Former Eastern Suburbs RUFC official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2016)
- Former Eastern Suburbs RUFC official webpage on Rugbynet at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 January 2014)
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