Sunbury United Rugby League
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Sunbury United Rugby League Club Inc. |
| Nickname(s) | The Tigers, |
| Website | No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata. |
| Colours | Orange Black |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Current details | |
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| CEO(s) | Julian Keddy |
| Coach(s) | Jamie Blackwood |
| Manager(s) | Phil Boyd |
| Captain(s) | Scott Matthews |
| Competition | [NRL VIC] |
| 2015 NRL VIC Rugby League season 2015] | 5th |
 Current season |
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| Records | |
| Premierships | 4 (2009, 2011,2013,2014.) |
The Sunbury United Rugby League Club is a rugby league team based in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.
They play in the Victorian Rugby League competition.
Club history
The club was originally formed by Ted & Maureen Riley after they viewed a Rugby League International game between Australia and New Zealand at Olympic Park in 1991 which left them wondering if Rugby League could take off in the Victorian township of Sunbury. They then placed an advertisement in the local paper looking for other interested parties and on 17 September 1991 the first meeting of the club was held with twenty-six members.
The members originally applied to the Victorian Rugby League for membership in 1991 but couldn't afford the entry fee to begin a club so had to wait until 1992 when the club became officially formed. It commenced its playing in what was known as the Rebel league and in 1994 began with one senior reserve grade team in the VRL Competition. In 1995, the Club started its First Grade team and 6 junior teams. Since 1992 and including 2014, the club has gone on to register a total of 564 senior players.
They won their first premiership in 2009, beating Casey Sharks 48-18 in the VRL grand final. 2011 saw the Tigers win their 2nd premiership in 3 years against the North West Wolves in overtime 32-26. In 2013 they won their 3rd Grand final against Altona 36-16 and in 2014, they won their 4th against a revamped Casey Warriors 48-16. At this stage the Sunbury Tigers have won four of the last six premierships and may claim to be the current powerhouse of Victorian rugby league, as Altona Roosters and St Kilda Saints were before them.[1] [2]
Currently, the club is divided into two clubs. They are Sunbury United Junior Rugby League Club and Sunbury Tigers Rugby League Club. Each club has its own constitution and committee. The former is run by Tony Gould and the latter is run by Julian Keddy each has a passion for the game and is committed to its growth and development. Julian also has the roll of coaching coordinator for both clubs and as the most successful coach in the clubs history, has a wealth of knowledge to share with the rest of the clubs coaching staff.
Coaches
- Luke Rowney (1992)
- Roger Stephens (1993;1994)
- Tom Williams (1995)
- Brian Leon (1996)
- Bill Buchester (1997)
- Tom Williams (1998)
- Richard Puke (1999 to 2001)
- Ty Watson (2002)
- Greg Walsh (2003)
- John Bourke (2004-2005)
- David Wallis (2006)
- Ben Roarty (2007;2008)
- Garry Whicker (2009)
- Julian Keddy (2010 - 2014)
- Jamie Blackwood (2015)
References
- ↑ http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=381&vrl---grand-final-reports
- ↑ Sunbury United Club History file
External links
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- Use Australian English from October 2011
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Pages with broken file links
- Official website missing URL
- Rugby league teams in Victoria (Australia)
- Rugby clubs established in 1992
- Sunbury, Victoria
- 1992 establishments in Australia
