Gordon RFC

Template:Infobox rugby team Gordon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based on the North Shore of Sydney. The club, known as the Gordon Highlanders, plays out of Chatswood Oval and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union grade competition.

Club information

• Premiership Titles – Shute Shield: 9 (1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1993, 1995, 1998 & 2020)
• Club Championships: 13
• President: Brad Harrison
• 1st Grade Head Coach: Brian Melrose
• 1st Colts Head Coach: Josh Mitchell
• General Manager Ace Naati

For the 2022 season Gordon has appointed Brian Melrose as 1st Grade Head Coach with Andy Connors as 1st Colts Head Coach.

Current squad

The squad for the 2022 season

2022 Gordon Highlanders Rugby Squad
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped,

International representatives

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Team geographical area

Based on Sydney's North Shore, the club is centred around Ku-ring-gai Council and is headquartered in Lindfield. The club, along with the Gordon Cricket Club in the Summer plays home games out of Chatswood Oval having played its early days at Roseville Chase Oval. The club's junior catchment area takes in the Ku-ring-gai and Lane Cove local government areas, as well as parts of Hornsby Shire and the City of Willoughby. The club's junior program is most notably strong in Ku-ring-gai with every suburb in the area except Gordon, Turramurra and Warrawee having a junior club specifically representing the postcode of that suburb. The club has 8 junior teams, in which 5 of the 8 teams are located in Ku-ring-gai council:

• Chatswood Junior Rugby Club
• Hornsby Junior Rugby Club
• Killara/West Pymble Junior Rugby Club
• Lane Cove Junior Rugby Club
• Lindfield Junior Rugby Club
• Roseville Junior Rugby Club
• St Ives Junior Rugby Club
• Wahroonga Junior Rugby Club

Rugby Championships

• Club Championships: 13 – 1949 1952 1957 1962 1971 1974 1975 1976 1978 1990 1993 1998 2020
• 1st Grade Premierships: 9 – 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1993, 1995, 1998 & 2020.
• 1st Grade Runners Up: 1950, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1992 & 2022.
• 2nd Grade Premierships: – 1961, 1972, 1974, 1976 & 1981.
• 2nd Grade Runners Up: 1950, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1980, 2008 & 2009.
• 3rd Grade Premierships: – 12 – 1959, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2019 & 2020.
• 3rd Grade Runners Up: – 1948, 1951, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1994, 1999 & 2000.
• 4th Grade Premierships: 18 – 1949, 1952, 1953,1955, 1958, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 & 2007.
• 4th Grade Runners Up: – 1950, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1987 & 2020

Gordon D.R.U.F.C Veterans (World War II) KIA

Source:

P Braithwaite E A Cameron W Carter A Chowne J E Cunningham D Davidson R V Keirath K Lauder R Lawrence C Lord D Mackerras

J J Manners A J McGlynn J McKenzie F Meech J Musgrave C C Pike R Prince J Reedie A Sands L Stenhouse R Upward

Club song

(To the tune of the Scottish folk song of the same name)

External links

• Gordon RFC home page
• Jack Dempsey & Tom Matthews participate in project
• Gordon Stags Rugby Site