Waverley
Full nameWaverley Rugby Football Club
UnionAustralian Rugby Union
Founded1971 (1971)
LocationBondi, Australia
RegionNew South Wales
Ground(s)Waverley Oval
League(s)1st Division
New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
Team kit
Official website
www.waverleyrugby.com.au

The Waverley Rugby Football and Sporting Club (Waverley RF&SC) is an Australian rugby club that was founded in 1971. It is plays in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, the largest rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Bondi in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. In 2020, in its 50th season, Waverley's 1st and 3rd Grades reached the grand finals of the Kentwell and Whiddon Cups (1st Gde and 3rd Gdes, 1st Div.) of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition. In 2021, Waverley is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.

Waverley has a proud history in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition having won numerous Grade and Divisional championships. Waverley has won the 1st Division Championship 4 times (in three of which the club also won the 1st Grade title), 2nd Division 3 times and 3rd Division once since its foundation. Alongside its men's teams, Waverley Rugby has fielded a women's team since 2002.

Club information

Club Name: Waverley Rugby Football & Sporting Club Inc.
Founded: 1971
Home stadium: Waverley Oval, Bondi Road
President: Craig Askham
1st Grade Coach: Cam Goodhue
Club Captain: Callum Bidmead
Uniform colours: Royal Blue and Gold

Club history

The club was founded in 1971

  • 2016 2nd Division "Club of the Year"
  • 2015 3rd Division "Club of the Year"
  • 1988 1st Division "Most Social" & "Best Host"
  • 1987 1st Division "Most Social" & "Best Host"
  • 1986 2nd Division "Most Social", "Best Host" & "Best Administered"
  • 1985 2nd Division "Most Social" & "Best Host"
  • 1984 1st Division "Most Social" & "Best Host"

Premierships

Notes

    Life Members

    Players of note

    Internationals who began at Waverley

    • Owen Finegan – Australia (56 Caps & 1999 Rugby World Cup Winner)
    • Sebastian Valech Alonso – Chile (10 Caps)
    • Emma McBride – Scotland (Women's)
    • Finn M. Wright – Australian Schoolboys 2017 (2 Caps)

    Internationals selected from Waverley

    • Anita Flannery – Australia (Women's)
    • Ruan Sims – Australia (Women's)
    • Noella Green – Australia (Women's)

    Internationals who later played at Waverley

    • Josia Taqiri - Fiji (1 Cap)
    • Ben R. Evans – Wales (27 Caps)
    • Eddie Paea – Tonga (3 Caps)

    Presidents

    Nearby Clubs

    References

    1. ↑ "Manukau Sutherland". tributes.smh.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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