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Sydney University Rugby League Team
The Sydney University Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league team currently playing in the Saturday Metro League competition. The University of Sydney was represented in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1920 to 1937 as University, and also in the NSWRL Second Division and Metropolitan League competitions from 1963 to 1976. History The movement at the University of Sydney to be involved in the new game of rugby league began in 1919 with a number of players (including seven University Blues from the 1918 season) viewing a game of the new code and deciding to switch codes. As put by Herbert Vere Evatt (a final year law student and later a politician, jurist and president of the UN General Assembly) at the time the reasons were: ::"Owing to the general dissatisfaction with the management of the Rugby Union during the 1919 football season, and the fact that University footballers were starting to realise that rugby league was a faster and cleaner game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun (Sydney)
''The Sun'' was an Australian afternoon tabloid newspaper, first published under that name in 1910. History ''The Sunday Sun'' was first published on 5 April 1903. In 1910 Hugh Denison founded Sun Newspaper Ltd and took over publication of the old and ailing and ''Australian Star'' and its sister ''Sunday Sun'', appointing Monty Grover as editor-in-chief. The ''Star'' became ''The Sun'', and the ''Sunday Sun'' became ''The Sun: Sunday edition'' on 11 December 1910. According to its claim, below the masthead of that issue, it had a "circulation larger than that of any other Sunday paper in Australia". Denison sold the business in 1925. In 1953, The Sun was acquired from Associated Newspapers by Fairfax Holdings in Sydney, Australia, as the afternoon companion to ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. At the same time, the former Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Sun'', was discontinued and merged with the ''Sunday Herald'' into the tabloid '' Sun-Herald''. Publication of ''The Sun'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleigh Hanrahan
Harleigh Hanrahan was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Eastern Suburbs, University and South Sydney in the NSWRL competition. Playing career Hanrahan made his first grade debut for University in round 1 of the 1928 NSWRFL season against Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... at the Royal Agricultural Society Showground. Hanrahan spent three years at University with two of them seeing the team finish in last place. He was their top try scorer in the 1929 season. In 1933, he played one season with Eastern Suburbs where the club reached the preliminary final against St. George. In 1935, Hanrahan played one year at South Sydney but did not feature in their grand final loss to East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Hanrahan (rugby League)
Edmund Hanrahan nicknamed "Feather" was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for University in the NSWRL competition. Playing career Hanrahan made his first-grade debut for University in their inaugural game in the NSWRFL when they played against North Sydney in round 2 of the 1920 NSWRFL season at North Sydney Oval North Sydney Oval is a multi-use sporting facility in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, owned and operated by North Sydney Council. First used as a cricket ground in 1867, it is also used for Australian rules football, rugby league, rug .... In 1921, Hanrahan was selected to play for New South Wales and earned the distinction of being the club's first NSW player.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanrahan, Edmund Sydney University rugby league team players New South Wales rugby league team players Australian rugby lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McIntyre (rugby League)
James or Jim McIntyre may refer to: * James Francis McIntyre (1886–1979), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * James McIntyre (poet) (1828–1906), Canadian poet called "The Cheese Poet" * James McIntyre (theatrical actor) (1857–1937), American minstrel performer, vaudeville and theatrical actor * James McIntyre (footballer) (1863–1943), Scottish footballer called "Tuck McIntyre" * James McIntyre (politician) (1930–1984), American attorney and politician in Massachusetts * James Gordon McIntyre, Lord Sorn (1896–1983), Scottish law lord * James L. McIntyre (1926–2015), mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario * James M. McIntyre (1918–1991), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * James P. McIntyre (1883–1957), political figure on Prince Edward Island * James T. McIntyre (born 1940), American economist, director of the United States' Office of Management and Budget * James A. McIntyre (born 1938), American lawyer * Jimmy McIntyre (1877–1959), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Finn
Hubert Clement 'Butt' Finn (1900-1952) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and was also a physician. Background Finn was born in Canowindra, New South Wales on 21 December 1900, the youngest son of Thomas and Maria Finn. He was educated at St Stanislaus College (Bathurst) and then at Sydney University to study medicine. Playing career In the early 1920s and joined the Sydney University rugby league team for seven seasons between 1920-1926. He played Fullback, and the highlight of his career was his appearance in the 1926 Grand Final in which University lost to the South Sydney 11-6. He also captained the club on many occasions. Later life and death Finn retired after the match, but went on to become the chief medical officer for the NSWRFL, a position he held until his death in 1952. Finn died suddenly at his home Wallangra Road, Dover Heights, New South Wales on 19 May 1952. At the time of his death he was chief medical officer of the N.S.W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Craig (rugby League)
Jim Craig (1895–1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He was a versatile back for the Australian national team. He played in seven tests between 1921 and 1928 as captain on three occasions and has since been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Craig was a player of unparalleled versatility. It is known that he represented in Tests at fullback, centre, halfback and hooker with some of his club and tour football played at winger, five-eighth and lock forward. Whiticker's reference reports that the great Dally Messenger regarded Craig as the greatest player Messenger ever saw. Early years Craig grew up in Balmain in Sydney and played as a junior for the local club.Whiticker pp77-80 Playing career 1910s Craig made his first grade NSWRFL Premiership debut as a winger in 1915 with the Balmain club. He played at centre for Balmain in the 1916 NSWRFL season's premiership final victory over South Sydney. Craig played five seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Morris
Ray Morris (1908-1933) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales representative three-quarter back, he played his club football in Sydney for Western Suburbs (with whom he won the 1930 NSWRFL Premiership), then for Sydney University until his death on the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour. Playing career Morris played first grade for the New South Wales Rugby Football League's Western Suburbs club from 1927 to 1932. During this time he helped Wests to victory the 1930 competition's premiership final, scoring a try, and also played in the 1932 season's final. Morris moved to the Sydney University team for the 1933 NSWRFL season, and following strong performances for New South Wales against Queensland, became the club's first player to be selected for the Australia national team squad when he embarked on the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour. Whilst en route by ship to London, Morris developed an ear infection and meningitis after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Shield
The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. Clubs Seven teams are competing in the 2022 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 19, 2022. The last round is scheduled for August 6, 2022, with a final series to follow. The fixtures draw is available on thPlay Rugby League website Sydney Shield Premiers Premiership Tally Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition. Timeline The timeline below displays club participation in the Sydney Shield competition. Finals Series have been: Top 5 (2013), Top 8 (2014-19) and Top 4 (2020). The competition was cancelled in 2021 prior to the scheduled final series. ImageSize = width:800 height:4auto barincrement:25 PlotArea = left:150 bottom:80 top:0 right:15 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2012 till:31/12/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wills Cup
The National One Day Cup was the national domestic List A (one-day) cricket competition in Pakistan. Due to frequent reorganisations by the Pakistan Cricket Board, at different times there have been one or more competitions involving teams representing either regional associations or departments (or a mix of the two), during the same season, resulting in multiple domestic one-day champions in those seasons. History The first domestic one-day competitions in Pakistan were short-lived, starting with PTV Trophy which was held in 1971-72, the Servis Cup which was held in 1974–75 and 1975–76, United Bank Limited (UBL) Trophy and the Habib Bank Gold Cup were held. The first long-standing competition was the Wills Cup, introduced in 1980–81, sponsored by the Pakistan Tobacco Company. Except for 1984–85, it was played every season until 1998–99 when it was renamed the Tissot Cup. In 2000–01, the competition was split as the One Day National Tournament, with one tournament f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wentworthville Magpies
The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as ''Wenty'', are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963 (or 1937), the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield competitions in NSW, Australia. The club also fielded a team in the Canterbury Cup NSW as part of a joint-venture with the Parramatta Eels between 2008 and 2019 acting as Parramatta's feeder club. Inter-District/Second Division/Metropolitan Cup During this period Wentworthville ("The Magpies") was the most successful club at this level of competition, competing in every grand final of the Second Division between 1964 and 1973 (winning all but the 1966 and 1972 grand finals). The club won a total of 8 premierships during the history of the Second Division (including 5 in a row between 1967 and 1971). Due to their domination of the competition 'Wenty' was widely conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSWRL Jim Beam Cup
The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL). The competition is run concurrently with the National Rugby League (NRL). It currently comprises 13 teams drawn from the Sydney metropolitan area. The competition is named after Ron Massey, a former rugby league coach. Ron Massey died 19 September 2016. The competition is an expanded version of the former Metropolitan Cup and Second Division competitions. The competition was renamed the Bundaberg Red Cup after the 2008 season (the last Jim Beam Cup season), after Bundaberg replaced former sponsor Jim Beam. For the 2013 season, the competition was re-branded as the Ron Massey Cup, when Bundaberg Rum withdrew their sponsorship. Clubs ''*: The season the team joined is in the Jim Beam Cup/B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
