Weary Dunlop Shield

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Weary Dunlop Shield
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The Weary Dunlop Shield
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Melbourne Rebels
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New South Wales Waratahs
Sport Rugby union
Location
Teams2
First meeting18 February 2011;13 years ago (18 February 2011)
Latest meeting29 March 2024;5 months ago (29 March 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total26
All-time record
Largest victory New South Wales Waratahs, 43–0 (18 February 2011)
Smallest victory
Longest win streak New South Wales Waratahs, 6 (24 March 2017 – 31 May 2019)

The Weary Dunlop Shield was an annual Australian domestic rugby union match contested between the Victorian team, Melbourne Rebels, and the New South Welsh team, New South Wales Waratahs, between 2011 and 2024. Played within the Super Rugby competition, the two teams typically played each other twice a year, with the winner of each match being awarded the Weary Dunlop Shield. Created in 2011 upon the arrival of the expansion team Melbourne Rebels, the match has been contested a total of twenty-six times. The New South Wales Waratahs have won majority of the fixtures (18).

Contents

The Weary Dunlop Shield effectively ended when the Melbourne Rebels were withdrawn from the Super Rugby following the 2024 season.

Weary Dunlop

The namesake of the match, Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop (1907–1993), [1] was an Australian surgeon, former Colonel in the Australian Army during World War II, and former prisoner of war with vast honours. Dunlop was also a keen rugby union player who became the first Victorian-born Australia representative, hailing from Wangaratta. [1] [2] Dunlop made his international debut against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1932. He played across several forward positions and made a total of two appearances for Australia. [3]

Results

Overview

DetailsPlayedWon by
Rebels		Won by
Waratahs		DrawnRebels pointsWaratahs points
In Victoria11470247313
In New South Wales154110334437
Overall268 (30.77%)18 (69.23%)0581750

List

No.SeasonDateVenueScoreWinnerRef.
1 2011 18 February Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 0–43Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (1) [4] [5]
220 April Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 28–9Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (2) [6] [7]
3 2012 2 MarchMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne19–35Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (3) [8] [9]
421 AprilSydney Football Stadium, Sydney30–21Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (4) [10]
5 2013 1 MarchSydney Football Stadium, Sydney31–26Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (5) [11]
624 MayMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne24–22Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (1) [12] [13]
7 2014 21 MarchSydney Football Stadium, Sydney32–8Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (6) [14] [15]
823 MayMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne19–41Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (7) [16] [17]
9 2015 20 FebruaryMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne28–38Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (8) [18]
1025 April Stadium Australia, Sydney18–16Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (9) [19] [20]
11 2016 3 AprilSydney Football Stadium, Sydney17–21Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (2) [21]
12 2017 24 MarchMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne25–32Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (10) [22] [23]
1321 MaySydney Football Stadium, Sydney50–23Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (11) [24] [25]
14 2018 18 MarchSydney Football Stadium, Sydney51–27Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (12) [26] [27] [28]
1529 JuneMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne26–31Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (13) [29]
16 2019 20 April Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney23–20Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (14) [30] [31]
1731 MayMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne15–20Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (15) [32]
18 2020 14 FebruaryMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne24–10Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (3) [33] [34]
—2 May Brookvale Oval, SydneyCancelled [35]
19 2020 (AU) 24 JulySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney10–29Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (4) [36]
2029 August Leichhardt Oval, Sydney [lower-alpha 1] 32–38Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (16) [37]
21 2021 (AU) 19 MarchMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne33–14Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (5) [38]
2224 April Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney25–36Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (6) [39]
23 2022 19 MarchSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney24–19Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (17) [40]
24 2023 10 MarchMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne34–27Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (7) [41]
2513 May Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney38–20Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Waratahs (18) [42]
26 2024 29 MarchSydney Football Stadium, Sydney21–27Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Rebels (8) [43]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Although played in Sydney's Leichhardt Oval, the Melbourne Rebels were the nominal home team due to complications around the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.

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