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Randwick DRUFC

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Australia Randwick DRUFC
Full nameRandwick District Rugby Union Football Club
Nickname(s)Galloping Greens, Wicks
Founded1923; 103 years ago (1923)
LocationCoogee, Sydney, Australia
GroundCoogee Oval (Capacity: 5,000)
CoachStephen Hoiles
CaptainNick Wilkinson
LeagueShute Shield
Team kit
Official website
randwickrugby.com.au

Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club (Randwich DRUFC), also known as the Galloping Greens,[1] is an Australian rugby union club based in Randwick City Council, a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.

Clubs known as Randwick FC were successful in Sydney rugby union competitions over the 1880s-90s era. The 1899 first grade Randwick FC was made defunct by the introduction of the district clubs scheme for all of Sydney the following year.[2] The electorate of Randwick was included under area allocated to Eastern Suburbs DRUFC.

Under the district scheme model in 1914 the boundaries of the first grade district clubs were redrawn to allow for the introduction of a Randwick district club.[3] However, there was no club competition during World War One and when resumed in 1919 no Randwick club took part.[4]

A Randwick Club was entered into the 1921 second grade competition.[5] After the bulk of the club's players in 1922 declined to take part in a proposed re-entry of the South Sydney DRUFC (1900-14), it sought and was granted entry into the first grade (now Shute Shield) in 1923 as the Randwick DRUFC.[6] The Randwick DRUFC celebrated its 50th season jubilee (1923-73) in 1973.[7]

The modern Randwick club is one of the traditional powerhouses of the Shute Shield competition, winning 29 titles (14 from 1978 to 1996).. Randwick's colours are myrtle green and the club's home ground is Coogee Oval.

In the 1980s the club produced many Australia national rugby union team members ("Wallabies"), including the Ella brothers. Its history has seen many of Australia's best players represent the club, including George Gregan, Rocky Elsom and David Campese. In all, 93 Randwick players have pulled on a Wallaby jersey, and nine have become national team captain.

Titles

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Premiership Titles: (29) 1930, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2023
Australian Club Champions: (6) 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997
Melrose Sevens: (1) 1990

International representatives

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Representative coaches

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Other personnel

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Statistician: Ray Jennings
Historian & Archivist: Bob Outterside

Nearby clubs

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References

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  1. ↑ Allen, Rich (22 September 2024). "Gents seeking four-peat against historic foe". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Fagan, Sean (30 April 1901). "THE 1894 PREMIERSHIP HEIST". WALLAROOFC1870.com. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Fagan, Sean (29 December 2013). "WHO ARE AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST RUGBY CLUBS?". — saintsandheathens.com —. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Fagan, Sean (29 December 2013). "WHO ARE AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST RUGBY CLUBS?". — saintsandheathens.com —. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Fagan, Sean (30 April 1901). "THE 1894 PREMIERSHIP HEIST". WALLAROOFC1870.com. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Fagan, Sean (26 December 2013). "RUGBY'S ORIGINAL RABBITOHS". — saintsandheathens.com —. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Randwick District Rugby Club - The Published Histories of New Zealand Rugby Football". Retrieved 28 June 2026.
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