1884 Southern Rugby Union season

July 2019 May 2011 20px Balmain 1st 5 Premiers 20px Burwood 1st 20x20px Sydney University 1884 Sydney Rugby Premiership 20px Charles Robberds (7) 20x20px Harold Baylis (26) 10 May to 7 September 1883 Southern Rugby Union Season 1883 1885 Southern Rugby Union Season 1885 The 1884 Southern Rugby Union season was the 11th season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. This was the second competition for the Gardiner Cup which was awarded to the winners of the premiership. The football season lasted from May till September 1884 with the main cup games held between June and August. The season culminated in the premiership, which was won by Burwood. Burwood were crowned premiers by a committee of the Union. Teams Five Senior Clubs competed for the Gardiner Challenge Cup. Senior Clubs competed against each other for the Cup and played other games against Junior or Country Clubs. Only the first teams from the Senior Clubs were eligible for the Cup.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163271555 FOOTBALL. 1884-07-05 Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 2018-07-18 29 + Teams Team Icon Formed Ground CaptainBalmaincenter|50x50pxc.1873NoneC HawkinsBurwoodcenter|50x50pxc.1876Burwood ParkSamuel ChapmanRedferncenter|50x50px24 May 1878Redfern GroundGeorge WalkerSydney Universitycenter|50x50pxc.1863University GroundCharles TangeWallaroocenter|50x50px19 May 1871 Wallaroo GroundGeorge Graham Rule changes The Sydney Rugby Premiership was still in its infancy in 1884 with many aspects of the championship undeveloped. It was the second year that the Gardiner Challenge Cup was to be given to the winner of the Premiership. As per the previous year, a committee was set up to organise the competition for the Cup. Their task was to arrange the contests and determine the conditions that the Cup would be awarded.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13571260 FOOTBALL. 1884-04-29 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 2018-07-18 8 National Library of Australia However, the matches were rather sporadic with games intermingled between those against Junior Clubs and Country Clubs. Supporters of the game questioned the arrangement of matches and suggested organising rounds with a concluding final.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237135936 TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH. 1884-06-17 Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) 2018-07-18 6 The first games between Senior teams for the Cup were held on 21 Junehttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237143524 FOOTBALL. 1884-06-20 Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) 2018-07-18 6 despite many of the clubs having played games since early May against Junior teams.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163270839 The 1884 Season. 1884-09-27 Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 2018-07-18 640 The premiership was again decided by the committee at the conclusion of the season.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163270064 Football. 1884-10-25 Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 2018-07-18 848 Season summary The Wallaroo Football Club began their Cup matches with a string of victories. It wasn't until they met Sydney University in a return match that the Wallaroos lost their first game. Unfortunately, they then lost against both Redfern and Burwood in close matches. Against the 'Varsity, Wallaroo had won one game and had lost the second. This was the same against Burwood. Across the entire season, the Club played 15 games, winning 11 of them. Eight of these games were against Senior Clubs with Wallaroo victorious in 5 of them. The Sydney University Football Club finished the Cup games strong, winning three out of the last four games. Over the season, the 'Varsity played 15 games and won 11. In the Cup matches, the Club played 8 games against the Senior Clubs, winning 5. The 'Varsity lost against Wallaroo and Burwood but were able to reverse the result against Wallaroo in a return match later in the season. A return match against the Burwood Club saw the game end in controversy when a try was awarded near the end of the game. The first umpire for the game declared no try as time had ended, while the second umpire indicated that time was still available.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13564374 FOOTBALL. 1884-08-19 Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 2018-07-18 8 The matter was passed on to the Union who declared the game as unfinished and therefore no result. The Burwood Football Club enjoyed a successful season. The team played 13 matches, winning 11 of them and losing only 1.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71019942 Football. 1884-11-15 Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) 2018-07-18 39 Against the Senior Clubs, Burwood played 7 games and won 5. Their only loss all season was against Wallaroo, whom they beat later in the year. After defeating University in their first matchup, their second match ended in controversy and was eventually declared "no result". This decision by the Union gave the club the Premiership and the Gardiner Challenge Cup. During their matches, Burwood only had 9 points scored against them, indicating their strength in defence. Ladder 1884 Gardiner Challenge Cup TeamGardiner Challenge CupComplete SeasonPldWDLBPFPAPDPldWDLBPFPAPD120px Burwood75110539+4413111101659+156220px Sydney University851208513+72151113020626+180320px Wallaroo850305045+5151104017181+90420px Redfern510401251-3911Results incomplete.407039104-65520px Balmain60060890-8260060890-82 It is unclear if a premiership ladder was constructed to show the success of the participating football clubs. The ladder shown above is calculated using the data collected from the results of the Challenge Cup games. Lower grades The Southern Rugby Football Union classified the participating clubs into two groups, Seniors and Juniors. Prior to 1883, all clubs were considered for the Premiership. With the introduction of the Gardiner Challenge Cup, only Senior clubs participated in the competition. The Junior clubs competed with each other, but no award was recognised for their achievements. Matches between Senior and Junior teams were common place, with results in those matches assisting in deciding the final Senior Premiership winner. Representative games thumb|294x294px|The 1884 New Zealand Rugby team that toured New South Wales. New Zealand rugby tour 1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales In 1884 the first team from New Zealand toured New South Wales and played a number of matches across the colony. The team was supported by the Canterbury Rugby Football Union, a provincial union who administered rugby in New Zealand until a national body was formed. Despite a New South Wales team having visited New Zealand in 1882, no games were played against a team representing the colony. This meant that the three games held in Sydney were the first time that a New Zealand Rugby team competed in football. In all, the team played eight games during the tour and were victorious in all of them scoring 167 points and conceding 17.http://www.allblacks.com/News/10457/1884-the-year-of-the-first-nz-representative-football-team 1884 - the year of the first NZ representative football team All Blacks en 2019-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630143214/http://www.allblacks.com/News/10457/1884-the-year-of-the-first-nz-representative-football-team 30 June 2016 dead Despite being known in modern times as the "All Blacks", the New Zealanders at the time wore dark blue jerseys with New South Wales playing in olive-green jerseys. The team that the visitors placed into the field was heavier than the local team. Much of the three matches saw play restricted to the NSW line with a number of attempts made by the New Zealanders at scoring. In three games between New South Wales and the visiting team, the New Zealand team scored 48 points to 2. One of the main draw cards for the matches was the Maori player, John Taiaroa, who dazzled whenever he had the ball.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164386087 FOOTBALL. 1884-06-07 Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 2019-07-01 1084 With the three matches being played at the end of May into mid June, the Gardiner Challenge Cup was not begun until late June. At the conclusion of the matches, some of the touring players remained in Sydney and took up positions in the local clubs. 4000 #eeeeee 31 May 1884 1st New South Wales – New Zealand Intercolonial Football Match CL Tange https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164386087? Football 1884-06-07 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 – 1912) 2019-06-30 1084 0 - 11 Agricultural Society Ground 20px New Zealand New South Wales 20px JG Taiaroa, GS Robertson JA Warbrick (1/2), GHN Helmore (0/1), H Braddon (0/1), T Ryan (0/1) WV Millton (1/1), T Ryan (0/1) 4500 #eeeeee 7 June 1884 HB Fligg (0/1) 2nd New South Wales – New Zealand Intercolonial Football Match HM Baylis (0/1) SE Sleigh https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164386306? New Zealand v. New South Wales. 1884-06-14 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 – 1912) 2019-06-30 1132 2 - 21 Association Cricket Ground 20px New Zealand New South Wales 20px HB Fligg JG Taiaroa (2), GS Robertson, GHN Helmore, JA O'Donnell, TB O'Connor WV Millton (0/1) T Ryan (3/4), WV Millton (0/2) 3500 #eeeeee 14 June 1884 3rd New South Wales – New Zealand Intercolonial Football Match R Arnold https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164386952? Intercolonial Match 1884-06-21 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 – 1912) 2019-06-30 1181 0 - 16 Association Cricket Ground 20px New Zealand New South Wales 20px GS Robertson (2), WV Millton JA Warbrick (1/3), GHN Helmore (0/1) WV Millton (1/2), T Ryan (1/1) Intercolonial matches Two intercolonial games were played in July between New South Wales and Queensland at the Association Ground in Sydney. Both matches saw the local New South Wales team display superior play resulting in two easy wins over the Queenslanders. The first match saw the NSW team score 4 tries to defeat the tourists 17 points to 4. The next match was entirely dominated by the local team with NSW scoring 7 tries to win 26 point to nil. In support of these matches, the Gardiner Cup was put on hold in order to allow players to be available for representative duties and not jeopardise their club's performance in the Cup. #eeeeee 12 July 1884 HM Baylis (0/1), JR Wood (0/1), PS Chapman (0/1) 5th New South Wales – Queensland Intercolonial Football Match HM Baylis (2/2), HM Osborne (1/1), JR Wood (0/1) JA Brodie https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13562664? Intercolonial Match 1884-07-14 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) 2019-06-30 8 17 - 4 Association Cricket Ground 20px Queensland New South Wales 20px HB Fligg (2), JR Wood, ES Chapman H Pritchard (1/1) 3000 #eeeeee 19 July 1884 6th New South Wales – Queensland Intercolonial Football Match HM Baylis (3/3), HM Osborne (1/2), LEF Neill (0/1), PS Chapman (0/1) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13560218? Intercolonial Match 1884-07-21 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) 2019-06-30 8 26 - 0 Association Cricket Ground 20px Queensland New South Wales 20px LEF Neill, HM Osborne, JR Wood, SL Deane, EM Cameron, HB Fligg, CL Tange Team and player records Top 10 point scorers PtsPlayerTGFG 2620px Harold Baylis180 1420px Charles Robberd700 1420px John Wood501 1420px Henry Osborne420 1320px Percy Chapman230 1220px JC Baird040 1020px Henry Fligg500 820px Charles Tange400 820px Williamson120 820px Paddy Flynn002 Top 10 try scorers TPlayer 720px Charles Robberd 520px John Wood 520px Henry Fligg 420px Henry Osborne 420px Charles Tange 320px Leo Neill 320px Jack Shaw 320px Francis Baylis 220px Percy Chapman 220px C Hawkins thumb|294x294px|The 1884 New South Wales Rugby team that played against Queensland. thumb|294x294px|The 1884 Queensland Rugby team that toured New South Wales. Most points in a match PtsTeamOpponentVenueDate 25 20px Sydney University20px WallarooAgricultural Society Ground9 August 19 20px Sydney University20px RedfernUniversity Ground5 July 19 20px Sydney University20px BalmainAgricultural Society Ground23 August 17 20px Wallaroo20px BalmainAgricultural Society Ground5 July 16 20px Burwood20px BalmainBurwood Park9 August Greatest winning margin PtsTeamScoreOpponentVenueDate 23 20px Sydney University25 - 220px WallarooAgricultural Society Ground9 August 19 20px Sydney University19 - 020px RedfernUniversity Ground5 July 17 20px Wallaroo17 - 020px BalmainAgricultural Society Ground5 July 17 20px Sydney University19 - 220px BalmainAgricultural Society Ground23 August 15 20px Burwood15 - 020px BalmainBurwood Park21 June Participating clubs The annual report of the Southern Rugby Football Union annual report presented at the Annual General meeting in April 1884 cited at total of 63 clubs and listed eleven newly affiliated clubs: Bowral, Dubbo, Harrowgate (Balmain), Kiama, Manly, Moss Vale, Redmyre, St Patrick's College, Union, Victoria, and Waverley. Sydney ClubSenior GradeJunior AGM Annual General Meeting Fixtures Planned fixtures as published AR Annual Report (typically at following year's AGM)1st2nd1st2ndArfoma Football ClubYY 20px Balmain Football ClubYY http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13565650 Football The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 7 May 1884 3 Sep 2024 10 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111182752 Balmain Football Club The Evening News (Sydney) Sydney 30 Apr 1885 3 Sep 2024 3 National Library of Australia20px Burwood Football ClubYY Cammeray Football ClubY Clifton Football ClubY Double Bay Football ClubY Glebe Football ClubY Glen Head Football ClubYY Harrowgate Football ClubY Liverpool Football ClubY Manly Football ClubY Newtown Football ClubYY http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71012665 Football Australian Town and Country Journal Sydney 31 May 1884 5 Sep 2024 39 National Library of Australia Oaklands Football ClubY Parramatta Football ClubY http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248784962 Parramatta Football Club The Courier-Mail Brisbane 10 May 1884 5 Sep 2024 3 National Library of Australia Parramatta Union ClubY 20px Redfern Football ClubYY Redmyre Football ClubY Rugby Football ClubY St. Leonards Football ClubYY Summer Hill Football ClubY 20px Sydney University Football ClubYY 20px Wallaroo Football ClubYY http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164387433 Athletic Sports The Sydney Mail Sydney 31 May 1884 5 Sep 2024 1036 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111182750 Wallaroo Football Club The Evening News (Sydney) Sydney 30 Apr 1885 3 Sep 2024 3 National Library of AustraliaWaverley Football ClubY Wellesley Football ClubY Country Club AGM Annual General Meeting Fixtures Planned fixtures as published AR Annual Report (typically at following year's AGM) Bathurst 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 Category:1884 in Australian rugby union Category:Rugby union competitions in New South Wales