1882 Sydney Rugby Premiership | |
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Duration | May to August |
Teams | 18 |
Premiers | Sydney University |
The 1882 Southern Rugby Union season was the ninth season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. Several clubs competed from May till August 1882. The season culminated in intercolonial matches against a touring Queensland team, and a tour to New Zealand by a team representing the Union.
By the beginning of the season, the Southern Rugby Football Union had 35 clubs signed up as part of the Union. [1] The SRFU annual report for 1882, presented at the SRFU annual general meeting in April 1883, mentioned that 12 new clubs had registered with the Union. [2]
Club | Colour | Region | Classification | AGM | Fixtures | AR | M | W | L | D |
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Arfoma | City | [3] | [4] | 11 | 8 | |||||
Balmain | Suburban | Senior | [5] | [6] | ||||||
Bathurst | Country | Senior | [7] | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
Burwood | Suburban | Senior | [8] | [9] | [10] | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Carlton | County of Cumberland | [9] | ||||||||
Glebe | City | Junior | [11] | [12] | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
Glenhead | City | [13] | ||||||||
Goulburn | Country | [14] | [15] | |||||||
Liverpool | County of Cumberland | New | [16] | [17] | [18] | |||||
Newcastle | Country | [19] | 10 | 8 | ||||||
Newtown | City | [20] | 12 | 6 | ||||||
Orientals | [21] | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Parramatta | County of Cumberland | [22] | 3 | |||||||
Pyrmont | City | [23] [24] | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Randwick | Suburban | New | [25] | |||||||
Redfern | City | Senior | [26] | [27] [28] | [29] | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
Rugby | Suburban | [30] | [31] | 12 | 10 | |||||
St. Leonards | North Shore | [32] | [33] | |||||||
Union | County of Cumberland | [34] | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
University | City | Senior | [35] | [36] | [37] | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Victoria | Country | [38] | ||||||||
Wallaroo | City | Senior | [39] | [40] | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
Wellesley | Suburban | [41] | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Saturday, 12 August 1882 |
New South Wales | 4G & 4T — 1G | Queensland |
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Tries: Walker, Raper (4), Flynn Goals: Creer (0/1), Macnamamee (0/2), Flynn (1/2), McLean (1/1) Drop goals: Raper, Pell | [42] | Goals: Pritchard (0/1) Drop goals: Feez |
Note: Under the rules then in place for determining the winner, the result was four goals and four tries to one goal. New South Wales' four goals comprised the two converted tries (or touch-downs) and the two drop-goals. The additional four tries were the unsuccessful conversion goal kicks for four out of the six touch-downs. Queensland failed with a penalty place kick at goal, but were successful with a drop goal.
Following their win over the Wallaroo Club on Saturday, 19 August, the Queensland team requested the opportunity to again meet a combined New South Wales side, in a return match. After consultation with the shipping company on which the Queensland team were booked to depart Sydney, arrangements were made to kick-off this second intercolonial game at 2.30pm, Tuesday, and convey the team to the steamer shortly after the game concluded. [43]
Tuesday, 22 August 1882 |
New South Wales | 2G & 4T — nil | Queensland |
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Tries: Raper (2), Clements (2), Tange, Thallon Goals: Creer (1/3), Brodie (0/1), Cameron (1/2) Drop goals: Raper (0/1), Walker (0/1) | [44] [45] |
Note: The combined New South Wales team secured six touch-downs, with two of the attempts at goal being successful, and four missed tries. A feature of the game at the time is that when a kick at goal was missed, the defending team (in this case Queensland) would have options to either run the ball into general play or touch-down in their own in-goal to obtain relief.
Tuesday, 15 August 1882 |
Sydney University | 1G & 4T — 1T | Queensland |
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Tries: Amess, Tange, Flynn, Beegling, Rygate Goals: MacManamee (0/2), Flynn (1/3) | [46] | Tries: Townsend Goals: Pritchard (0/2) |
Association Ground Referee: R. Arnold |
Note: Under the rules then in place for determining the winner, the result was a win to University by one goal and four tries to Queensland's one try. Queensland were the first to touch-down, through Townsend, but their conversion attempt, and an earlier penalty kick for goal were missed by Pritchard. Queensland led at half-time by one try to nil. University touched-down five times in the second stanza, with the only successful kick being made by Flynn following his own touch-down.
Wednesday, 16 August 1882 3.20 PM |
County of Cumberland | 1T — 1G | Queensland |
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Tries: Stettler Goals: J. Byrne (0/1) | [47] | Tries: Markwell Goals: Pritchard (1/1) |
Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta Referee: W. F. R. Burkitt |
Note: Under the rules then in place for determining the winner, the result was a win to Queensland by one goal to one try. Queensland touched-down to earn their kick at goal, which was successful. The County of Cumberland team failed with their kick at goal following their one touch-down, or try.
Thursday, 17 August 1882 |
Combined Suburban Team | 1T — nil | Queensland |
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Tries: Thallon Goals: Cleeve (0/1) | [48] | Drop goals: Burrell (0/1) |
Association Ground Attendance: Meagre |
Saturday, 19 August 1882 |
Wallaroo | nil — 1T & 1G | Queensland |
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[49] | Tries: Feez, Townson Goals: Pritchard (1/2) |
Note: Queensland beat the Wallroo club by a margin of one goal and one try to nil. For Queensland, Pritchard missed the kick following the touch-down by Feez, but was successful with the kick following a touch-down by Townson.
The Southern Rugby Football Union arranged for a New South Wales team to tour New Zealand, with the support of rugby union associations and the host venues. E. Raper from the University club was appointed captain and manager, with R. Thallon, of Balmain club, as secretary. [50] The team departed Sydney on August 30, 1882. [51]
The team comprised the following 16 players. [50] [52] [53]
Player | Club |
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CE Hawkins | Balmain |
MH Howard | Balmain |
R Thallon | Balmain |
H McClatchie | Burwood |
C Jennings | Glenhead |
NW Walker | Redfern |
B Hill | St. Leonards |
GC Addison | University |
NC Barry | University |
HM Baylis | University |
W Flynn | University |
JW Mann | University |
EJ Raper | University |
GW Graham | Wallaroo |
HB Fligg | Wallaroo |
GS Richmond | Wallaroo |
Match reports published in New Zealand newspapers were subsequently reprinted in Sydney newspapers. For example, a report on the opening match that initially appeared in The New Zealand Herald, and was later reprinted in The Sydney Morning Herald. [54]
Unlike Sydney's Southern Rugby Union, matches in New Zealand awarded points for goals and touchdowns. The points system in New Zealand was: [55]
Saturday, 9 September 1882 3:00 PM |
Auckland | 7–0 | New South Wales |
Try:2 Briggs Sims Con:1 Ryan | Reports [54] [58] |
Auckland Domain [59] Attendance: 4,000 (estimate) Referee: and Umpires: Robinson Cotter McClatchie (NSW) [60] |
Saturday, 16 September 1882 3:20 PM |
Wellington | 2–14 | New South Wales |
Try:1 Udy | Reports [61] [62] | Try:4 Raper (2) Hawkins (2) Con:2 Thallon (2) |
Newtown Park [63] Attendance: 5,000 (estimate) Referee: Dr. Collins Umpires: Knapp (Well) & Firth (NSW) |
Tuesday, 19 September, 1882 2:10 PM |
Wanganui | 2–9 | New South Wales |
Try:1 George Bayley | Report [61] [64] [65] | Try:3 Raper Fligg Flynn Con:1 Thallon |
Newtown Park Attendance: 1,000 to 1,500 (estimate) |
Thursday, 21 September 1882 |
Canterbury | 2–7 | New South Wales |
Try:1 A Anderson | Reports [66] [67] | Try:2 Hill Thallon Con:1 Thallon |
Lancaster Park Attendance: 3,000 (estimate) [68] Referee: Hartland Umpires: Lewin (Cant) & Parker (NSW) |
Saturday, 23 September 1882 |
Otago | 9—0 | New South Wales |
Try:3 W Crawshaw W Fowler J Taiaroa Con:1 P Nicol | Reports [69] [70] [71] |
Mosgiel Ground Attendance: 2,000 (estimate) Referee: G Dixon Umpires: Robertson (Otago) & Leuwin (NSW) |
Friday, 29 September 1882 3:40 PM |
Wellington | 0–8 | New South Wales |
Reports [56] [72] [73] | Try:2 Raper Walker Drop:1 Flynn |
Newtown Park |
Tuesday, 3 October 1882 |
Auckland | 18–4 | New South Wales |
Try:4 Whiteside (2) Bindon O'Connor Con:2 Ryan (2) Drop:1 Jimmy Wood | Reports [57] [72] [74] [75] | Drop:1 Flynn |
Auckland Domain Attendance: 2,000 to 3,000 (estimate) Referee: W Robinson Umpires: A Cotter (Auck) & W Sibbon (NSW) |
Match reports and other relevant articles in 1882 newspapers generally did not make an immediately obvious distinction between football codes. Several clubs played Australian Rules Football under the auspices, and in affiliation with, the New South Wales Football Association. In many instances, the code being reported on in newspapers could be determined by tries and touch-downs in Rugby Union and behinds in Australian Rules.
The following New South Wales clubs played Australian rules football in the 1882 season.
Club | Colour | Region | Classification | AGM | Fixtures | AR | M | W | L | D |
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East Sydney | City | [76] | [36] | [77] | ||||||
Sydney | City | [78] | [36] | [79] | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||
Northumberland (West Maitland) | Country | [25] | [80] | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
Our Boys (Sydney) | [81] [82] | [83] | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Petersham | Suburban | [84] | [85] | |||||||
Waratahs | [86] | [36] | [87] |
The New South Wales Football Association made arrangements for Victorian clubs Carlton and Hotham, to visit and play matches at the Association Ground in June. [9] This proposed tour did not eventuate. [88]
The Geelong Football Club did visit Sydney playing three of the clubs, a combined team, and Albury.
1882 Geelong tour of New South Wales | |||||
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Saturday, 9 July, 2:55pm | East Sydney 0.7 | def. by | Geelong 7.15 | Association Ground (crowd: 300) | Report [89] |
Tuesday, 11 July, 3:00pm | Sydney 1.1 | def. by | Geelong 15.22 | Association Ground (crowd: 500—600) | Reports [90] [91] |
Thursday, 13 July, 2:45pm | Petersham 0.2 | def. by | Geelong 5.17 | Association Ground | Reports [92] [93] |
Saturday, 15 July, 3:00pm | New South Wales 2.1 | def. by | Geelong 6.21 | Association Ground (crowd: 2000—3000) | Reports [94] [95] |
Tuesday, 18 July | Albury United 0.2 | def. by | Geelong 4.18 | Albury, New South Wales | Report [96] |
The following New South Wales clubs played English Association Football (soccer) in the 1882 season.
Club | Colour | Region | Classification | AGM | Fixtures | AR | M | W | L | D |
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Arcadian | City | Senior | [97] | [98] | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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