Knox Rugby Club Explained

Teamname:Knox
Fullname:Knox Rugby Club
Location:Sydney, Australia
Captain:Fraser Bleach
Url:https://www.knoxrugby.com.au/
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The Knox Rugby Club, formerly known as Knox Old Boys RUFC, is a rugby union football club which plays in Division Three of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union and is based in Sydney, Australia.[1] The club has won the Kentwell Cup, among other trophies.

History

The club was founded by and is associated with the ex-students association of Knox Grammar School, a Uniting Church day and boarding school for boys, located in Wahroonga, an upper North Shore suburb of Sydney. The club won the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union's Kentwell Cup in 2005 and 2009.[2]

Notable players

Two Knox players became Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union; Ross Turnbull and David Clark.

Past Premierships

Club Championships

DivisionYear Won
Division 1 – Bruce Graham Shield2006, 2009, 2010
Division 2 – Reliance Shield1992, 2004
Division 3 – 'Doc' Harris Shield2003
Division 4 – Herlihy Shield2002

1st Grade Premierships: 6

PremiershipYear Won
Division 1 – Kentwell Cup2005, 2009
Division 2 – Barraclough Cup1991, 2004
Division 3 – Clark Cup2003
Division 4 – McLean Cup2002

2nd Grade Premierships: 7

PremiershipYear Won
Division 1 – Burke Cup1966, 2006, 2007, 2008
Division 2 – Stockdale Cup2004
Division 4 – Grose Cup1987, 2002

3rd Grade Premierships: 10

PremiershipYear Won
Division 1 – Whiddon Cup1961, 1962, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
Division 2 – Blunt Cup1988, 1992
Division 4 – Walker Cup1987, 2002

4th Grade Premierships: 2

PremiershipYear Won
Division 1 – Judd Cup2017
Division 2 – Richardson Cup1986*, 1988
*Denotes joint premiership with Waverley.

Colts Premierships: 7

PremiershipsYear Won
Division 1 – Barbour Cup2009, 2012, 2013, 2016
Division 2 – Robertson Cup1995, 1998
Sydney U/19s Cup2003

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Ignatians . NSW Suburban Rugby Union . 26 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Premiers – Kentwell Cup . NSW Suburban Rugby Union . 26 May 2013.