Gordon RFC
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Gordon Rugby Football Club are a rugby union
club based on the North Shore
of Sydney
, New South Wales
. The club, known as the Highlanders, play out of Chatswood Oval and compete in the New South Wales Rugby Union
grade competition.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based on the North Shore
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is an informal term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The term usually refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River, up to...
of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The club, known as the Highlanders, play out of Chatswood Oval and compete in the New South Wales Rugby Union
New South Wales Rugby Union
The New South Wales Rugby Union is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia...
grade competition.
Club information
- Premiership Titles - Shute ShieldShute ShieldThe Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. It is the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW rugby. The Shute Shield is awarded at the end of the Sydney Club Rugby season to the team that wins the Grand Final...
: 8 (1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1993, 1995 and 1998) - Club Championships: 13
- CEO: David Bezer
- Club Captain: Tim Bowen
International representatives
- Stirling MortlockStirling MortlockStirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...
- former Wallaby Captain - Trevor AllanTrevor AllanTrevor Allan OAM was an Australian dual-code rugby international who captained Australia in rugby union before switching to rugby league with English club Leigh.-Rugby union club career:...
- Wallaby 14 tests 1946-49; 10 as Captain - Arthur TonkinArthur TonkinArthur Edward Joseph Tonkin was an Australian national representative rugby union player who featured in the 1947-48 Wallaby tour of the British Isles.-Early life:...
- Wallaby winger 6 tests 1947-50 - Bob Davidson (rugby)Bob Davidson (rugby)Robert Alfred Lewars Davidson was an Australian rugby union footballer of the 1940s and 50s. A State and national representative prop-forward he made thirteen Test appearances and forty-nine additional tour match appearances for the Wallabies, captaining the national side in six Tests matches from...
- former Wallaby Captain - Ken YanzKen YanzKenneth Yanz was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Yanz, a flanker, was born in Hornsby, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia on the Wallabies' 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France and played for New South Wales.-Career:Born...
- former Wallaby Flanker - Peter Sullivan (rugby)Peter Sullivan (rugby)Peter David Sullivan was a rugby player who played for NSW and Australia.He played for the Gordon RFC and later went on to captain the Wallabies for 3 tests through 1972-1973.-Test matches:Playing for Australia-External links:*...
- former Wallaby Captain - Mark Hartill - former Wallaby Prop
- Steve CutlerSteve CutlerSteve Cutler is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who represented Australia in 40 test matches between 1982 and 1991. He is a former Senior vice president and Chief operating officer of Kendle International, an international contract research organization...
- former Wallaby Lock - Tim WallaceTim WallaceTimothy T. Wallace , is a professional American ice hockey centre with the New York Islanders organization. Before starting his professional career, Wallace played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame of the CCHA. A product of the U.S...
- former Wallaby Fly Half - Anthony Dempsey - former Wallaby Flanker
- Anthony Ekert - former Wallaby Halfback
- Andrew BladesAndrew BladesAndrew Thomas Blades, , was an rugby union player for Australia from 1996 to 1999. His last game for Australia was their victory over France in final of the 1999 Rugby World Cup. After retiring from playing he became a coach, leading the Newcastle Falcons for two years before becoming the...
- former Wallaby Prop - Cameron Blades - former Wallaby Prop
- Mitch Hardy - former Wallaby Winger
- Alistair Murdoch - former Wallaby and ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
winger - Rob AndrewRob AndrewChristopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE , nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Director of Operations at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet...
- former EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
and British & Irish Lions Fly Half - Mike HercusMike HercusMike Hercus is a retired American rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for the USA Eagles and several top level professional clubs around the globe....
- USA Eagles - Mark Crick - USA Eagles