1890 Southern Rugby Union season

July 2019 May 2011 Elvira 1st 11 20px Sydney University Minor Premiers Premiers 20px Sydney University 7th 20px Strathfield 1890 Sydney Rugby Premiership 20px Percy Colquhoun (8) 20px Percy Colquhoun (56) 2nd 31 May to 30 August 11 Junior Badges Premiers Wentworth Union Badges 21 Glebe Premiers Fort Street College 20px The Pirates 1889 Southern Rugby Union Season 1889 1891 Southern Rugby Union Season 1891 The 1890 Southern Rugby Football Union season was the 17th season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. This was the first competition for the new Agricultural Society Challenge Cup which was awarded to the winners of the premiership. The football season lasted from May to August. For the fourth season in succession, the Sydney University Football Club were declared premiers with the club remaining undefeated. Teams The Agricultural Society Challenge Cup continued to be open to all members of the Southern Rugby Football Union. Also continuing alongside was the Junior Badges for those clubs who chose not to enter the senior competition, and the Union Badges for all remaining clubs and second fifteens of senior or junior clubs. When entries closed on 3 May, 11 teams had entered the senior competition, 11 teams had also entered the Junior Badges and 21 teams had entered the Union Badges.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230621122 FOOTBALL. 1890-05-12 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-02 7 New to the senior competition in 1890 was the Sydney club. The club had been formed at the beginning of the season with some people expecting them to "lick" the other teams and come out on top of the table.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227473547 The Position of the Seniors. 1890-08-18 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-02 7 Out of the four teams that dropped out of the premiership for the new season, only Double Bay survived, deciding to enter the Junior Badges instead. While Strathfield Rovers failed to last the season in 1889, both Newtown and Cammeray folded at the beginning of the current season. ClubIconFormedGroundCaptainArformacenter|50pxprior to 1883NoneUnknownElvirac.1887NoneWallaceParramattacenter|50pxc.1889Parramatta ParkJ FraserRandwickcenter|50pxc.1882Randwick ReserveWilliam MacphersonRosedalecenter|50pxc.1884Redfern OvalJames McMahonStrathfieldcenter|50px1 April 1886Ashfield Recreation GroundHenry BraddonSydneycenter|50pxc.1890NoneJohn GeeSydney University Acenter|50pxc.1863University OvalLeo NeillSydney University Bcenter|50pxc.1863University OvalUnknownWallaroocenter|50px19 May 1871NoneFred WeaverZealandiacenter|50px8 April 1889NoneGalloway Rule Changes With representative games interfering with the calendar drawn up for the past seasons, a dedicated finals system had not been in place since 1887. For the new season, the Union decided upon the inclusion of a top-4 finals system. After the closing date for entries into the three badge competitions, the Union drew up the seasons games for the weekend between 31 May and 16 August. It was decided that the teams would be ranked according to points with wins worth 4 points and draws 2 points. Byes were counted as wins. In the event of a tie, teams would be ranked first by points against then points scored. The Union decreed that all games played at Moore Park would begin at 3:00pm with games at suburban grounds beginning at 3:15pm. In addition, games would now consist of two halves of no more than 40 minutes with one umpire decided upon by the teams.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230604170 FOOTBALL 1890-04-28 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-03 7 With a visiting Queensland team playing two matches in July and a Metropolitan-Western Districts game also played that month, it was decided that all club matches would be postponed until the completion of these representative games. For the coming season, the Agricultural Society of NSW offered a challenge cup to be competed for by the senior clubs. One condition of the offer was that the cup become the property of the club who held the cup for three seasons. They also offered a cheque for purchase of five honour caps to be awarded to the most deserving players of the club that was awarded the cup. The society also requested that all games be played on their ground. The society requested the right to approve the rules and code for the competition. This offer was accepted by the Union with an alteration that not all matches would be played on the Agricultural Ground. Season summary The 1890 season was seen as one of the most interesting in recent time. It was believed that due to the presence of competitions for the clubs on three levels, that the state of play had improved with much of the unnecessary roughness stamped out.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121786978 FOOTBALL NOTES. 1890-09-10 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 – 1939) 2019-08-03 8 Crowd interest was increasing with much excitement towards the outcome of the contests. Unfortunately the weather for the matches played during June and July was awful. Rain caused some games to be postponed due to the unsatisfactory state of the grounds and the conditions. As a result, some of the matches were played during mid-week or when the representative matches were being played. However, the same poor weather conditions also interfered with those games as well. Once again, Sydney University A emerged from the season undefeated and rightful premiers. Throughout the season they displayed themselves to be excellent proponents of the game. Their supremacy over their rivals was seen to be due to their thorough knowledge of the scientific parts of the game. They made a science of passing, an important feature of the game. At the beginning of the season JAK Shaw, the captain of the previous three seasons, retired from football.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108803740 FOOTBALL. 1890-03-27 Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931) 2019-08-03 3 The club also lost the services of point-scoring master, Paddy Flynn who left the Sydney area. Despite these losses, the team performed unselfishly making it hard to point out individual performances. Percy Colquhoun, Harry Abbott, the Belbridge brothers and Leo Neill were the chief scorers. For a consecutive year, Strathfield were runners-up to the Varsity. During the regular games, the club lost only to University A and Sydney. In the semi-final against Parramatta, they easily defeated their opponents to progress to the final. Up until this point the club were considered to be equal to the Varsity in performance. However the final saw the eventual premiers walk all over Strathfield to win the match by a large margin. Strathfield's poor performance in the final was disappointing. Robert Lusk, Henry Braddon and Harry Moses played consistently well for the entire season.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121777536 FOOTBALL NOTES. 1890-09-03 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 – 1939) 2019-08-03 6 The Parramatta Football Club performed well to see themselves in a high position amongst the other senior clubs. The club was in its second year of existence and boasted one of the lightest packs in the competition. Playing a fast and effective game, Parramatta displayed great stamina. The team were only beaten once by the Varsity and played two draws against Arfoma and Sydney. Though not as successful as prior seasons, the Arfoma Football Club played well enough to find themselves in the semi-finals. A number of new players were enlisted at the beginning of the season resulting in the overall performance of the team falling short of previous form. Despite this, the Arfoma were only defeated by University A and Strathfield. Ladder 1890 Agricultural Society Challenge Cup TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts120px Sydney University A101000113924+11544220px Strathfield1070318891−332320px Parramatta952215732+2528420px Arfoma1061309445+4926520px Sydney842217538+3724620px Wallaroo830515155−416720px Rosedale940505261−916820px Sydney University B8215121100−7914920px Zealandia820615667−11121020px Randwick8206136107−711211Elvira80081958−494 Ladder Progression TeamRegular SeasonFinals12345Due to rain, only one game was played with the other games postponed.67Includes games postponed from round 5.89W1W2120px Sydney University A48121616202832Elvira forfeited match against University A.364044220px Strathfield04812121220Elvira forfeited round 5 match against Strathfield.24283232320px Parramatta481214141822262828420px Arfoma48812121624242626520px Sydney0046812162024620px Wallaroo448888161616720px Rosedale448121216161616820px Sydney University B00046661014920px Zealandia444488812121020px Randwick0444488812Elvira forfeited match against Randwick.11Elvira044444444 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished in the top four on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round. Bold numbers indicate the team had the bye for that round. Finals For the second time in history, and the first time in three years, a final series was included in the competition. At the conclusion of the main round of games, the teams were ranked according to the number of points they had earned. The top four teams progressed to the semi-finals on the 23 August, with the winners of both matches progressing to the final on 30 August. The semi finals were decided by ballot with both games scheduled to play at the Agricultural Society Ground. 23 August – Agricultural Ground 20px Sydney University A 13 20px Arfoma 3 23 August – Agricultural Ground 20px Strathfield 18 20px Parramatta 4 30 August – Agricultural Ground 20px Sydney University A 31 20px Strathfield 6 The largest crowd recorded at a football match was present at the ground for the two semi final clashes. The Arfoma-University game held the most interest, with many hoping for the Varsity to experience defeat. After initially leading the match, Arfoma became demoralised when Sydney University increased their efforts. The final score saw the Varsity win 13 points to 3.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121789664 (BY "HALF BACK.") 1890-08-27 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 – 1939) 2019-08-03 8 The second match saw Strathfield defeat Parramatta 18 points to 4.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227481059 RUGBY. 1890-08-25 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-03 7 After this result, some were predicting that Strathfield would give University a lot of trouble in the final. Final, 30 August The final match for the inaugural Agricultural Society Challenge Cup was played on 30 August between Sydney University A and Strathfield. Approximately 4000 to 5000 people were in attendance to watch the contest with many predicting Strathfield to cause trouble for the undefeated Varsity. After a short delay, the game began and it wasn't too long before Strathfield scored through the efforts of Harry Moses. University raised their efforts and confined play for a while at the Strathfield end where two unanswered tries were scored. At halftime, the score showed the Varsity leading 8 points to 3. Immediately play began again with no half time rest taken. University maintained their onslaught upon the Strathfield line. The second half was almost entirely one sided with University scoring freely. The Varsity added 5 tries and a goal from the field to lift the score to 31 points to 3. In the last moments of the match Lusk bolted away and scored for Strathfield to bring their final score to 6 points. The final score was a surprise to most in attendance. As was usual, the Varsity players worked together like machinery displaying excellent passing. Percy Colquhoun scored 16 points during the game. Strathfield fumbled the ball and played a messy game. With this win the university maintained their four-year unbeaten run in the Sydney Rugby Premiership. #eeeeee 1890 Agricultural Society Challenge Cup Final 30 August 1890 3:30 pm Sydney University A 20px 31–6 Report 20px Strathfield JA Wood (2), PB Colquhoun (2), WC Belbridge, M Veech, JP Maloney PB Colquhoun (3/5), HP Abbott (0/1), BA Newell (0/1) PB Colquhoun (1/2) HC Moses, RB Lusk RB Lusk (0/2) RB Lusk (0/2) Agricultural Society Ground 4000 AG Allen Lower Grades Junior Badges For the new season, the Junior Badges followed much of the same format as the senior competition. This was the fourth time that a competition was held for the Junior clubs. After entries closed, the eleven teams were included in a draw that covered the same period as the seniors. Teams were ranked according to points with the top four progressing to the semi-finals. For the competition, fifteen silver medals were offered by Mr AJ Torning to be awarded to the winners of the junior final. At the conclusion of the regular rounds, Wentworth finished at the top of the table with the Pirates, Eurotah and Oxford qualifying for the semi-finals. Both the Pirates and Wentworth won their respective matches to proceed to the final for the Junior Badges. The final saw one of the most exciting and fiercely contest matches on the Agricultural Ground with both teams of equal footing. Wentworth won the match 4 points to 3 to awarded the Junior Badges.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227472726 JUNIORS. 1890-09-01 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-06 7 Balmain OrmondeDouble BayEurotah20px OxfordPermanent Artillery20px Petersham20px The PiratesRedfernSummer HillWaratahWentworth Union Badges Season 1890 saw the third competition for the Union Badges. As per previous seasons, clubs that chose not to participate in the Senior or Junior competitions and second teams for other clubs could participate. Any player who played in three or more games in the higher badges were not eligible to play in the Union Badges. Despite having 21 teams involved in the competition, the draw saw matches play the same span of weekends as the Senior Badges. When the regular games were completed, Glebe finished at the top of the table with Fort Street College, University 3rd and Clifton qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals Fort Street College easily defeated Clifton to proceed to the final. Glebe drew with University 3rd in the second semi final. A replay match was organised midweek which was won by Glebe. From the moment that the final began, it was clear that Fort Street were completely outclassed. Glebe defeated Fort Street 26 points to nil to win the badges.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227472725 UNION BADGES. 1890-09-01 Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909) 2019-08-06 7 20px Arfoma 2nd Burwood Carlton Clifton Eurotah 2nd Fort Street College Glebe Hawkesbury 20px Manly 20px The Pirates 2nd 20px Randwick 2nd 20px Rosedale 2nd Rosehill Stanmore 20px Strathfield 2nd 20px Strathfield 3rd Summer Hill 2nd 20px Sydney University 2nd 20px Sydney University 3rd 20px Wallaroo 2nd 20px Zealandia 2nd Representative Games Intercolonial Matches The month of July saw two Intercolonial Matches played between New South Wales and Queensland on the Association Cricket Ground. The first match, played under fine weather, saw a bit of a one-sided affair. In front of a healthy crowd, the local team defeated the visitors 15 points to 3.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71179717 Football. 1890-07-26 Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 – 1907) 2019-08-06 37 The second match only a week later saw disagreeable weather with rain falling almost until the beginning of the match. After almost being called off, the game went ahead with a healthy crowd. The contest was a tight affair with both teams playing a fast a skilful game. Both teams failed to score in the wet a slippery conditions with the match ending in a draw.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71179935 Football. 1890-08-02 Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 – 1907) 2019-08-06 37 #eeeeee 17th New South Wales – Queensland Intercolonial Match 19 July 1890 3:30 pm New South Wales 20px 15–3 Report 20px Queensland W Sutherland (2), RB Lusk HY Braddon (1/2), PB Colquhoun (0/1) HY Braddon (1/1) HP Abbott McCowan (0/1) Association Cricket Ground 3000 JWF McManamey #eeeeee 18th New South Wales – Queensland Intercolonial Match 26 July 1890 3:30 pm New South Wales 20px 0–0 Report 20px Queensland Association Cricket Ground Team & Player Records Top 10 Point Scorers PtsPlayerTGFG 5620px Percy Colquhoun8103 2920px Robert Lusk740 2620px Harry Abbott621 2220px George Lusk053 2120px Woods341 2020px Carr610 1320px Robert Whiteside301 1220px Harry Moses400 1220px William Belbridge400 1220px Fred Weaver400 Top 10 Try Scorers TPlayer 820px Percy Colquhoun 720px Robert Lusk 620px Harry Abbott 620px Carr 420px Harry Moses 420px William Belbridge 420px Fred Weaver 320px Woods 320px Robert Whiteside 320px William McMurdoe Most points in a match (Individual) PtsPlayerOpponentVenueDateTGFG 16 20px Percy Colquhoun20px StrathfieldAgricultural Society Ground30 August231 13 20px Robert Whiteside20px Sydney University BUniversity Oval31 May301 12 20px Robert Lusk20px ParramattaAgricultural Society Ground23 August230 11 20px Percy Colquhoun20px ZealandiaAgricultural Society Ground2 August310 11 20px Robert Lusk20px Sydney University BAshfield Recreation Ground2 August310 Most tries in a match (Individual) TPlayerOpponentVenueDate 3 20px Percy Colquhoun20px ZealandiaAgricultural Society Ground2 August 3 20px Robert Lusk20px Sydney University BAshfield Recreation Ground2 August 3 20px Robert Whiteside20px Sydney University BUniversity Oval31 May Multiple players scored 2 tries in a match. Most points in a match (Team) PtsTeamOpponentVenueDate 32 20px Zealandia20px Sydney University BUniversity Oval31 May 31 20px Sydney University A20px StrathfieldAgricultural Society Ground30 August 28 20px Sydney20px RandwickRandwick Reserve9 August 27 20px Randwick20px Sydney University BRandwick Reserve7 June 25 20px Arfoma20px RandwickAssociation Cricket Ground9 July Greatest Winning Margin PtsTeamScoreOpponentVenueDate 32 20px Zealandia32–020px Sydney University BUniversity Oval31 May 27 20px Randwick27–020px Sydney University BRandwick Reserve7 June 25 20px Sydney University A31–620px StrathfieldAgricultural Society Ground30 August 25 20px Sydney28–320px RandwickRandwick Reserve9 August 25 20px Arfoma25–020px RandwickAssociation Cricket Ground9 July Data is incomplete as news reports were inconsistent with their reporting of matches. References External links Sydney Club Rugby History. NSW Waratahs All-time player list. Queensland Reds All-time player list. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711102139/https://www.redsrugby.com.au/Portals/10/2019/Documents/170217-QRU-CapProject-v03.pdf 11 July 2019 collapsed collapsed Category:1890 in Australian sport Category:1890 in rugby union Category:Rugby union competitions in New South Wales