1188:
180:
159:
131:
166:
145:
313:
Cats" team for over-35s was formed. The club gained promotion to
Division I for the 1995 season. A colts team was also formed in 1995, and the club entered and won the NSW Sevens tournament. The Hunters Hill club moved up and down between divisions. The 1st Grade side tasted success in 1995 and 1997, winning the Division I 'Kentwell Cup'.
303:
Through the 1970s and 1980s, Hunters Hill had a golden period in
Division I, securing Kentwell Cup victories in 1972, 1977–79, 1981, and 1987. The club won the Bruce Graham Shield four times for the Division I Club Championship in 1977, 1979–81, and 1987. Eventually the club was relegated to Division
246:
The club aims to achieve a balance of success and camaraderie on and off the field as well as encouraging people all of ages and genders to enjoy their rugby. As of 2017, Hunters Hill has won twelve Club
Championships and forty one Premierships within the various divisions of the Subbies competition,
312:
Hunter's Hill undertook a recruitment drive to boost playing members ahead of the Club's centenary in 1992. In that season, the first grade team wore jerseys which incorporated the two blue colours from the 1900s. The
Hunters Hill club also travelled to the Hong Kong Sevens tournament. In 1994, "The
299:
In 1966, Hunters Hill made a return to
Subbies and over the next six years expanded from one senior team to three. The club won the Division II first grade in 1971 for the John Barraclough Cup (as well as the Reliance Shield club championship) and fielded four teams after promotion to Division I in
290:
After the war, Hunters Hill won the G.B. Burke Cup again in 1955. The club won the H.W. Whiddon Cup for the third grade competition, in 1949, 1951, and 1955. The club fell away, however, and no senior rugby sides were fielded for nine seasons from 1957. Outside of the World Wars this was the senior
268:
The City and
Suburban Association, formed in 1901, organised a competition for Junior clubs outside the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan and New South Wales Rugby Unions, and the Hunters Hill club joined this competition from at least as early as 1906. The club's present black and white hoops were
286:
perpetual trophy for what was effectively the first grade competition of the non-district clubs at the time. Eight teams competed in 1923 and the cup was won by Mosman with
Hunters Hill as the runners-up. Hunters Hill played the finals in 1930 and 1932, and again in 1938 – but were not to win the
264:
Hunters Hill RUFC was founded in 1892. Sydney club rugby in the early years was organised on two levels, known simply as Senior and Junior, where Junior denoted second tier teams, not the age of the players. A Senior club competition had been running since 1874, but Junior contests prior to the
32:
328:
2017 saw all four senior grades participate in the finals, with 1st grade and 3rd grade claiming the minor premierships. Hunter's Hill was awarded the
Division II Club Champions Reliance Shield. This success has provided Hunters Hill promotion to Tier I for the 2018 season.
277:
Following the re-establishment of New South Wales rugby in 1919 after the war, a new combined competition formed. Hunters Hill won the premiership for non-district clubs in 1919. At the beginning of the 1923 season, W.H. Kentwell, president of the
321:
In 2011, Hunters Hill won the interdivisional Cowboy Cup, as well as the
Division II Club Champions Reliance Shield and first grade John Barraclough Cup, to gain promotion once again to Division I in 2012.
995:
265:
mid-1880s were somewhat disorganised. There was no formal competition for 'Junior' clubs until 1886 and matches were agreed by arrangement of the clubs (or between schools and clubs).
325:
In 2016, Hunters Hill won the
Subbies 7's Tournament, beating Blacktown 15–5 in the final, before claiming the Barraclough Cup once again as the first grade premiers in Division II.
300:
1972. Coached by former the NSW and Wallaby player John Francis, the club achieved immediate success by winning the Division I first grade premiership in 1972 for the Kentwell Cup.
925:
729:
1048:
1003:
1448:
152:
1443:
124:
855:
1438:
1017:
173:
138:
1453:
707:
1344:
808:
1433:
1224:
240:
104:
669:
646:
1138:
881:
1166:
1152:
1215:
917:
1324:
642:
236:
81:
737:
243:
competition, known as "Subbies". Hunters Hill was formed in 1892, and is amongst the oldest rugby clubs in Australia.
1376:
1234:
1319:
1283:
287:
Kentwell Cup until 1972. The club did however win the second grade finals of 1925 and 1926 for the G.B. Burke Cup.
1248:
679:
903:
1381:
1253:
971:
982:
851:
947:
188:
337:
Hunters Hill has won club championship and premiership titles across multiple competitions since 1919:
291:
club's only break of continuity, but the junior club had remained strong with up to ten teams playing.
1024:
31:
1339:
1208:
1309:
1288:
703:
960:
804:
1407:
1386:
1116:
877:
1273:
1263:
1162:
1148:
1134:
279:
1391:
1106:
1334:
1329:
1201:
1095:"Rugby Union Football in the Land of the Wallabies, 1874-1949: same game, different ethos"
1187:
1064:
1360:
1278:
1258:
1193:
36:
1427:
1120:
269:
adopted in 1907 but colours of dark blue and sky blue were used from the mid-1890s.
1412:
1314:
683:
673:
655:
650:
283:
248:
1304:
996:"Rennie backs Paisami's bold cross-kick attempt as they look to 'expose' France"
638:
Hunters Hill players who have gone on to gain international or provincial caps:
232:
1145:
Guardians of the Game: The History of the New South Wales Rugby Union 1874-2004
1131:
The Game for the Game Itself!: The Development of Sub-District Rugby in Sydney
1111:
1094:
665:
763:
659:
1181:
212:
247:
including winning the trophy for the Division I premiership, the
1197:
564:
521:
434:
345:
527:
2020 - 1st Grade Barraclough Cup, 2nd Grade Stockdale Cup,
546:
2010 - 2nd Grade Stockdale Cup, 4th Grade Richardson Cup
530:
2019 - 2nd Grade Stockdale Cup, 4th Grade Richardson Cup
440:
2000 - Colts Barbour Cup (Joint Premiers: Old Ignatians)
730:"Draw Released for Women's Games! — Hunters Hill Rugby"
533:
2017 - 1st Grade Minor Premiers, 3rd Grade - Blunt Cup;
1023:. Hunters Hill Rugby. 2013. p. 14. Archived from
483:
1977 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup*, 2nd Grade Burke Cup,
597:
1925 - 2nd Grade Burke Cup (Joint Premiers: Briars)
575:
2005 - 4th Grade Nicholson Cup, Colts Rugby Club Cup
480:
1978 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup, 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
1400:
1369:
1353:
1297:
1241:
467:1980 - 2nd Grade Burke Cup, 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup,
205:
98:
88:
77:
69:
59:
49:
449:1987 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup, 2nd Grade Burke Cup
1099:The International Journal of the History of Sport
477:1979 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup, 4th Grade Judd Cup
356:2011 - Interdivisional Club Champions: Cowboy Cup
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
458:1983 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup, 4th Grade Judd Cup
1049:Ex-All Black Sosene Anesi shapes up for Hillies
1059:
1057:
1209:
799:
797:
795:
793:
791:
789:
787:
785:
239:. The club currently fields six teams in the
8:
918:"NSW Suburban Rugby. Div 2: Barraclough Cup"
24:
366:1987 - Club Champions: Bruce Graham Shield,
1216:
1202:
1194:
1186:
1159:Australian Rugby: The game and the players
1133:, (1983) Sydney Sub-District Rugby Union.
375:1979 - Club Champions: Bruce Graham Shield
372:1980 - Club Champions: Bruce Graham Shield
369:1981 - Club Champions: Bruce Graham Shield
23:
1110:
880:. New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union.
412:2009 - Club Champions: Doc Harris Shield
695:
390:2020 - Club Champions: Reliance Shield
928:from the original on 16 September 2016
829:
750:
402:1993 - Club Champions: Reliance Shield
399:1994 - Club Champions: Reliance Shield
396:2011 - Club Champions: Reliance Shield
393:2017 - Club Champions: Reliance Shield
1070:. Hunters Hill Rugby. 2018. p. 3
858:from the original on 22 February 2014
811:from the original on 14 February 2014
710:from the original on 14 February 2014
333:NSW Suburban Rugby Union Premierships
7:
1225:New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
308:Centenary and regrowth: 1992 to 2010
123:
16:Rugby Union club in New South Wales
994:Williamson, Nathan (8 July 2021).
295:Comeback and Golden era: 1966–1991
14:
1444:1882 establishments in Australia
884:from the original on 22 May 2014
543:2011 - 1st Grade Barraclough Cup
536:2016 - 1st Grade Barraclough Cup
178:
171:
164:
157:
150:
143:
136:
129:
122:
30:
1439:Rugby clubs established in 1882
630:* indicates undefeated season.
587:NSWRU: Reserve Grade B division
578:2008 - 4th Grade Nicholson Cup
552:1992 - 2nd Grade Stockdale Cup
1:
1454:Hunters Hill, New South Wales
1449:Municipality of Hunter's Hill
489:1972 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup
464:1981 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup
446:1995 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup
443:1997 - 1st Grade Kentwell Cup
317:Recent times: 2010 to present
237:Hunters Hill, New South Wales
594:1926 - 2nd Grade Burke Cup*
504:1949 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
501:1951 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
495:1955 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
492:1969 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
461:1982 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
452:1986 - 3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
1434:Rugby union teams in Sydney
1235:New South Wales Rugby Union
734:www.huntershillrugby.org.au
231:, is an Australian amateur
1470:
948:"NSW Suburban Rugby Union"
904:"NSW Suburban Rugby Union"
600:1919 - 1st Grade Premiers
549:1994 - 3rd Grade Blunt Cup
498:1954 - 2nd Grade Burke Cup
94:Boronia Park, Hunters Hill
1231:
1112:10.1080/09523360903169925
768:The Sydney Morning Herald
455:1985 - 4th Grade Judd Cup
210:
201:
114:
110:
29:
1161:. (1994) Pan Macmillan.
770:. 27 May 1892. p. 6
241:NSW Suburban Rugby Union
1298:Former Division I clubs
229:Hunters Hill Rugby Club
55:Hunters Hill Rugby Club
1093:Horton, Peter (2009).
854:. Hunters Hill Rugby.
807:. Hunters Hill Rugby.
706:. Hunters Hill Rugby.
260:Early years: 1892–1914
40:
1242:2023 Division I clubs
485:3rd Grade Whiddon Cup
1147:. (2005) ABC Books.
613:Subbies Preseason 7s
1030:on 13 February 2014
878:"Cups - Division 1"
84:, Sydney, Australia
44:("Deeds not Words")
26:
1408:Barraclough Shield
1051:. Daily Telegraph.
832:, p. 1616-18.
740:on 1 October 2017.
469:4th Grade Judd Cup
341:Club Championships
273:Subbies: 1919–1956
25:Hunters Hill Rugby
1421:
1420:
1143:Mulford, John G:
1105:(11): 1611–1629.
621:2017 - Cup Winner
618:2019 - Cup Winner
609:
608:
561:
560:
513:
512:
421:
420:
280:Mosman Rugby Club
225:
224:
215:.huntershillrugby
197:
196:
1461:
1401:Related articles
1218:
1211:
1204:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1184:
1182:Official website
1124:
1114:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1061:
1052:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1029:
1022:
1014:
1008:
1007:
1002:. Archived from
991:
985:
980:
974:
969:
963:
958:
952:
951:
944:
938:
937:
935:
933:
914:
908:
907:
900:
894:
893:
891:
889:
874:
868:
867:
865:
863:
852:"Trophy Cabinet"
848:
833:
827:
821:
820:
818:
816:
801:
780:
779:
777:
775:
760:
754:
748:
742:
741:
736:. Archived from
726:
720:
719:
717:
715:
700:
565:
522:
486:
470:
435:
346:
282:, presented the
221:
218:
216:
214:
206:Official website
182:
181:
175:
174:
168:
167:
161:
160:
154:
153:
147:
146:
140:
139:
133:
132:
126:
125:
116:
115:
101:
91:
62:
52:
34:
27:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1424:
1423:
1422:
1417:
1396:
1392:Western Suburbs
1370:Ex-NSWSRU clubs
1365:
1349:
1293:
1237:
1227:
1222:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1171:
1157:Pollard, Jack:
1129:Hickie, Tom V:
1092:
1088:
1083:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1065:"Annual Report"
1063:
1062:
1055:
1047:
1043:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1020:
1018:"Annual Report"
1016:
1015:
1011:
1006:on 9 July 2021.
993:
992:
988:
981:
977:
970:
966:
959:
955:
946:
945:
941:
931:
929:
916:
915:
911:
902:
901:
897:
887:
885:
876:
875:
871:
861:
859:
850:
849:
836:
828:
824:
814:
812:
803:
802:
783:
773:
771:
762:
761:
757:
753:, p. 1613.
749:
745:
728:
727:
723:
713:
711:
704:"Brief History"
702:
701:
697:
693:
684:New South Wales
674:New South Wales
651:New South Wales
643:Andrew Kellaway
636:
634:Notable players
615:
610:
590:
589:
572:
562:
519:
514:
484:
468:
432:
427:
422:
409:
387:
379:
363:
353:
351:Interdivisional
343:
335:
319:
310:
297:
275:
262:
257:
251:, eight times.
211:
193:
192:
184:
183:
179:
176:
172:
169:
165:
162:
158:
155:
151:
148:
144:
141:
137:
134:
130:
127:
99:
89:
60:
50:
45:
43:
41:Facta non Verba
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1467:
1465:
1457:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1426:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1404:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1357:
1355:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1249:Blue Mountains
1245:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1175:
1174:External links
1172:
1170:
1169:
1155:
1141:
1139:978-0959194104
1126:
1125:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1053:
1041:
1009:
986:
975:
964:
953:
939:
909:
895:
869:
834:
822:
805:"Full History"
781:
755:
743:
721:
694:
692:
689:
688:
687:
677:
663:
653:
635:
632:
623:
622:
619:
614:
611:
607:
606:
602:
601:
598:
595:
585:
584:
581:
580:
579:
576:
571:
568:
563:
559:
558:
554:
553:
550:
547:
544:
539:
538:
537:
534:
531:
528:
520:
518:
515:
511:
510:
506:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
481:
478:
473:
472:
471:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
419:
418:
414:
413:
408:
405:
404:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
386:
383:
381:
377:
376:
373:
370:
367:
362:
359:
358:
357:
352:
349:
344:
342:
339:
334:
331:
318:
315:
309:
306:
296:
293:
274:
271:
261:
258:
256:
253:
235:club based in
223:
222:
208:
207:
203:
202:
199:
198:
195:
194:
185:
177:
170:
163:
156:
149:
142:
135:
128:
121:
120:
119:
112:
111:
108:
107:
102:
96:
95:
92:
86:
85:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
63:
57:
56:
53:
47:
46:
35:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1466:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1399:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1352:
1346:
1345:Old Ignatians
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1296:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1226:
1219:
1214:
1212:
1207:
1205:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1189:
1183:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1168:
1167:0-330-35619-4
1164:
1160:
1156:
1154:
1153:0-7333-1625-5
1150:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1068:(PDF 11.4 MB)
1066:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1045:
1042:
1026:
1019:
1013:
1010:
1005:
1001:
997:
990:
987:
984:
979:
976:
973:
968:
965:
962:
957:
954:
949:
943:
940:
927:
923:
919:
913:
910:
905:
899:
896:
883:
879:
873:
870:
857:
853:
847:
845:
843:
841:
839:
835:
831:
826:
823:
810:
806:
800:
798:
796:
794:
792:
790:
788:
786:
782:
769:
765:
759:
756:
752:
747:
744:
739:
735:
731:
725:
722:
709:
705:
699:
696:
690:
685:
681:
678:
675:
671:
667:
664:
661:
657:
654:
652:
648:
644:
641:
640:
639:
633:
631:
628:
627:
620:
617:
616:
612:
605:
599:
596:
593:
592:
591:
588:
582:
577:
574:
573:
569:
567:
566:
557:
551:
548:
545:
542:
541:
540:
535:
532:
529:
526:
525:
524:
523:
516:
509:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
482:
479:
476:
475:
474:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
438:
437:
436:
429:
424:
417:
411:
410:
406:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
388:
384:
382:
380:
374:
371:
368:
365:
364:
360:
355:
354:
350:
348:
347:
340:
338:
332:
330:
326:
323:
316:
314:
307:
305:
301:
294:
292:
288:
285:
281:
272:
270:
266:
259:
254:
252:
250:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
220:
209:
204:
200:
191:
190:
118:
117:
113:
109:
106:
103:
97:
93:
87:
83:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
58:
54:
48:
42:
38:
33:
28:
19:
1413:Kentwell Cup
1377:Campbelltown
1284:St Patrick's
1269:Hunters Hill
1268:
1158:
1144:
1130:
1102:
1098:
1072:. Retrieved
1044:
1032:. Retrieved
1028:(PDF 1.6 MB)
1025:the original
1012:
1004:the original
1000:rugby.com.au
999:
989:
978:
967:
956:
942:
930:. Retrieved
921:
912:
898:
886:. Retrieved
872:
860:. Retrieved
825:
813:. Retrieved
772:. Retrieved
767:
758:
746:
738:the original
733:
724:
712:. Retrieved
698:
656:Sosene Anesi
637:
629:
625:
624:
603:
586:
583:
570:Division III
555:
507:
425:Premierships
415:
407:Division III
378:
336:
327:
324:
320:
311:
304:II in 1991.
302:
298:
289:
284:Kentwell Cup
276:
267:
263:
249:Kentwell Cup
245:
228:
226:
186:
82:Hunters Hill
18:
1354:Other clubs
972:Barraclough
922:Fuse Spport
830:Horton 2009
751:Horton 2009
680:Will Harris
517:Division II
385:Division II
233:rugby union
61:Nickname(s)
1428:Categories
1254:Colleagues
764:"Football"
691:References
666:Angus Bell
430:Division I
361:Division I
21:Rugby team
1340:Lindfield
1335:Lane Cove
1279:Petersham
1259:Drummoyne
1121:143976861
1034:18 August
983:Stockdale
932:22 August
670:Australia
660:All Black
647:Australia
100:League(s)
90:Ground(s)
51:Full name
1320:Brothers
1310:Beecroft
1289:Waverley
1233:Part of
961:Reliance
926:Archived
882:Archived
856:Archived
809:Archived
708:Archived
78:Location
1387:Penrith
1382:Hornsby
1361:Maccabi
1305:Balmain
1086:Sources
255:History
70:Founded
65:Hillies
1325:Epping
1315:Briars
1274:Mosman
1264:Forest
1165:
1151:
1137:
1119:
1074:28 May
888:22 May
862:25 May
815:25 May
774:22 May
714:25 May
626:Notes:
604:
556:
508:
416:
105:NSWSRU
1117:S2CID
1021:(PDF)
658:– ex-
187:Team
37:Latin
1330:Knox
1163:ISBN
1149:ISBN
1135:ISBN
1076:2022
1036:2014
934:2016
890:2014
864:2014
817:2014
776:2014
716:2014
672:and
649:and
227:The
217:.org
73:1892
1107:doi
219:.au
213:www
189:kit
1430::
1115:.
1103:26
1101:.
1097:.
1056:^
998:.
924:.
920:.
837:^
784:^
766:.
732:.
682:–
668:–
645:–
39::
1217:e
1210:t
1203:v
1123:.
1109::
1078:.
1038:.
950:.
936:.
906:.
892:.
866:.
819:.
778:.
718:.
686:.
676:.
662:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
