Barraclough Shield Explained

Barraclough Shield
Organiser: NSWSRU
QSRU
Founded:1966
Region:New South Wales
Queensland
Number Of Teams:2
Most Successful Team:New South Wales (43)

The Barraclough Shield is the trophy for interstate rugby union matches between the New South Wales Suburban and Queensland Suburban representative teams, colloquially known as "Subbies". The Barraclough Shield was first contested in 1966 and was named after Lindley John Forbes (John) Barraclough AM (1926-2005), a former New South Wales MP and stalwart of New South Wales Suburban Rugby.

History

As of 2020, New South Wales have won the Barraclough Shield on forty three occasions, Queensland have won five, with three matches drawn. Recent matches have usually been played at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, but the match in the 50th year of Subbies Rugby in Queensland was played at Suncorp Stadium as the curtain-raiser to the Queensland Reds match against the British and Irish Lions.

List of winners since 1966:

Ed.Yearwidth=150pxWinnerScore
2017–pres.
2016 New South Wales
2015 New South Wales
2014 New South Wales
2013 New South Wales
2012 New South Wales
2011 New South Wales
2010 (no champion crowned)
2009 New South Wales
2008 Queensland
2007 New South Wales
2006 Queensland
2005 New South Wales
2004 New South Wales
2003 New South Wales
2002 New South Wales
2001 New South Wales
2000 New South Wales
1999 New South Wales
1998 New South Wales
1997New South Wales
1996New South Wales
1995 New South Wales
1994 New South Wales
1993 New South Wales
1992 Queensland
1991 New South Wales
1990
1989 New South Wales
1988 New South Wales
1987 New South Wales
1986 New South Wales
1985 Queensland
1984 New South Wales
1983 New South Wales
1982 New South Wales
1981 New South Wales
1980 New South Wales
1979 New South Wales
1978 (no champion crowned)
1977 New South Wales
1976 New South Wales
1975 New South Wales
1974 New South Wales
1973 New South Wales
1972 Queensland
1971 New South Wales
1970 New South Wales
1969 New South Wales
1968
1967 New South Wales
1966 (no champion crowned)

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