1887 Southern Rugby Union season

July 2019 May 2011 20px Parramatta 1st 11 20x20px Sydney University Minor Premiers Premiers 20x20px Sydney University 4th 20x20px Arfoma 1887 Sydney Rugby Premiership 20x20px Charles Tange (6) 20x20px Paddy Flynn (31) 1st 28 May to 13 August 17 Atkinson-Price Cup Premiers Elvira Union Cup 11 20x20px Sydney University II Premiers 20x20px Wallaroo II Double Bay 1886 Southern Rugby Union Season 1886 1888 Southern Rugby Union Season 1888 The 1887 Southern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. This was the fifth competition for the Gardiner Challenge Cup which was awarded to the winners of the premiership. The football season was from May till August 1887. The season culminated in the premiership, which was won by Sydney University who were crowned premiers after winning the first ever final against Arfoma.Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13646241 The Sydney Morning Herald p. 3, col. 5–6 15 August 1887Football Notes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165220359 The Sydney Mail p.572, col. 2 10 September 1887 Teams thumb|upright=1.4|Location of teams playing for the 1887 Gardiner Cup|alt= For the 1887 Gardiner Cup, the Southern Rugby Football Union amended the rules for entry into the competition. It was decided that all clubs within the union had the right to enter after paying the entry fee.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13656173 SOUTHERN RUGBY UNION. 1887-04-26 Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 2019-06-08 8 Eleven clubs entered the competition and were added to the draw.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239814068 FOOTBALL. 1887-05-14 Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) 2019-06-08 6 Amongst the names of clubs that folded over the off-season was the name Redfern. The Redfern club had been the premiers only a few seasons prior but had succumbed to internal wars and disagreements.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127596661 FOOTBALL GOSSIP. 1887-05-12 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) 2019-06-08 6 After the draw had been created and the first games underway, Parramatta informed the union that the club was folding. The union declared all games against the now defunct club as null.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127588928 RUGBY RULES. 1887-06-02 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) 2019-06-08 6 +ClubColorsFormedGroundCaptainArformacenter|50x50pxprior to 1883NoneEC EbsworthBalmaincenter|50x50pxc.1873NoneEwen CameronBalmain Wellingtoncenter|50x50pxc.1884NoneT. FraserBurwoodcenter|50x50pxprior to 1883Ashfield Recreation ReservePercy ChapmanGlebeprior to 1883Wentworth ParkM BurkeGordoncenter|50x50px26 February 1886NoneJames O'DonnellNewtowncenter|50x50pxprior to 1883MacDonaldtown ParkP AllenParramattacenter|50pxc.1879NoneUnknownRosedalecenter|50x50px|link=Special:FilePath/Rosedale_1888.svgc.1884NoneJames McMahonSydney Universitycenter|50x50pxc.1863University OvalJack ShawWallaroocenter|50x50px19 May 1871NoneCharles Wade Rule changes At a meeting of the union, the new rules were set for the Gardiner Challenge Cup of 1887. Amendments to the rules from previous seasons included the opening of the competition to all union clubs. It was decided that the teams entered into the competition would be entered into a ballot to determine the draw for the season and that all cup games would be held between 24 May and 1 August. Teams would be ranked according to the number of wins with byes counted as wins. In addition, at the conclusion of these games, the eight clubs with the best record would then be matched in further games to determine the winner of the cup.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127596799 SOUTHERN RUGBY UNION. 1887-05-05 Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) 2019-06-08 6 Later in the season, it was decided at a meeting of the Union to bring forward the finals and not play the final round of games. Season summary thumb|500x500px|Sydney University, the undefeated premiers. The Sydney University Football Club completed the season without suffering defeat. Every game they played was won with ease, except for their game against Rosedale. The strength of the team was in their forwards with all players excelling at dribbling the ball. Their halfback, Paddy Flynn proved to be quick and accurate with his kicking. Many of the older and more experienced players led the way with performance. The club were considered to be worthy winners of the cup.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71088915 Football. 1887-09-10 Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) 2019-06-11 39 Arfoma Football Club displayed great improvement over their performance of the previous season. The club finished as well-deserved runners-up to the University. Hillyar, Hill, Fallick and Ashworth proved to be performing better than ever. The team were fast and nimble. Their only fault was their small stature: weight is a major contributor to success in Rugby Football. The Wallaroo Football Club were unfortunate to suffer a number of injuries during the season that hampered their performance on the field. Chief amongst these was their captain, C Wade, who was considered one of the best players in Sydney. Rather than see the club play short, some of their older players who had retired played a few matches to complete the team. Burwood had a successful season losing only their two games against Sydney University. The team boasted quality players such as Percy Chapman (their highly regarded captain), HV Harris (considered one of the best kickers in Sydney) and Samuel Chapman (brother to their captain). Burwood were considered the second best team in the premiership. Last seasons premiers, the Gordon Football Club, disappointed many fans of the game. Compared to the previous season the results for the club were very poor winning less than half their games. Questions were being asked as to why they had performed below expectations. The team was still able to boast excellent players and a quality captain in James O'Donnell and the administration of the club was fine. No answer was forthcoming so it was hoped that the club would perform to their previous high standard in the new year. Ladder 1887 Gardiner Challenge Cup TeamPldWDLBPFPAPD120x20px Sydney University11101001236+117220x20px Arfoma1171305826+32320x20px Burwood1062203524+11420x20px Wallaroo1060406562+3520x20px Newtown951303548-13620x20px Rosedale942302324-1720x20px Gordon940503861-23820x20px Balmain930602660-349Glebe82240038-381020x20px Balmain Wellington821502781-541120px Parramatta00000000 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165224582 Gardiner Cup. 1887-07-30 Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 2019-06-11 255 Ladder progression TeamRegular SeasonFinals12345678W1W2W3120x20px Sydney University0University and Glebe mutually agreed to call the game a draw.12345678910220x20px Arfoma01112345677320x20px Burwood0Burwood and Rosedale mutually agreed to call the game a draw.122345566420x20px Wallaroo113Wallaroo won their game against Arfoma which had been postponed from the previous week. They also earned a win for the forfeited game against Parramatta.3334566520x20px Newtown122234555620x20px Rosedale012233344720x20px Gordon112334444820x20px Balmain1111222339Glebe000001221020x20px Balmain Wellington011111121120px Parramatta0Parramatta disbanded and withdrew from the premiership. All future games declared forfeit.0000000 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 eight on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Finals A "finals series" was held for the first time in 1887. At the conclusion of the main draw of games, which were scheduled to end on 30 July, the top eight ranked teams would proceed to the second round of games. For the next week, the top four teams would remain and then the top two ranked teams would compete for the cup in the third week. At a meeting of the Union it was decided to bring the finals forward to begin on 30 July. 30 July- Agricultural Ground 20px Sydney University 27 20px Newtown 0 30 July- Ashfield Recreation 20px Burwood 7 20px Rosedale 0 30 July- Agricultural Ground 20px Arfoma 4 20px Balmain 0 30 July- Agricultural Ground 20px Wallaroo 10 20px Gordon 0 6 August- Agricultural Ground 1 20px Sydney University 4 20px Burwood 0 6 August- Agricultural Ground 2 20px Wallaroo 0 20px Arfoma 9 13 August- Agricultural Ground 20px Sydney University 12 20px Arfoma 0 Qualifying round Semi-finals Final Third no no no no no no 170 55 The top eight teams qualified for the finals with games decided by ballot. Three games were played on the Agricultural Grounds with approximately 1000 people watching them. University easily defeated Newtown winning 27 to nil. Arfoma won a tight contest against Balmain 4 points to nil. Wallaroo defeated a disappointing Gordon 10 points to nil. On the Ashfield Recreation Reserve Burwood defeated Rosedale 7 to nil. Each of the winners proceeded to week 2 of the finals. The top four teams ranked by wins progressed into the semi-finals. Both games were played on the Agricultural Ground. On the northern field University won a tight contest against Burwood 4 points to nil. On the southern field Arfoma defeated Wallaroo 9 points to nil. Approximately 2000 people were in attendance across both of the games. Final, 13 August The Final saw Sydney University compete against the young Arfoma club. Atrocious weather kept much of the crowds away with approximately 500 in attendance. Rain turned the ground into a quagmire and a strong wind made it hard to kick accurately. Early in the game, Arfoma unfortunately lost two of their best players to injury. Their opponents sportingly allowed them to draft in two replacements. A close contest saw the scoreline at the end of the first half being 2 points to nil in favour of University. The remaining half saw eventual winners University adding 10 points using the winds at their backs to their advantage. The final score was recorded as 12 points to nil. As a result of this win, Sydney University were declared undefeated premiers. #eeeeee 1887 Gardiner Challenge Cup Final 13 August 1887 Sydney University 20px 12 - 0 Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71088211? trove.nla.gov.au 20 August 1887 20px Arfoma LEF Neill, P Flynn P Flynn (0/2) P Flynn (1/1), JR Wood (1/1) Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney 500 RW Thallon Lower grades Junior Cup The Junior Cup was made open for all clubs not participating in the Gardiner Cup. Players who have participated in senior games were not eligible for participating in the Junior Cup. As the cup from the previous year had been won by the Oxford club, a new cup was created and would be given to the winner of the 1887 season. Seventeen clubs entered into the competition for the Atkinson-Price Cup. At the conclusion of the season Double Bay and Elvira competed in the final for the cup. The game was an even contest with no scores made until the final minutes. Elvira won the match and the Atkinson-Price Cup. Balmain LorettoCammerayClevelandDouble BayElviraGlenheadImperial20px Manly20px MercantileNomadOxfordParramatta UnionPermanent Artillery20px Petersham20px Randwick20px StrathfieldToxeth Union Cup It was decided that a Union Cup would be offered for all clubs who did not participate in either the Gardiner Cup or the Junior Cup. The rules for the new competition were written and were similar to both the Senior and Junior Cups. Eligible clubs were stretched to include any club who had not completed the MacGregor Cup of 1886 and second teams of existing clubs competing in the other cup competitions. Eleven clubs submitted entries for the competition.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239805187 FOOTBALL. 1887-05-23 Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) 2019-06-08 6 At the conclusion of the season Sydney University II and Wallaroo II competed for the Union Cup. University II won the match and the cup. 20x20px Arfoma IICammeray IIGlebe II20x20px Newtown IINewtown WaratahRandwick Ormonde20x20px Rosedale II20px Strathfield IISydney Grammar20x20px Sydney University II20x20px Wallaroo II Representative games Intercolonial matches At the conclusion of the Gardiner Cup, a New South Wales team was organised to travel to Brisbane to play Queensland in two intercolonial matches. The first match saw a close contest with the accurate boot of Exton giving Queensland the win 9 points to 8. The return match saw another tight contest. Many unsuccessful attempts to kick a goal were made by both teams with the score remaining empty at half time. New South Wales managed to score two tries in the second half to take the win 4 points to 0. #eeeeee 11th New South Wales - Queensland Intercolonial Football Match 19 August 1887 Queensland 20px 9 - 8 Intercolonial Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165223667? trove.nla.gov.au 27 August 1887 20px New South Wales P Small J Exton (1/1) J Exton (1/1) Albert Sports Ground 3000 WMM Arnold A Hale (2) PB Colquhoun (0/2) PB Colquhoun (1/2) #eeeeee 12th New South Wales - Queensland Intercolonial Football Match 27 August 1887 Queensland 20px 0 - 4 Intercolonial Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165224075? trove.nla.gov.au 3 September 1887 20px New South Wales J Exton (0/3), T Pratten (0/1) Albert Sports Ground 3500 PB Colquhoun, F Belbridge PB Colquhoun (0/1), CG Wade (0/1) PB Colquhoun (0/2) Team & player records Top 10 point scorers PtsPlayerTGFG 3120x20px Paddy Flynn253 1620x20px Charles Wade203 1420x20px John Wood221 1220x20px Charles Tange600 1220x20px Percy Colquhoun320 1220x20px EC Ebsworth040 1120x20px Shepherd130 920x20px HV Harris030 920x20px R Hannibal030 820x20px Samuel Chapman400 Top 10 try scorers TPlayer 620x20px Charles Tange 420x20px Samuel Chapman 420x20px AE Stacey 320x20px Percy Colquhoun 320x20px Francis Baylis 320x20px Joseph Doyle 320x20px James O'Donnell 320x20px William Bennett 320x20px BA Newell 220x20px Paddy Flynn Most points in a match (team) PtsTeamOpponentVenueDate 27 20x20px Balmain Wellington20x20px GordonAgricultural Society Ground23 July 27 20x20px Sydney University20x20px NewtownAgricultural Society Ground30 July 20 20x20px Wallaroo20x20px Balmain WellingtonAgricultural Society Ground28 May 19 20x20px Sydney University20x20px Balmain WellingtonAssociation Cricket Ground16 July 18 20x20px Rosedale20x20px Balmain WellingtonAgricultural Society Ground11 June 18 20x20px Sydney University20x20px WallarooAssociation Cricket Ground18 June 18 20x20px Arfoma20x20px BalmainAgricultural Society Ground2 July 18 20x20px Sydney University20x20px Burwood23 July Greatest winning margin PtsTeamScoreOpponentVenueDate 27 20x20px Sydney University27 - 020x20px NewtownAgricultural Society Ground30 July 23 20x20px Balmain Wellington27 - 420x20px GordonAgricultural Society Ground23 July 20 20x20px Wallaroo20 - 020x20px Balmain WellingtonAgricultural Society Ground28 May 19 20x20px Sydney University19 - 020x20px Balmain WellingtonAssociation Cricket Ground16 July 18 20x20px Rosedale18 - 020x20px Balmain WellingtonAgricultural Society Ground11 June 18 20x20px Sydney University18 - 020x20px WallarooAssociation Cricket Ground18 June Some data is incomplete due to inconsistent reporting of games in newspapers of the period. 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:1887 in Australian sport Category:1887 in rugby union Category:Rugby union competitions in New South Wales