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| Full name | Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Brothers | |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Location | Roseville, Sydney, Australia | |
| Ground(s) | Roseville Chase Oval | |
| League(s) | NSWSRU | |
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Brothers Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union club that is based in Roseville, New South Wales, Sydney.
Brothers was formed by Old Boys of St Pius X College, Chatswood in 1947 and was at that time known as Christian Brothers Old Boys or CBOB’s. [1]
In 2005, it was decided to change the club name from CBOB’s to the very familiar "Brothers" Rugby Club Sydney. "Brothers" is one of the most well known rugby brands in Australia.
Brothers are affiliated to the five Brothers clubs in Queensland including Brothers Old Boys, Brisbane and also Brothers Joondalup in Western Australia. Brothers are also affiliated to the Marist Rugby Federation in New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, numbering approximately 40 clubs in all. [2]
In the 2011 season, Brothers Rugby won both first and second grade grand finals and the Division 4 club championship, granting them promotion to Division 3 of Subbies. Brothers won the first grade Grand Final in 2012, and narrowly lost Grand Finals in Second Grade and Colts. All this while winning the Club Championship and promotion to Division 2 of Subbies. [3]
In 2015 Brothers played in Division 1, but were relegated for the 2016 season.
There are 23 life members of the club: [4] [5] [6]
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